Manuel Gomez burglarizes the apartment of Betty Simms
- Title of event
- Manuel Gomez burglarizes the apartment of Betty Simms
- Type of event
- Burglary (residence)
- Address of event
- Manuel Gomez burglarizes the apartment of Betty Simms Happened Primarily at 20, W 113th St
- Manuel Gomez burglarizes the apartment of Betty Simms Happened Secondarily at 67, W 113th St
- Report on event
- Manuel Gomez burglarizes the apartment of Betty Simms Main report referencing event Betty Simms against Manuel Gomez
- Start date / time
- March 4, 1935
- Start (general time of day)
- Day (Evening)
- Description
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While the deponent [Simms] was in her West 113th Street apartment, the defendant [Gomez],
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While the deponent [Simms] was in her West 113th Street apartment, the defendant [Gomez], “under false pretenses that deponent was wanted on the telephone downstairs, induced deponent to leave her apartment.” Upon returning, the deponent discovered that the defendant had stolen a quantity of goods [food vouchers, a check for $6.80, 2 bed sheets, 2 pillow cases, one spread, and one slip], and fled. The following month, a police officer found the defendant in possession of said food tickets in his West 113th Street residence.