Central Avenue
Central Avenue runs east to west, between Ferry Avenue and Van Hook Street, in parallel to Van Hook. The street originally ran, uninterrupted, from Railroad Avenue all the way through to the rear of Evergreen Cemetery. The erection of the Clement T. Branch Village public housing project in 1940 erased the 900 block. In 1954 the Franklin D. Roosevelt Manor public housing project erased all prior construction in the 800 block and the 700 block east of Kossuth Street, although some homes in the project did carry Central Avenue addresses. The 600 block of Central Avenue was erased during the construction of I-676, with only one exception, the legendary Nick and Sophie's Tavern, known more commonly in recent years as Sophie's.
During the early 2000s the Roosevelt Manor project was razed, and many new homes and apartments were built in the 600, 700, and 800 block of Central Avenue.
Prior to the 1960s there were a few buildings that stood in the 1000 block, which runs east from South 10th Street to the rear of Evergreen Cemetery, crossing Mulford Street and Tioga Street. Of these, only 1055 and 1057 Central are still standing, according to satellite photos from 2013.
Phil Cohen — January 8, 2020
600 Block of Central Avenue
Addresses 627–699. All buildings in the 600 block were demolished during construction of Interstate I-676, with one exception: Nick and Sophie's Tavern at 699 Central, which survives as of 2020.
627 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Gone |
629 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1906 | Augusta Wilhelm |
| 1980 | Gone |
631 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1980 | Gone |
633 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1980 | Gone |
635 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1980 | Gone |
640 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1915 | Joseph J. Cooper |
| 1924 | Stephen Haday |
| 1980 | Gone |
641 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1980 | Gone |
642 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1980 | Gone |
643 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Mrs. Lois Lehman & Family — Frank, Alice, Raymond, Margaret, Lois, Alma, Harry Lehman; Walter Lehman (WW2) |
| 1980 | Gone |
644 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1980 | Gone |
645 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1980 | Gone |
647 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1980 | Gone |
649 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | H.F. Bond Family Liquor Store | 1919 Banquet Program Ad |
| 1954–1956 | Mrs. Grace Christina; William F. Brown | |
| 1980 | Gone |
650 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1931–1933 | Thomas Golding (bar) |
| 1980 | Gone |
653 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1980 | Gone |
655 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1906 | Third Baptist Mission Church |
| 1980 | Gone |
660 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1980 | Gone |
661 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1980 | Gone |
662 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1980 | Gone |
663 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1932 | Frank Thomas |
| 1980 | Gone |
664 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Gone |
665 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1980 | Gone |
666 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1919–1930s | Ernest A. Tartaglia Sr. & Family |
| 1919–1930s | Enest & Mamie Morse Tartaglia |
| 1919–1930s | Laura Tartaglia |
| 1919–1930s | Mamie Tartaglia |
| 1919–1930s | Ernest A. Tartaglia Jr. |
| 1919–1930s | John Tartaglia |
| 1919–1930s | Caroline Tartaglia |
| 1980 | Gone |
667 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Gone |
668 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1922–1947 | George Pukas & Family — George & Rose Pukas, William, Metro, John, Helen Pukas |
| 1980 | Gone |
669 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1911–1920 | Dennis Whalen & Family |
| 1911–1920 | Dennis & Margaret Whalen |
| 1911–1920 | John Whalen |
| 1911–1920 | Henry Whalen |
| 1980 | Gone |
671 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1891 | George W. Caraway |
| 1980 | Gone |
673 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Gone |
675 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Thomas P. Whalen — Groceries, Meats and Provisions; City of Camden Ice and Coal | 1919 Banquet Program Ad |
| 1980 | Gone |
681 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | George W. Mowrey's Grocery |
| 1882 | George W. Mowrey's Saloon |
| 1892 | Samuel H. Mowrey's Saloon |
| 1899–1900 | Mary E. Mowrey's Saloon |
| 1900 | Charles Yoder Saloon |
| 1906 | Max Yaroch Saloon |
| 1920 | Frank Morton & Family — Frank & Virginia Morton, Catherine, Edna Morton |
| 1980 | Gone |
683 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Gone |
687 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1920 | Charles Reinhart & Family — Charles & Mary Reinhart, William Bantle, Mary Reinhart Bantle |
| 1980 | Gone |
688 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1980 | Gone |
689 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1912 | Mrs. Eliza M. Grover |
| 1980 | Gone |
690 Central Avenue
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| 1980 | Gone |
693 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Sylvester Schools & Family — Sylvester & May Taylor Cunningham Schools, Olive Cunningham, Mrs. Rosalina Taylor, Harry, Marvin Taylor |
| 1925–1927 | Thomas Golding |
| 1980 | Gone |
695 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1906–1924 | Angelo Morse & Family (aka Angelo Mazaro) — Angelo & Laura Morse, John, Joseph, Antonio, Mary, Carmen, Elizabeth, Rose, Michael Morse; Ernest Tartaglia Sr., Mamie Morse Tartaglia |
| 1906–1924 | Angelo & Laura Morse| |
| 1906–1924 | John Morse |
| 1906–1924 | Joseph Morse |
| 1906–1924 | Antonio Morse |
| 1906–1924 | Mary Morse |
| 1906–1924 | Carmen Morse |
| 1906–1924 | Elizabeth Morse |
| 1906–1924 | Rose Morse |
| 1906–1924 | Michael Morse |
| 1906–1924 | Ernest Tartaglia Sr. |
| 1906–1924 | Mamie Morse Tartaglia |
| 1980 | Gone |
697 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910 | J. Lewis Russell & Family — J. Lewis & Eva Russell |
| 1920 | Oscar Ewing & Family — Oscar & Ida Ewing |
| 1957–1958 | Mrs. Helen Johnson |
| 1980 | Gone |
699 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910 | John Klein, Frank Klein, William Klein |
| 1910 | John Klein |
| 1910 | Frank Klein |
| 1910 | William Klein |
| 1930 | Charles Areni |
| 1934–present | Nick and Sophie's Tavern |
| 1936–1940 | Peter Kucharski Pete's Cafe |
| 1941–1943 | Mrs. Catherine Kucharski |
| 1947–1966 | Domenices' Tavern |
| 1977-present | Nick and Sophie's Tavern |
Two Camden Girls Missing
Philadelphia Inquirer —
The Camden police were yesterday asked to locate Jennie Bradley, 16 years old, of 1051 Pine street, and Augusta Wilhelm, 17 years old, of 629 Central avenue. The girls have been missing since Thursday morning and they are believed to have gone to New York.
Presses Jitney Into Play to Arrest Man
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Camden Bartender Accused of Abduction Is Caught After Several Months' Search
By pressing a jitney into service Detective Fitzsimmons was rushed to the home of Joseph J. Cooper, aged 21 years, 640 Central avenue, Camden, in time to arrest him on a charge of abduction. The accusation was made by Mrs. Kate Miller, mother of Mary Miller, aged 18 years, of 625 Ferry avenue. The young man will be given a hearing before Recorder Stackhouse today.
Cooper was employed as a bartender by the girl's father. It was last August that he and Mary disappeared, resulting in the warrant for his arrest being issued. Nothing was seen of him until yesterday, when Detective Fitzsimmons was told that Cooper had returned. It was then that the detective hurried to Cooper's home. The girl is said to be in New York.
649 Central Avenue
WILLIAM F. BROWN
William F. Brown, 69, of 649 Central ave., died Friday in the West Jersey Hospital. Born in Freeland, Pa., he came to Camden in 1954.
Since War I until two years ago, he spent most of his time as a patient in the Veterans Center, Dayton, O. He came to Camden to live with a niece, Mrs. Grace Christina. He is also survived by a brother, James, of Pittsburgh.
Services will be held at the Frank J. Leonard Funeral Home, 1451 Broadway, Wednesday at 8:30 a. m. Requiem high Mass will be sung at 9:30 a. m. in the Sacred Heart R. C. Church, Broadway and Ferry ave. Friends may call Tuesday night. Burial will be at the National Cemetery, Beverly.
H. F. Bond, Family Liquor Store
Banquet program advertisement — 1919
H. F. Bond Family Liquor Store Distributor of Brewery Bottled Beer N. W. Cor. Central Ave. and Master St. Camden, N. J.
Blaze Destroys Wooden Garage
Camden Courier-Post —
Fire Friday night destroyed a one-story wooden garage at Center and Master sts., once known as Mike Brown’s Stables for its late owner, a Republican leader of the 8th Ward.
Engine Companies 1, 3, 8 and 10 and No. 2 Truck under Third District Chief Joseph Guarino extinguished the fire. Cause and extent of damage were undetermined.
Killed by Bullet Sent Through Fence
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Camden Man Was Shot With Rifle by Professed Friend Who Soon Gave Himself Up to the Police
John P. Kripps, 38 years old, of 1829 South Seventh street, Camden, was shot and killed by Dennis Whalen, of 669 Central avenue, yesterday afternoon. A bullet from a rifle struck Kripps over the heart, and he died while being taken to the Cooper Hospital. Although the shooting was declared to be accidental, Whalen disappeared in the excitement, but he surrendered himself last night. The dead man leaves a widow and two children.
Employed by Archibald Babnew, a huckster, Kripps was in Babnew's yard, in the rear of 1738 Van Buren street, when there was a report of a rifle. Kripps straightened, placed his hand over his heart and then fell to the ground. He was unconscious when picked up. With his frantic wife sitting beside him and holding his hand, the wounded man passed away while the auto ambulance was speeding to the hospital. An added touching feature lay in the fact that Kripps’ brother, William, was in the hospital seeking treatment as a result of an accident when the body was carried in on a stretcher.
Although a dozen police and detectives were on the scene within a few moments, Whalen could not be found. From the investigation it was shown that Whalen and some friends had been practicing shooting a rifle at a bottle hanging from the fence that separated the yard from Babnew’s. It was not thought that the weapon had sufficient force to send the leaden missiles through the heavy board fence. An examination showed there were three clean holes bored by bullets through the fence where Kripps was standing.
Whalen was overcome when he surrendered. He thought he had only wounded Kripps, whom he declared, was a close friend of his.
Killed by Stray Bullet
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Shooting of John Kripps in Camden Was Accidental
When Dennis Whalen was arraigned in the Camden Police Court yesterday on a charge of having fired the shot which instantly killed John P. Kripps at Central avenue and Van Buren street on Thursday detectives informed Acting Recorder Knight that there was no doubt that the killing was accidental. They stated that Whalen was shooting at a bottle in the yard of his brother’s saloon and that the bullet struck and killed Kripps, who was in an adjoining yard, after it had passed through two rugs, hanging on a line, and a fence. Waiving a hearing, Whalen was committed without bail to await the action of the prosecutor. Counsel for the prisoner will make application to Justice Garrison today for his release on bail.
Explaining his flight from the scene of the shooting, Whalen said that after a vain search for a policeman he became so imbued with terror that he really did not know what he was doing.
Unnerved by Tragedy
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Camden Man Who Shot His Friend Released From Jail
By order of Common Pleas Court Judge Joline, bail in the sum of $2500 was received yesterday for the release of Dennie Whalen from the Camden county jail. That was the amount fixed after a conference with Prosecutor Scovel.
Whalen is the South Camden ice man who fatally shot John P. Kripps, 38 years old, of 1738 Vanburen street, on Thursday while Whalen was shooting at a bottle with a rifle. The two were personal friends and the tragedy has so unnerved Whalen, who bears an excellent reputation, that he is on the verge of collapse.
Held for Wife-Beating
Philadelphia Inquirer —
* For wife-beating Justice Chester held George W. Caraway, of Central avenue and Van Buren street, in $300.
Thos. P. Whalen: Groceries, Meats and Provisions; City of Camden Ice and Coal
Banquet program advertisement — 1919
Keystone 4913 D Thos. P. Whalen Groceries, Meats and Provisions 675 Central Ave.
City of Camden Ice and Coal Thos. P. Whalen 675 Central Ave., Camden Hauling Done Keystone 4913 D
Row Over Card Game
Philadelphia Inquirer —
One Man Cut With Razor and Another Accidentally Shot
Four colored men who were playing cards in Mrs. Mowrey’s saloon, at Central avenue and Van Buren street, Camden, about midnight Saturday night, engaged in a fight that resulted in one man being slashed across the head with a razor, and another man being shot in the leg. The shooting was accidental, and was done by Policeman Batten.
The victim of the cutting is Draper Thomas, of 1727 Master street. He is said to have, got into a fight with Randall Pollard over 15 cents that the latter was holding as stakes in the game. Pollard is locked up at the City Hall, charged with having cut Thomas. The latter had his injuries dressed at the Cooper Hospital. He will recover.
The three men who were playing cards with Thomas made their escape. It was while Policemen Frisby and Batten were giving chase to them that Officer Batten’s revolver was accidentally discharged, and Whitley White, of 1918 South Ninth street, received the bullet in his leg. White had entered into the chase to assist the officers. He was admitted to the Cooper Hospital.
Mrs. Eliza M. Grover Dead
Philadelphia Inquirer —
** A resident of Centreville for over half a century, Mrs. Eliza M. Grover, 63 years old, died Sunday at her home at 689 Central avenue, from a complication of diseases.
Held in $300 Bail for Assault
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Angelo Mossaro, aged 31 years, of 695 Central avenue, was held in $300 bail by Recorder Stackhouse, yesterday, on the charge of assaulting Policeman Vaughn during the riot between negroes and Italians, Friday night.
699 Central Avenue — Nick and Sophie's Tavern
699 Central Avenue — Nick and Sophie's Tavern — Nick & Sophie Del Grande-Domenices. Top: October 2003. Bottom: March 29, 2009. The bar appears to have been owned and/or operated by the same family since 1934 (1936–1940 Peter Kucharski / Pete’s Cafe; 1941–1943 Mrs. Catherine Kucharski; 1947–1966 Domenices’ Tavern; 1977–present Nick and Sophie’s Tavern).
Intersection of South 7th Street & Central Avenue
Northwest Corner of Central Avenue & South 7th Street — Nick and Sophie's Tavern — March 29, 2009
Looking North on South 7th Street from Central Avenue — March 29, 2009
Looking East on Central Avenue from South 7th Street — March 29, 2009
Southeast Corner of Central Avenue & South 7th Street — March 29, 2009
Looking South on South 7th Street from Central Avenue — March 29, 2009
Southwest Corner of Central Avenue & South 7th Street — March 29, 2009
Looking West on Central Avenue from South 7th Street — March 29, 2009
700 Block of Central Avenue
Addresses 700–774. All existing buildings were razed in the early 1950s to make room for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Manor Public Housing Project, which was in turn razed in the spring of 2007.
700 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Gone |
701 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1918–1930s | Max Praissman & Family (grocery) |
| 1918–1930s | Max & Fannie Praissman |
| 1918–1930s | Abraham Praissman |
| 1918–1930s | Mary Praissman |
| 1918–1930s | Alan Praissman |
| 1918–1930s | Jacob Praissman |
| 1980 | Gone |
702 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Gone |
703 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1906 | No Building |
| 1919–1920 | Frank Hancharuk & Family — Frank & Catherine Hancharuk, Helen, Paul Hancharuk |
| 1930 | Russell King & Family — Russell & Iola King |
704 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1911 | Alexander Russell & Family |
| 1980 | Gone |
705 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1919–1920s | Anton Karpuk & Family (aka Karpatik, Karfuk) — Anton & Mary Karpuk, Vera, Anton Karpuk; Max Karpatik (WW1) |
| 1930 | Harry Green & Family — Harry & Maggie Green, Alvin, Alberta, Letitia, Yvonne Green |
| 1980 | Gone |
706 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Gone |
707 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Gone |
709 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Gone |
710 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1943–1947 | Mrs. Pollie Hardwick & Family — George, John H., Willie, Roy, Mildred, Matilda Hardwick |
| 1980 | Gone |
711 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1914–1924 | Mrs. Clara Tice Duchneskie & Children — Joseph, Lizzie Duchneskie; George Willingmyre |
| 1980 | Gone |
712 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1894 | George W. Davis & Family |
| 1894 | George W. & Rebecca L. Davis |
| 1894 | James P. Davis |
| 1914 | Frank H. Burt |
| 1980 | Gone |
713 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Gone |
715 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1917 | Carl Quinton |
| 1980 | Gone |
717 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Gone |
718 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1915 | Isaac Holden |
| 1940s | Thomas Andino Sharp & Family — Thomas A. & Adele M. Sharp (Steward's Mate First Class, USN) |
| 1940s | Thomas A. & Adele M. Sharp |
| 1980 | Gone |
720 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1942–1952 | Abraham B. Brown & Family (stevedore) — Abraham B. & Gladys Brown, Eleanor Jackson, Harold W. Jackson |
| 1980 | Gone |
721 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910–1914 | William J. Ross |
| 1980 | Gone |
722 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Gone |
723 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | E.H. Handler's Patent Medicine | 1919 Banquet Program Advertisement |
| 1980 | Gone |
724 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | Maggie Barton (grocery) | |
| 1893–1899 | Robert Cheeseman (meats) | |
| 1900–1906 | Charles O. Baker & Family (meats) | |
| 1907–1943 | Nathan Stein & Family (Groceries, Meats and Provisions) — Nathan & Mary Stein, Hannah, Joseph N., Lena Stein | 1919 Banquet Program Advertisement |
| 1947 | Fred Gross (grocery) | |
| 1980 | Gone |
749 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1887 | John A. Ware |
770 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1905–1917 | Osceola Butler & Family |
| 1905–1917 | Osceola & Anna Butler |
| 1905–1917 | Joseph Butler (grandson) |
773 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1904–1910s | Benjamin Dorsey (saloon) — Benjamin & Jane Dorsey, Ethel Dorsey; Edward H. Dorsey (Corporal, WW1) |
| 1904–1910s | Benjamin & Jane Dorsey |
| 1904–1910s | Ethel Dorsey |
| 1904–1910s | Edward H. Dorsey |
| 1918–1949 | Bruten's Cafe |
| 1918–1939 | Louis Bruten |
| 1939–1949 | Margaret Bruten |
| 1918–1939 | Louis Bruten |
| 1939–1949 | Margaret Bruten |
Here and There in Camden
Philadelphia Inquirer —
The women who operated the booths during the Third Liberty Loan drive have formed an organization for the purpose of raising a fund with which to purchase an ambulance.
The Sixth Ward Republican Club yesterday contributed $25 to the Red Cross fund.
On a charge of selling sugar short weight, May Praissman, a grocer, of 701 Central avenue, was yesterday fined $25 by Recorder Stackhouse.
Plans for the Red Cross drive next week were laid last night by the Executive Committee and the workers at a meeting at the Y. M. C. A.
Agreeing to enlist, Jonas Davis, colored, aged 19 years, who was arrested on a charge of the theft of a watch from James Henry, was freed yesterday by Prosecutor Wolverton. He was sent to Fort Slocum, N.Y.
Woman Plunges Down Steps and May Die
Philadelphia Inquirer —
During the severe electrical storm in Camden county, a bolt of lightning wrecked a room at the home of Alexander Russell, 704 Central avenue, Camden. Neither Russell nor his wife were aware that the bolt had struck their home until they entered the room, when they found that nearly all the plaster had been torn away and smashed to small pieces.
Mrs. Elizabeth Marx, 84 years old, of 417 Emerald street, arose to lower the windows while the storm was at its height, and was blinded by the lightning and mistook a stair landing for a doorway. She fell the entire flight of stairs and landed on her head. Dr. O. W. Saunders found that her scalp had been badly torn, and owing to her advanced years her condition was critical last night.
711 Central Avenue — Clara Tice Duchneskie
Clara Tice Duchneskie — 711 Central Avenue — 1914–1924
Davis — Death Notice
Philadelphia Inquirer —
DAVIS.—On the morning of February 3, 1894, James P., son of George W. and Rebecca L. Davis, aged 4 years and 6 months. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday afternoon, February 6, at 2 o’clock, from his parents’ residence, No. 712 Central avenue, Camden, N.J. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
Will Test His Mental Condition
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Isaiah Holden, a former squire, of 718 Central avenue, was arrested yesterday by Policeman Thomas Bostic, in Camden, on a technical charge of threatening the officer. Holden spoke incoherently and declared he was out of his mind anyhow. His actions and talk were so strange that Recorder Stackhouse held him pending inquiry into his mental condition.
Youth Shot in Jaw By Police as He Flees Stolen Car
Camden Courier-Post —
Youth Shot in Jaw By Police as He Flees Stolen Car
A 17-year-old youth, fleeing from a stolen car with two companions early today, was shot through the lower right jaw by a squad car patrolman at Ferry avenue and Eighth street within seconds after the car was reported stolen.
The youth was identified at West Jersey hospital as Harold Jackson, of 720 Central avenue, by Patrolmen Frank Senatore and James Styles. His condition was reported as fair.
A 15-year-old youth, allegedly with Jackson, was picked up later and another is sought by juvenile authorities for questioning.
According to Senatore, he and Styles were cruising west on Ferry avenue shortly before midnight when headquarters broadcast that a car belonging to Thomas Shoenborn, of 1304 Green street, had been stolen from Broadway and Everett street, where Shoenborn was attending a labor meeting.
As the officers stopped for a red light at Ferry and Eighth, another car headed east of Ferry also stopped across the intersection.
“That’s the car,” Senatore said. Styles called for the boys to stop. Instead, Senatore said, they jumped from the stolen machine and ran west on Ferry.
Senatore said he fired two warning shots in the air and then fired a third time at Jackson’s legs. The boy reportedly stumbled as Senatore pulled the trigger. The bullet entered his jaw.
It was learned that a third youth picked up early today had been riding with Jackson before the shooting, but got out at his home an hour earlier. The youth said Jackson told him he had borrowed the car from a friend. Jackson will be charged with larceny of an automobile, police said.
E. Handler’s Patent Medicines
Banquet program advertisement — 1919
Get It At E. Handler’s Patent Medicines 723 Central Ave., Camden
Nathan Stein, Groceries, Meats and Provisions
Banquet program advertisement — 1919
Eastern Phone 5087 D Nathan Stein Groceries, Meats and Provisions 724 Central Avenue
Cases Treated at Cooper Hospital
Camden Post-Telegram —
“Joe” Stein, aged 9 years, of 724 Central avenue, went out to play with his boy friends yesterday afternoon and at one exuberant moment there was an impromptu wrestling match. “Joe” was thrown and a companion stepped on his left arm. It pained him so much that he was taken to the Cooper Hospital. There the bone was found to be broken.
Other cases treated at the hospital follow:
Thomas Berry, aged 23 years, of 227 Washington street, contusion of left little finger nail.
Frank Jones, aged 21 years, of 924 Mechanic street, laceration of scalp.
Harry Ryan, aged 26 years, of 317 North Fifth street, laceration of left side of nose.
Samuel Chester, aged 29 years, of 1154 Lawrence street, laceration of ring and little fingers of right hand.
John Donaghue, aged 13 years, of 1810 North 27th street, lacerations of index and middle fingers of left hand.
749 Central Avenue — John A. Ware
John A. Ware — 749 Central Avenue — 1887
Funeral of Osceola Butler
Camden Post-Telegram —
The funeral of Osceola Butler, aged 74 years, a veteran of the Civil War an an old resident of the Eighth ward, who died on Monday, will be held tomorrow at 1 o’clock from his late residence, 770 Central avenue, with services at Bethel A. M. E. Church, Philip street and Ferry avenue, at 2 o’clock. Interment at Mt. Peace Cemetery. Remains may be viewed this evening. The arrangements are in charge of Undertaker J. L. Johnson, Jr.
773 Central Avenue — Bruten's Cafe
Corporal Edward H. Dorsey — World War I — 773 Central Avenue
Bruten’s Cafe — 773 Central Avenue — 1918–1949 (1918–1939 Louis Bruten; 1939–1949 Margaret Bruten)
Crash at Eighth Street and Central Avenue
Camden Courier-Post —
Courier-Post Photo
William Boyle, 19, of Ashland, and his grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Aubacher, 63, of Osage, were pulled through the door of their car, shown above, yesterday after a crash at Eighth street and Central avenue. They were treated at West Jersey Hospital for cuts and shock. Driver of the truck, owned by the Camden County Beverage Company, was John Stafford, 42, of Hartley avenue, Somerdale. He escaped injury.
800 Block of Central Avenue
Addresses 801–872. All existing buildings were razed in the early 1950s to make room for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Manor Public Housing Project, which was in turn razed in the spring of 2007.
805 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890–1892 | John Wesley 'Wes' Beckett (policeman) |
838 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1888–1899 | Osceola Butler & Family |
| 1888–1899 | Osceola & Anna Butler |
| 1905 | John Johnson & Family |
No Attention and Two Died
Camden Daily Courier —
Two Persons Who Thought They Were Only Slightly Ill Expired Suddenly. SAVED HAD THEY HAD MEDICINE
That many deaths are caused in the southern section of this city through lack of proper medical attention was demonstrated this morning, when John Johnson, thirty-four years old, of 838 Central avenue, died without regular medical atention [sic] and the dead body of four year old [sic] Howard Truitt was found almost cold in death in bed at his home, 613 Sycamore street.
Johnson had been complaining of pain for several weeks and was told that he was suffering from consumption. Only the attention a person gives to an ordinary cold was paid to the dreaded disease, with the result that he died. He leaves a young wife. Before being placed in bed last night the Truitt boy complained of feeling badly. His mother supposed that the lad was a victim of the grip and paid no further attention to the matter, until this morning. At daylight she called her boy at the usual hour, but there was no response.
“Hurry up, Howard, breakfast is ready,” cried the mother up the stairway. After several other attempts to arouse her son she became suspicious that something might have happened and went upstairs.
“Howard, are you asleep?” she asked as she laid her hands on his head. Still there was no reply. Becoming frightened the woman caught her son by the shoulders and then discovered that life was extinct.
An investigation revealed the fact that the boy was a sufferer from diphtheria when he retired last night, and complained of feeling ill. Proper medical attention would have resulted, physicians believe, in saving the boy’s life.
Two Found Dead in Camden
Philadelphia Inquirer —
John Johnson, aged 34 years, of 838 Central avenue, and Howard Truitt, aged 4 years, of 613 Sycamore street, Camden, were found dead in their beds yesterday morning. In the first instance the man was suffering from consumption and Coroner Kirk gave a certificate accordingly. Coroner Lippincott found death due to diphtheria in the second case.
900 Block of Central Avenue
Addresses 900–986. All existing buildings were razed in the late 1930s to make room for the Clement T. Branch Village Public Housing Project, which opened in 1940 and is still in existence as of 2013.
900 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1890–1891 | Hugh Morgan Saloon |
| 1895 | Sebastian Tiller Saloon |
| 1940 | Gone |
902 Central Avenue
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| 1940 | Gone |
904 Central Avenue
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| 1940 | Gone |
906 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1940 | Gone |
907 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Jane Dorsey, Ethel Dorsey |
| 1920 | Jane Dorsey |
| 1920 | Ethel Dorsey |
| 1930 | William A. Schley |
| 1940 | Gone |
908 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1940 | Gone |
909 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1940 | Gone |
910 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1940 | Gone |
912 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1940 | Gone |
914 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1940 | Gone |
919 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1940 | Gone |
920 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1940 | Gone |
952–954 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890–1891 | Thomas W. Krips (Oyster Restaurant) |
| 1918–1920 | George W. Willingmyre Jr. |
| 1933 | Mrs. Mercella Melnik |
| 1940 | Gone |
962 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Matthew Lilly & Family |
| 1920 | Matthew & Lulu Lilliy |
| 1920 | Ines Lilly |
981 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1933 | Mrs. Bessie Moore |
| c. 1936 | The Davis Family — William Davis, John Davis, Leroy Davis |
984 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1906–1920 | Milton J. Warfield & Family — Milton J. & Angeline Warfield, Howard Warfield |
| — | Mlton J. & Angeline Warfield |
| — | Howard Warfield |
| 1940 | Gone |
986 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1940 | Gone |
Held for Selling Liquor Without a License
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Special Officers Baker and Smith late on Saturday night arrested Thomas Ktipps, of Tenth and Central avenue on the charge of selling liquor without a license. He will have a hearing before the Mayor to-day.
Attempt Made to Enter Offices of Coal Firm
Camden Courier-Post —
Called to the McAllister Coal Company, Seventh and Linden streets, by a neighbor who telephoned that someone was breaking into the place, a squad of motorcycle policemen searched the entire neighborhood early yesterday but found no one.
Detectives found that a rear window had been broken but nothing in the office was disturbed.
Mrs. Mercella Melnik, of 952 Central Avenue, reported to the police that an overcoat was stolen from her automobile while it was parked in front of her home.
Woman, 3 Men Seized in Downtown Raids
Camden Courier-Post —
Three men and a woman were arrested in two raids staged by district detectives yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Bessie Moore, 33, colored, of 981 Central avenue, was charged with violating the city ordinance prohibiting disorderly persons from congregating.
In the other raid, Leonard Davis, 25, of 1209 Millville street; Henry Thomas, 31, of 838 South Second street, and Mark Perry, 42, of 818 South Tenth street, all colored, were all held on similar charges. A small quantity of liquor was seized by District Detectives Vernon Jones and Thomas Cheeseman. All police court today.
981 Central Avenue — The Davis Family
The Davis Family — 981 Central Avenue — circa 1936. Left to right: William Davis — John Davis — Leroy Davis. The crops are cut off at both edges of a printed recollection (a repeated fragment at the foot of the photograph); the legible parts read: “…self, and Leroy setting on our back step at 981 Centra[l]… …ssed sharp and this was in the middle of the Depressio[n]… …n the middle smiling as usual. William and LeRoy are lea[ning]… …o stop me from falling. I hope the face in the backgro[und]…”
1000 Block of Central Avenue
Addresses 1001–1057. Prior to the 1960s there were a few buildings in the 1000 block, which runs east from South 10th Street to the rear of Evergreen Cemetery. Of these, only 1055 and 1057 Central were still standing as of 2013.
1004 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1910 | Rev. Albert Amos & Family — Albert & Catherine Amos, Raymond Amos, Mildred Amos |
1036 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1921 | Henrietta Sikes |
| 1933 | Charles Yatzgus |
| 1933 | Charles Yatzus |
1055 Central Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1940–1947 | Central Cafe (Samuel Wasiluk) |
| 1954–2003 | Tioga Tavern (closed 2003) |
Ill in Hospitals
Camden Daily Courier —
Allen Richeson, 29 years old, of 208 Chestnut street, has been removed to the medical ward of Cooper Hospital to be treated for an attack of pneumonia.
Henratt Sikes, aged 20 years, of 1036 Central avenue, Centreville, was taken in the South Camden police ambulance, to the surgical ward of West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital.
Beer Selling Charges Face 2 Storekeepers
Camden Courier-Post —
Beer selling without license will be the charge today when two storekeepers are arraigned in police court.
They are Charles Yatzgus, 43, of 1036 Central Avenue, and Angelo Teto, 42, of 1024 South Third Street. Police arrested them Saturday night.
1055–1057 Central Avenue — Central Cafe & Tioga Tavern
Northwest Corner of Central Avenue & Tioga Street — 1057 Central Avenue — 1930s–1940s: Central Cafe (Samuel Wasiluk) — 1940s–2000s: Tioga Tavern — October 5, 2003
1055–1057 Central Avenue — Tioga Tavern — 2003 Closed — October 5, 2003
Bail Is Denied Roxie Allen in Robbery of 15 in Craps Game
Camden Evening Courier —
Three Pals of Camden Boxer Also Jailed at Shore for Grand Jury
QUARTET IDENTIFIED BY POOLROOM OWNER
Limp Betrays Fighter at Landisville—Says He Did Not Aid Holdup
Identified as four of the five bandits who held up and robbed 15 men at a craps game in a Landisville poolroom yesterday, Roxie Allen, well-known South Jersey boxer, and three other South Camden youths are under arrest today.
The suspects, charged with obtaining money and watches worth $175, are Rocco Auletto, Allen’s real name, 21, of 318 Spruce street; Carmen Passarella, 26, of 1227 Broadway; Salvatore Passalacqua, 20, of 339 Clinton street, and Rocco De Corda, 23, of 221 Spruce street.
Two of the suspects, Passarella and Passalacqua, have made a full confession, according to Captain William J. Carter, Troop “A” commander, of the Hammonton State Police barracks.
Allen and De Corda have denied implication in the holdup. The welterweight pugilist admitted that he drove the holdup car but remained behind the wheel during the robbing, unaware of the intentions of his companions.
A fifth man, said to be colored, is being sought in Camden by the State Police and Camden detectives.
All four captives, arrested in this city and positively identified by the proprietor of the robbed place as well as by some of the victims, were held without bail pending action by the Atlantic county grand jury on charges of weapons. They were arraigned before Justice of the Peace Peter Capizola, of Buena. Prior to that, they were “booked” at the Atlantic county jail in Mays Landing, and then photographed and fingerprinted at the Malaga state police barracks. They are now in the jail at Mays Landing.
Allen’s Limp Seen, Claim
All four were recognized by the proprietor, Nicholas Yennitti, owner of “Poppy’s Place,” it is alleged. Yennitti said he knew the three white men who entered unmasked, and recognized Allen in the automobile after seeing him limp when he got out. Allen did not enter the place, nor could Yennitti see whether Allen had a gun.
It was at 2.10 p. m. yesterday that four men, three carrying revolvers and the other a sawed-off shotgun, ran into the poolroom and commanded the patrons to put up their hands. The 15 men inside were lined against a wall and their pockets were looted. The money on the table was picked up by one of the bandits. The total cash stolen amounted to only $75, while the watches and rings taken from the victims were worth about $100.
Captain Carter and other investigators heard reports that if the holdup had been staged 10 minutes later, a richer reward would have fallen into the hands of the bandits. The rumors were to the effect that the “banker” for the place arrived there from Atlantic City 10 minutes after the holdup, with two or three thousand dollars.
Nicholas Dandrea and Yennitti recognized the three white men, and then saw Allen, they said, in the car outside. Allen and Passarella had been in the place Saturday afternoon, the former losing about $15 at pool, according to Yennitti.
The license numbers of the car were observed by several of the victims, and the affair was reported to the state police. Troopers George Probert and Howard Maliff of the Malaga barracks, and Wilfred Dube, state police plainclothesman, were assigned to the investigation. They immediately sped to Camden, where they obtained the aid of Detective Theodore Guthrie.
Allen and Passarella were arrested last evening by the troopers and Guthrie. Passalacqua was arrested at his home last night by Sergeant Rox Saponare, of the Camden detective bureau. De Corda was arrested 4 a. m. today on suspicion and was later identified.
Holdup Car Found
The holdup car was found at Third and Pine streets today and was impounded by the Camden police for Atlantic county authorities. It bore the license plates C25899, but this license was issued, according to the state motor vehicle bureau at Trenton, to Harry Whaland, 1424 Mt. Ephraim avenue, Camden. An investigation proved that the tags had been stolen from Whaland’s car yesterday. Moreover, Whaland had a car different in make than the one impounded.
In his confession, Passarella declared that the seized car was his and that it was used in the holdup. The plates, he is said to have confessed, were stolen from Whaland.
However, a checkup at the Trenton bureau revealed that the license number C22859, issued for the car claimed by Passarella, had been issued to a Frank Passarella, of 327 Washington street, Camden.
Passarella, the man under arrest, is a nephew of Frank Passarella, also known as Passeralli, 31, of 212 Catherine street, Philadelphia, one of the two Atco National Bank bandits who were convicted here last month and received heavy jail sentences.
Louis Bottina, 20, of 1440 South Fourth street, was also arrested last night on suspicion, but was released when he proved an alibi and when the victims could not identify him.
The limp which betrayed Allen was the result of a bullet wound inflicted on him August 2 by Charles Areni, 699 Central avenue, who later was convicted and sent to state’s prison.
Roxie Allen Held As One of Gang in Dice Game Holdup
Camden Morning Post —
Pugilist and Pal Identified As 2 of 4 Bandits in Landisville Robbery
Bandit Suspect
PLAYERS LINED UP, RELIEVED OF $200
Robbers Flee in Stolen Car With Crippled Man at Wheel
Roxie Allen, Camden’s famed welterweight boxer, and one of his pals were arrested last night and identified, according to police, as two of four men who held up a craps game early yesterday at Landisville. Loot is said to have totaled between $150 and $200.
Allen, whose real name is Auletto, and Carmen Passarella, 26, of 1227 Broadway, were arrested by City Detective Theodore Guthrie and Wilfred Dube and George Probert, state police investigators.
Nicholas Dandrea and Nicholas Yennitti, both of Landisville, identified Allen and Passarella at police headquarters. Police said Yennitti is the proprietor of the pool room in which the holdup was staged. It is known as “Poppy’s Place.”
A dozen men were backed to the wall when the four bandits entered.
One carried a sawed-off shotgun while the other three brandished revolvers.
One of the bandits was crippled in both legs, according to the victims. They picked up the money laying on the table and then rifled the pockets of the players.
As they fled the license number of their automobile was taken and turned over to Malaga state police. A check-up revealed the car had been stolen from the garage of Harry Whaland, real estate dealer, 1424 Mt. Ephraim avenue. The license tags had been stolen from a disabled automobile of A. Baer, 611 Kaighn avenue. The state police declare the crippled man was driving the car.
Allen was recognized in the poolroom as the Camden boxer by the sportsmen gathered for the game, according to state police. Allen walks with a limp as a result of being shot August 2 at Third and Pine streets by Charles Areni, 699 Central avenue. Areni was found guilty in Criminal Court October 15.
Allen and Passarella were taken to state police headquarters at Hammonton for further questioning. They will be turned over eventually to Cumberland county authorities.
Dube said charges of robbery and carrying deadly weapons will be lodged against the accused.
Allen gave his age as 21 and his address as 318 Spruce street. At one time he was rated as one of the best welterweights in the country. He and Passarella have been close friends for years.
Two additional suspects were arrested by Camden police on information received from Hammonton state police. Louis Bottina, 20, of 1440 South Fourth street, was arrested by Patrolman Joseph Lack at Broadway and Kaighn avenue.
Salvatore Passalacqua, 20, of 339 Clinton street, was arrested at his home by Detective Sergeant Rox Saponare.
Both men were arrested on suspicion and are being detained until today when an attempt will be made to identify them as the second pair of the four bandits.
When Newspapermen asked Guthrie what Allen said when he was arrested, Guthrie declared Allen had made no statement. A similar question at Hammonton state police headquarters brought forth a reply from Trooper Dube that “I am not making any statements right now, I am still working on the investigation. Don’t bother me for a couple of hours.”
ROXIE ALLEN
Camden welterweight contender who is accused of being one of four “hoodlums” who staged a holdup early yesterday on a craps game in a Landisville pool room. Allen, according to police, was identified last night by the proprietor of the place and one of the players as the “cripple” who drove the bandit car.
Girl Victim’s Brother Accuses Man
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Traced to Camden by the brother of 15-year-old Elizabeth Jeter, of 3141 Heater street, New York, who was attacked and seriously injured, Joseph Zitz, aged 31 years, of Two-hundred-and-thirty-eighth street and Albany avenue, New York, was taken into custody by Detectives Schregler, Troncone and Fitzsimmons on Central avenue, Camden, yesterday. Zitz was accused of attacking the girl by Sinclair Jeter, the brother, and remanded to jail by Justice McClong pending requisition papers from New York.
Sunday Raids on 2 Saloons Trap Owners
Camden Courier-Post —
Nine Drinkers Nabbed as Witnesses as Police Continue War
THREE WOMEN ARRESTED IN NORTH CAMDEN PLACE
Continuing their drive against alleged violators of the Sunday closing ordinance, police yesterday raided two cafes and arrested the proprietors and nine patrons.
The drive was widened Saturday at the direction of Chief of Police Arthur Colsey to include investigation that minors were being sold alcoholic beverages in saloons and taprooms here.
In Sunday raids a week ago three saloon owners were arrested. Two were fined and one of them obtained a continuance of his hearing on the charges.
The first raid yesterday was made by Police Lieut. George Frost and Detective Marshall Thompson on a saloon at 939 North Third street.
Clem Bridgeman, 36, was arrested as the owner, while Mrs. Mary Frank, 64, who lives in an apartment over the taproom, was named by him as his partner. She was released in $10 bail, with bail for Bridgeman set at $500 for a hearing in police court today.
Frost said he found six customers sitting at tables in the saloon with drinks in front of them.
The customers were held in $10 bail each as material witnesses. They said they were Miss Monica Aument, 23, of 1493 Kenwood avenue; an unidentified woman, who, Frost said, was too intoxicated to talk; Albert Moyer, 53, of 419 Erie street; Charles Luers, 30, of 10 York street; Charles Sevcik, 45, of 225 Milton street; Ernest Ridge, 42, of 619 Cedar street, and Archibald Knox, 25, of 97 North street.
In the second place, at 773 Central avenue, Detectives Frank Wilmont and Joseph Schultz arrested the licensee, Louis Bruten, 58, colored, of that address; Eugene Clark, 43, of 907 Ferry avenue, and William Clark, 41, and Davis Ray, 34, both of New York City. Bruten was released in $500 bail and the patrons in $10 for hearings today.
In Camden Police Court Saturday the hearing of John Lynch, 32, former Camden policeman and proprietor of a saloon at 201 Cooper street, was continued by Judge Lewis Liberman until Wednesday on application of City Prosecutor John H. Reiners.
Lynch is charged with violating Section 422 of the city ordinance in allowing disorderly persons to congregate on his premises and is at liberty in $500 bail.
Cafe Owner Fined for Sunday Sales
Camden Courier-Post —
South Camden Saloonkeeper Granted Continuance of Hearing After Raid
A North Camden saloonkeeper was fined $50 with the alternative of serving 50 days in Camden County jail yesterday by Police Judge Lewis Liberman as police continued the drive against Sunday sales.
The saloonkeeper is Clement Bridgeman, 36, of 939 North Third street.
Louis Bruten, 58, colored, who operates a saloon at 773 Central avenue, was arrested for illegal Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages. He was granted a continuance yesterday by Judge Liberman until September 3. Bruten told the court he wanted to obtain the services of an attorney.
Meanwhile Camden police under orders of Chief Arthur Colsey were continuing their investigation opened last Saturday into reports that minors were being sold liquor in various sections of the city. It was reported proprietors of a number of liquor establishments would be ordered to appear before Chief Colsey today for questioning. The probe resulted from facts uncovered by Patrolman John V. Wilkie with the arrest of a runaway Maple Shade girl last week.
It was reported the State Department of Alcohol Beverage Control had detailed several investigators to Camden to conduct a separate inquiry into the matter of selling liquor to minors. At Newark, Deputy Commissioner Garrett in charge of law enforcement said he knew nothing of the report.
Bridgeman entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of violating Section 5 of the Camden city ordinance covering the sale of liquor on Sunday.
Lieutenant Frost presented as evidence 13 glasses, all of which contained beer, which he said were seized when he and Thompson followed a customer into Bridgeman’s establishment Sunday afternoon.
Five men and two women were in the place, Lieutenant Frost testified, three of the men standing up against the bar and two men and the women along with Bridgeman were seated in the backroom.
Bridgeman protested he sold no beer, giving away to all who were in his place because they were friends of his. Mrs. Mary Frank, 64, who resides in an apartment above the saloon and said she was a half-owner of the establishment, was also arrested by the raiders.
Seven of the eight persons arrested in addition to Bridgeman, appeared in police court yesterday. They were charged with disorderly conduct and being material witnesses. The missing person, Ernest Ridge, 42, of 619 Cedar street, forfeited $10 security which he posted.
The others who were discharged with 30-day suspended sentences included: Mrs. Frank, Miss Monica Aument, 23, of 1493 Kenwood avenue; Mrs. Marie Fisher, 41, of 1031 Segal street; Albert Moyer, 53, of 419 Erie street; Charles Luers, 30, of 10 York street; Charles Sevcik, 45, of 225 Milton street and Archibald Knox, 25, of 97 North street.
In finding Bridgeman guilty, Judge Liberman declared the saloonkeeper had no authority to sell or even give beer away to his friends in a taproom on Sunday.
Cop Exonerated In Wounding of Camden Youth
Camden Courier-Post —
Municipal Court Judge Dzick today exonerated a patrolman of a charge of assault with attempt to kill, brought by the mother of a 17-year-old youth and then denounced her for filing the complaint.
Patrolman Frank Senatore, against whom the complaint was lodged by Mrs. Gladys Brown, of 720 Central avenue, was “altogether justified” in firing several shots at the boy, Harold Jackson, according to Judge Dzick.
Jackson, who was put on probation and given a suspended sentence to Annandale reformatory Nov. 29 as a juvenile delinquent, was shot in the jaw by Senatore on Dec. 11 while fleeing with two companions from a stolen car.
Mrs. Brown told Judge Dzick she filed the complaint against Senatore at the direction of the National Association for Advancement of Colored People and had been promised legal assistance by the NAACP in prosecuting the charge against Senatore. None appeared, however, for the hearing.
“This is the most contemptuous charge I ever heard,” Dzick told Mrs. Brown. “It is a good thing that the NAACP representative who advised you to bring the charge is not in court. I would jail him for contempt if he were here.”
Man Blames Cop as Home Wrecker
Camden Courier —
Accused of Beating 2 Women After Fighting Way Into House
A policeman, whose name is withheld, was blamed for breaking up the home of Michael Brown, 25 years, 65[?] Ferry avenue, in police court this morning.
Brown was given a hearing and was charged of assault and battery, one preferred by his wife Louise, and the other by Bertha Chamberlin, 6[?]0 Central avenue. He was accused of attacking the two women Sunday night in the home of F. L. Gold[?], where Mrs. Chamberlin is employed as a housekeeper.
Brown’s defense was that he forced his way into the house because he had reason to believe that his wife was there with a police officer, for whom she left him two weeks ago. Both women exhibited bruises on their bodies, alleged to have been inflicted by Brown, and Mrs. Brown collapsed while testifying and had to be revived. Brown asserted he had been informed that the unnamed police officer was with his wife and that he had seen him in the house before he entered. He said Mrs. Chamberlin tried to delay him at the door while the officer slipped out a rear window. He claimed to have witnesses to substantiate this.
Judge Cleary held Brown in $150 bail for court on each charge. He was allowed to sign his own bail bond. He left with the intention of swearing out a warrant for Mrs. Chamberlin on a charge of keeping a disorderly house.
Killed by Bullet Sent Through Fence
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Camden Man Was Shot With Rifle by Professed Friend Who Soon Gave Himself Up to the Police
John P. Kripps, 38 years old, of 1829 South Seventh street, Camden, was shot and killed by Dennis Whalen, of 669 Central avenue, yesterday afternoon. A bullet from a rifle struck Kripps over the heart, and he died while being taken to the Cooper Hospital. Although the shooting was declared to be accidental, Whalen disappeared in the excitement, but he surrendered himself last night. The dead man leaves a widow and two children.
Employed by Archibald Babnew, a huckster, Kripps was in Babnew’s yard, in the rear of 1738 Van Buren street, when there was a report of a rifle. Kripps straightened, placed his hand over his heart and then fell to the ground. He was unconscious when picked up. With his frantic wife sitting beside him and holding his hand, the wounded man passed away while the auto ambulance was speeding to the hospital. An added touching feature lay in the fact that Kripps’ brother, William, was in the hospital seeking treatment as a result of an accident when the body was carried in on a stretcher.
Although a dozen police and detectives were on the scene within a few moments, Whalen could not be found. From the investigation it was shown that Whalen and some friends had been practicing shooting a rifle at a bottle hanging from the fence that separated the yard from Babnew’s. It was not thought that the weapon had sufficient force to send the leaden missiles through the heavy board fence. An examination showed there were three clean holes bored by bullets through the fence where Kripps was standing.
Whalen was overcome when he surrendered. He thought he had only wounded Kripps, whom, he declared, was a close friend of his.
Dr. Harry O. Cox Obituary
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Dr. Harry O. Cox, of Eighth and Central avenue, a graduate of Jefferson College, died at his residence yesterday after an illness of two weeks. His death was caused by an affection of the head produced by ear derangement.