Peter Madden (gang leader)

Peter Madden
Disappeared1914
New York
NationalityAmerican
Other namesPunk Madden
Slippery Madden
Known forNew York gang leader and labor racketeer; ally of Philip "Pinchy" Paul during the "Labor Slugger War".

Peter "Punk" Madden (fl. 1910–1914) was an American thief, gang leader and labor racketeer[where?] allied with Philip "Pinchy" Paul[further explanation needed] during the first "Labor Slugger War"[when?] against Joseph "Joe the Greaser" Rosenzweig and Benjamin "Dopey Benny" Fein.[further explanation needed][1]

  1. ^ Asbury, Herbert. The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the New York Underworld. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. (pg. 336) ISBN 1-56025-275-8