Mattie Martin burgles the apartment of Preston J. W. Hawkins
- Title of event
- Mattie Martin burgles the apartment of Preston J. W. Hawkins
- Type of event
- Burglary (residence)
- Address of event
- Mattie Martin burgles the apartment of Preston J. W. Hawkins Happened Primarily at 60, W 139th St
- Report on event
- Mattie Martin burgles the apartment of Preston J. W. Hawkins Main report referencing event Preston J. W. Hawkins against Mattie Martin
- Start date / time
- July 7, 1917
- July 7, 1917
- Start (general time of day)
- Day (Afternoon)
- Description
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The defendant [Martin, a 25 year old Black man] gained access to the deponent's [Hawkin's] apartment by asking a "minor child" -John Henry Gross - to climb through a window to the front room and open the hallway door. There, he stole a suit - valued at $20 - belonging to Alfred Prince, a lodger in the deponent' residence.
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The defendant [Martin, a 25 year old Black man] gained access to the deponent's [Hawkin's] apartment by asking a "minor child" -John Henry Gross - to climb through a window to the front room and open the hallway door. There, he stole a suit - valued at $20 - belonging to Alfred Prince, a lodger in the deponent' residence.