resting_place death_place death_date religion nationality name birth_date known_for article_title birth_name occupation death_cause
calvary cemetery south brooklyn , new york , united states 19 december 1870 catholic irish-american kit burns 23 february 1831 new and tommy hadden co-led the dead rabbits during the 1850s york . gang leader and underworld figure ; he kit burns
 christopher keyburn saloon keeper pneumonia
kit burns

christopher keyburn -lrb- february 23 , 1831 -- december 19 , 1870 -rrb- , commonly known by his alias kit burns , was an american sportsman , saloon keeper and underworld figure in new york city during the mid-to late 19th century , he and tommy hadden being the last-known leaders of the dead rabbits during the 1850s and 60s .
burns also founded sportsmen 's hall , also known as the band box , which served as a popular bowery sporting resort and dance hall during this time .
it was also a central meeting place for the new york underworld in the bowery and old fourth ward areas for nearly two decades until it was finally closed following a campaign by aspca founder henry bergh in 1870 .
