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Charles H. Peters

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Josiah Sage

Josiah Sage was born in New Jersey in May 1862, according to the 1900 U.S. Census. His older sister, Hannah, married Charles Henry Peters in the late 1860s. By 1880, Sage was single and working as an oil cloth painter.

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A Murderous Shot Fired from Ambush - 1892-10-17
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A Murderous Shot Fired from Ambush

Philadelphia Inquirer - October 17, 1892 Another Crime Added to the Long List of New Jersey Tragedies. A Quarrel Between Two Colored Youths Ends in a Killing.

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Philadelphia Inquirer Camden Notes column, May 8, 1888, on an arrest, school board finances and a stable fire
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Camden Notes

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 8, 1888: two men arrested by Policeman Peters for stabbing Joseph Loague near City Hall, the Camden Board of Education's financial report, and a $600 fire at ex-Freeholder Gordon's stable at Second and Pine streets.

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Camden Daily Courier clipping, May 8, 1888: Supposed to be Logue's Assailant
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Supposed to be Logue's Assailant

Camden Daily Courier, May 8, 1888: Policemen Peters and Anderson arrest John Stratton and Henry Mellon on suspicion of assaulting Joseph Logue near the city hall.

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Franks Sworn in as Chief, Camden Daily Courier, April 1, 1886
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Franks Sworn in as Chief

Harry H. Franks and six new patrolmen took the oath as retiring Chief Josiah Matlack bade the police department farewell and formally turned it over to his successor.

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