was an American criminal, thief and member of the Whyos, a prominent New York street gang during the mid-to late 19th century.

One of the more colorful members of the gang at the height of its power,[1][2][3][4][5] he spent nearly half his life in correctional institutions.

He was released in November 1893 and returned to the Bowery where, two months later, he was charged with the robbery of an ex-police officer, 65-year-old James McGill, on the evening of January 9, 1894.

McGill agreed but recalled losing consciousness after two drinks and awoke the next morning in a jail cell at the Eldridge Street Police Station.

Farrell was arrested days later and tried at The Tombs police court where he faced a five-year prison sentence.