Frank T. Lloyd
Frank T. Lloyd was born in Middletown, Delaware, on October 29, 1859, to Horatio and Caroline Lloyd. He was one of at least four children. He graduated from the Middletown Academy, and in 1875 he moved to Camden and became a compositor.
The 1880 census shows the Lloyd family at 578 Clinton Street in Camden. That block of Clinton Street was a series of row homes. On either side of the Lloyds lived John Warnock at 576 and E. L. Senseman at 580, both printers, and Frank T. Lloyd was in 1890 working as a printer as well. At 582 Clinton Street lived Professor Horatio Draper, who had a long and distinguished career in the Camden School system. It is likely that Professor Draper influenced young Lloyd to further his education.
While serving his apprenticeship as a compositor, he studied law in the office of Judge James Otterson of Philadelphia, was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1882, and practiced in the Philadelphia courts for 15 years. He was elected to the Assembly from Camden County in 1896, was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1897, and was re-elected to the Assembly that year. On March 24, 1899, he introduced the bill that enabled the Town of Stockton to be annexed by the City of Camden, bringing present-day East Camden and Cramer Hill into the city. In 1900 he became a counselor-at-law, and the same year he was appointed prosecutor of Camden County when the prosecutor, Wilson Jenkins, and his assistant, William Carson, both died unexpectedly.
Lloyd married about 1887, and with his wife Mary had at least one child, a son, Frank T. Lloyd Jr., born in 1894. The 1888–1889 and 1890–1891 Camden City Directories list the Lloyds at “4th near State” in the Pavonia section of Stockton Township, now known as Cramer Hill. In the late 1890s he lived at what is now North 18th Street and River Avenue, in the Town of Stockton, in a house later converted into an orphanage; a 1949 Courier-Post article names it as the Sheltering Arms Home.
By 1910 Lloyd and his family were living at 527 Cooper Street, next door to businessman and local historian Charles S. Boyer. The two remained friends until Boyer’s death in November 1936.
Lloyd was appointed to the Circuit bench in 1906 by Governor Edward C. Stokes, and was re-appointed by Governor Fielder in 1914 and Governor Edward I. Edwards in 1921. He was named to the New Jersey State Supreme Court in 1924 and re-appointed in 1931. During his tenure on the Supreme Court he was an active opponent of organized crime and public corruption.
During World War I, Judge Lloyd and County Prosecutor Charles A. Wolverton served as Federal Food Administrators for Camden County.
At the time of the 1930 census, Justice and Mrs. Lloyd were living at 6507 Maple Avenue, at the corner of Maple and Cove Road, in Pennsauken. Justice Lloyd retired from the Supreme Court in January 1938 and returned to private practice with the firm of Starr, Summerill & Lloyd.
Justice Frank T. Lloyd passed away in 1951.
Newspaper Notices
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The contest over the Republican Legislative nominations is exciting more interest among the politicians than the more important county nominations aroused. Assemblyman Derousse has no opposition for renomination, but for the other two nominations there are four candidates, John Cherry, Lawyer Frank A. Lloyd [sic], County Solicitor Harry S. Scovel and Isaac Coles. Two of the four are bound to get it where the chicken got the ax, but they are all confident of their ability to dodge the knock-out blow. They are all stalwart Republicans, and it is hard to choose when there is such good material to pick from.
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Assemblyman Lloyd says he will introduce a marriage license bill at the coming session of the Legislature.
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Prosecutor Lloyd has detailed County Detective Cherry to investigate the case of Charles Peters, of Williamstown, who says he was held up last week by three negroes and relieved of $90. The Camden authorities think it rather strange Peters did not tell anyone of the alleged hold up until some time after it occurred.
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Prosecutor Lloyd in Camden is investigating the case of Vida King, aged 17 years, of 2805 Germantown avenue, Philadelphia, who died at the Cooper Hospital, Monday as the result of shock following a fall from a tree. The fall is said to have been caused by a young man as the result of a practical joke. If the facts in the case warrant it an arrest will shortly be made by Detective Smith.
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Circuit Court Judge Lloyd yesterday held his first session as presiding officer over the Camden county circuit. He will begin the regular trial of cases next Monday.
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Circuit Court Judge Lloyd, in Camden, yesterday accepted a bond for $3000 for the liberation of Joseph Cooper, who was arrested on a capias in a suit for $10,000 damages instituted by Andrew Miller, who alleges his young daughter was betrayed by Cooper. The case will come to trial next week. Cooper was employed as a bartender for Miller and nearly two years ago, it is alleged, he disappeared, along with Miss Miller, although he already had a wife.
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Circuit Court Judge Lloyd yesterday appointed Raymond L. Warren, Edward M. Sharp and John B. Tunstall a commission to assess benefits accruing from sewers constructed during 1916 in Camden.
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Judge Lloyd and Prosecutor Wolverton, Food Administrators for Camden county, will establish quarters in the courthouse next Tuesday.
The Paul Woodward Murder Case
On October 1, 1902 Paul Woodward murdered two young boys by giving them poison. Frank T. Lloyd, then Camden County prosecutor, was responsible for leading the investigation and prosecuting the case. Woodward was arrested, indicted, tried, convicted of murder in the first degree, and on January 7, 1903 executed at the Camden County Jail.
People connected to the case included:
- Joseph Jennings
- Jennings’ Third Regiment Band
- Frank T. Lloyd
- Dr. William S. Jones
- William D. Hart
- Dr. Paul N. Litchfield
- F. Morse Archer
- John Foster
- John Painter
- John Cherry
- Isaac Toone
- Paul Woodward
- George M. Beringer
- Charles G. Garrison
- J. Wesley Sell
- Christopher J. Mines Jr.
- Frederick A. Rex
- J. Frederick Voigt
- George F. Kappel
- Isaac Toy
- Harry S. Scovel
- Francis Ford Patterson Jr.
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City Farm Gardens
Another weapon to defeat the enemy was the establishment of City Farm Gardens in the country. They were urged by the Government and not only provided food for city residents, but abolished unsightly vacant lots.
Charles S. Boyer
Charles Shimer Boyer, born in Pennsylvania in 1869 to Benjamin Franklin Boyer and Alabama Shimer Boyer, is most notably recognized as the inaugural President of the Camden County Historical Society.
Stockton Annexed Against Protest of Democrats
Fifty years ago, the old town of Stockton was annexed to the City of Camden over the protests of Democratic members of the town council.
Is Zat So!
Freed from the restraint of judicial dignity, former Supreme Court Justice Frank T. Lloyd is back to the simple pleasures of the barrister once more.
Lloyd and Son Off on Winter Cruise
Frank T. Lloyd, retired Justice of the Supreme Court in Camden, and his son, Frank, Jr., both of whom live in Merchantville, are on a Winter cruise through the Caribbean.
Porter Is Sworn In as Lloyd Successor
Judge Newton H. Porter, Montclair Republican, was sworn in yesterday as a Supreme Court Justice and a member of the Court of Errors and Appeals. Justice Porter was appointed to succeed Justice Frank T. Lloyd, whose term expired several weeks ago.
Test Case Planned on Police Pensions
A test suit to clarify the law governing a two-percent assessment against the pension salary of James R. Clay, retired Camden police sergeant, will be brought by the City of Camden through Firmin Michel, city counsel.
Donges Assigned to Head Court Here
Supreme Court Justice Ralph W. E. Donges yesterday was assigned to preside over the Camden-Gloucester county Second judicial district of the Supreme Court.
Moore Picks Porter to Succeed Lloyd
Governor Moore today nominated Circuit Court Judge Newton H. Porter, now sitting in Essex county, to the state Supreme Court seat left vacant by the retirement of Justice Frank T. Lloyd, of Merchantville.
Back to Practice After 30 Years
Resuming law practice after 30 years on the bench, former Supreme Court Justice Frank T. Lloyd yesterday revealed that Governor Moore offered to reappoint him for another term but he declined.
Lloyd Ends Term, Will Take Sea Trip
Hundreds of lawyers, court attaches and private citizens visited the office of Supreme Court Justice Frank T. Lloyd yesterday to pay their respects to the jurist, whose retirement became effective at midnight.
Charles S. Boyer Funeral Services
Funeral services were held on Saturday for Charles S. Boyer, whose death on November 10th was recorded in the Mirror last week, at his late home at 205 East Central avenue, Moorestown.
State Police Summoned for County-Wide Investigation
A probe of vice and crime conditions is being conducted in Camden city and county by New Jersey state police on orders of Supreme Court Justice Frank T. Lloyd.
Camden Strikers Held for Disorder
Judge Frank F. Neutze today turned over to the Grand Jury 26 cases involving riot charges growing out of RCA strike disorders last week. He demanded an aggregate of $135,000 bail for the release of the men.
Wirtz Ordered to Face Inquiry By Mrs. Kobus
Detective Stanley Wirtz, suspended by Police Chief Arthur Colsey yesterday pending investigation into charges that he supplied the guns and an automobile for a holdup, has been ordered to appear today before Commissioner Mary W. Kobus, director of public safety.
Grand Jury Clears Number Suspects
Two men alleged by city and county authorities to have succeeded the Klosterman brothers in controlling the Camden numbers racket last Spring, were exonerated by the Camden county grand jury.
6 To Make Pleas Next Monday to Murder Charges
Six alleged slayers will appear in Camden Criminal Court Monday to enter pleas to indictments. That is the largest number of persons charged with murder to appear in the court at one time for more than 20 years.
Lloyd Criticizes Localities for Diverting Money
Supreme Court Justice Frank T. Lloyd yesterday "laid down the law" to four Camden county municipalities at a hearing of the county's mandamus proceedings to compel payment of $426,952 in back taxes for the years 1930, 1931 and 1932.
Moore In Camden Speech Demands Fairness at Polls
Demanding a fair election and protection to Democratic voters, A. Harry Moore was greeted here last night by the largest crowd to gather at a Democratic meeting in Camden's recent history.
Lloyd Against Use of Trooper Here to Protect Polls
Supreme Court Justice Frank T. Lloyd has deferred action on a Democratic application for additional police protection in Camden to assure a "fair and honest election" November 3.
Gangster Shot As Racketeers Open War Here
Shooting of an alleged racketeer at Broadway and Kaighn avenue, near the threshold of one of South Jersey's notorious reputed gambling joints threw Camden police into renewed warfare on gangdom yesterday.
New Chairmanship of the Camden Chamber of Commerce Committee
Circuit Court Judge Frank T. Lloyd yesterday accepted chairmanship of the Camden Chamber of Commerce Committee which is to study the unemployment question and make suggestions for remedial measures.
Veteran Court Clerk Honored
Immediately after the April term of the Camden county courts opened yesterday, Circuit Court Judge Lloyd, who presided with Common Pleas Judge Kates in the absence of Supreme Court Justice Garrison, called attention to the fact that Court Crier Charles MacCready had been associated with the administration of justice in the county for an even half century.
Object to Sewer Assessments
When Circuit Court Judge Lloyd was asked in Camden yesterday to approve assessments made by commissioners for sewer construction in the Twelfth ward, counsel for abutting property owners interposed an objection.
Heavy Bail Demanded; Man Later Released
After being arrested on a capias and held in $30,000 bail, Hallock A. Penrose, of the Penrose Motor Company, of Virginia, was released on his own recognizance by Circuit Court Judge Lloyd in Camden yesterday.
Baird Holds a Christmas Party
David Baird, State Assessor and Republican leader of South Jersey, following his annual custom, held a Christmas reception Christmas morning at his handsome home in Cooper Street, Camden. Prominent politicians, citizens and persons in all walks of life to the number of 500 greeted Mr. Baird.
Camden News Notes — February 19, 1907
The police were yesterday asked to locate Johnson Webster, who is accused of having stolen $18 and an overcoat from Isaac Atkinson, a farmer, of Columbus, N. J.
Royal Welcome for Ex-Sheriff Baird
The Philadelphia Inquirer's account of the enthusiastic welcome given State Assessor and former Sheriff David Baird on his return from Europe; Dr. H. H. Davis was among the Camden men in the greeting party.
McCann Out of Jail
James McCann, who was committed to the Camden county jail last week on a charge of assault and battery on his brother, John, who died shortly after his admission to the Cooper Hospital, was yesterday held in bail for court.
Wagner's Trial for Stabbing Miller
The main court room was crowded with interested Third warders this morning, when the first of the criminal complaints growing out of the riots at Third and Beckett streets, on the night of July 28, last, during the Congressional primary, was taken up. It charged Charles Wagner with assault and battery on Policeman Harry Miller.
Unraveling the Camden Mystery
"Beyond all question the murderer of these little boys is now in jail and the public's anxiety can now be allayed," said Prosecutor Frank T. Lloyd last night in making the first important statement concerning the tragedy of last week, when John Coffin and W. Price Jennings, two Camden lads, were murdered in an uncultivated field near Haddon Heights.
Camden's Mystery Is Still Unsolved
It is now generally believed that the Camden county authorities have succeeded in establishing a clear case against young Paul Woodward, who is in the county jail, charged with the crime of taking away the lives of little John Coffin and Price Jennings.
Woman Involved in Camden Mystery
While mystery apparently as absolute as ever still obscures the motive and the criminal in the case of John Houseman Coffin and W. Price Jennings, the unfortunate Camden lads whose trip to the country at Haddon Heights last Wednesday resulted so tragically, it is surmised from hints dropped now and again the matter may soon be cleared.
Two Camden Boys Are Still Among Missing
Nothing has yet been learned as to the whereabouts of John H. Coffin, the eleven-year-old son of William Coffin, division agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and Price Jennings, fourteen years old, son of Joseph Jennings, leader of the Third Regiment Band, the two Camden boys who disappeared on Wednesday when they left, it is presumed, for the Trenton fair.
Two Camden Boys Have Disappeared
John Coffin, 11 years old, son of William Coffin, division freight agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and Price Jennings, 14 years, son of Leader Joseph Jennings, of the Third Regiment Band, are missing from their homes and the Camden police have been asked to locate them.
Held for Morrison's Death
James Bland has been held responsible for the murder of John Morrison at the Camden primaries of Monday night by a coroner's jury.
Prisoner Fought in State Capitol
A sensation was created in the Assembly Chamber this afternoon when County Detective John F. Smith, of Camden, placed Samuel G. Warwick, of Glassboro, under arrest on a warrant charging him with threatening to take the lives of Sheriff J. Wesley Sell and Prosecutor Frank T. Lloyd.
On the Conductors and the Motormen
There is a determined effort in Camden to keep pace with other cities that have indorsed The Inquirer's plan to give cheer to trolley conductors and motormen.
Murder Witness on the Rack
County Detectives Smith and Cherry and City Detective Painter, of Camden, are investigating the death of Cornelius Preston, whose body was found in Big Timber Creek, near Westville, on March 5, 1899.
Politicians' Day at Mt. Holly
The Mount Holly Fair, like all the other Jersey fairs, has its "Big Thursday." That is the day the politicians get together to shake hands, swop stories and look after the political machine generally.
Assembly Delegates
The Republicans last night placed in nomination delegates to be elected to attend the Assembly Convention, which will be held in this city on October 17. The election of the delegates will take place on Monday next.
Politics in Stockton
The political contest in the town of Stockton is at fever heat. Leaders in both the Republican and Democratic parties are wrangling among themselves and it is impossible to foretell the outcome.