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Vice Squad Raids Nine Disorderly Houses, Camden Courier-Post, February 7, 1927
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Vice Squad Raids Nine Disorderly Houses

The Camden vice squad raided nine alleged disorderly houses in South Camden in February 1927. The largest raid hit the home of former prize fighter Walter 'Kentucky Rosebud' Edgerton; Unity Hall at 318 Joint Alley was among the places raided.

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Voodoo Is Held for Murder, headline banner, Camden Courier, April 9, 1925
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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.

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