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Henry Houston "Harry" Franks served as Camden's Chief of Police from April 1, 1886 until his death on January 1, 1887. A Civil War veteran of the 25th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry and a tobacconist, he served as constable of the Third Ward before his appointment as chief.
The Camden Daily Telegram's account of the Police Committee's hearings on charges against city policemen, at which Dr. “Mark Hanna” Davis was noted as absent from the Reformers' deliberations.
Michael McCusker, superintendent of the Union News Company at the Federal street station, was shot in the abdomen at his home, 206 Benson street, and died at Cooper Hospital; his wife Florence McCusker was charged with his murder.
The Philadelphia Inquirer of December 8, 1896, reported that Camden police Lieutenant Pettit explained his failure to execute a warrant against gamblers at 503 Federal Street, an account Chief Dodd denied.
Camden saloon keepers charged with Sunday liquor selling, among them James Croker of Fourth and Jasper streets and John Murschell of Broadway and Jefferson street, pleaded not guilty before Mayor Westcott; Chief of Police Dodd was the complainant in all the cases.
A column of Camden local items from the Philadelphia Inquirer of April 28, 1895, including Captain Andrew B. Frazee's retirement from the Camden and Philadelphia Ferry Company and the O'Brien-Longworth wedding.
Decoration Day 1890 in Camden; the four Grand Army posts and school children joined in the services, and the grave of the late Chief of Police Harry Franks was decorated with a star and crescent by the police department.
Philadelphia Inquirer - December 16, 1889. Adolph Meyers, of 1109 Emma street, who attempted to kill himself late Saturday night, is locked up at the City Hall; a christening at Mount Ephraim and Kaighn avenues ends in a free fight.
Decoration Day observances by the Grand Army posts of Camden; a rose-and-smilax pillow inscribed 'To Our Late Chief' was placed on the grave of the late Chief of Police H. H. Franks.