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George S. Tempest
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George S. Tempest
GEORGE S. TEMPEST was born in Pennsylvania in March of 1869. He lived in Philadelphia virtually his entire life. As a boy, he went to Girard College, a boarding school for poor orphaned and fatherless boys.
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Camden Voodo Man Once Kept Den in Norfolk, VA
Police Learn Hyghcock Ran Another Underground Hotel Years Ago Driven Out of Town Came to Philadelphia Excavation of Cellar Here for Bodies Starts as Owner Gives Consent Mayor King to Direct Armed with picks, axes, and shovels a detail of police and firemen started this afternoon to tear up the underground voodoo den of E.H.H. Hyghcock , 413-15 Liberty Street .
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Voodoo Man Confesses Bigamy
Camden Courier - April 10, 1925 Cops Discover Secret Vault, Baby Skeleton Police investigating the "voodoo den" of H.H. Hyghcock , 413-15 Liberty Street , whose arrest on suspicion of murder made several important discoveries today.
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Police Find Bloodstained Hatchet and Hidden Vault in Hyghcock's Voodoo Den
Camden police tear apart "Dr." H.H. Hyghcock's Liberty Street "voodoo den," finding a bloodstained hatchet, a hidden vault, and infant remains, as Director Tempest and the detective captains interrogate the self-styled medicine man.
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'Voodoo' Is Held for Murder
Police held "Doctor" H. H. Hyghcock without bail after discovering a maze of tunnels, "witch caves," and gruesome remains beneath 413 and 415 Liberty Street; Police Judge Cleary first held him on lesser charges.