Tag: John T. Cleary
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Judge Shay to be Next Prosecutor
Camden Courier-Post – January 31, 1928 Camden Trenton Bureau Trenton, Jan. 31 – The name of Judge Samuel M. Shay, of the Camden County Court of Common Pleas, has been handed to Governor Moore as the choice of the Camden Democratic organization for prosecutor, succeeding Ethan Wescott. The name was submitted to Governor Moore last…
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‘Voodoo’ Is Held For Murder
Camden Courier – April 9, 1925 Daughter of ‘Mystic’ Says Old Man Killed Woman in His ‘Den’ Police Find Body of Baby in Tunnel Under Liberty Street Houses; Weird Stuffed Birds and Fantastic Symbols in “Chambers of Horrors” Under Houses in Liberty Street “Dr. Hyghcock” Is Under Arrest Discovery of the body of a white…
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Camden Democrats File Fusion Ticket
Philadelphia Inquirer – September 1, 1917 Former Progressive and Republican on Slate–No Nomination Made for Coroner’s Office As predicted in yesterday’s Inquirer a fusion ticket is to be supported by the Democrat machine at the coming primaries in Camden. Yesterday was the last day for filing nominating petitions and a mixed ticket is shown by…
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Boy’s Brutal Murderer Collapses At Hearing
Coursey Breaks Down While Story of Cold-Blooded Killing of Karl Kellmann is Told by Detective; Two ‘Pals,’ Too, Accused of Crime Collapsing when arraigned in Police Court this morning before Recorder Stackhouse on the charge of killing Karl Kellman, aged 18 years, of 2919 High Street, at Twenty-seventh and Sherman streets, shortly before midnight Saturday,…