James Mills allegedly robs Willis Shields

While standing on the corner of Seventh Avenue and West 117th Street, the deponent [Shields] was approached by the defendant [Mills] and two others, who “took hold of [him]… and held [him] by the arms.” The defendant then held an “open knife” to his body, threatening to “cut his heart out” if he moved, before robbing him of a cigarette lighter, fountain pen, and $1.