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Harry Johnson assaulted
Despite both reports emphasizing the violence of the assault on Johnson, his injuries are recorded as cuts to his lips. The Daily Mirror continued the drama of its description by reporting that “he refused to go off duty and stuck to his job.” Johnson’s own paper contradicted that account and reported he received treatment at Harlem Hospital, although he does not appear in those records. The New York Evening Journal more ambiguously reported that he was treated by an ambulance surgeon, after which Johnson could have been taken to the hospital or returned to work.
The area around 125th Street and 7th Avenue saw a cluster of assaults throughout the disorder, and a fatal shooting, including the other reported attacks on a member of the press, the New York Daily News photographer Everett Breuer and his assistant Joseph Martin. Reporters likely gathered in this area as police established their headquarters at the intersection and it was accessible by the subway at 125th St and Lenox Avenue, and near to Kress’ store, the starting point for the riot and gathering information on what was happening. No time is given for the assault on Johnson, or on Breuer and Martin.
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- “List of Victims," New York Evening Journal, March 20, 1935, 1, 3.
- "1 Dead, 7 shot, 100 Hurt as Harlem Crowds Riot over Boy, 16, and Hearse," New York Herald Tribune, March 20, 1935, 1.
- "Snipers Fire on Police From Harlem Rooftop," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 20, 1935, 1, 2.
- "1 Slain, 20 Injured in Harlem Rioting," New York American, March 20, 1935, 1.
- "Harlem Mob War. 1 Dies, 50 Hurt, 100 Arrested In Wild Night, Daily Mirror, March 20, 1935, 4.