Question: Facts: - employer: new york city police department - other names: lightning charlie - known for: nypd number of high-profile criminals , most notably , procuress jane police the grabber in 1875 . captain responsible for the capture of a - resting place: birmingham , connecticut , united states - death cause: heart attack - death date: 15 august 1888 - birth date: 18 november 1841 - name: charles mcdonnell - nationality: irish-american - death place: manhattan , new york - religion: roman catholic - birth place: manhattan , new york , united states - occupation: police officer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of charles mcdonnell -lrb- police officer -rrb- .
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charles mcdonnell -lrb- november 18 , 1841-august 14 , 1888 -rrb- was an american law enforcement officer and police captain in the new york city police department .popularly known as '' lightning charlie '' , he was responsible for a number of high-profile arrests during the 1870s/80s , including those of procuress jane the grabber and gambler samuel s. brewster .