Stepin Fetchit allegedly assaults Philip Kauchers with a blackjack
- Title of event
- Stepin Fetchit allegedly assaults Philip Kauchers with a blackjack
- Type of event
- Assault
- Race of actor
- Black
- Race of subject of action
- White
- Address of event
- Stepin Fetchit allegedly assaults Philip Kauchers with a blackjack Happened Entirely at 255, W 125th St
- Report on event
- Stepin Fetchit allegedly assaults Philip Kauchers with a blackjack Main report referencing event Stepin Fetchit is Held for Slugging
- Start date / time
- December 11, 1935
- Start (general time of day)
- Night (Any Time)
- Description
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"Stepin Fetchit, the screen's laziest man, who is appearing at the Appollo Theatre this week, must face trial in Harlem Court... on a charge of using a blackjack on the head of Philip Kauchers, white... when the latter attempted to serve a summons on him at the theatre on Wednesday night."