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unusual facts about Sadie the Goat



Charlton Street Gang

Under the leadership of Sadie the Goat, the gang stole a sloop in 1869 and soon began raiding merchant shipping and raiding homes along the Hudson River from the Harlem River as far as Poughkeepsie and Albany, New York.

Gallus Mag

A composite female street gangster character of "Hell-Cat Maggie" in the Martin Scorsese film Gangs of New York, played by Cara Seymour, is based on Mag, Sadie the Goat, and the real-life Hellcat Maggie.


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Gallus Mag

The historical Hellcat Maggie used to file her teeth down to sharp points and wear brass fingernails for combat, and Sadie the Goat had a habit of headbutting unsuspecting men on the streets in the stomach so her followers could rob them.

Hell-Cat Maggie

A composite character based on Hell-Cat Maggie, Sadie the Goat and Gallus Mag was played by Cara Seymour in the 2002 film adaptation of Herbert Asbury's Gangs of New York directed by Martin Scorsese.