1886 in organized crime

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List of years in organized crime

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  • Former leader of the Yellow Henry Gang, "Yellow" dies of malaria while serving a prison sentence for armed robbery.
  • , a cousin of New Orleans police chief David Hennessy, is murdered, possibly by a Black Hand assassin, in New Orleans, LA.
  • October 2 – After an altercation at Bill Swan's saloon, wounds his brother and fellow co-leader of the Live Oak Boys, Hugh O'Brian on . Arrested for the assault, despite Hugh fleeing New Orleans in an effort to avoid testifying against his brother, Matt O'Brian is convicted of "assault less than mayhem" and imprisoned, ending the Live Oak Boys' presence in the New Orleans' underworld.

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  • , American law enforcement officer
  • , Yellow Henry Gang leader
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