Charles Davis assaults King Ballard

Visiting his sister who was occupying a furnished room. Helping to pack to move. Charles Davis came in and accused her of taking some of his things. Dep told him to stop annoying his sister and to get Mrs Davis if there was a problem. Two minutes later Davis returned with his wife and she held dep arms while deft cut him.During an altercation deft went to another room in said apt and then approached deponent from behind holding a razor in his hand. Deft struck deponent about the head, right arm, right hand, chest and left arm with same, causing deponent

Visiting his sister who was occupying a furnished room. Helping to pack to move. Charles Davis came in and accused her of taking some of his things. Dep told him to stop annoying his sister and to get Mrs Davis if there was a problem. Two minutes later Davis returned with his wife and she held dep arms while deft cut him.During an altercation deft went to another room in said apt and then approached deponent from behind holding a razor in his hand. Deft struck deponent about the head, right arm, right hand, chest and left arm with same, causing deponent’s removal to the Harlem Hospital, where he was treated for stab wounds necessitating the insertion of between forty and fifty stitches and also causing deponent confinement in said hospital for a period of four days.