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Frank Doris
Frank Doris was born in Pennsylvania around 1906 to Joseph Doris Sr. and his wife Mary. His father was born in Pennsylvania, his mother in Ireland.
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John Doris
John Doris (c.1905-1930) was a Philadelphia gangster who shot Joseph Connors in Camden in 1929 and was stabbed to death at Trenton State Prison.
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Doris Kin Held in Attempt to Rob Store Here
George Doris, 23, of Philadelphia, was held without bail in June 1930 for breaking into a Broadway women's apparel shop; he was the younger brother of the gangster John Doris.
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Doris Convicted at Quick Trial; Gets Ten Years
John Doris, 30, a Philadelphia gangster, was tried, convicted and sentenced by Judge Samuel M. Shay to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison for the April 29 shooting of Joseph Connors in Kaighn avenue near Broadway; his wife fainted in court as the penalty was set.
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Precautions Taken to Prevent Outbreak by Gangdom Friends
Prosecutor Clifford A. Baldwin barred spectators and ordered a heavy guard for the Criminal Court trial of alleged racketeer John Doris, charged with shooting Joseph Connors near Broadway and Kaighn avenue on April 28, 1929.
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Connors Refuses to Name Assailant in Shooting at Club
Discharged from West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital, Joseph Connors of Gloucester refused to identify John Doris as the man who shot him in a brawl over a girl on Broadway near Kaighn avenue on April 28, 1929.
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Shooting May End in Murder Charge
Trenton Evening Times - April 29, 1929 Camden, N.J., April 29— John Doris , 24, was held today on the charge of shooting John O'Connor , 28, of Gloucester City. If O'Connor dies, the Prosecutor said Doris would be charged with murder.
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Gangster Shot as Racketeers Open War Here
John Doris, brother of the electrocuted Frank Doris, was arrested after Joseph Connors of Gloucester was shot in front of the American Restaurant, 506 Kaighn avenue, near Broadway; a police roundup netted 10 men held as material witnesses.
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Brother Follows Killer's Footsteps
Albany Evening Journal, Albany, NY, April 29, 1929 Held for Shooting Camden, N.J.