Sylvester Lewis and Junius Southers allegedly rob Kurt Lang
- Title of event
- Sylvester Lewis and Junius Southers allegedly rob Kurt Lang
- Type of event
- Robbery_individual
- Race of actor
- Black
- Race of subject of action
- White
- Address of event
- Sylvester Lewis and Junius Southers allegedly rob Kurt Lang Happened Primarily at 134, W 131st St
- Report on event
- Sylvester Lewis and Junius Southers allegedly rob Kurt Lang Main report referencing event Kurt Lang against Sylvester Lewis and Junius Southers
- Start date / time
- February 2, 1935
- Start (general time of day)
- Day (Evening)
- Description
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The deponent [Lang] was approached by defendant Lewis on 129th Street and Lenox, and asked if he “wanted a good time.” The deponent affirmed that he did, and was sent to a West 131st Street premises where, upon entering an apartment, the defendant “held him up against the wall.” Defendant Southers and another unidentified man then entered, the former of whom “placed the blade of a knife against [the deponent's] ribs,” while the three men searched his pockets - stealing a total of $1.65 in cash.