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Howard Carrow

Howard Carrow was born on September 30, 1860, in Camden, Kent County, Delaware, to Edward and Margaret Carrow. His ancestors, of Scotch-Irish and English descent, were primarily farmers who had lived in Maryland and Delaware for several generations.

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Philadelphia Inquirer report on the hanging of Theodore Lambert at the Camden County jail, with a drawn portrait, December 20, 1895
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Lambert at Last Pays the Penalty

Nicholas Theodore Lambert was hanged in the Camden County Jail on December 19, 1895, for the murder of cracker baker William G. Kairer, protesting to the end that Josiah Stevens fired the fatal shot.

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Camden Daily Telegram, August 1, 1893: They Say That Jordan Did It
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They Say That Jordan Did It

Coroner Tomlinson's inquest into the murder of Lizzie Copelaine in her store at 620 Kaighn Avenue heard testimony from County Physician Iszard, Lieutenant John S. Smith and others; the jury held Charles Jordan responsible.

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