Bessie Mayo against William Smith
- Title of event
- Bessie Mayo against William Smith
- Type of event
- Robbery_individual
- Address of event
- Bessie Mayo against William Smith Happened Primarily at 35, W 131st St
- Report on event
- Bessie Mayo against William Smith Main report referencing event Bessie Mayo against William Smith
- Start date / time
- June 7, 1935
- Start (general time of day)
- Unknown
- Description
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While the deponent [Mayo] was walking home along West 131st Street, she was accosted by the defendant [Smith] who
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While the deponent [Mayo] was walking home along West 131st Street, she was accosted by the defendant [Smith] who “placed a gun against her ribs” and forced her into the hallway of 35 West 131st Street. While he was in hallway with deponent, the defendant beat her and “grabbed her purse [containing $17 cash] from beneath her left arm.”