Camden's Bold Thieves

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Camden's Bold Thieves - Philadelphia Inquirer, June 23, 1896
Newspaper clipping from the Philadelphia Inquirer of June 23, 1896, headlined "Camden's Bold Thieves." It reports two daytime burglaries in Camden: an attempted break-in at Henry C. Alexander's residence at 217 Penn Street, where the thief escaped through an adjoining empty house, and a break-in through a roof trap door at Charles M. Lewis's residence on York Street, where a gold ring and $23 were stolen. The York Street house number is partly blotted on the scan.
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CAMDEN'S BOLD THIEVES They Do Not Hesitate to Rob Houses in Broad Daylight. Burglars are getting so bold in Camden that they do not hesitate to operate in broad daylight. Several robberies of this kind have occurred recently and two more were added to the list yesterday. About 9 o'clock in the morning a man was discovered trying to force open the second story window of Henry C. Alexander's residence, at 217 Penn street. A policeman was summoned, but the thief escaped through an empty house adjoining. About half an hour later the residence of Charles M. Lewis, at 551 [partly blotted; may read 531] York street, was entered by means of a trap door in the roof. A gold ring and $23 in money were stolen.

They Do Not Hesitate to Rob Houses in Broad Daylight.

Burglars are getting so bold in Camden that they do not hesitate to operate in broad daylight. Several robberies of this kind have occurred recently and two more were added to the list yesterday. About 9 o'clock in the morning a man was discovered trying to force open the second story window of Henry C. Alexander's residence, at 217 Penn street.

A policeman was summoned, but the thief escaped through an empty house adjoining.

About half an hour later the residence of Charles M. Lewis, at 551 York street, was entered by means of a trap door in the roof. A gold ring and $23 in money were stolen.

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