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Camden Daily Telegram extra, October 19, 1897: "Taylor Shot to Kill Him," on the shooting of Sumner Derrickson.
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Taylor Shot to Kill Him

Robert Taylor shoots Sumner Derrickson in a gambling dispute on Baxter Street; Derrickson taken to Cooper Hospital, Taylor arrested at the Federal Street ferry.

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Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, April 15, 1893: Hill Faced Death with Firmness, on the hanging of John Hill in Camden
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Hill Faced Death with Firmness

John Hill, in his 18th year, was hanged at the Camden County Jail for the murder of Joseph Dodson, the first execution on Camden County's new gallows, less than six months after he shot Dodson near Reed & Derrickson's saloon at Seventh and Sycamore streets.

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