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the scene, it was "only by the free use of their clubs" that they were able to make their way through the large crowd to arrest the three men. Fennelly had to call for police reserves to disperse the crowd. Emptage had superficial wounds to his chin which were dressed by a Dr. Gould of the Hudson Street
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Leaving Tombs Police Court after his arrest, Brady angrily exclaimed to a group of gangsters, "Jersey fer' mine fer' the rest of me life. I can't stick me beak in town no more widout de cops slammin' me." True to his word, Brady promptly left New York for good and settled in
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prison while the most severe punishment Brady received was a $ 10 fine. Brady was, above all, known in the underworld as a charismatic "natural-born leader" and enjoyed a loyal following.
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by drinking with several of his friends on James Street. During the festivities, local longshoreman George
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