William Lawrence Scott kills Frank Reynolds
- Title of event
- William Lawrence Scott kills Frank Reynolds
- Type of event
- Killed
- Address of event
- William Lawrence Scott kills Frank Reynolds Happened Primarily at 75, W 135th St
- Report on event
- William Lawrence Scott kills Frank Reynolds Main report referencing event Frank Reynolds against William Lawrence Scott
- Start date / time
- August 31, 1917
- August 31, 1917
- Start (general time of day)
- Unknown
- Description
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After an altercation relating to money owed to him - inside the barber shop where the deceased [Scott] worked - the defendant [Reynolds] called the deceased outside to fight. When Scott refused, the defendant left, returning soon afterwards with a "regulation bayonet." Having been told that the defendant had the weapon in his possession, the deceased went outside and accosted him. After "rushing" him - during which the defendant allegedly told him to "keep away" - Scott was "stabbed in the breast," and died shortly afterwards in Harlem Hospital.
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After an altercation relating to money owed to him - inside the barber shop where the deceased [Scott] worked - the defendant [Reynolds] called the deceased outside to fight. When Scott refused, the defendant left, returning soon afterwards with a "regulation bayonet." Having been told that the defendant had the weapon in his possession, the deceased went outside and accosted him. After "rushing" him - during which the defendant allegedly told him to "keep away" - Scott was "stabbed in the breast," and died shortly afterwards in Harlem Hospital.