Sadie Farrell

Sadie Farrell
NationalityIrish-American
Occupation(s)thief, river pirate, kidnapper, criminal gang leader
Known forNew York gang leader and river pirate; leader of the Charlton Street Gang (1869)
The New York City waterfront where the "Sadie the Goat" Farrell and the Charlton Street Gang of river pirates harassed shipping in the 1860s.
The Charlton Street Gang of river pirates raided ship cargo in the mid-late 19th century along the New York City waterfront.

Sadie Farrell[1] (fl. 1869) was an alleged semi-folklorish American criminal, gang leader and river pirate known under the pseudonym Sadie the Goat.

  1. ^ O'Kane, James M. The Crooked Ladder: Gangsters, Ethnicity and the American Dream. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers, 1994. (pg. 49, 52); ISBN 0-7658-0994-X