Sam Meldrum, Donald Bristow, James Carney, Emmet E. Hill, and Edward Hall allegedly rob William McMullin
- Title of event
- Sam Meldrum, Donald Bristow, James Carney, Emmet E. Hill, and Edward Hall allegedly rob William McMullin
- Type of event
- Robbery_individual
- Race of actor
- Black
- Race of subject of action
- White
- Address of event
- Sam Meldrum, Donald Bristow, James Carney, Emmet E. Hill, and Edward Hall allegedly rob William McMullin Happened Primarily at 270, W 128th St
- Report on event
- Sam Meldrum, Donald Bristow, James Carney, Emmet E. Hill, and Edward Hall allegedly rob William McMullin Main report referencing event William McMullin against Sam Meldrum, Donald Bristow, James Carney, Emmet E. Hill, and Edward Hall
- Start date / time
- March 4, 1935
- Start (general time of day)
- Unknown
- Description
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While deponent was walking south on Lenox Avenue, he was approached by the defendants, who ordered him into the hallway of a nearby building. After placing “some instrument against his body,” the defendants went through the deponent's pockets and stole $50 in cash, along with his overcoat and keys. The men were arrested the following day in the West 128th Street residence of defendants Carney and Hill, where defendants Meldrum and Bristow were present and in possession of said overcoat and keys, respectively.