To maul. Slang. Dict., 1865.
1886. Century Mag. (N.E.D.)
1910. Probably no gang in the city has gone in more scientifically than the car-barn gang. It was not so long ago that they “got” “Jerry” Gorman, and now that they have twice manhandled Cummins, it is reasonable to suppose that they will “go after” any other man who is placed on the beat.—New York Evening Post, Aug. 4.
