![]() ![]() But Sadie was a pro, and she made sure only the top of her head made contact with the victim’s gut and not sensitive areas like her nose and forehead. This was a dangerous maneuver since sometimes the person delivering the headbutt does more damage to themselves than the intended victim. ![]() When a mark emerged drunk from one of the local dives, Sadie would take a running start, then ram the top of her head into the victim’s stomach. Slight of build but mean and vicious, Sadie usually worked the streets around the docks in concert with a male companion, who gave her the muscle backup she needed. As a young girl, she hung around with street hustlers and thieves and by 1869 was making a name for herself. Sadie Farrell was born and raised in the slums of the Fourth Ward near the East River. But Sadie “The Goat” Farrell made more money than both women combined when she was the “Queen of the New York Waterfront.” Nor as big and strong as an Amazon riverfront bouncer named Gallus Mag. She was not as vicious with her claws as the Dead Rabbits’ Hellcat Maggie. ![]()
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