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Robert T. Abbott

ROBERT T. ABBOTT was born in Salem, New Jersey on March 21, 1869 to Benjamin P. Abbott and his wife, the former Beulah Horner.

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Obituary, Robert T. Abbott

Camden Courier-Post - February 8, 1939 ABBOTT - On February 7, 1939, Robert T. , husband of the late Margaretta Abbott (nee Schuck), of 2891 Tuckahoe Rd. , Camden, NJ., age 72 years.

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Robert Abbott Dies, Ex Policeman Here

Retired Sergeant, 73, Stricken With Pneumonia at Seashore Home Robert T." Bobby" Abbott , 73, retired Camden police sergeant and brother of William S. Abbott , former member of the Board of Education, died yesterday at West Jersey Hospital after a week's illness of pneumonia.

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Old Stocktons Three Parks Kept Police on Jump
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Old Stockton's Three Parks Kept Police Force on Jump

Sergeant Horner Recalls Days When Horse-Drawn Patrol Toted Woozy Celebrants From Moist Recreation Centers to City Hall East Camden used to have three parks "in the old days" — and to hear a veteran like Police Sergeant William C. Horner tell it — they certainly kept the police force "on its toes." Sergeant Horner, who has seen more than a quarter century of service on the police force in East Camden and is now head of the city missing persons bureau, often tells of those days.

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Police Department Changes

Philadelphia Inquirer - January 1, 1918 There were a number of changes in Camden's Police Department yesterday by Mayor Ellis . He appointed Sergeant John Golden successor to Captain Hugh Poyle [sic] , recently placed on the pension list.

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3 Policemen Hurt As Car Hits Ambulance
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3 Policemen Hurt As Car Hits Ambulance

Collision Occurs as Machine Speeds to Home of Man Who Attempted Suicide Three Camden policemen were injured, one of them seriously, last night, when the First district auto ambulance was struck by a trolley car while responding to a call from 2310 Carman street , where Bodine Stratton, 39 years old, had shot himself over the heart.

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Boy's Brutal Murderer Collapses at Hearing

Fred Coursey and Harry Duffield collapse in Police Court as Detective John Painter recounts the robbery killing of 18-year-old Karl Kellmann at Twenty-seventh and Sherman streets; Linnans Staley is committed as a principal.

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Mrs Abbott Dies in Her Husbands Arms
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Mrs. Abbott Dies in Her Husband's Arms

Wife of East Side Policeman Long Suffered With Tuberculosis; Was a Daughter of Ludwig Schuck Mrs. Margaret Abbott, wife of Policeman Robert T. Abbott , died this morning at 6 o'clock after several years illness with consumption, at her home, No. 49 North Twenty-sixth street .

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Police Have Started Census

Camden Post-Telegram - November 3, 1906 The East Side police started yesterday to take the census of the Eleventh and Twelfth wards.

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Benjamin Abbott Dead
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Benjamin Abbott Dead

Camden Post-Telegram - March 31, 1903 Benjamin P. Abbott, father of former Clerk of the Town of Stockton William S. Abbott and Policeman Robert Abbott , died last night after a long illness. Deceased was well well known in the East Side.

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Brief News Notes

Camden Daily Courier - March 31, 1903 Benjamin P. Abbott, father of former Clerk of the Town of Stockton William S. Abbott and Policeman Robert Abbott , died last night after a long illness. Deceased was well well known in the East Side.

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Louise Hogan Gets Thirty Days

Camden Post-Telegram - December 19, 1902 Louise Hogan was again in Police Court this morning - this time a defendant herself. After the release yesterday of Howard Starn, who Miss Hogan had accused of assault, she proceeded to get drunk.

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Mystery of a Swamp

An 1899 newspaper account of Walter S. Jones, arrested in a Camden swamp near 17th and Mickle Streets after cries of murder were heard near Cooper's Creek.

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Cross Cooper's Creek
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Cross Cooper's Creek

Sad and Sudden Death of Mrs. Beulah Abbott Last Evening This community will be shocked to know of the death of Mrs. Beulah Abbott, wife of Benjamin Abbott, and mother of Town Clerk William S. Abbott and Chief Robert Abbott .

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Bluecoats For East End

Camden Daily Courier - May 19, 1899 Eight of the New Guardians of the Peace Named Captain Albert will have charge of the new district - Former Chief Abbott among the Batch of new appointees.

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