 Asbury is the main and possibly only known public source of this description of Dolan as a man who engaged in chronic physical violence, enucleated his victims and led the Whyos.There is room for doubt as to the validity of Asbury's claims, which were written fifty years after Dolan's death.A biography of Dolan published by the "New York Times" newspaper in 1876 contains many details about Dolan's criminal history, but never once describes him as an eye-gouger or gang member.