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Inquirer, December 15, 1903: Say Bandit Hunt Points to Marine
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Say Bandit Hunt Points to Marine

Camden police grew more positive that William Thallman, an escapee from the League Island Navy Yard, could throw light on the hold-up at Pavonia, while a derby hat found in a ditch on State Street near River Avenue was thought to have been dropped by the bandits. Philadelphia Inquirer, December 15, 1903.

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No Clue to Bandits, But Suspects Spotted

Camden police were left without a clue after five armed men held up the State Street bridge tender, blew up a safe, and terrorized the outskirts of East Camden. Chief John Foster and his detectives chased leads as far as Elizabeth, New Jersey, without result.

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