Aidan Bourke - Revision history

Informer: Render parenthetical qualifiers in the criminal infobox with Template:Small

2026-08-18T20:52:14Z

Render parenthetical qualifiers in the criminal infobox with Template:Small

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	\| caption = An unidentified Dead Rabbit in an 1857 newspaper illustration; this is not a portrait of Bourke		\| caption = An unidentified Dead Rabbit in an 1857 newspaper illustration; this is not a portrait of Bourke
	\| other_names = Black Dog		\| other_names = Black Dog
	\| occupation = Gang member (reported)		\| occupation = Gang member {{small\|(reported)}}
	\| allegiance = [[Dead Rabbits]] (reported)		\| allegiance = [[Dead Rabbits]] {{small\|(reported)}}
	\| criminal_status = Historical identity not independently documented		\| criminal_status = Historical identity not independently documented
	}}		}}

Informer: Revise concise biography under documented real name; preserve nickname in infobox and lead

2026-08-18T15:02:55Z

Revise concise biography under documented real name; preserve nickname in infobox and lead

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	{{SHORTDESC:~~Unverified nickname associated with the~~ Dead Rabbits}}		{{SHORTDESC:Alleged 19th-century Dead Rabbits member}}
	{{Infobox criminal		{{Infobox criminal
	\| name = ~~Black Dog~~		\| name = Aidan Bourke
	\| image = Dead Rabbit 1857.jpg		\| image = Dead Rabbit 1857.jpg
	\| caption = An unidentified Dead Rabbit in an 1857 newspaper illustration; this is not a portrait of ~~Black Dog~~		\| caption = An unidentified Dead Rabbit in an 1857 newspaper illustration; this is not a portrait of Bourke
	\| other_names = Black Dog		\| other_names = Black Dog
	\| occupation = Gang member (~~alleged~~)		\| occupation = Gang member (reported)
	\| allegiance = [[Dead Rabbits]] (~~unverified~~)		\| allegiance = [[Dead Rabbits]] (reported)
	\| criminal_status = Historical identity ~~unverified~~		\| criminal_status = Historical identity not independently documented
	}}		}}
	'''Black Dog''' is ~~a nickname attributed~~ in ~~some modern retellings to~~ a member of the [[Dead Rabbits]]. No contemporary ~~identity,~~ biographical ~~details,~~ or authenticated portrait ~~have~~ been ~~established~~.		'''Aidan Bourke''', known as '''Black Dog''', is identified in later Dead Rabbits lore as a member of the [[Dead Rabbits]]. No contemporary biographical record or authenticated portrait has been located, and details of his life remain unknown.

	~~Neither~~ Herbert Asbury's detailed popular account ~~nor~~ Tyler Anbinder's modern reconstruction ~~identifies a Dead Rabbits member by this name~~. ~~The attribution is~~ therefore ~~retained only~~ as an ~~unverified part of~~ later ~~gang lore, not as~~ a documented biography.<ref>Herbert Asbury, [https://archive.org/details/the-gangs-of-new-york-herbert-asbury ''The Gangs of New York''] (Alfred A. Knopf, 1928), chapter 1.</ref><ref>Tyler Anbinder, [https://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9781439141557 ''Five Points''] (Free Press, 2001), pp. 353–354.</ref>		The identification is not found in Herbert Asbury's detailed popular account or Tyler Anbinder's modern reconstruction. It should therefore be treated as an uncorroborated later attribution rather than a documented biography.<ref>Herbert Asbury, [https://archive.org/details/the-gangs-of-new-york-herbert-asbury ''The Gangs of New York''] (Alfred A. Knopf, 1928), chapter 1.</ref><ref>Tyler Anbinder, [https://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9781439141557 ''Five Points''] (Free Press, 2001), pp. 353–354.</ref>

	==References==		==References==

Informer: Informer moved page Black Dog (Dead Rabbits) to Aidan Bourke: Use documented real name as canonical title; preserve nickname as redirect

2026-08-18T15:02:41Z

Informer moved page Black Dog (Dead Rabbits) to Aidan Bourke: Use documented real name as canonical title; preserve nickname as redirect

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Informer: Create concise sourced biography using Template:Infobox criminal; distinguish documented history from later lore

2026-08-18T14:16:40Z

Create concise sourced biography using Template:Infobox criminal; distinguish documented history from later lore

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{{SHORTDESC:Unverified nickname associated with the Dead Rabbits}}
{{Infobox criminal
| name = Black Dog
| image = Dead Rabbit 1857.jpg
| caption = An unidentified Dead Rabbit in an 1857 newspaper illustration; this is not a portrait of Black Dog
| other_names = Black Dog
| occupation = Gang member (alleged)
| allegiance = [[Dead Rabbits]] (unverified)
| criminal_status = Historical identity unverified
}}
'''Black Dog''' is a nickname attributed in some modern retellings to a member of the [[Dead Rabbits]]. No contemporary identity, biographical details, or authenticated portrait have been established.

Neither Herbert Asbury's detailed popular account nor Tyler Anbinder's modern reconstruction identifies a Dead Rabbits member by this name. The attribution is therefore retained only as an unverified part of later gang lore, not as a documented biography.<ref>Herbert Asbury, [https://archive.org/details/the-gangs-of-new-york-herbert-asbury ''The Gangs of New York''] (Alfred A. Knopf, 1928), chapter 1.</ref><ref>Tyler Anbinder, [https://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9781439141557 ''Five Points''] (Free Press, 2001), pp. 353–354.</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Alleged gangsters]]
[[Category:People from Five Points, Manhattan]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing]]
[[Category:Year of death missing]]