African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York; Riots -- New York (State) -- New York
I reside at 117 West 134th Street. On Wednesday, August 15th, 1900, I
resided at 433 West 36th Street. On the said 15th of August I was ill
in bed, and while I lay in bed I heard at different intervals during
the night, and until about three or half past three the next morning,
the screams and shouts as of persons in agony, and cries of "Why are
you hitting me? I haven't done anything!" Deponent states that these
cries and screams came from the 37th Street station house, the rear of
which abuts on the rear of the house in which deponent then resided.
Deponent states further that her husband was unable to reach his home
for four nights on account of the disorder in that neighborhood.
Further, that her husband works at 43rd Street and 5th Avenue.
FLORENCE RANDOLPH.
Sworn to before me this 12th day of September, 1900.
GEO. P. HAMMOND, JR., Notary Public (164), N. Y. County.
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_City and County of New York, ss._:
Susie White, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
I reside at 444 7th Avenue, New York City. On Sunday morning, August
12th, 1900, about six A. M., two officers in full uniform
came upstairs and, pushing the door of my room open, said, "Did not a
man come up here just now?" I answered, "Yes." The officer then said,
"Where is he? Bring him out." I then started to call the man, but
before I got to the room the officer had preceded me, and he called the
man out (his name is Joe Netherland) and took hold of him, and rubbing
his hand over his head said, "Got a scar?" Netherland said, "No. Who
are you looking for--the man that cut the officer?" The officer said,
"Yes. We're going to make it hot for you niggers!" After making a
further examination they found two more men, and after making a close
examination of them they found that they were not the men they wanted.
After threatening to do up all the "niggers" for killing Officer Thorpe
they left.
SUSIE WHITE.
Sworn to before me this 10th day of September, 1900.
GEO. P. HAMMOND, JR., Notary Public (164), N. Y. County.
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_City and County of New York, ss._:
John Hains, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
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