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William Pernier

Southwest Corner of Locust Street and Spruce street - 1912
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Locust Street

Locust Street ran south from Beckett Street to Mechanic Street between South 2nd and South 3rd Streets in Camden; its 700 block was known as Oak Street until about 1883 and its 600 block as John Street in the 1870s. Homes and businesses disappeared block by block after World War II, and the last structure, at 1128 Locust, was razed after a fire in 2010.

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Newspaper clipping: Pernier Convicted in Gun Case, Camden Courier-Post, January 25, 1933
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Pernier Convicted in Gun Case

A jury deliberated 12 minutes before convicting William Pernier, former pal of slain gangster William "Shooey" Bonner, of carrying a revolver after he was shot at Locust Street and Kaighn Avenue; he faced three to seven years in prison.

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