Thomas Hadden
Thomas Hadden | |
|---|---|
 An unidentified Dead Rabbit in an 1857 illustration; no authenticated portrait of Hadden is known | |
| Other name | Tommy Hadden |
| Occupations | Saloon keeper and crimp |
Criminal status | Active after release; last reported in 1881 |
| Allegiance | Dead Rabbits (later historical account) |
Criminal charge | Kidnapping, larceny and shanghaiing offenses |
Penalty | Ten years' imprisonment in New Jersey (1870) |
Thomas Hadden, commonly known as Tommy Hadden (fl. 1840–1881), was a New York saloon keeper, crimp and underworld figure. He operated establishments on Cherry and Water streets and was repeatedly accused of robbing and shanghaiing sailors.[1]
Herbert Asbury identifies Hadden and Kit Burns as former leaders of the Dead Rabbits. Hadden was sentenced to ten years in New Jersey State Prison in 1870; a newspaper report placed him back on the waterfront in 1881.[2][3]
References
- ↑ “The Career of a Criminal: ‘Tommy’ Hadden's Numerous Offenses”, The New York Times, June 17, 1870.
- ↑ Herbert Asbury, The Gangs of New York (Alfred A. Knopf, 1928), chapters 2–3.
- ↑ “Steam-Ship Firemen”, The New York Times, June 4, 1881.