African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York; Riots -- New York (State) -- New York
_City and County of New York, ss._:
George White, of 145 West 32nd Street, being duly sworn, deposes and
says that on Wednesday, August 15th, 1900, at half past ten P.
M., while riding on a 34th Street car, going east, he saw and
heard a crowd of boys and young men running and yelling at the car that
he was on, and that immediately after he saw three police officers
board the said car, and upon seeing deponent they grabbed him by the
arm and clubbed him over the head and arms, pulled him off the car,
and continued to club him. They then took him to the West 37th Street
station house, where his wounds were dressed by a surgeon from one of
the hospitals, who was there. Deponent further states that he is not
addicted to the use of liquor, had not been drinking on the said day,
and that he was not intoxicated at the time of the clubbing; that he
was not placed under arrest, and that he remained in the station house
until after the storm came up, or as near as he can remember about
three o'clock A. M. the next morning, by reason of being told
that there was a mob outside waiting to beat all Negroes that they
could catch. Further, that by reason of the suddenness of the attack he
did not look closely at the assailants, so as to be able to identify
them.
GEORGE x WHITE.
his mark
Sworn to before me this 28th day of August, 1900.
GEO. P. HAMMOND, JR., Notary Public (164), N. Y. County.
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_City and County of New York, ss._:
Charles Bennett, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
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