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July 23, 1865
New York Dispatch
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
In Brooklyn's Eastern District, a crowd attacked a group of Black men outside Richard Kean's saloon on Leonard and Moore streets late Friday night, stabbing two—Spence and Randall—in the chest and back with dirk knives.
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Bloody Affray—Two Negroes Stabbed.—Friday night at 12 o'clock, as a party of colored men were sitting on the stoop of the saloon of Richard Kean on the corner of Leonard and Moore sts., Brooklyn, E. D., a crowd attacked them with knives and clubs. The scuffle was a severe one; but as two of them, namely Spence, of No. Devse street, and Randall, of No. 3 Powers street, who were in the rear of their companions, turned to flee, they were stabbed by their assailants—Spence in the breast and back, and Randall in the breast. The wounds which are supposed to have been inflicted with a dirk knife, each of nearly two inches in length.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Bloody Affray
Stabbing
Negroes
Brooklyn Assault
Knife Wounds
What entities or persons were involved?
Richard Kean
Spence
Randall
Where did it happen?
Corner Of Leonard And Moore Sts., Brooklyn, E. D.
Story Details
Key Persons
Richard Kean
Spence
Randall
Location
Corner Of Leonard And Moore Sts., Brooklyn, E. D.
Event Date
Friday Night At 12 O'clock
Story Details
A party of colored men sitting on the stoop of Richard Kean's saloon were attacked by a crowd with knives and clubs. Spence of No. Devse street and Randall of No. 3 Powers street were stabbed while fleeing—Spence in the breast and back, Randall in the breast—with wounds nearly two inches long, likely from a dirk knife.