Introduction
Division Street must have been named because it divided something, but what exactly is not certain. Line Street, which lies 2 blocks to the north, was named because it followed the finally settled line of division between the Cooper and Kaighn properties. Division Street may never have actually divided anything!
Foot of Division Street
Foot of Division Street — American Dredging Co., 1920s–1955. Camden Courier-Post advertisements: March 12, 1930; October 14, 1931; March 1, 1932.
American Dredging Co.
Dredging
American Shipyard Co.
2000 Tons Railway
Office, 308 Chestnut St., Phila., Pa.
Works, Foot of Division St.
CAMDEN
American Dredging Co. advertisement, Camden Courier-Post, October 14, 1931
American Dredging Co.
Dredging
American Shipyard Co.
2000 Tons Railway
Office, 308 Chestnut St., Phila., Pa.
Works, Foot of Division St.
CAMDEN
American Dredging Co. advertisement, Camden Courier-Post, March 1, 1932
American Dredging Co.
Dredging
American Shipyard Co.
200 Tons Railway
Office, 308 Chestnut St., Phila., Pa.
Works, Foot of Division St.
CAMDEN
107 Division Street — Master Supply Company. 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad.
MASTER SUPPLY CO
• WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS •
ROOFING - SHEET METAL
BUILDING MATERIALS
Camden
107 Division St. . . . . EMerson 5-4909
Atlantic City
Delaware Av & Baltic Av. ATlanticCity 6-1144
Asbury Park
1610 Sewall Av Asbury Park. PRospect 5-1043
100 Block of Division Street
100 Block of Division Street — Occupants
107 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Master Supply Company | New Jersey Bell Telephone |
Camden News Notes
Philadelphia Inquirer —
** The Camden Excise Board last night transferred the following liquor licenses: Michael Priore, 909 South Fourth street, to B. Tammizo; H. Uhlig, 1401 Broadway, to Ernest F. Jones; Albert E. James, 1819 Broadway, to Jacob Pfisterer, and Mrs. Josephine Ventresca from 224 Division street to Locust and Division streets.
Killed By Falling Stone
His head crushed by a stone which fell from a wagon, Samuel Walker, fifty years old, of 238 Division street, was almost instantly killed yesterday at Yorkship Village. His skull was fractured at the base and death ensued in a few minutes. Coroner Rhone issued a certificate of accidental death.
240–244 Division Street, aka Simmons Court — 1863–1883: Henry Simmons & Family.
William Emerson and David Miller were arrested in Camden yesterday, charged with dealing in lottery policy, by Jeremiah Watson. Justice Thompson committed each to the county jail in default of bail.
Harry Adams, aged 27 years, of 245 Division street, is suffering from lockjaw in its worst form, convulsion following convulsion, and according to the attending physician death is but a few hours off. Adams recently had the fingers of his right hand mashed while at work at the coke plant of the Public Service Corporation.
2 Held on Suspicion of Attempted Fraud
Phila. Negroes Accused of Trying to Trick Depositors
Charles Butler, 250 Division street, and Charles Upshur, 1714 Montrose street, Philadelphia, both negroes, will be given a hearing today in police court and asked to explain their suspicious actions when arrested Saturday at Broadway and Walnut streets by Policeman Leon Branch.
According to spectators the men accosted persons entering the Broadway Trust Bank and offered to make their deposits for them.
Policeman Branch noticed the suspicious actions of the men and arrested them. Later a man, whose name is not revealed, identified them as the two who attempted to work the game on him. The men denied the accusation.
259–261 Division Street — 1947–1955: N. Bantivoglio Sons Inc., Junkyard. 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad.
Waste Paper
BANTIVOGLIO'S N SONS INC
SCRAP IRON
AND
METALS
259 Division Cam . . . . . . WOodlawn 4-1939
268 Division Street — 1935: Leonard Mondile. Camden Courier-Post, August 30, 1935.
James Viggiano, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Viggiano, 269 Division street, is with the Air Corps at Atlantic City.
William Wright, Mayor Pratt’s dog-catcher, was held in $300 bail by ‘Squire Colding, yesterday, for threatening to shoot Virginia Housell, of 271 Division street.
After he pleaded guilty to stealing three men’s coats and a suit, worth $75, and pawned them for $4, Dan Griffin, 40, of Kaighns ave., near 3d, was sentenced to 45 days in jail.
Police arrested Griffin Tuesday night, following the robbery of the home of Mrs. Mattie Baker, 274 Division st.
Found Under Bed, ‘Dead’ Boy Revives
Young Burglar ‘Awakens’ as Cops Discuss ‘Shot in Arm’ for Him
A “dead” 15-year-old burglar who suddenly “revived” when police suggested a “shot-in-the-arm,” was arrested early yesterday in a house in South Camden he had just looted. Police headquarters was startled at 3 a.m. when a call was received that a “dead boy” had been found under a bed at the home of Peter and Frank Albanese, 279 Division street.
200 Block of Division Street — Occupants
City directory records and newspaper clippings.
214 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1906 | Donato Fanelle — Rags |
224 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1909 | Mrs. Josephine Ventresca — saloon |
228 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1885 | William M. Butts |
230 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1869 | Isaac Merrick |
| 1900 | Benjamin Cavanaugh |
| 1900 | Joseph Cavanaugh |
237 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1900–1906 | Thomas Francis Waters & Family — Francis & Mary Waters, Sarah Waters |
| 1901 | John Foster (Philadelphia Inquirer, June 16, 1901) |
| 1901 | Edward S. Hyde |
238 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1918–1919 | Samuel Walker |
| 1919 | Dr. David S. Rhone (Philadelphia Inquirer, January 16, 1919) |
240–244 Division Street (aka Simmons Court)
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1863–1883 | Henry Simmons & Family |
245 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1893–1904 | Jeremiah Watson (Philadelphia Inquirer, July 13, 1904) |
| 1906 | Henry Adams (Philadelphia Inquirer, May 20, 1906) |
246 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| late 1910s–1920s | Earl Stopfer |
247 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1894 | Walter Brown (Philadelphia Inquirer, August 31, 1894) |
| 1894 | William Kairer |
| 1894 | William Schregler |
| 1900s–1910s | Giuseppe Auletto & Family — John Auletto, Teresa Auletto, Charles Auletto |
| 1900s–1910s | Donato (Daniel) Auletto |
| 1900s–1910s | Rocco 'Roxie Allen' Auletto |
| 1918 | Peter Perin (Camden Courier, May 13, 1918) |
| 1918 | Herbert Anderson |
250 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1914 | Asbury Hammond (Philadelphia Inquirer, September 10, 1914) |
257 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1926–1927 | Charles Cephus (Camden Courier-Post, January 31, 1927) |
| 1927 | Leon Branch |
259–261 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1947–1955 | N. Bantivoglio Sons Inc. — Junkyard | 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone |
268 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1935 | Leonard Mondile (Camden Courier-Post, August 30, 1935) |
269 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924–1970s | Joseph Viggiano Family |
270 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| July 1890 | Ellen 'Lizzie' Butts |
271 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1891 | Virginia Housell (Philadelphia Inquirer, July 2, 1891) |
| 1891 | William Wright |
| 1891 | Jesse Pratt |
274 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1956 | The Antonio & Gilda Doganiero Family — Frank, Bernardo, Carmela, Dominick, Anna, Antonio Jr., Roberta Doganiero |
| 1957 | Mrs. Mattie Baker (Camden Courier-Post, December 12, 1957) |
| 1957 | Mrs. Mattie Baker |
279 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1935 | Peter Albanese & Frank Albanese (Camden Courier-Post, August 30, 1935) |
| 1935 | Frank Albanese |
| 1935 | Leonard Mondile |
Hurry-Up Court Gamblers Fined
Camden Courier —
The gamblers who were arrested at Second and Pine streets by Policeman Herbert Anderson and sent to City Hall in the “hurry-up” were playing cards openly when rounded up. They were: Mazzonio Spuria, 66[?] South Third street; Alexander Stortino, 3[?]2 Line street; Peter Perin, 247 Division street; Frederick Corbindone, 651 South Third street; Luigi Capelli, [?]2[?] Line street; Di Angelo Carlo, 412 Mt. Vernon street, and Antonio Bombiaso, 2[?]0 Walnut street. Each paid a fine of $10 in police court this morning.
Bread Thief Shot
Philadelphia Inquirer —
A Policeman’s Bullet Forced a Fugitive to Surrender.
Walter Brown, a young colored man, of 247 Division street, Camden, was shot in the arm and captured early yesterday morning by Policeman Schregler, of the Camden force, who saw him stealing bread from doorsteps.
Numerous complaints of the theft of bread from grocers’ boxes in the neighborhood of West and Line streets led the officer to secrete himself in the empty house on Beckett street near Line, where Baker William G. Kairer was murdered last winter. From his hiding place he saw Brown in the act of stealing.
The colored man ran into a yard and fastened the gate. The policeman fired three shots over the fence and Brown surrendered. His wound was dressed at the Cooper Hospital and he was locked up.
Two Committed to Jail for Burglaries
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Accused of breaking into the store of Harry Litchman, 1124 South Tenth street, Sunday night, Stephen Damski, aged 18 years, of Sycamore street, was committed to jail by Recorder Stackhouse. The defendant secured $5 in money and tobacco.
Failing to prove several alibis set up by him, Asbury Hammond, a negro of 250 Division street, was committed to jail in default of $[?]00 bail by the Recorder on the charge of breaking into the house of Leonard Me[?]a, 324 South Second street, and stealing $[?].
100 Attend Reception Here to Newlyweds
Camden Courier-Post —
Miss Nettie Viggiano, of 269 Division Street, and Anthony Teti, 1131 Christian Street, Philadelphia, were married at 4 p. m. yesterday in Mt. Carmel R. C. Church, Fourth and Division Streets.
More than 100 attended the wedding reception in Morgan's Hall. Miss Mary Chaslong was bridesmaid and Nicholas Siteverio best man. Anthony Jennetta was in charge of arrangements. The couple will live at 1131 Christian Street, Philadelphia, after a honeymoon trip.
300 Block of Division Street
Primo Coccia
Primo Coccia, 58, of 311 Division st., died Sunday in Cooper Hospital. Born in Italy and a Camden resident 45 years, he was the operator of a grocery store at 902 S. 4th st. for the past 30 years. A former violin teacher, he played with the Haddonfield Symphony Orchestra for many years.
Surviving are his wife, Carolina; a daughter, Mrs. Angela Ventello, of Camden; his mother, Mrs. Angela Coccia, of the Camden address; a sister, Mrs. Theresa Pestritto, of Atlantic City; a brother, Matthew, of Burlington, and three grandchildren.
Relatives and friends will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday in the Falco Funeral Home, 1018 S. 4th st. Solemn requiem high Mass will follow in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 4th and Division sts. A viewing will be held Wednesday night in the funeral home and burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
319 Division Street — Photograph taken March 19, 2012.
319 Division Street — Photograph taken March 19, 2014.
319, 321 & 321‑1/2 Division Street — Photograph taken March 19, 2014.
321 Division Street — Photograph taken March 19, 2014. The narrow walkway adjacent to 319 and remnant of a gate for a similar walkway, along with the lack of side windows on 321‑1/2 where 321 stood, are the last physical evidence of 321 Division Street. In the above photo, 321‑1/2 has been mis-numbered. It appears that at one time the owner of 321‑1/2 obtained ownership of 321 and “adopted” the “321 Division Street” as the address for both lots.
321 Division Street — Photograph taken March 19, 2014.
321‑1/2 Division Street — Photograph taken March 19, 2012.
Charles G. Monroe, colored, aged 62 years, dropped dead yesterday in front of his residence, at 321‑1/2 Division street.
325 Division Street — Photograph taken March 19, 2012.
327 Division Street — 1911–1912: Martha Williams. Also: O. Glen Stackhouse, Edward S. Hyde. Philadelphia Inquirer, February 27, 1912. Photograph taken March 19, 2012.
Two Prisoners Attempt Suicide in Their Cells
Temporarily deranged, two prisoners in the Camden city jail tried to end their lives during the early hours of yesterday morning and they would have succeeded but for the vigilance of Captain Hyde. Martha Williams, a negress, 26 years old, of 327 Division street, was found hanging to the bars of her cell by a pair of garters. She was cut down by Captain Hyde and revived at the Cooper Hospital.
This was followed by an attempt by Nicholas Gearguise, a Pole, to knock his brains out against the iron bars. He was subdued and placed in a padded cell. Later Recorder Stackhouse gave each twenty days in the county jail.
327 Division Street — 1947–1948: Dominick J. Persiani & Family, Camden Fire Department.
327 & 329 Division Street — Photograph taken March 19, 2012.
329 Division Street — Photograph taken March 19, 2012.
Young Catholic Club To Honor 2 Members
The Young Men’s Catholic Club of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church will honor two of its members at a party Saturday night in the clubhouse, 331 Division st.
The two members are Joseph V. Biasi and William Santanello, who served as chairman of the annual dane the last two years.
The house committee, with William E. Darpino, chairman, is sponsoring the party. John Alfonsi has charge of tickets. Dancing and refreshments are planned.
The firemen were next called to 336 Division street, to extinguish a Christmas tree that had caught fire. The room was badly damaged.
331–337 Division Street — Photograph taken March 19, 2012.
338 Division Street — 1910s–1920s: Giuseppe Spinogatti & Family — Giuseppe & Maria Spinogatti, Frank Spinogatti, Michael Spinogatti. Photograph taken March 19, 2012.
338, 340 & 342 Division Street — Photograph taken March 19, 2012.
Under the impression there was a murder mystery to solve, County Detective Cherry was yesterday detailed to have the cellar at 339 Division street, Camden, dug up in an effort to discover the remains of a baby which Margaret Gustis, colored, said her sister Clara had killed. The latter was earlier committed to the county jail by Justice Banckson. Detective Cherry was unable to discover any evidence of crime after the entire cellar had been dug up. The accused woman will be discharged from custody.
340 Division Street — Photograph taken March 19, 2012.
342 Division Street — Photograph taken March 19, 2012. Scheduled for demolition in March of 2012.
344, 346, 348, 350 & 352 Division Street — Photograph taken March 19, 2012.
300 Block of Division Street — Occupants
City directory records and newspaper clippings.
309 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1885 | William M. Butts |
| 1888 | Solomon Clark |
311 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878–1881 | Benjamin Cavanaugh |
| 1919–1920 | Caesar Persiani & Family (butcher) |
| 1919–1920 | Caesar & Alma Persiani |
| 1919–1920 | Anna Persiani |
| 1919–1920 | Mildred Persiani |
| 1919–1920 | Dominick J. Persiani |
| 1923–1959 | Primo Coccia (violinist) |
| 1923–1959 | Primo & Carolina Coccia |
| 1923–1959 | Angela Coccia |
312 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Listed in city directory |
| 1927 | Miriam Robinson (Camden Courier-Post, February 7, 1927) |
| 1927 | Walter 'Kentucky Rosebud' Edgerton |
| 1927 | Miriam Robinson |
315 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1877 | George Yates & Family — George & Eliza Yates, William Yates, John W. Yates III (Philadelphia Inquirer, November 1, 1877) |
| 1877 | George & Eliza Yates |
| 1877 | William Yates |
| 1877 | John W. Yates III |
| 1933 | Viola Lewis (Camden Courier-Post, June 12, 1933) |
| 1933 | Viola Lewis |
316 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| WWI | Private First Class Chester Anzide |
321-1/2 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1896 | Charles G. Monroe (Philadelphia Inquirer, March 5, 1896) |
322 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930s | John & Jesse Anderson (Camden Courier-Post, June 2, 1933) |
324 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1919–1921 | Louis Ferranti & Family — Louis & Anna Ferranti, Elizabeth Ferranti, Joseph Ferranti, Nicoletta Ferranti, Carmen Corvena, Mary Corvena, Annie Corvena (Philadelphia Inquirer, January 20, 1919) |
| 1919–1921 | Louis & Anna Ferrant- |
| 1919–1921 | Elizabeth Ferranti |
| 1919–1921 | Joseph Ferranti |
| 1919–1921 | Nicoletta Ferranti |
| 1919–1921 | Carmen Corvena (widowed son-in-law) |
| 1919–1921 | Mary Corvena |
| 1919–1921 | Annie Corvena |
325 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1932 | Dominick Ravieri (Camden Courier-Post, June 9, 1932) |
| 1932 | Garfield Pancoast |
| 1932 | George Burrell |
326 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Anthony Scanalvilli |
327 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1911–1912 | Martha Williams (Philadelphia Inquirer, February 27, 1912) |
| 1911–1912 | Martha Williams |
| 1912 | O. Glen Stackhouse |
| 1912 | Edward S. Hyde |
| 1947–1948 | Dominick J. Persiani & Family (Camden Fire Department) |
| 1947–1948 | Dominick J. & Carmela Persiani |
| 1947–1948 | Elma Persiani |
| 1947–1948 | Carol Persiani |
331 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Young Men's Catholic Club of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (Camden Courier-Post, November 25, 1955) |
| 1955 | Joseph V. Biasi, William Santanello, William E. Darpino, John Alfonsi |
336 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1899 | Listed in city directory (Philadelphia Inquirer, January 4, 1899) |
337 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910s–1920s | Frank Luggi |
338 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910s–1920s | Giuseppe Spinogatti & Family |
| 1910s–1920s | Giuseppe & Maria Spinogatti |
| 1910s–1920s | Michael Spinogatti |
| 1910s–1920s | Frank Spinogatti |
339 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1905 | John Cherry |
| 1905 | Clara Custis |
| 1906 | Margaret Custis (Philadelphia Inquirer, March 24, 1905) |
| 1906 | Margaret Custis |
340 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1900 | Solomon Clark |
| 1909 | Giacinno Bravato (Philadelphia Inquirer, June 30, 1909) |
| 1909 | Fiore Troncone |
| 1909 | Giacinno Bravato |
| 1915 | Antonio Mecca (Philadelphia Inquirer, June 18, 1915) |
| 1915 | Leonardo Del Fico |
| 1915 | Antonio Mecca |
342 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1873–1874 | Edward H. Mead |
352 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1958–1968 | The Olivo Family |
| 1958–1968 | James Olivo |
354 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1952 | Vincent Lamonte (Camden Courier-Post, April 2, 1952) |
| 1952 | Vincent Lamonte |
Youths Dazed by Rum; Police Probe Ordered
Camden Courier-Post —
Two youths who were found in a semi-conscious condition as the result of drinking liquor, were held in $500 bail each yesterday by Judge Garfield Pancoast pending a police investigation.
They are George Burrell, 20, of 1208 Thurman street, and Dominick Ravieri, 17, of 325 Division street. They were arrested at Fourth and Chestnut streets by Police Lieut. Bakley. Bakley testified they were in such a stupor that it was necessary to take them to West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital where their stomachs were pumped.
The youths first declared they found the liquor, but after questioning by Judge Pancoast, admitted buying it in a South Camden speakeasy. They were held in bail for a further hearing next week. Pancoast ordered the police to learn where the youths obtained the liquor.
Over the River
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Camden Courts.—In the Camden Quarter Sessions yesterday William Campbell, James Reading, George Farrington and Chas. Peoples, who were put on trial on Tuesday for the larceny of vegetables, were found not guilty. Philip Sing was put on trial on a charge of the larceny of a lot of jewelry, the property of Mrs. Mary Seidel, and was convicted. Several persons were arraigned charged with inciting to riot and for riotous assault and battery at a colored meeting in the Seventh Ward last summer. Their names are John Simpson, Allen Wood, William Jacobs, James Johnson, Franklin Brown and David Perry.
Coroner’ Inquests [sic].—Last evening Coroner Roberts commenced an inquest on the body of Mrs. Eliza Yates, aged twenty-two years, who was found dead in bed about ten o’clock that morning at her residence in the rear of No. 315 Division street, South Camden. Deceased leaves two children. The inquest was continued until this evening. At the same time he also held a a [sic] view on the body of a child one month old, belonging to a Mrs. Mortimer, in East Camden.
Public Hall.—The Farmers and Butchers’ Market Company, of Camden, commenced yesterday the work of converting a portion of their building on Bridge avenue, West and Mickle streets, into a public hall. They will occupy 64 feet in width of the centre of the building by 110 feet in length for that purpose. The hall will be used for public meetings, concerts, entertainments, &c.
Committed.—Justice Souders yesterday committed C. Hughes and Edward Gummery to the county jail for drunken and disorderly conduct. Justice Henry committed Norman Simmons for a similar offense. Justice Bundick committed James Galgar on the charge of appropriating to his own use moneys belonging to another person.
To Be Defended.—It is authoritatively stated that the general counsel of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for New Jersey has been directed to defend the Longstreet suit, and to insist that the lease is valid and binding in all respects.
Nominated.—The Democratic Convention of the Second Assembly District of Camden county reconvened on Tuesday evening and nominated Josiah S. Matlack, of Camden, as their candidate for the Legislature.
The Poor Birds.—The Game law in New Jersey is off on and after to-day. Shooting will be very lively. Partridge, quail and squirrel, with the live bait fishing, will make things lively for weeks to come.
Haddon Township.—The number of births, marriages and deaths in Haddon township during the past year was as follows: Marriages, 29; births, 68; deaths, 33.
Military Election.—On Wednesday evening Charles S. Bernard, Esq., was elected to the position of captain of Company D, Sixth Regiment, N. G., S. N. J.
Merchantville.—The newly organized Governor McClellan Club intends holding a Democratic meeting on Friday evening next.
Back From Italy, Jailed
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Suspect Fled From Camden After Stabbing Fellow-Countryman
Fleeing to Italy in June of last year, following a fight over a game of cards, in which Giaccinno Bravato, of 340 Division street, Camden, was so badly slashed with a stiletto that for a time it was feared he would die, Saverio Monsato was captured in Camden yesterday by Policeman Troncone on a warrant charging him with having inflicted Bravato’s injuries.
Although he told the police that he returned to this country last week, thinking the affair had been forgotten, Monsato pleaded not guilty to the charge when arraigned in Police Court. He was committed in default of bail.
Here and There in Camden
Philadelphia Inquirer —
In a fall from a trolley car, Emma Steck, 19 years old, of 905 Point street, was injured about the side, arms and head yesterday and was taken to the Cooper Hospital.
Stumbling down-stairs, Ruth Collins, 39 years old, of 717 VanHook street, sustained a lacerated scalp and was cared for at the Cooper Hospital.
Sustaining a fracture of the ankle in a fall yesterday, 4-year-old Mary Carvins, of 324 Division street, was taken to the Cooper Hospital for treatment.
Struck by an automobile belonging to Henry Garrison near the home of the boy yesterday afternoon, 7-year-old Charles O’Neil, of 1248 Locust street, was injured about the head and was taken to the Cooper Hospital.
Camden County Transfers
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Haddon twp, Lot 4, Section B, plan Westmont Annex—[?] O Henszer to Edward A Trego, $1.
Audubon, W cor Graisbury and Oakland—Hannah V Brown et al to Maud V Rieber, $4500.
Collingswood, N s Linwood, 160 ft W Dill—John S Waters to [?] Laveice, $1.
Audubon, Lot 28, Section 8, plan New Addition to Audubon—Audubon Heights Impt Co to Edward T Cunliffe, $500.
Camden, 340 Division—Antonio Mecca to Lorenzo Del Fico et al, $850.
Gloucester City, S W s Market, 581 ft D land Arthur Powell—Victor J Humbrecht Co to George W Dickensheets, $1200.
Camden, 826 S 2d—Charles W Austermuhl Co to Catherine Celie Polozruto et al, $1.
Camden, 522 N 5th—Charles V D Joline, special master, to Ira C Shurman, $2400.
Camden, S side Stevens, 20 ft S 26th—Hat Land Impt Co to William Stants, $1.
Camden, lots 35 to 39, block B, plan South Camden Land Co—Ralph W E Donges, special master, to Harry J Teitelman, $1225.
Gloucester Twp, lot 19, sec B, plan Glendora Villa—Seymour W Hunt et als to Harry W Mines, $100.
Waterford twp, lot 7, sec C, plan Fisher Garden Sites—William Lipkin to Martha Still, $25.
Oaklyn, N E side White Horse Pike, 50 ft N W Lakeview—Harry W Bealer to [?] Townsend, $1.
Collingswood, [?]2 and 64 Lincoln ave—Harry W Bealer to Herbert S S Corsen, $1.
Camden, 1449 Princess—Lewis F Holl to Jeannette Bryant, $3300.
Camden, S W side Kenwood, 200 ft W Pembroke—Edward C Haddon to Thomas J Croxton, et ux, $7000.
Camden, lots 26 and 28, sec G, plan Lawnton—Richard Chamberlain to Emil Schulke, $700.
Marriage Licenses
Camden Courier-Post —
Camden
Wilfred D. Cruthers, 21, Bedford, Pa., and Valeria Dubowski, 17, of 1220 Chestnut street.
Alphonse D’Alessandro, 34, of 139 Carson street, Philadelphia, and Rita Caruso, 26, of 404 Clinton street.
Milford E. Layser, 24, of 416 Chambers street, and Joan Wyatt, 18, of 823 State street.
Allen Gordon, 32, of 1610 Fillmore street, and Olga S. Beakley, 36, of 1615 Fillmore street.
Vincent Lamonte, 21, of 354 Division street, and Dolores T. Passeri, 20, of 1261 Decatur street.
George E. Scholtz, 20, of 60 Edgemont road, Bellmawr Park, and Dorothy V. Hambleton, 19, of 415 Chestnut street.
LePerian English, 26, of 153 North Fifty-fifth street, Philadelphia, and Dorothy L. Mason, 27, same address.
Otto Souak, 40, of 49 Woodland avenue, Clementon, and Veneria Cinelli, 29, of 344 Dudley street.
Vice Squad Raids Nine Disorderly Houses
Camden Courier-Post —
Starting at midnight Saturday the vice squad and other police raided nine alleged colored disorderly houses in South Camden.
The biggest raid was made at the home of Walter Edgerton, colored, 1088 Ivins street. Edgerton, a former prize fighter known many years ago as the “Kentucky Rosebud,” was held in $500 bail as the proprietor of the place. Twelve men, all said to have been rolling dice, were arrested. Several of the players had scrambled for doors and windows, but nobody escaped.
Others whose places were raided and who were held in $500 bail each as principals are Ruth Smith, 714 Locust street; Unity Hall, 318 Joint alley; Addie Johnson, 213 Pine street; Mamie Booker, 703 Baxter street; Miriam Robinson, 312 Division street; John and Mary Walker, 1133 South Second street; June Loftus, 822 Locust street, and Ethel Davis, 821 Locust street. All are colored.
Scene of Camden Bombing
Camden Evening Courier —
At left, standing: Adam Coccia. Kneeling: Matteo Coccia. Chief of Police Stehr is shown pointing to the spot under the back steps of the Camden Sanitary Dairy Company at 311 Division Street, where a time bomb exploded, placed under the steps.
Jealousy Seen as Motive for Bombing Dairy
Camden Evening Courier —
Police Seeking Mysterious Stranger in Terrific Downtown Blast
Milk Plant Damaged; Nearby Homes Rocked
Crudely Made Explosive Placed in Trench Beneath Steps
With the owners and the police attributing jealousy of business success as the only plausible motive for the bombing last night of the plant of the Sanitary Milk Dairies Company, at 311 Division Street, search was started today for a tall, heavyset man, with mixed blue suit, as the bomber.
City detectives mingled among the throngs of men, women and children who today viewed the damage caused by the bomb — a crude, home-made time device — which, in exploding, rocked the neighborhood, shattered window panes, doors, fences and the exteriors of nearby properties. Machinery in the Coccia plant was damaged by the concussion and by parts of bomb shrapnel, which pierced or bent it.
Mrs. Angelina Coccia, mother of the Coccia brothers, her daughter, Theresa Coccia, 14, and Mrs. Mary De Luzzio, 59, of 317 Division Street, were in the kitchen of the Coccia home when the bomb exploded. The dairy is at the rear of the home of Primo Coccia, one of the owners. His brothers — partners in the business — are Paul Coccia, 242 Pine Street; Adam Coccia, 346 Cherry Street, and Matthew Coccia, 941 South Third Street.
Saw Mysterious Stranger
Mrs. Coccia cannot speak English, but through her son, Matthew Coccia, it was learned today that, before the explosion, she had seen a man passing the kitchen window.
“The man walked down the alley at the side of the house,” Mrs. Coccia told her son in Italian. “He was a heavy-set man and tall; I thought he was a customer who had come for milk. People often come at night to buy milk, and I did not think it strange about the man.
“But then I waited for him to knock at the back door, as customers usually do,” she continued.
“When he did not knock, I wondered what he might be up to, and I was just ready to leave the kitchen to see where he went when I heard the explosion. I did not know what happened after that, I was so nervous, I didn’t even see the man leave the way he came. But he was the one who set the bomb. Of that I am sure.”
Dog Vainly Warns
The Coccias have a big Italian Bulldog chained to a gasoline tank at the rear of their home. The dog barked continually last night to warn the Coccias; they were so used to his barks, they said today, that they thought he had been growling at a customer, as he sometimes does late at night.
Mrs. Coccia said she was unable to give a detailed description of the man she saw last night because an electric bulb in the alleyway was not lit. It was the first time the alley was in darkness at night, Matthew Coccia said, and this the bomber apparently took into consideration in seeking to go about his diabolical tasks without possible detection.
Coccia said boys living in the neighborhood saw the man enter an automobile, with lights out, immediately after the explosion shook the neighborhood. The car, they said, had been parked near the Coccia home with its front and rear lights out.
Detective Fiore Troncone, who is investigating the bombing, informed Coccia today that he had received a description of the automobile from Coccia’s neighbors. They said they had seen the driver put on the lights at Fourth and Division Street as he turned the corner to go north in his escape.
Rev. John S. Hackett, pastor of the Wiley M.E. Church, Third and Berkley Streets, who was among those viewing the damage done by the bomb, said he saw the man acting nervously at Third and Pine Street last night, immediately after the explosion. His description of the man tallied with that given by Mrs. Coccia.
“I was waiting for the first edition of the Morning Post to arrive at the store at that corner,” Mr. Hackett said today, “when my attention was attracted to this man. He seemed to be very nervous about something. He was fairly tall and heavy-set and wore a mixed blue suit, with light coloring.
“When the papers arrived and I bought a copy, he seemed to be very anxious to see what was on the front page. I did not know about the bomb until I read the paper, but it occurred to me later that perhaps this man was acting suspiciously and was eager to see what damage had been caused. I’m sorry now I didn’t question him. But I can give police a good description of him.”
The Coccias said the only reason they could see for the bombing was jealousy of their business success by a person with a deranged mind.
“We had no enemies,” Matthew Coccia said, “and we never fought with anybody. I cannot understand it. It must have been jealousy at the way we were getting along.”
Coccia said no threatening letters had been received. He insisted that there was no reason why the “Blackhand” should desire to ruin Primo Coccia’s home or their business.
Neighbors Called Police and Firemen
Detectives found a firemen’s shovel near where the stone steps to the dairy had been. They believed it had been used to dig a trench under the steps in which to insert the bomb.
Primo Coccia, who had been to the theatre, came home five minutes after the explosion. He found a throng in front and dazedly pushed through until his mother hysterically screamed the news to him.
The bomb burst in the dairy door and sprayed big pieces of the iron pipe along the side of the house and into the room, where it caused most of the damage to the machinery.
Fifteen windows of the Coccia house were shattered and police believe the foundations at the rear may have been weakened.
The worst damage to neighboring buildings was to the rear of the Seven Brothers Bakery, owned by the Canzanese Brothers, 318–322 Pine Street, which backs against the dairy. Twenty windows of the bakery were crushed in, the door was riddled with small pieces of the pipe and the rear was peppered with the “shrapnel.”
Mario Manarefi, 912 South Fourth Street, a bookkeeper in the bakery, was at his home nearby. He ran to the street and looked several minutes for the bombers before he joined the crowd.
Joseph Scotthouse, 317 Division Street, ran to the yard at the rear of his home to find the fence had been peppered with tiny pieces of the pipe, some of which had torn into his kitchen through windows and doors.
Six windows of the home of Sabatino Di Paolo, 321 Division Street, were broken. Fragments of the pipe were found on the floor of rooms on the second floor of his house, he told police.
A police cordon was thrown around the neighborhood by Chief of Police Stehr, who took personal charge of the investigation.
Police from every district in the city were rushed to the scene and patrols were dispatched to be prepared for any eventuality.
The neighborhood was searched carefully and every resident was questioned, but no one was able to give any clue which might lead police to the bombers.
Squads of detectives and police patrolled the neighborhood for hours after the explosion, seeking objects which might have been dropped by the bombers.
News of a Day in the City of Camden
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Fremont Shaw, aged 22 years, said to be the son of wealthy South Jersey parents, is locked up at the city prison in Camden until his people are heard from. The young man appears to be suffering from hallucinations as the result of taking morphine. He was found wandering about the streets yesterday by Policeman Murray.
Albert Birney, a Florida negro, was tried and convicted before Judge Joline in the criminal court in Camden yesterday on a charge of attacking Alexander Shorts with a razor. He was sentenced to two years in State prison.
The body of Charles Larsen, aged 22 years, who was killed Monday as the result of a fall from an eight-story Philadelphia building, arrived at his home, 710 Florence street, Camden, to-day.
Ethel Elzener, aged 1[?] years, of 322 Division street, Camden, had a portion of her hand crushed off in a factory at Ninth and Market streets yesterday, when it was caught in machinery. She was taken to the Cooper Hospital.
Charles Illupie, aged 3 years, of 560 South Second street, Camden, yesterday swallowed the contents of a bottle containing ammonia and turpentine while he was temporarily left alone. The child’s mouth was badly burned.
A man who has been collecting clothes presumably for the Salvation Army, was arrested in Camden yesterday. Instead of turning the clothing over to the Army the fellow sold it for whisky. He said his name was Walter Hunt. He was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail by Recorder Stackhouse.
Former Mayor J. Leighton Westcott, who died Friday, was buried yesterday from his home, 221 North Third street, Camden, many officials and business men being in attendance. The services were in charge of Rev. John Lyell. The pall bearers were Mayor Charles H. Ellis, former Mayors C. B. Hatch and Joseph E. Newrey, Senator William J. Bradley, S. S. Iszard and William Shillingsburg. Interment was made in Evergreen Cemetery.
Postmaster Berber yesterday appointed John Holland a regular letter carrier to succeed the late John Amer.
The first of a series of organ recitals was given last night at St. Paul’s P. E. Church under the direction of S. Wesley Sears, of St. Clement’s Church, Philadelphia.
The Dilmore New Year’s Association has reorganized by electing these officers: President, William Yann; vice president, William Hunsinger; recording secretary, Charles Mathis; treasurer, William Dilmore; scribe, George R. Thompson.
With a million dollar capital the National Window Glass Company was incorporated yesterday with John A. MacPeak, D. M. Callahan and J. C. Clow as incorporators.
Youths Dazed by Rum; Police Probe Ordered
Camden Courier-Post —
Two youths who were found in a semi-conscious condition as the result of drinking liquor, were held in $500 bail each yesterday by Judge Garfield Pancoast pending a police investigation.
They are George Burrell, 20, of 1208 Thurman street, and Dominick Ravieri, 17, of 325 Division street. They were arrested at Fourth and Chestnut streets by Police Lieut. Bakley. Bakley testified they were in such a stupor that it was necessary to take them to West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital where their stomachs were pumped.
The youths first declared they found the liquor, but after questioning by Judge Pancoast, admitted buying it in a South Camden speakeasy. They were held in bail for a further hearing next week. Pancoast ordered the police to learn where the youths obtained the liquor.
Murder Mystery in a Cellar
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Under the impression there was a murder mystery to solve, County Detective Cherry was yesterday detailed to have the cellar at 3[?]9 Division street, Camden, dug up in an effort to discover the remains of a baby which Margaret [?]usti[?], colored, said her sister Clara had killed. The latter was earlier committed to the county jail by Justice Ba[?]ckson. Detective Cherry was unable to discover any evidence of crime after the entire cellar had been dug up. The accused woman will be discharged from custody.
'June Bride' Season Opens as 5 Couples Seek Licenses Here
Camden Courier-Post —
Dan Cupid Gets Flying Start With Bow And Arrow
Dan Cupid scored five “hits” in Camden yesterday as the month of June brides and roses began, Lewis A. Lee, chief clerk in the city health bureau, received applications from:
Robert Alberts, 31, of Billingsport avenue, Paulsboro, and Helen Graczyk, 23, of 1581 South Tenth street;
Warren A. Spruill, 22, of 3522 Farragut Avenue, and Alice V. Slemmer, 20, of 1189 North Thirty-sixth street;
Otto Buschmann, 46, and Bertha Schafer, 26, both of 814 Locust Street, Germantown, Pa, John Anderson, 40, and Jessie Evans, 44, both of 322 Division Street;
Samuel G. Clark, 28, of 906 Grant avenue, West Collingswood, and Virginia R. Watson, 22, of 3129 Atlanta road.
Three Men Arrested for Street Holdup
Camden Courier-Post —
Three persons were under arrest last night after an Ardmore man was “relieved” of a watch and $25 early yesterday while walking in the neighborhood of Second and Pine streets.
The watch was returned to the victim, William Hemminger, of Ardmore, last night after police had arrested John Cheek, 27, of 735 Kaighn Avenue; John Barton, 25, of 830 South Second street, and Viola Lewis, 39, of 315 Division Street.
Intersection of South 4th & Division Streets
Looking East from South 4th Street — July 10, 2004.
824 South 4th Street, aka 400 Division Street — Southeast Corner of 4th & Division Streets. Our Lady of Mount Carmel & Fatima Roman Catholic Church, 1907–2006.
Looking South along South 4th Street — July 10, 2004.
821 South 4th Street — Southwest Corner of 4th & Division Streets, July 10, 2004. Late 1920s–1955: The Zippilli Family — Amedio & Mary Zippilli, grocery store.
Looking West from South 4th Street — July 10, 2004.
819 South 4th Street — Northwest Corner of 4th & Division Streets. Antonio Mecca, 1908–1952. Left: Antonio & Isabella Mecca.
Wedding of Joseph Montana and Emma Palladino
Camden Courier-Post —
Above is a scene at the altar In Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Fourth and Division Streets, as Miss Emma Palladino, of 1115 South Fourth street, became the bride of Joseph Montana, heavyweight wrestler. Rev. John Prossedo, pastor, is shown as he performed the ceremony, attended by numerous friends and relatives of the couple.
Joe Montana Wed to Miss Palladino
Camden Courier-Post —
Camden Wrestler and Bride Are Given Dinner Attended by Notables
Miss Emma Palladino, one of the fairest daughters of Camden’s “Little Italy” yesterday became the bride of Joseph Montana, heavyweight wrestler, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Fourth and Division streets.
Idol of Italian youth in this city Montana was hailed by hundreds of them outside the church. A number of relatives and friends, including prominent figures in the legal and professional life of the city, attended a dinner in honor of the couple at Overbrook Villa, Lindenwold, following the ceremony.
The bride, 20, is the daughter of Joseph Palladino, commercial photographer of 1115 South Fourth street. She graduated from Camden High school in 1928. Montana is 26 and a contender for the world’s heavy-weight wrestling diadem. Following a wedding tour through the West the couple plan to reside in Camden.
Miss Emenia D’Alesio, of Audubon, and Miss Rose Marini and Miss Cecelia Szymanski, of Camden, served as bridesmaids. Attending the groom were Gene Mariano, Michel D’Ilesia and William Palladino. The bride carried a bouquet of lillies of the valley and white roses while her attendants held tulips and roses. The church was beautifully decorated with varied floral designs, gold ribbons, silks and satins.
The guest list at the bridal dinner included: Assemblyman Frank M. Travaline, Jr., City Commissioner Clay W. Reesman, director of parks and public property; Acting Chief of Police of John W. Golden, former Prosecutor and Mrs. Ethan P. Wescott, Samuel P. Orlando, Guido Laurini, Detective Fiore Troncone, Antonio Mecca, Mr. and Mrs. William Denof, Mr. and Mrs. Pasquale Ianuzzi, Frank H. Ryan, Thomas H. Ryan, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Principato, Mr. and Mrs. William Averall, Luke McKenna, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Mariani, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Abbott, Frank P. Cocchiaraley and Miss Regina Cocchiaraley, all of Camden; Miss Mary Montana, and Mr. and Mrs. Ettore Montana, of Columbus OH., and Aristadino D’Guilia and sons, Albert and Peter, of Buffalo, NY.
400 Block of Division Street
824 South 4th Street, aka 400 Division Street — Our Lady of Mount Carmel & Fatima Roman Catholic Church.
405–411 Division Street — July 1, 2004.
407 Division Street — 1921: The South Jersey Macaroni Mfg. Co., John Marini & Dominic Canzanese. La Libera Parola, December 31, 1921.
Phone 2816 J.
The South Jersey Macaroni Mfg. Co.
MARINI & CANZANESE
DIVISION STREET CAMDEN, N. J.
Pasta lunga e minuta di prima qualita', di pura semola.
Domandare il listino dei prezzi — Spedizione immediata dovunque
433 Division Street — 1933: Primo Fioravanti.
431 to 439 Division Street — July 31, 2011.
Mired in the slime and filth of Line Ditch at Fourth street, Saturday afternoon, two valuable horses belonging to Charles I. Adkins, a teamster, of 432 Division street, were saved from death by Supervising Agent Walter S. Le Tourneau and Special Agent Ware, of the S. P. C. A.
The horses, one a gray and the other a bay, were attached to a chute wagon loaded with refuse for the dump at Fourth street and Atlantic avenue. When the driver backed the team close to the edge of the bank to release the load the earth gave way and horses went into the slimy morass.
The more they struggled the deeper they sank and when Le Tourneau and Ware arrived only their backs and heads were showing. As the animals were perceptibly growing weaker planks were placed under their heads to prevent them from strangling in the filth. The S. P. C. A. ambulance with ropes and extra men arrived a few minutes later and Le Tourneau and Ware waded into the slimy mud and placing tackle around the bodies of the horses soon had them on solid ground.
For fear that they were injured the animals were loaded into the ambulance and sent to Helms’ Hospital, Fifth and Walnut streets, where they were washed and examined and pronounced unhurt.
Le Tourneau and Ware practically ruined their clothing. They were warmly congratulated by many of the big crowd that was attracted to the scene.
400 Block of Division Street — Occupants
City directory records and newspaper clippings.
400 Division Street (aka 824 South 4th Street)
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1907–2006 | Our Lady of Mount Carmel & Fatima Roman Catholic Church |
405 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1899 | Benjamin Cavanaugh |
| 1899 | Joseph Cavanaugh |
| 1920s–1930s | Frank Luggi |
| 1947 | Jersey Cleaners |
| 1955 | Adroit Cleaners |
407 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1921 | The South Jersey Macaroni Mfg. Co. — John Marini & Dominic Canzanese (La Libera Parola, December 31, 1921) |
| 1928–1931 | Vacant |
409 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Garage |
411 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1885 | William H.H. Clark |
| 1930 | Vacant Lot |
413 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Vacant |
415 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Elena Scogna — Beauty Salon |
432–434 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Charles I. Adkins (Camden Post-Telegram, December 16, 1912) |
| 1912 | Walter S. LeTourneau |
433 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1897–1898 | Benjamin Cavanaugh |
| 1933 | Primo Fioravanti |
Northwest Corner of South 5th & Division Streets
Northwest Corner of South 5th & Division Streets — July 31, 2011.
Northeast Corner of South 5th & Division Streets — July 31, 2011.
Southeast Corner of South 5th & Division Streets — July 31, 2011.
Looking Northwest on Division Street towards South 5th Street from Coates Alley — July 31, 2011.
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Man, Robbed, Left in Road By Kidnappers
Camden Courier-Post —
Byron P. Cobb Beaten by Autoists; Roll of $4700 Taken
Byron P. Cobb, 62, the “Sun Doctor,” was kidnapped by three men early yesterday, beaten and robbed of $4700 before being tossed from a moving automobile in Farnham Park.
Detectives found him in a sub-conscious condition laying in the middle of River Drive, after a motorist had heard his moans and notified police.
Three South Camden youths, arrested for a motor violation at about the time Cobb was found, later were identified by the awning manufacturer as the ones who kidnapped and robbed him. They are Primo Fioravanti, 20, of 435 Division Street; Anthony Scanalvilli, 20, of 326 Division Street, and John Piliere, 19, of 1130 South 3rd Street.
All are being held on charges of kidnapping, atrocious assault and battery and highway robbery. They will be given a hearing today in police court. Later a charge of larceny of an automobile was placed against them.
Cobb, who for many years operated an awning manufacturing shop at Fifth and Royden Streets, told police he met the three who robbed him in a restaurant near Broadway and Kaighn Avenue. He said he bought them food and in return they offered to take him to his home in their automobile. This was shortly before 2 a.m.
He said two of the men were dressed in brown suits and the third wore a “greenish blue suit.” All wore light hats.
As soon as he entered the machine, Cobb told Detectives George Zeitz and Leon Branch, who found him in the park, someone hit him over the head.
Two of the men then went through his clothing and took the $4700 from his pockets. He told police that he drew the money from his bank yesterday and intended to pay off a mortgage on a property today.
The men held Cobb, he told police, until they reached Farnham Park, where he was tossed out of the machine as the driver slowed up.
A few minutes after 2 a. m., William P. Tyler, of 1493 Greenwood Avenue, driving past the park, heard someone shout “murder” several times. He hurried to a telephone and called police headquarters.
Found In Roadway
Detectives Zeitz and Branch searched the section where Tyler had heard the shouts. Then they drove down through River Drive, where they discovered Cobb lying in the middle of the roadway.
The injured man was taken to Cooper Hospital where he was revived, and then to detective headquarters.
Meanwhile Motorcycle Patrolmen George Getley and Earl Stopfer stopped a car at Mt. Ephraim and Ferry Avenues, which had aroused their suspicions as it sped down Mt. Ephraim Avenue.
Piliere was driving the machine and could not produce either a registration card or driver’s license. He said he had borrowed the car from a man he knew as “Pete.”
The car was claimed yesterday by Pietro Tocco, 35, of 717 South Fourth Street. He told Zeitz and Branch the car had been stolen from in front of his home “sometime around 2 a. m.” yesterday.
Piliere and his pals were taken to police headquarters where the former was booked on a motor-vehicle charge. When police found two pieces of rubber hose in the rear of the machine, all three were taken to detective headquarters.
There Cobb identified them as the three who had robbed him. He pointed out Fioravanti, the only one with a previous police record, as the man who hit him on the head.
Police held all three without bail for the hearing before Judge Pancoast.
At the Cobb home yesterday, Mrs. Byron P. Cobb said she knew nothing about the holdup. She said Cobb “appeared to have a headache when he got up,” but failed to mention anything was wrong and left the house before her return from church.
All of the suspects deny the robbery. They said they took a friend to his home in Woodlynne and were en route to their homes in Camden when arrested.
Piliere told Detectives Zeitz and Branch that he “borrowed the car from his uncle,” whom he only knew as “Pete.”
Norman Baynard
Norman Baynard, 43, of 507 Division st., died Tuesday in West Jersey Hospital. He had lived in Camden 34 years and was employed by the Kind and Knox Gelatin Co., 5th and Erie sts. A veteran of War II, he is survived by his widow, Emma; his mother, Mrs. Ella Baynard; a brother Earl, and five sisters, Mrs. Agnes Benson, Mrs. Janie Watson, Mrs. Edith Fisher, all of Camden; Mrs. Eva Tingle, of Georgetown, Dela., and Mrs. Margaret Brown, of New York. Services with military honors will be held Sunday night in a funeral home at 907 Kaighns ave. Burial on Monday will be in the National Cemetery, Beverly.
Baynard
Mary Emma, of 507 Division St., Camden, N.J. Died Oct. 6, 1974, age 59 years. Survived by 4 brothers William Sayles, Rev. Charles Dawson, Fred and Lonnie Dawson, 2 sisters Mrs. Susie Dunbar and Mrs. Luvenia Arline, Uncle Lonnie Sayles, of Bealton, Virginia, Aunt Mrs. Pickett Holmes, of Moorestown. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services on Wednesday, 8 p.m. in the Broadway Bible Tabernacle, 914 Broadway, Camden, N.J., where friends may call after 6 p.m. Interment National Cemetery, Beverly, N.J. Services under the direction of the Carl Miller Funeral Home. Family and friends will meet at 1609 So. 6th St., Camden.
Two-alarm Fire Arouses Camden
Camden’s business centre was thrown into a ferment yesterday afternoon when two fire alarms were turned in, bringing out all the apparatus in North and South Camden. The fire was at the homes of John Rose, 524 Division street, and Mrs. Julia Faraci, 526 Division street. It had its origin in the Rose home from an overheated stove, the flames spreading to the other dwelling. The loss was about $1000. Mrs. Feraci was ill in bed and was carried to safety by neighbors.
536 Division Street — 1906: Davis Camden & Philadelphia Express — Robert G. Hann & Son, proprietors.
Mathis
MATHIS — On June 18, 1959, Lewis E., husband of the late Lillian Mathis (nee Clark), of 554 Division st., Camden, N.J., age 59 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services on Tuesday at 11 a.m. from the Frank J. Leonard Funeral Home, 1451 Broadway, Camden, N.J. Interment at New Camden Cemetery. Friends may call Monday evening.
Four Attacked by Dogs
Four persons were attacked by dogs in various parts of Camden yesterday. Edna Chew, aged 4 years, of 572 Division street, received severe lacerations of the face, while Elwood Davis, aged 51 years, of New Brunswick, was bitten on the hand. They were treated at Cooper Hospital. Thomas Sullivan, aged 12 years, of 1238 Locust street, and George Cowgill, aged 4 years, of 203 Mechanic street, were bitten on the hand and leg, respectively, by a dog in South Camden. They had their injuries dressed at the Homeopathic Hospital. Mayor Ellis has given strict orders to have every unmuzzled dog off the street.
572 Division Street — 2019: Vacant. Destroyed by fire, October 21, 2019.
500 Block of Division Street — Occupants
City directory records and newspaper clippings.
507 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1938 | Dorothy Gorman (Camden Courier-Post, February 16, 1938) |
| 1938 | Dorothy Gorman |
| 1947–1974 | Norman Baynard & Family — died 12/7/1954; Norman & Mary Emma Baynard |
| 1947–1974 | Norman & Mary Emma Baynard |
508 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1914 | William B. Champion & Family (huckster) |
| 1914 | William B. & Ethel Champion |
509 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1877–1879, 1881 | George Frost & Family |
| — | George & Margaret "Maggie" Frost |
| — | Lewis Frost |
| — | Frank Frost |
510 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890–1896 | Joseph Alloway & Family — carpenter; Joseph & Amanda Alloway, Charles Alloway, Joseph Alloway, Ida May Alloway |
| 1890–1896 | Charles Alloway |
| 1890–1896 | Ida May Alloway |
| 1890–1896 | Amanda Alloway |
515 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1880–1883 | Robert S. Miller & Family |
| 1880–1883 | Robert & ANnie Miller |
| 1880–1883 | Robert Miller |
| 1880–1883 | Annie Miller |
| 1880–1883 | William Miller |
517 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1879–1880 | George Frost & Family |
| 1879–1880 | George & Margaret "Maggie" Frost |
| 1879–1880 | Lewis Frost |
| 1879–1880 | Frank Frost |
518 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1887–1888 | Daniel Bromley |
520 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1932 | Richard O'Neill (Camden Courier-Post, March 28, 1932) |
524 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1917 | John Rose (Philadelphia Inquirer, February 9, 1917) |
| 1917 | Mrs. Julia Farrace (Philadelphia Inquirer, February 9, 1917) |
| 1917 | John Rose |
| 1917 | Mrs. Julia Farrace |
526 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1880 | Alexander Peacock |
| 1913 | Silas Boyer (Philadelphia Inquirer, March 4, 1913) |
| 1913 | Silas Boyer |
536 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1906 | Davis Camden & Philadelphia Express — Robert G. Hann & Son, proprietors; Robert G. Hann & Edward T. Hann |
548 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930s–1940s | Charles Weatherby (Camden Courier-Post, August 6, 1936) |
| 2012 | Gone |
550 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Gone |
553 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890–1948 | Charles Leonhardt & Family |
| 1890–1948 | Charles & Mary Moore Leonhardt |
| 1890–1948 | Frank Leonhardt |
| 1890–1948 | Joseph Leonhardt |
| 1948 | Anthony M. Tartamosa & Family |
| 1948 | Anthony & Rose Tartamosa |
| 1948 | Concetta Tartamosa |
| 1948 | Joseph A. Tartamosa |
| 2012 | Gone |
554 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1922–1959 | Lewis E. Mathis Sr. & Family — Lewis E. & Lillian Clark Mathis, Lewis E. Mathis Jr., Jesse S. Mathis (Camden Courier-Post, June 20, 1959) |
| 1922–1959 | Lewis E. & Lillian Clark Mathis |
| 1922–1959 | Lewis E. Mathis Jr. |
| 1922–1959 | Jesse S. Mathis |
| 2012 | Vacant |
555 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1941 | John J. Crean (Camden Courier-Post, July 4, 1941) |
556 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Vacant |
557 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Gone |
558 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Vacant |
559 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Occupied |
560 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1950s–1960s | Joseph Crassovaz & Family |
| 1950s–1960s | Joseph & Anna Jelonek Crassovaz |
| 1960s–1970s | Marie Crassovaz |
| 2012 | Occupied |
561 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Gone |
562 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1919–1920 | John McTaggart |
| 2012 | Vacant |
563 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Gone |
564 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Vacant |
565 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Gone |
566 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Vacant |
567 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Gone |
568 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Occupied |
| 2019 | Listed in city directory |
569 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1885 | Daniel Bromley |
| 2012 | Gone |
570 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Occupied |
| 2019 | Listed in city directory |
571 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1884–1885 | Joseph Bromley Sr. & Family — Joseph & Anna Eliza Bromley, Joseph Bromley Jr., Daniel Bromley (1884) |
| 1884–1885 | Joseph & Anna Eliza Bromley |
| 1884–1885 | Joseph Bromley Jr. |
| 1884 | Daniel Bromley |
| 2012 | Gone |
572 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1915 | Edward Chew (Philadelphia Inquirer, March 14, 1915) |
| 1915 | Edward Chew |
| 2019 | Vacant — Destroyed by Fire, October 21, 2019 |
| 2019 | Vacant |
573 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1896 | John J. Chambers & Family |
| 1896 | John J. & Martha Wood Chambers |
| 1896 | Elizabeth Chambers |
| 1896 | Lucy Chambers |
| 1896 | Harry Martyn Chambers |
| 1896 | William P. Chambers |
| 1914 | John F. McKenna & Family — saloonkeeper; John F. & Ida May McKenna, Catherine Risley, Jesse Risley, Mary Ann McKenna, Mildred McKenna |
575 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1887–1893 | Alexander Peacock |
| 2012 | Gone |
579 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Gone |
588 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1914–1920s | Thomas Eastlack & Family |
Funeral of Mrs. Eliza Sayers
Philadelphia Inquirer —
The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Sayers, wife of William Sayers, took place yesterday from the home of her son-in-law, Silas Boyer, 529 Division street, there being present delegations from several societies with which she was identified. Interment was made in Old Camden Cemetery.
Hospital Cases
Camden Courier-Post —
COOPER
Douglass Carpenter, 21, of 624 Liberty street, cut face.
Richard Smith, 13, of 328 North Ninth street, cut leg.
Norman Baynard, 39, of 507 Division street, injured wrist.
Robert Flippen, 19, of 710 Bailey street, injured leg.
WEST JERSEY
Edna Whitehead, 30, of Glendora, bruised scalp.
Edward Reid, 48, of 311 Black Horse pike, Mt. Ephraim, burns on hand.
Charles Aveni, 45, of 1172 Chase street, cut hand.
James Conroy, 35, of 233 Bergen street, Gloucester, cut scalp.
George Hardwick, 37, of 1725 Van Buren street, stab wound of chest.
Peter Chiodi, 28, of 337 Spruce street, cuts on hand.
City Schedules Sale of Garage Building
Camden Courier-Post —
The City of Camden will sell a one-story public garage building at 2626 Carman street containing 28 individual garages, which it acquired for unpaid taxes, in city commission chambers next Tuesday, Solicitor John J. Crean announced. The commission set $2500 as the minimum acceptable bid.
Seven other tax-delinquent properties also are scheduled for sale, as follows: vacant land 40 by 100 feet on east side of Twenty-seventh street 60 feet south of Garfield avenue, $250; two-story frame store and dwelling at 555 Division street, vacant, $150; vacant land 77 by 21 feet on east side of Mt. Ephraim avenue 40 west north of Sayres avenue, $100; lot at 523 South Fifth street, $75, and vacant dwellings at 215 North Ninth street, 903 Florence street and 211 Sycamore street for $50 each.
Joseph Leonhardt, Policeman, Dies at 46
Camden Courier-Post —
JOSEPH LEONHARDT, POLICEMAN, DIES AT 46
Joseph Leonhardt, 46, Camden policeman for 18 years, died at 2.15 p. m. yesterday after an illness of a year. A life-long resident of Camden, Mr. Leonhardt lived at 553 Division street. He was pensioned from the force 18 months ago.
Surviving are a son, Charles; three daughters, Mary, Margaret and Mrs. Anita Peyton, all of Camden, a grandson, George Peyton, Jr., and a brother, Frank. His wife died nine years ago.
Funeral services will be held Monday, with solemn requiem mass at 9 a. m. at SS. Peter and Paul Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
553 Division Street — 1890–1948: Charles Leonhardt & Family — Joseph Leonhardt.
Woman Shouts Murder and Police Raid House
Camden Courier-Post —
Charged with allowing disorderly persons to congregate in her home, Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes, 519 Newton Avenue, was fined $25 by Police Judge Lewis Liberman yesterday.
She was arrested at 3:00 AM after a call was sent to police headquarters by neighbors, that a woman had screamed “murder” in the house. Arrested with her were Mary Williams, 38, also of the Newton Avenue address; Charles Weatherby, 28, of 548 Division Street and Edward Werner, 26, of 707 New Street. They were charged with being inmates.
Sergeant John Deith and Policeman Earl Wright said they found whiskey on a table after they went to the house in response to the complaint. Wright testified he had to climb the rainspout to get in.
Mrs. Holmes denied the charge but was found guilty. The other woman and the two men were fined $10 each.
My Aunt Anna Jelonek Crassovaz and her husband Joseph Crassovaz lived at 560 Division Street. This home has been kept up very nicely. Aunt Anna Jelonek Crassovaz died about 1959 and so did my Father in 1959. My Uncle Joe Crassovaz married my Mother. We had been living in Woodlyne NJ since 1956, then move to Barrington in 1961.
Uncle Joe sold the house on Division Street to his sister Marie. I think she stayed their until she died.
Arthur A. Jelonek Jr.
February 2015
12 Questioned, 2 Men Held in Murder Probe
Camden Evening Courier —
COLSEY LEADS CITY-WIDE HUNT FOR BANDIT KILLERS OF COP
Comrades Eager to Avenge Feitz, Shot 4 Times in Back at Holdup
ORLANDO CONDUCTS OWN INVESTIGATION
Mad Scramble of 20 to Escape Tragedy Scene Described by Sleuth
The greatest man-hunt in the history of the Camden police department was under way today to apprehend the murderers of Detective William T. Feitz, slain early yesterday when he surprised bandits holding up 20 persons in a South Camden disorderly house.
Feitz, recently promoted from a patrolman, was shot four times in the back as he attempted to reach the front door of the establishment at 243 Sycamore street to summon aid.
Police today said they “had a pretty good idea” as to the identity of his slayers, although none has been charged with the crime.
A “mystery blonde” was arrested in the case early today in Atlantic City by Detective Stanley Wertz [sic]. Police refused to reveal her name and will not allow anyone to talk to her.
A man, first believed to have been the trigger-man, arrested in Philadelphia early today, was released by police after a few minutes’ questioning.
Two men are being held “incommunicado” in connection with the case, while a dozen material witnesses were being questioned at detective headquarters.
Probe Rushed
The investigation into the shooting, begun within a few minutes of the slaying continued throughout the day and night without a break.
Police Chief Arthur Colsey took personal command of the probe with Detective Lieut. George Ward and Detective Sergeant Gus Koerner.
Prosecutor Samuel P. Orlando, who “sat in” yesterday as police questioned a score of witnesses, stated this morning he will open his own investigation today. He intimated “new developments” may throw a startling light on the case.
Feitz’ slayers escaped as 20 inmates and frequenters of the alleged disorderly house scrambled mainly for freedom beneath the eyes of Detective Joseph H. Leonhardt, who sat outside the place in a police radio car.
Leonhardt told his superiors he was so startled by the shooting he failed to act until after the slayers had escaped.
Feitz and Leonhardt had driven to the scene in the radio car, after trailing a suspicious sedan for 15 minutes through a maze of South Camden streets.
Followed 3 Men
The sedan had stopped near the Sycamore street place and three of the men had entered the dwelling. Feitz followed and Leonhardt remained in the car.
Mrs. Emma Heisler, 38, alleged proprietress of the house, and Cornelius Murphy, 50, doorkeeper, headed a list of 14 witnesses held by police for questioning or as material witnesses.
Murphy was booked early today as a material witness, with Thomas Bonelli, 27, of 207 Walnut street; Edward Grapatin, 32, of 246 Kaighn avenue; Joseph McKenna, 30, and Catherine Lougheed, 32, an inmate, and Edith Miller and Edna Butler, colored domestics employed by Mrs. Heisler.
Joseph Powell, 25, former Camden boxer, and Stanley, his brother, were the two men held incommunicado. Police refused to reveal what connection either had with the murder, although stating they were merely being held pending investigation.
Feitz died five minutes after being admitted to West Jersey Homeopathic hospital, where he was taken by Leonardt [sic] and McKenna, who stopped in his flight from the house to assist the wounded policeman. Three .32-calibre slugs were buried in his back and a fourth had pierced his wrist.
Lieutenant Ward today clamped down on news of the investigation, ordering all detectives and police to refuse information to news reporters.
Orlando said he would make known facts in the case known to him later today.
The Heisler woman, said by police to be the sister-in-law of Patrolman Thomas Cheeseman, recently demoted city detective, was not booked on the police docket this morning, but Ward declared he was not through questioning her and that she would be “booked” later in the day.
Several of the witnesses made their escape from the vicinity of the shooting in Powell’s car, police stated, one of whom was the mysterious woman arrested early today in Atlantic City.
Supreme Court Justice Frank T. Lloyd last night declared the case would be investigated by the September Grand Jury. It will not, he said, assume more importance in that body’s deliberations than the numbers racket.
Note Lack of Noise
Investigators were at a loss to understand why Feitz and Leonhardt, seated in an automobile on a quiet side street within 20 feet of where a holdup was taking place, did not hear any accompanying sounds. The belief was expressed that 20 men and women, being robbed, would become hysterical and noisy. The Sycamore street house is a ramshackle, two-story structure, with no vestibule leading into the parlor. There is no porch.
Powell drove first to the Lougheed woman’s home, where Mrs. Heisler, the Lougheed woman and Grapatin alighted. He then drove to Atlantic City with the unidentified girl, he said.
Police, advised of Powell’s presence in the house, dispatched the license number of his green sedan over the police teletype system.
Powell was apprehended at Folsom, 40 miles from Camden, as he was returning to Camden from Atlantic City. Sergeant Albert T. Varreiman of the Mt. Ephraim state police barracks stopped Powell’s machine and took him into custody. Powell was alone.
Feitz’s murder was a climax to half an hour’s scrutiny by him and Leonhardt into the suspicious actions of the four bandits. A car in which they were riding was sighted in the neighborhood by the two detectives at 2 a. m.
Trailed Car Fifteen Minutes
They trailed it in their police car for 15 minutes, as it wound through the narrow streets, repeatedly passing the Sycamore street house. Finally, the detectives saw the bandits park their machine on Locust street. Three of them emerged, walked down Sycamore street, and entered the house.
According to Leonhardt, neither he nor Feitz obtained the license number of the bandit car.
Upon seeing them enter the place, Leonhardt drove the police car around the block and stopped in front of the house.
Feitz and Leonhardt sat outside in their machine for 15 minutes. Finally, Leonhardt said, Feitz opened the door and stepped to the sidewalk.
“I’m going in there and see what’s going on,” he said.
Turning, he walked up the steps and rang the doorbell. Leonhardt said the door was opened after a short pause, and Feitz entered. The door was closed.
Hears Bandits’ Guns
Almost immediately, Leonhardt heard the muffled roar of the bandits’ revolvers. Feitz’s body came flying through the door. Pandemonium followed. As the persons in the house fled, neighbors came to doors and windows. Almost immediately, the street was filled.
Leonhardt was so shocked he was unable to drive. An unnamed witness drove the police car with Feitz’s body in it to the hospital.
Prosecutor Orlando indicated his office will step into the probe today.
Shooting Reconstructed
With the aid of witnesses, police yesterday were able to reconstruct the shooting.
“Feitz walked into the house just as the three bandits were holding up the inmates,” Detective Gus Koerner said.
“Witnesses say that when the doorbell rang, the three bandits conferred briefly and decided to admit whoever was at the door. They thought it was another frequenter.
“’Let him in; we’ll take his money too,’ one of the witnesses said a bandit ordered.
One of the bandits went to the door, opened it and admitted Feitz. The detective took five steps into the living room, pausing at the door of the dining room, where he was recognized by a bandit who was frisking the inmates.
“This bandit shouted: ‘It’s a dick; let ‘im have it!’”
Shot in Back
As Feitz reached for his revolver, the man who had admitted him shot him in the back. Feitz attempted to reach the front door, apparently to call Leonhardt, and three more slugs tore into his body.
“It is not known whether the shooting was done by only one of the bandits, or whether all three fired. We do not know whether Feitz opened the front door himself and fell to the street; whether he fell through the glass, or whether the bandits opened the door and pushed him to the street.
“The glass in the front door was broken later by police, who struck it with their blackjacks in order to gain admittance. Leonhardt told me he is unable to clear up this point as everything happened too quickly.
“He said he suddenly heard shots, and a moment later, saw Feitz’ body on the pavement.”
One of the bandit’s bullets went wild, imbedding itself in the wall near the front door. It was fired from the dining room. Ballistics tests will be made of the bullet.
City-wide Raids Follow
Under the direction of Detective Lieut. George Ward, Camden was subjected yesterday and last night to a fine tooth-combing for suspects. All police leaves were cancelled, and all patrolmen volunteered to do active duty until some results of the probe are forthcoming.
A series of raids on known disorderly houses resulted last night in the arrests of more than 20 persons all of whom were taken to police headquarters and lined up for the perusal of witnesses. It was not known whether this scrutiny brought results.
Chief Colsey declared last night the murder will be the signal for an intensive “cleanup” of the city. Policemen in patrol cars were dispatched on prowl duty, ordered to pick up everyone of a suspicious nature.
City officials and citizens voiced their regrets at the killing. Feitz was the father of two children, a boy and a girl. Their names could not be obtained last night. He was estranged from his wife, who resides in Cape May with the children.
Woman Questioned
Mrs. Heisler, regarded by police as a key witness, was questioned several hours in detective headquarters by Chief Colsey, Ward, Orlando and Koerner. The officers refused to disclose the results of the quiz.
No adequate description of the bandits could be furnished by any of the witnesses, Koerner said. Two were described as being of average height, one taller. Two were dark, the third blond.
None of the three was masked. Each was armed.
Mrs. Heisler and Murphy were held without bail as material witnesses. Powell, accompanied by Camden detectives, left for Atlantic City to show them where he dropped off the unidentified girl inmate of the house. They had not returned at a late hour last night.
According to Murphy, two of the bandits previously had visited the house as patrons, and at one time attempted to “shake down” Mrs. Heisler. She resisted their demands, Murphy declared.
Other persons arrested as material witnesses who, after hours of questioning were released in their own recognizance, include:
Frank Adams, 21, of 938 Atlantic avenue; Joseph MacDonald, 20, of 1605 South Sixth street; Henry Gorba, 19, of 17 North Twenty-first street and Edward McKenna, 31, of 1304 Broadway.
Edith Miller, 28, colored, of 205 Sycamore street, and Edna Butler, 32, also colored, 1122 South Second street, also were arrested and held as witnesses. They are inmates of the house, Koerner said.
Police said the bandits, in their search for booty, forced their victims to remove their shoes during the holdup to ascertain whether they were concealing any money. Only $8 was taken.
An autopsy performed on Feitz’ body yesterday by Coroner Arthur H. Holl and County Physician Edward B. Rogers showed that two of the bullets had penetrated the detective’s body. Coroner Holl, in whose undertaking establishment the detective’s body lay last night, declared death was virtually instant.
Chief Colsey last night denied Feitz and Leonhardt were acting under orders to watch the Sycamore street house.
“There have been general orders out to clean up all disorderly houses for a long time,” Colsey said. “I imagine the detectives were more interested in what the four men were doing than they were in the house. I talked at great length with Leonhardt and he told me neither he nor Feitz knew the place was a disorderly house.”
Leonhardt could not be reached last night to give his version of the affair. Colsey said Leonhardt was taking an active part in police efforts to solve the crime.
“If I had known the house in Sycamore street was a disorderly house,” Colsey said, “I would of course have ordered it raided long ago.”
Feitz and Leonhardt were assigned to detective duty from the uniformed ranks last week, replacing former Detectives Thomas Cheeseman and Vernon Jones, who are now reduced to rank of patrolmen.
Chief Colsey said the reason Cheeseman and Jones were reduced was “merely for the good of the department.” He would not amplify that statement.
According to Detective Rox Saponare, Cheeseman is the brother-in-law of Mrs. Heisler, charged with operating the house. Cheeseman, also active in the investigation of the killing, could not be reached last night to comment.
Commended for Bravery
Feitz was appointed to the police force March 1, 1928. He was appointed to the detective bureau last week by Mayor Roy R. Stewart. In 1931, Feitz was commended for bravery in arresting three men in a holdup at a chain grocery store at Locust street and Kaighn avenue.
Last week, the same store was robbed, and Feitz arrested three other men for the theft.
Leonhardt, 39, resides at 512 Division street. The last arrest he made in company with Feitz was at 12.45 a. m. the morning of Feitz’ death. The officers nabbed Cecilia Spencer, 28, colored, at 806 Locust street, a block from the Sycamore street house, on charges of soliciting.
Chief Colsey and other city officials reached Feitz’ bedside in the hospital too late to see him alive. The officer died without regaining consciousness. Funeral arrangements were not completed last night.
Before the estrangement from his wife two years ago, Feitz lived with her and their children at 1062 Langham avenue. He resided recently at the Liberty street address with his widowed mother, Mrs. Pauline Feitz, who last night was prostrated at the news of her son’s death.
Chief Colsey last night absolved Leonhardt of any negligence in not chasing the killers. The police chief declared Leonhardt’s first duty was to look to the condition of Feitz.
Chief Colsey said Mayor Stewart, vacationing in Ocean City, will not return until tomorrow morning. Any investigation into possible negligence on the part of police in permitting the Sycamore street house to operate will be conducted after the mayor returns, Colsey said.
“I consider it more important at this time to lend all our efforts toward solving the crime rather than in conducting any side-bar probe into the question of negligence by any policemen,” Colsey said.
600 Block of Division Street
620 Division Street — 1947–1951: Charles A. Fisler & Family — radio repairman; Charles A. & Edith Fisler, Barbara Fisler. Left: Barbara Fisler, Easter Sunday, 1951.
Dennis Tconey, of 630 Division street, was held in $100 bail by Justice Colding, yesterday, on the charge of beating his wife into insensibility, on July 31. He was only captured yesterday.
Stealing of Clothing Charge Against Negro
Calma Frazier, 22 years old, 1008 Walnut street, was held in $500 bail by Judge Cleary in police court this morning on a charge of larceny. Frazier, who is colored, was charged with stealing clothes from the home of Stiles Daniels, also colored, of 638 Division street.
600 Block of Division Street — Occupants
City directory records and newspaper clippings.
616 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1881 | Daniel Bromley |
620 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910 | Sylvester Wesley McGrath & Family |
| 1910 | Sylvester Wesley & Gertrude McGrath |
| 1910 | Ethel McGrath |
| 1910 | Helen McGrath |
| 1910 | Sylvester “Buddy” McGrath |
| 1910 | Myrtle McGrath |
| 1910 | Catherine McGrath |
| 1947–1951 | Charles A. Fisler & Family (radio repairman) |
| 1947–1951 | Charles A. & Edith Fisler |
| 1947–1951 | Barbara Fisler |
624 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1869 | George W. Bates |
630 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890–1891 | Thomas Homan |
| 1891 | Dennis Tooney (Philadelphia Inquirer, August 28, 1891) |
| 1891 | Justice Philip Colding |
| 1913 | John Dilmore |
636 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1883 | Daniel Bromley |
638 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1879–1883 | Joseph Bromley Sr. & Family — Joseph & Anna Eliza Bromley, Joseph Bromley Jr., Daniel Bromley (1879) |
| 1879–1883 | Joseph & Anna Eliza Bromley |
| 1879 | Joseph Bromley Jr. |
| 1879 | Daniel Bromley |
| 1926 | Stiles Daniels (Camden Courier-Post, December 1, 1926) |
| 1926 | John T. Cleary |
| 1926 | Stiles Daniels |
642 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1884 | Alexander Peacock |
At 8 P.M. on January 15th, Box 374 at Sixth and Spruce Streets was transmitted for a phone alarm reporting a dwelling at 838 Division Street, South Camden. Arriving fire fighters found nothing and following a search of the neighborhood, declared the incident a false alarm. Some thirteen minutes later, 374 Box was again transmitted, now reporting the address of 638 Division Street, more than two blocks from the previous location. This time, units found a three-story frame heavily involved with fire extending to adjoining properties. The wrong address had caused the blaze to gain considerable headway. A second alarm assignment was required.
Intersection of South 7th & Division Street
Division Street — Looking West from South 7th Street — October 10, 2004.
700 Block of Division Street
Howard Hogate
Howard Hogate, 60, of 714 Division street, died Sunday after a brief illness. He was employed as an engineer by the American Dredging Co., and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Beavers, No. 123. He is survived by the widow, Elizabeth, a son and a daughter. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Thursday at the Schroeder Funeral Home, 519 Broadway. Burial will be in New Camden Cemetery.
722 Division Street (1947) & 724 Division Street (1956): Andrew D. Robinson.
Camden at a Glance
Falling from a high chair at her home, one-year-old Catherine Haines, of 744 Division street, broke her left leg. She was taken to Cooper Hospital.
Honey
Leonard of 746 Division St., Camden, N.J., died Nov. 10, 1970, in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, age 35 years. Survivors are 3 children, Thelma, Shane and Alvin, 3 brothers, Lester and Albert, Camden, and Roy, Philadelphia, Pa., 3 sisters, Mrs. Mary Jackson, Mrs. Ida Gittens, and Mrs. Gloria Walker, all of Camden. Viewing Friday, Nov. 13, 1970, 6–8 p.m. Services 8 p.m. at the Walker Funeral Home, 743–45 Chestnut St., Camden, N.J. Interment Saturday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m. at New Camden Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
747 Division Street — 1931–1932: The James Edwards Family. Left to right: Bessie Edwards Bessing, Unknown, Jennie Kaplan Edwards. Photograph taken in back yard of 757 Division Street. Houses in back are the rear of homes on Princeton Avenue. Photo Courtesy of Jim Bessing Sr.
755 Division Street — 1958–2013: Martha Ross & Family.
Funeral of Old Soldier
The body of John Marlow, the aged soldier, who died in the Soldiers’ Home at Arlington, N.J., last Saturday, arrived at his late home, 771 Division street, yesterday. Friends can view the body this evening. Members of T.M.K. Lee Post, G.A.R., and old comrades in general, are especially invited.
Marlow
MARLOW — On October 30, 1956, Christina (nee Wiley), wife of the late J. Oscar Marlow, of 2818 Hayes Ave., formerly of 771 Division St., Camden. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral on Monday at 8 a.m., from the Harry Leonard Funeral Home, 2850 Federal St., Camden, N.J. Friends may call Sunday evening.
Mrs. Alice Stokley
Mrs. Alice Stokley, 67, died Monday in her home at 772 Division st.
Surviving are a brother, Mark Jones of Warrenton, N.C.; and five sisters, Mrs. Hattie Alston and Miss Lucy Jones of Camden and Miss Betty Jones and Mrs. Delilah Branch and Mrs. Leona Jones all of Warrenton.
Services will be Sunday at 8 p.m. in a funeral home at 812 Kaighns ave. where friends may call after 7 p.m. Burial will be Monday in Sunset Memorial Park, Pennsauken.
Wanted to End Life
Camden Man Shot Himself in Presence of Wife and Daughter
Result of Domestic Row
Wounded Man Asked for a Gun to Finish His Suicidal Work
Lewis H. Clements, aged 46 years, of 773 Division street, Camden, is in Cooper Hospital with a self-inflicted pistol shot wound in his left side. He was operated on last night, but the bullet was not found, and the chances are against the would-be suicide’s recovery.
Clements, with his wife, and daughter, had just finished eating supper last night when a dispute arose between husband and wife over his enforced idleness. He claimed that it was sickness alone which kept him, from being employed.
wound at the hospital Clements said he [sic] stairs, but came down and sat in a rocking chair. The wrangling was renewed, and suddenly Clements, without a word of warning, pulled out of his pocket a four-barreled Sharp’s revolver, of thirty-two calibre, and, placing it just below his heart, pulled the trigger.
Neighbors summoned Coroner Bushey, and he ordered Clements removed to Cooper Hospital.
While Dr. Fithian was dressing the wound at the hospital Clements said he had no desire to live. He asked the Doctor if the wound was fatal, and, on being told that he had a chance to live, said:
“Doctor, get me a gun and show me the spot where a shot will kill.”
The surgeon said:
“Why, you wouldn’t use a weapon, would you?”
“I certainly would. I want to die,” was the reply.
Clements’ neighbors speak of him as a hard-working, industrious man. Mrs. Clements and her daughter declined to talk about the cause of the attempt at suicide.
Suicidal Shot Proved Fatal
Lewis H. Clements, who shot himself in the left side on Saturday night, at his residence, 773 Division street, Camden, died at Cooper Hospital early yesterday morning from internal hemorrhage. The autopsy showed that the bullet penetrated the liver and lodged in the back. County Physician Jones gave a certificate of death.
“Too Lazy to Live.”
From Philadelphia Times.
Lewis Clements, 773 Division street, Camden, who shot himself on Saturday night because his wife told him he was too lazy to live, died in the Cooper hospital, Camden, yesterday.
777 Division Street — 1940s–1950s: George Dixon Sr. Family — George Dixon Jr., Camden Fire Department.
700 Block of Division Street — Occupants
City directory records and newspaper clippings.
714 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | Howard & Elizabeth Hogate Family — Earl Hogate (Camden Courier-Post, September 15, 1936) |
| 1920s–1930s | Earl Hogate |
718 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| WWII | Private Adolph J. Siebert Jr. |
722 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Andrew D. Robinson |
724 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890s–1900s | David Ellis & Family |
| 1890s–1900s | David & Bertha Ellis |
| 1890s–1900s | Howard Ellis |
| 1890s–1900s | David R. Ellis |
| 1956 | Andrew D. Robinson |
738 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1897 | John Mathis (Philadelphia Inquirer, January 6, 1897) |
| 1910 | Frank F. L'Esperance & Family |
| 1910 | Frank & Jennie L'Esperance |
| 1910 | Leroy L'Esperance |
| 1910 | Wendell L'Esperance |
744 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1915 | Catherine Haines (Philadelphia Inquirer, February 9, 1915) |
746 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Leonard Honey (Philadelphia Inquirer, November 12, 1970) |
| 1970 | Thelma Honey, Shane Honey, Alvin Honey, Lester Honey, Albert Honey, Mary Honey Jackson, Ida Honey Gittens, Gloria Honey Walker |
747 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1931–1932 | The James Edwards Family — Bessie Edwards Bessing, Jennie Kaplan Edwards |
749 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | James Green |
751 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1903 | Patrick Cleary & Family — fireman; Patrick & Mary J. Cleary (Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15, 1903) |
| 1903 | Patrick & Mary J. Cleary |
755 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1958–2013 | Martha Ross & Family |
756 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910s–1930s | Daniel Moore Family |
| WWII | Joseph V. Moore |
757 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1938 | James Foster (Camden Courier-Post, February 16, 1938) |
| 1938 | James Foster |
| WWII | Abraham Howard Hickerson |
758 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1950s–1960s | Robert A. Morton & Family |
760 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1895–1896 | Charles Cornog & Family |
| 1895–1896 | Charles & Mary Cornog |
| 1895–1896 | Anna May Cornog |
| 1895–1896 | Marguerite Cornog |
| 1895–1896 | Ruth Cornog |
| 1895–1896 | Andrew Cornog |
| 1895–1896 | Charles Cornog Jr. |
| 1895–1896 | Albert L. Cornog |
| 1910 | Mrs. Helen Sullivan (Philadelphia Inquirer, January 26, 1910) |
761 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1905 | Mrs. Bessie Hickey (Philadelphia Inquirer, July 2, 1905) |
764 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1940 | Mary Costello & Family |
| 1940 | Annie Costello |
| 1940 | Frances Costello |
| 1940 | Nicholas Costello |
| 1940 | Dorothy Costello |
| 1940 | Elizabeth Costello |
| 1940 | Joan Costello |
766 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1928 | Louis Okeson & Family |
770 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890–1896 | Jesse R. Turner & Family — Jesse R. & Roxanna Anderson Turner (Camden Daily Courier, January 31, 1896) |
| 1890–1896 | Jesse R. & Roxanna Anderson Turner |
| 1896 | William J. Bradley |
| 1940–1947 | John Hawkins & Family |
| 1940–1947 | John & Lessie Hawkins |
| 1940–1947 | Eunice Hawkins |
| 1940–1947 | Vaudra Hawkins |
| 1940–1947 | James Hawkins |
| 1940–1947 | John W. Hawkins |
| 1940–1947 | William Hawkins |
| 1940–1947 | Clarence Hawkins |
771 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1905–1947 | John Oscar Marlow & Family — Civil War veteran; J. Oscar & Christina Wiley Marlow, J. Oscar Marlowe Jr., Henry 'Harry' Marlow, Mary Marlow, Ella Marlow (Camden Courier-Post, March 12, 1929) |
| 1905–1947 | J. Oscar & Christina Wiley Marlow |
| 1905–1947 | J. Oscar Marlowe Jr. |
| 1905–1947 | Henry "Harry" Marlow |
| 1905–1947 | Mary Marlow |
| 1905–1947 | Ella Marlow |
772 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1940–1964 | Thaddeus Stokely & Family — Thaddeus & Alice Stokley (Camden Courier-Post, January 17, 1964) |
| 1940–1964 | Thaddeus & Alice Stokley |
773 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1899 | Lewis H. Clements & Family — Lewis H. & Rebecca C. Smith Clements, Minnie Clements, Harry L. Clements (Philadelphia Inquirer, September 10–11, 1899; Duluth News-Tribune, September 17, 1899) |
| 1899 | Lewis H. & Rebecca C. Smith Clements |
| 1899 | Minnie Clements |
| 1899 | Harry L. Clements |
| 1899 | William H. Clements |
| 1899 | Dr. William S. Jones |
| 1920s–1930s | Edward L. Troutman & Family |
| 1920s–1930s | Edward L. & Elnora Troutman |
| 1920s–1930s | William Troutman |
| 1920s–1930s | Ethel Troutman |
| 1920s–1930s | John Troutman |
| 1920s–1930s | James Troutman |
| 1920s–1930s | Betty Troutman |
| 1920s–1930s | Kenneth Troutman |
| 1920s–1930s | Elnora Troutman |
| 1920s–1930s | Edward Troutman |
775 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930s–1940s | John Morton & Family |
| 1930s–1940s | Robert A. Morton |
777 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | Louis Santosuosso & Family |
| 1920s–1930s | Louis & Mary Santosuosso |
| 1920s–1930s | Joseph Santosuosso |
| 1920s–1930s | Lucille Santosuosso |
| 1940s–1950s | George Dixon Sr. Family |
| 1940s–1950s | George & Ellen Dixon |
| 1940s–1950s | George Dixon Jr. |
| 1956 | Alco Sheet Metal Company |
| WWII | Private Joseph N. Santosuosso |
738 Division Street — John Mathis, watchman, 1897. Philadelphia Inquirer, January 6, 1897.
In the Vale of Shadows
Camden Daily Courier —
Local People, More or Less Well-Known, Who Have Passed Away.
Thomas D. Bradley died yesterday, in his seventy-sixth year, at the residence of his son-in-law, 215 Elm street.
Roxanna, wife of Jesse R. Turner, died at her husband’s residence, 770 Division street, yesterday.
Thomas D. Bradley, father of ex-Councilman W. J. Bradley, died yesterday at 215 Elm street, the residence of his son-in-law, in the seventy-sixth year of his age.
Big Wall Blown Down
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Watchman Mathis Hurt by the Flying Bricks.
The Camden Lighting and Heating Company is building a big boiler house, 116 by 38 feet in size, near its new power plant, on Cooper’s Creek, Camden. The west wall, 116 feet in length had been built up to the height of three and a half stories without side support. There was a sudden gust of wind about four o’clock yesterday morning that toppled over the high wall.
John Mathis, the watchman, of 738 Division street, Camden, was cut by the flying bricks but not seriously injured. Philips Anns is the contractor for the building but it is said that he had sub-let the brick work contract to Daniel Quicksall.
Camden News Notes
Philadelphia Inquirer —
* John Passwater was yesterday held in $300 bail by Justice Diehm on a charge of breaking in the door of Lillie Reed, 1133 South Ninth street.
* All but thirty of the election officers who served during the years of 1901 and 1902 received their money yesterday.
* Dr. Walter Williams, of Mt. Carmel, Pa., has been appointed resident physician at the Homeopathic Hospital. He is a recent graduate of the Hahnemann Medical College.
* The Third Regiment, N. G. N. J., will leave for the Sea Girt rifle range on August 5.
* Sheriff Mines, in Camden yesterday, made public the list of the men composing the panel of jurors from whom twelve will be selected to try the case of Charles J. Welsh, who is under indictment from embracery.
* The Victor Talking Machine Company has purchased a large strip of land on Cooper and Front streets, which will be used to enlarge its plant.
* Edward Simmons, aged 12 years, of 816 Silver street, and Herman Gould, aged 13 years, of 731 Mt. Vernon street, both colored, were yesterday committed to the county jail in Camden on the charge of breaking into the house of Patrick Cleary, 731 Division street.
In photo… on the left, my dad, Arthur ACKLEY, who at the time was living at 242 N. 7th Street, Camden. However, his family's home was at 808 Fern Street. In the middle is Annie COSTELLO, a friend of my mom's (Dorothy REED). On the right is Nelson REED, my mom's father. My mom's family lived at 805 Kimber Street. Nelson was originally from Millville, NJ.
In 1940 Annie Costello lived at 764 Division Street with mother Mary and siblings, Frances, Nicholas, Elizabeth, Dorothy & Joan.
Cindy Ackley Nunn
November 15, 2015
800 Block of Division Street
814 Division Street — 1884–1930: Arthur B. Johnson & Family. Camden Courier-Post, July 15, 1930.
ARTHUR B. JOHNSON
Members of the official board of Broadway M. E. Church will act as pallbearers at the funeral tomorrow of Arthur B. Johnson, 79, a resident of Camden for 55 years, who died Saturday.
Mr. Johnson, who resided at 814 Division street, was a member of the church half a century and of the official board for many years. He was a machinist.
A son, Edwin N. Johnson, Haddonfield, died last year while on a business trip in Spain. He was the representative of an Elizabeth electrical concern.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his widow, Elizabeth A. Pollard Johnson, two daughters, Mrs. Charles H. Jackson, Camden, and Mrs. Jesse A. Stanfield, Ivor, Va., and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will take place at the home at 3 p. m. and burial will be in Harleigh Cemetery.
Dog Causes Injury
Thrown from their motorcycle when the machine struck a dog crossing the Burlington pike near New Albany, William Lane, of 610 Federal street, and Robert Knox, of 822 Division street, were severely injured. Lane has a dislocated hip and general body lacerations and Knox is hurt internally and has an injured hip. Both were taken to their homes in an automobile.
Mrs. John Hess, of 823 Division street, was awakened early yesterday morning by a burglar in her room. She screamed and be [sic] escaped, taking $18 and a suit of clothes.
800 Block of Division Street — Occupants
City directory records and newspaper clippings.
814 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1884–1930 | Arthur B. Johnson & Family — Arthur B. & Elizabeth A. Pollard Johnson, Edwin Johnson, Vesta Johnson, M. Alice Johnson (Camden Courier-Post, July 15, 1930) |
| 1884–1930 | Arthur B. & Elizabeth A. Pollard Johnson |
| 1884–1930 | Edwin Johnson |
| 1884–1930 | Vesta Johnson |
| 1884–1930 | M. Alice Johnson |
| 1938–1945 | Raymond Mulford Wilson & Family |
| 1938–1945 | Raymond & Ruth Wilson |
| 1938–1945 | Charles R. Wilson |
| 1938–1945 | Joanne WIlson |
815 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1887–1890 | John C. Edwards & Family |
| 1887–1890 | John C. & Martha Ann Edwards |
| 1887–1890 | James Edwards |
| 1887–1890 | Lydia Edwards |
816 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | Reynolds Leather Co. |
| 1947 | Banks Tea Room |
| 1947 | Mrs. Elizabeth Banks |
817 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1899–1901 | Charles Cornog & Family |
| 1899–1901 | Charles & Mary Cornog |
| 1899–1901 | Anna May Cornog |
| 1899–1901 | Marguerite Cornog |
| 1899–1901 | Ruth Cornog |
| 1899–1901 | Andrew Cornog |
| 1899–1901 | Charles Cornog Jr. |
| 1899–1901 | Albert L. Cornog |
821 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1912–1917 | George Clayton & Family — driver, American Ice Company; appointed to Camden Police Department 1918; George & Eleanore 'Ellen' Clayton, Ida Clayton, Howard Clayton |
822 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1912–1917 | Robert Knox — driver, American Ice Company; appointed to Camden Fire Department 1918 (Philadelphia Inquirer, January 23, 1915) |
823 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1894 | Mrs. John Hess (Philadelphia Inquirer, November 15, 1893) |
824 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890–1891 | George Jones (Philadelphia Inquirer, January 2, 1891) |
Camden’s News Jottings
Philadelphia Inquirer —
A Quiet New Year’s Day, With Little Worth Chronicling.
New Year’s was an exceedingly quiet day in the city across the river. All of the public buildings and banks were closed. The various ferry companies did a rushing business, owing to the number of people who crossed the river to see the Quaker City New Year shooters. A number of clubs had open house, but there were no other special features or observances.
The choir boys of the St. John P. E. Church early yesterday morning serenaded the attendants at the Cooper Hospital and sang some excellent selections.
Excise Inspector Samuel Wilson has had his salary of $1,000 stopped by City Comptroller Derouse. This is done in accordance with a recent decision of the Supreme Court.
Thomas Guthridge, aged 24 years, while celebrating the incoming of the New Year accidentally shot himself in the hand. He was admitted to the Cooper Hospital.
George Jones, of 824 Division street, fell on the ice yesterday and badly lacerated his hand.
Camden GI Reports Troop Morale In Korea Is Now at Highest Point
Camden Courier-Post —
Home After 10 Months at Front:
Camden GI Reports Troop Morale In Korea Is Now at Highest Point
Cpl. Lee H. McGruder Feted by Family on 30-Day Furlough
A Camden soldier who returned home today after 10 months of fighting in Korea, said the morale among the Allied fighting troops there is higher now than at any time since the outbreak of hostilities.
“It’s sure great to be home,” were the first words uttered by Cpl. Lee H. McGruder, 30, when he entered his decorated home at 910 Division street.
For several days, his sister, Mrs. Florence Oliver, and other member [sic] of the family have been decorating the home in red-white-and-blue colored paper in preparation for the homecoming. A large picture of Lee hangs on the front door.
Infiltration Danger
“When we first arrived in Korea,” Lee said “things were in a state of general confusion. The greatest problem was that of infiltration. We couldn’t tell a North Korean from a South Korean, and until we were able to master this problem, we were in daily danger of sabotage.
“At the first, it was difficult to get enough winterized equipment, but as the weeks rolled on, we were able to get all we needed.
“Over there at the present time, the troops have enough equipment and enough food.
“The morale of the troops is very high and they all realize the Reds are on the march, and it should not be too long before the whole thing is settled.
“The fellows that are going over there now, have it much better than we did at first.”
Enlisted in 1948
A native of Philadelphia, Lee attended Mt. Ephraim schools and enlisted in the Army on June 23, 1948. He left the United States from Fort Lewis, Wash., on July 17, 1950, and arrived in Korea on Aug. 1.
Lee’s wife, Florence, and their two children, Maurice, 8, and Lee Jr., 10, reside at 118 Branch Village.
Tonight Lee plans to attend a dance recital being given by his niece, Leoda Oliver, 3, at Philadelphia Town Hall. He then plans to attend a series of celebrations given in his honor before he reports back to Camp Kilmer in 30 days.
Thirsty thieves yesterday morning effected an entrance into the saloon of John McGowan, at Tenth and Division streets, Camden. A keg of beer was taken, but was later found in the yard cooling off under a cake of ice.
900 Block of Division Street — Occupants
City directory records and newspaper clippings.
907 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Leslie Fithian — West Jersey Electric & Construction Company |
910 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1951 | Cpl. Lee H. McGruder & Family — Lee & Dlorence McGruder, Maurice McGruder, Lee H. McGruder Sr. (Camden Courier-Post, May 31, 1951) |
925 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1896–1901 | John McGowan — saloon (Philadelphia Inquirer, August 6, 1901) |
| 1906 | Gone — no City Directory listing after 1901 |
Camden Boy's Solos Acclaimed at Prep
Camden Courier-Post —
A featured number of the Born Night program at the Mount Hermon Preparatory School, Mount Hermon, Massachusetts, was the xylophone solos played by William Quick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Quick, of 1001 Division Street, Camden.
Quick, who is a student at the preparatory school, is affiliated with the Lyceum Club and the school jazz band as well as being a member of the varsity baseball and hockey teams.
Shipyard Wages Lure to Firemen
Camden Post-Telegram —
Chief Presents Six Resignations at Meeting of Council Commission.
MERTZ IS CAPTAIN IN WHITSELL’S PLACE
Camden’s Fire Department has been hard hit by the call of the shipyards and death. The report of Fire Chief Peter B. Carter presented last night at the meeting of the Fire Committee of City Council showed six resignations, two deaths and one vacancy from the draft.
The resignations follows [sic]: Louis Neuman, No. 3 Truck Company; George H. Pursglove, No. 7 Engine Company; Roy De Haven, Julius Hubert and Harry W. Stone, No. 3 Truck Company, and Lieutenant Joseph Sparks, No. 7 Engine Company.
Deaths reported were Captain Samuel Whitzell, of No. 1 Engine Company, and William Elberson, of Headquarters. William Schucher, of No. 4, was drafted into the Army.
To take the place of Captain Whitzell, Lieutenant Walter Mertz, of the same company, was appointed captain, and Horace Kerns was made lieutenant. The following appointments were made by the Fire Committee: Robert L. Knox, 822 Division street, to fill place of Julius Hunbert [sic]; Allen Palmer, 120 North Eleventh street, for vacancy of Louis Neuman; Clarence Pursglove, 751 Mt. Vernon street, taking place of his brother George; Anthony Paradise, 658 South Second street, filling place of Roy De Haven; Harry B. Maxwell, 422 North Sixth street, for vacancy of Harry W. Stone; Robert Welsh, 512 Borton street, vacancy of William Schucher, and William Vile, 570 Carman street, to fill place of Captain Whitzell.
The American La France Company was awarder [sic] the contract to furnish a new two-in-one motor apparatus for $10,000.
A petition from members of the Firemen’s Pension Fund asked that the rule of ten years’ apprenticeship be abolished in view of the wages paid men employed in other industries. The petition requests that all men in the department be placed on full salary at once. The petition will be presented to City Council.
1000 Block of Division Street
Corp. Charles T. Schuck
Son of Mrs. Deborah Schuck, of 1012 Division street, is stationed somewhere in England with a Transportation Corps unit. He is a former Courier-Post editorial department employe. His father, the late Charles H. Schuck, was a well known newsman. His mother is employed as an information clerk in the city Department of Municipal Welfare. Corporal Schuck is 22 and a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High school.
1016 Division Street — 1920–1924: David Lindsay King & Family. Left: David Lindsay King.
1016 Division Street — 1920–1924: David Lindsey King & Family — David L. & Ethel Quemore King. Left: Edna Quemore, Ethel's sister, born December 29, 1898, died May 3, 1925.
1016 Division Street — 1920–1924: Left: Alice King.
He’s an Eight-Pound Beauty
Old Dr. Stork in visiting South Camden on May 20 tarried awhile at 1024 Division street, and left in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Hendrickson a fine eight-pound baby boy.
And it is a most pleasing statement to add that the mother and her newborn are doing finely, with years of happiness to come, it is to be hoped, as the attending physician, Dr. Lettie Allen Ward, vouchsafes for with cheerful confidence.
Hendrickson
HENDRICKSON.—On Jan. 4, 1918, William B., husband of Anna G. Hendrickson (nee Garrison), in his 44 th year. Relatives and friends of the family, also employes of N.Y. Shipbuilding Co., are invited to attend the funeral services, Monday evening, January 7th, at 7 o’clock, at his late residence, 1024 Division street, Camden, N.J. Services also in Presbyterian Church, Daretown, N.J., January, 8, at 10.30 A.M. Interment at Doretown [sic], N.J.
1000 Block of Division Street — Occupants
City directory records and newspaper clippings.
1001 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1919–late 1940s | Richard Quick & Family (Camden Courier-Post, June 3, 1933) |
1008 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–late 1940s | Cornelius Sullivan & Family |
1012 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1941–1944 | Mrs. Deborah Schuck & Charles Schuck (Camden Courier-Post, July 25, 1941 and February 1, 1944) |
| 1941–1944 | Charles Schuck |
1016 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920–1924 | David Lindsay King & Family — David L. & Edna King, David King, Alice King, Edna King |
| 1920 – 1924 | David Lindsey King & Family |
1022 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1906 | Dr. Richard W. Hewett — Veterinary Surgeon |
1024 Division Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1903–1918 | William Hendrickson & Family — William B. & Anna G. Garrison Hendrickson, William Hendrickson Jr., Anna M. Hendrickson (Camden Daily Courier, May 21, 1915) |
| 1903–1918 | William B. & Anna G. Garrison Hendrickson |
| 1903–1918 | William Hendrickson Jr. |
| 1903–1918 | Anna M. Hendrickson |
| 1918 | Dr. Lettie Allen Ward |
1012 Division Street — 1941–1944: Mrs. Deborah Schuck & Charles Schuck. Camden Courier-Post, July 25, 1941.
7 Camden Women Pass State Tests
Camden Courier-Post —
Helen M. Redfield Tops List for Welfare Bureau Post Here
Courier-Post Bureau
Trenton, July 24.—Helen M. Redfield, 624 Royden street, Camden, scored first out of a list of seven women who passed the examination for information clerk in the Camden Welfare Department, the State Civil Service Commission has announced.
The others who qualified in the order of their passing were:
Irene Norwitz, 228 North Tenth street; Margaret Biocco, 1215 Morton street; Agnes R. Brown, 720 South Eighth street; Leah G. Townsend, 950 Pine street; Margaret P. Carter, 825 Kaighn avenue, and Deborah Schuck, 1012 Division street, all of Camden.
The job pays between $660 and $990 per year.
The Civil Service Commission [cut off at the crop edge]
Louis Cavallo Marries Miss Jennie Maroccia
Camden Courier-Post —
More than 1500 guests attended a reception following the wedding last night of Miss Jennie Maroccia, 822 South Third street, and Louis Cavallo, 314 Kaighn avenue, which was held at the Sons of Italy Hall, Fourth and Spruce streets. The ceremony was performed in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Fourth and Division streets, by Rev. John Prosseda.
The bride and groom cut a five-foot wedding cake. The hall was gayly decorated. William Troncone led the grand march. Guests from New York, Atlantic City and Hammonton and representatives of virtually every Italian organization in Camden attended both the wedding and reception.
Richard Troncone, 336 Spruce street, was best man. Rocco Palese and Nicholas Martella, 411 Viola street, were second and third best men. Miss Rose Marini was maid of honor. The ushers were Daisy Pucci, Mary Doria, Lilian Geordano and Grace Merocra. After a few weeks Mr. and Mrs. Cavallo will reside at 1204 South Third street.
Hospital Cases
Camden Courier-Post —
West Jersey
James Foster, 2, 757 Division St., laceration of head.
Ralph Williams, 28, 413 North 29th St., laceration of knee.
Lillian Smith. 17, 1093 Trent road, abrasion of eye.
Elwood Brisco, 31, 1133 South 2nd St., laceration of leg
Cooper
Dorothy Gorman, 2, 507 Division St., contusion and sprain of shoulder.
Richard Clark, 17, 327 Vine street, dog bite of leg
James Kenney, 3, 718 Carman St., laceration of scalp,
Frank Caratole, 12, 210 Senate St., splinter in finger.
James Moy, 14, 641 Line St., fractured wrist abrasion of knee and hand.
Ernest Vincent, 14, 534 South 2nd St., puncture wound of knee.
Ralph Springer, 7, 509 Ferry Ave., laceration of scalp
Clement Jones, 4, 1013 Lawrence St., laceration of chin
Thomas Wright, 7, 319 Grant St., fractured shoulder.
Hilda Fitzgerald. 28, 311 North 3rd St., laceration of hand.
John Schulz, 52, 228 North 7th St., chest injuries.
Intersection of Dauphin & Division Streets
Dauphin Street, looking south from Division Street — July 10, 2004.
Camden’s Factional Fight
Philadelphia Inquirer —
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS WARRING SAVAGELY AMONG THEMSELVES.
The Horse Railway Company Elects Officers—Other Gossip from the City Across the Delaware.
The Democrats of Camden had another fight among themselves last night. It was the same old story, the Pfeiffer and Thompson faction against each other. Last night was the time, according to the rules of the Democratic party of that city, for organizing the City-Committee. Notwithstanding the fact that John Heileman, who owns the hall where the call for the meeting was designated, had given notice through the local papers that he would not allow the meeting to be held at his place, there were a crowd on hand early in the evening. Instead of one meeting being held there were two. Both factions organized a City Committee.
The Thompson people were represented by the following committeemen: Second ward, Harry B. Paul; Fourth ward, Thomas Devine; Fifth ward, James Cleary; Sixth ward, John Foley; Seventh ward, David Corbeth [sic]; Eighth ward, Patrick Whalen; Ninth ward, Patrick J. Farley. The latter people were ready to recognize William H. Getty as the member-elect from the Third ward, but the latter gentlemen refused to take part with their faction. This committee organized by electing Harry B. Paul chairman, James Cleary secretary and Patrick J. Farley treasurer.
The Pfeiffer faction organized by electing John Johnson, of the Fourth ward, chairman; John McElwee, Ninth ward, secretary, and William Guthridge, Sixth ward, treasurer. The Pfeiffer people claim that they are the only committee organized in accordance with the rules. There are four Democratic committees now, both factions each having one city and county committee.
The Camden Republican Club last night elected: F. H. Burdsall, president; Watson Depuy and Postmaster Browning, vice presidents; George G. Felton, treasurer; S. Chew, Charles F. Ware, E. Woodward and Welling Schrack, directors.
At the annual election of the Camden Horse Company yesterday the following directors were elected: F. Wayland Ayres, W. S. Scull, G. Genge Browning, B. C. Reeve and E. Ambler Armstrong; president, W. G. Scull; secretary, Morris H. Hall; treasurer, G. Genge Browning; solicitor, E. A. Armstrong.
The case of A. Elwood Jones against John S. Davis was begun in the Court of Chancery yesterday before Vice Chancellor Green. When Davis purchased the United States Hotel of Atlantic City, about a year ago. Jones acted as agent. The latter now sues for services, and the defendant disputes his claim on the ground that he neglected his work.
A young son of Patrick Daly, a saloon-keeper, of Ninth and Division streets, while playing with some companions last night was accidentally stabbed in the back and now lies in a precarious condition.
Alleged Policy People Arrested
Philadelphia Inquirer —
One of the Most Fruitful Raids in Years Was Made in Camden Yesterday
One of the most successful policy raids in years, in Camden, was made under the supervision of Chief of Police Foster yesterday. Sergeant Hyde and squad arrested Thomas F. Waters, alias “Uncle Frank,” aged 73 years; Isaac G. Johnson, seven persons, male and female, white and colored, and captured a quantity of drawings, “dream books” and plays, at 2[?]7 Division street.
Captain Stanley, Sergeant Reeder [sic] and squad arrested four women and secured a lot of paraphernalia in a house on Locust near Line street. The alleged proprietor is still at large.
Policeman Sayrs arrested Gilbert Massey, aged 70 years, at 727 Sycamore street, on the charge of being a policy writer.
At the hearings before Justice Stackhouse, Waters, Johnson and Massey were committed in default of $1000 bail each. The witnesses were released. The complaints were made by an agent of the Fidelity Detective Agency.
Louis Cavallo Marries Miss Jennie Maroccia
Camden Courier-Post —
More than 1500 guests attended a reception following the wedding last night of Miss Jennie Maroccia, 822 South Third street, and Louis Cavallo, 314 Kaighn avenue, which was held at the Sons of Italy Hall, Fourth and Spruce streets. The ceremony was performed in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Fourth and Division streets, by Rev. John Prosseda.
The bride and groom cut a five-foot wedding cake. The hall was gayly decorated. William Troncone led the grand march. Guests from New York, Atlantic City and Hammonton and representatives of virtually every Italian organization in Camden attended both the wedding and reception.
Richard Troncone. 336 Spruce street, was best man. Rocco Palese and Nicholas Martella, 411 Viola street, were second and third best men. Miss Rose Marini was maid of honor. The ushers were Daisy Pucci, Mary Doria, Lilian Geordano [sic] and Grace Merocra. After a few weeks Mr. and Mrs. Cavallo will reside at 1204 South Third street.
The Recorder’s Court
Camden Daily Courier —
He Metes Out Justice to a Number of Violators of the Law.
The Recorder this morning had a miscellaneous crowd before him.
Archie Robinson, recently from Philadelphia, was charged by his wife, Wilhelmina Robinson, with disorderly conduct while drunk. She said he choked her and slapped her little daughter in the face. Archie was before the Recorder a couple of weeks ago, when sentence was suspended. This time he drew twenty days.
William Dugan, of Philadelphia, came to Camden yesterday with a bottle, from which he drank so much that he fell into the hands of Officer Roche [sic]. As he had never been arrested before he was allowed to go.
Henry Johnson, said he was from Chicago on his way to New York and stopped over to see a daughter at Collingswood. He drank too much, and as he had considerable money on him Officer Butts sent him in. As he was new in Camden he was also allowed to go.
Katie Green was found by Officer Weaver, lying on a lot on Division street, unable to take care of herself. She was sent to the hall. She told the Recorder she was going to Scotland in four weeks, so his honor gave her thirty days to keep her out of bad company until she was ready to sail.
George Ritter, living on Haddon avenue, was picked up by Officer John Miller in the lower part of the Fourth ward. He said he had money to burn and the officer sent him to the hall to get matches. This morning he wasn’t so free with his cash and sentence was suspended.
Harry Watson and Alfred Porter were arrested by Policeman Curtis for disorderly conduct at Cooper’s Point Each drew ten days.
Knight Wood, of Philadelphia, for indecent conduct on a Kaighn avenue ferry boat, was sent to the hall by Special Officer Knox. He will stop in Camden jail for ten days.
Four Firemen Are Trapped in Collapse of Brick Wall
Camden Evening Courier —
Flames Sweep Warehouse in South Camden
Fire Fighters are Rescued From Beneath Heaps of Hot Bricks
Burning Tires Send Up Clouds of Dense Smoke
Bantivoglio Junk Yard Destroyed — Loss Runs Into Thousands
Four firemen were buried under a falling brick wall, two of them believed to have been seriously hurt, and thousands of dollars worth of property was destroyed in a spectacular fire at the two story brick warehouse of Bantivoglio & Son, junk dealers, 252 Division Street, at 9:00 o’clock this morning.
The injured firemen attached to Engine Company No. 7, all of whom were taken to West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital, were:
Captain Watkin, 45 years old, 927 North Front street. Four fractured ribs and a punctured lung. He may die.
Nicholas Romaine, 43 years old, hoseman, 1271 Chase Street, lacerations of scalp and possible fracture of right ankle.
Louis Quinton, 25 years old, hoseman, 626 Viola Street, probable fracture of right shoulder.
Lester Anderson, 24 years old, hoseman, 1917 Niagara Road; lacerations of scalp and forehead and fractured left wrist.
None of the four were able to walk when they were lifted from where they had been struck down by the falling bricks. They were carried to the police ambulance and hurried at once to the hospital.
Residents of the neighborhood sat that a flash and a roar, as of an explosion, was their first warning of a blaze. The burned building has a frontage of 75 feet on Division Street. In a yard behind it there was a shed piled high with baled paper and three piled of used automobile tires. These caught fire and sent up black smoke that was visible for miles.
Smoke Hampers Firemen
A huge crowd of spectators already had gathered to watch the fire in this thickly populated section when the firemen arrived. The flames were threatening surrounding buildings, and the smoke was so dense that the men had difficulty finding their way out in the vicinity of the burning structure.
Captain Watkin and the three other fire fighters started along a driveway beside the building with a length of hose which they intended to use on the blazing sheds in the rear. They were passing a window when there was a muffled roar and a blast of dense smoke blinded and confused them. By shouts to one another they heard that their number was still intact. The blast of black smoke had been caused by the collapse of a loft and the falling of several bales of paper.
100,000 Tires Burn
More than 100,000 used automobile tires were destroyed in the blaze. The flames jumped a hundred feet into the air at one stage. Commissioner Hitchner watched the firemen at work from the roof of a nearby garage.
When the blaze had been extinguished Mr. Hitchner left to visit the injured firemen in the hospital. He commended the four men on their bravery and wished them a speedy recovery. Quinton is driver for Battalion Chief Wade.
The flames threatened to spread to the large garage of Louis Vananeri, on Spruce Street, directly in the rear of the junk yard. Firemen mounted the roof of this building and drove the flames back.
Today’s blaze was the fourth that had visited the warehouse this year. The fire today is believed to have been caused by spontaneous combustion.
Carter Directs Rescue
The quarter were stooping to take up their hose line again when there was a crack like the report of a pistol, followed by a terrific roar.
Fire Chief Carter, personally directing his men, was about 50 feet away, and saw the four men buried as the bricks thudded down from the crumbling wall.
“Come on boys, there are four men under here,” the chief yelled, and soon a score of hands were tearing frantically at the heaps of hot brick.
Bus Delays Ambulance
The police ambulance in which the injured men were placed was delayed for five minutes on its way to the hospital by the refusal of a Public Service bus driver to give it the right of way. According to Policeman Howard Fisher, the busman was arrested. The police say he will be prosecuted to the full extent of the ordinance in such cases. The ambulance was forced to remain behind the bus for a block and a half, according to the reports.
The pillar of smoke sent up by the blazing warehouse, sheds and 50-foot high piles of auto tires, drew thousands of spectators from all directions. Three alarms were turned in to the fire department in rapid succession. The police were called upon at once to establish lines for keeping back the crowd.
Bales of paper stored in the main building, as well as in the shed behind, absorbed tons of water poured into the place by the firemen’s hose, and the added weight snapped off fire-weakened floor beams like burning matches. The falling timbers and masses of packed paper added to the danger and difficulty of the firemen’s task.
Only by a long and stubborn fight were the firemen able to prevent a conflagration among surrounding buildings.
The big warehouse became a red hot furnace. The heat was so intense a half-hour after the fire was discovered that telephone and electric light poles on the other side of Division Street were ignited. “Trouble crews” from the telephone and electric companies were rushed to the place to guard their wires against falling and injuring persons below.
Loss Placed at $50,000
It was roughly estimated that the damage to the junk sheds and warehouse would reach $50,000.
Mrs. Leona Brown, who had just moved today into the house at 264 Division Street, just east of the burned plant, was driven from her new home by the dense clouds of smoke from a blazing of automobile tires that towered above the west wall of her two-story dwelling.
She was unable to return for any of her belongings when the flames began to eat their way through the west wall of her house.
The fire was the second within a month in the junk yard, which is closely surrounded by frame residences, a frame negro church and other buildings on all sides.
Romaine Seriously Hurt
Hoseman Romaine was reported by surgeons at the West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital as the most seriously hurt of the firemen caught by the falling wall. He was cut above the head, badly bruised about the back, and one of his ankles is believed to have been fractured.
Captain Watkin suffered several fractured ribs.
Hoseman Anderson was cut and burned about the face and his right wrist.
Hoseman Quinton suffered burns, cuts and bruises, and it is believed that one of his shoulders was fractured.
When Mountain of Auto Tires Burned
Camden Evening Courier —
Four firemen were buried under a falling wall when fire swept a two-story warehouse and junkyard at 250-252 Division Street at 9:30 this morning. The photograph shows firemen pouring tons of water on piles of baled paper and old automobile tires. The firemen worked three hours before the blaze was under control. The flames threatened surrounding properties.
Raiders Seize 4 Women 5 Men and Homebrew
Camden Courier-Post —
Four women, five men and 500 bottles of homebrew were seized last night when police raided an alleged speakeasy at 1067 Thurman street.
Marie Fort, 34, of that address, was held as the proprietress. The following were released in cash security as material witnesses: Helen Furhan, 29, of 300 Jersey avenue, Gloucester; Dora Gallagher, 24, of 723 North American street, Philadelphia; Betty Anderson, 19, of 5947 Trinity place, Philadelphia; George Powell, 23, of 546 Division street; Harry Wilson, 24, of 413 Pine street, Audubon; Edward Mellon, 25, of 316 Elm street; George Devon, 34, of 504 Walnut street, and George Philip, 29, of 1100 South Third street.
The radiers [sic] were Lieut. Herbert Anderson, Sergt. Edward Carroll, Detective William Wheland and Acting Detective William Schultz.
Mrs. Marie E. Simon Dies at 68; Beloved ‘Mayor of Fogarty Ave.’
Camden Courier-Post —
‘Mame’ Always Good for Handout
By ALEX WATSON
Friend of an earlier generation of newspapermen, Mrs. Marie E. Simon, 68, of 20 Fogarty ave., died Tuesday in West Jersey Hospital.
To the survivors of that generation, Mrs. Simon was known as “Mame Kenney,” her maiden name. And the neighbors had dubbed her the “Mayor of Fogarty Ave.”
There wasn’t any wrong in her domain that Mame didn’t try to set right, either by arbitration, a call to City Hall, or to a newspaper. And Mame’s heart was as big as her voice which boomed in no uncertain terminology when things didn’t go right.
Mame in the Middle
Fogarty ave. is a block of brick row houses running from Federal to Carman st. between 9th and 10th sts. The residents can shake hands across the street and it’s strictly one-way traffic — either way. Everybody knows everybody else’s troubles and Mame stood right in the middle of them.
Mame liked newspapermen, she said, because they “could give me a slant on what’s going on.” It was a red letter day when she could invite them in for coffee and a sandwich, or a drink, and get the latest gossip on City Hall. She had decided views on politics and the reporters found grist for copy in her shrewd observations.
Generous Heart
Mame’s generous heart extended to the down-and-outer and the bottle-ganger. A knock on her door always brought a hand-out of food, a piece of clothing and perhaps the price of a drink.
Mrs. Simon was a lifelong resident of Camden. She was a member of Women’s Order of the Moose, Chapter 385; Saranac Council, 79, Order of Pocahontas, IORM; and American Legion Post 231 Auxiliary.
Surviving are a son, Thomas J., of Laurel Springs; three brothers, Thomas P., and James J. Kenney, of Camden and Martin F. Kenney, of Moorestown, and two grandchildren.
Relatives and friends will meet at 8:30 a. m. Friday in the Robert J. Blake Funeral Home, Haddon ave. and Division st. Requiem high Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 o’clock in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. A viewing will be held Thursday night at the funeral home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Round-Up by Police Over in Camden
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Vigorous Crusade Against Vice in a Down-Town District
Several Persons Were Captured in Raids and Held on Policy and Disorderly Charges
Police Captain Stanley, of Camden, began a crusade yesterday against alleged policy-writers and speak-easies in this district. With a squad of officers and fortified with warrants, sworn out by Charles W. Noyes, an agent of the Law and Order League, Captain Stanley raided the houses of Pearl Welcome, colored, at 914 South Third street, and Lizzie Purnell, colored, at Second and Division streets. The alleged proprietresses and several other persons were arrested and a quantity of policy paraphernalia was seized.
Charles Green, white, was arrested at Eighth street and Kaighn avenue, on a charge of being a “writer.”
Lizzie Purnell was committed to the county jail in default of $500 bail, on the policy charge, and $1000 bail on charges of maintaining a disorderly house and selling liquor without a license. Pearl Welcome was committed in default of $500 bail, and Green was held for a hearing to-day. All the warrants were issued by Justice Stackhouse.
Last evening Captain Stanley made another series of raids on warrants sworn out by Noyes before Stackhouse. The following were captured and committed to the county jail on the charges named: Maud Moore, alias Givens, 721 Baxter, selling without license; Jennie Wilson, alias Rose Mitchell, 721 Baxter, Sunday selling and selling without license; Mary Susan Jones, 70[?] Baxter, selling without license; William Lockman, 275 Spruce street, selling without license; John and Kate Eckert, 738 and 739 Sycamore street, disorderly house, Sunday selling and selling without license; Robert Mathews, 700 Sycamore street, Sunday selling and selling without license; Norman Simmons, 701 Baxter street, selling without license and Sunday selling; and Maggie Dilks, 705 Baxter street, selling without license.
The prisoners were committed in default of $500 bail on each charge.
A School Boy Mangled
Camden Courier-Post —
John Edwards Struck by a Train and Badly Hurt.
John Edwards, a ten-year-old boy, living on Division street above Eighth, was struck by an outgoing freight train on the West Jersey railroad at Seventh and Walnut streets, about half-past eight o’clock this morning, while on his way to school. How the accident occurred is hardly known, but it is said that the boy attempted to pass in front of the approaching train, and not being quick enough was struck and thrown about ten feet from the crossing. The lad was picked up and carried into the butcher shop at Seventh and Walnut streets, and was afterwards taken home, when it was found necessary to amputate the right foot, which was horribly mangled. Besides this, the boy had several bruises about the body and one very bad one on the side of the head. It is doubtful whether or not the boy can survive. The amputation was performed by Dr. Benjamin.
Young Edwards Dies.
John Edwards, the lad who was struck by a train on the West Jersey railroad at Seventh and Walnut streets, yesterday, died from his injuries at half past seven o’clock this morning. Coroner Davis took charge of the body and will hold an inquest at the court house on Friday morning.
Young Edwards’ Sad Death
Evidence Taken in the Recent Railroad Accident.
The Employes Exonerated From All Blame, But the Company Censured for Not Providing Safety Gates At the Crossing.
At quarter past two yesterday afternoon Coroner Davis commenced calling the names of the jurors who had been summoned to hold the inquisition in the case of John C. Edwards, the lad who was killed by a train on the West Jersey railroad, at Seventh and Walnut streets, on Monday last. After this had been finished the examination of witnesses was commenced. The first one called was Dr. Warnock, who was the first physician to attend the boy. The doctor testified as follows:
“I was called about eight or nine o’clock on Monday morning to attend the boy Edwards. He was then lying on a lounge in the butcher shop at Seventh and Walnut streets. His right leg was
Nearly Cut Off,
hanging only by a few threads of skin. His collar bone, shoulder blade, and one rib on the left side were broken, and he being bruised about the head and body. The skull was not fractured, although there were several bad cuts on his head, which possibly caused the convulsions. The mangled foot was amputated two hours after the accident.”
Warned of His Danger.
The next witness was Charles Steelman, a bright, intelligent lad who warned Edwards of his danger when he attempted to cross the track. In the course of his testimony he said, “I saw the train coming down the track and called to Edwards, ‘here comes the cars, lookout,’ when he responded, ‘you mind your mush,’ and a moment later he was struck by the train.”
Thomas Gause Woodfield, a lad, and James Spence, residing at Eighth and Walnut streets, testified to seeing the boy struck.
Ex-Policeman William H. Griffin, residing at 816 Walnut street, who is in charge of the signal bells, testified that the bells were ringing all the time the accident occured [sic]. Nearly all the witnesses testified to either hearing the bells ringing or the whistle blow.
Train Men Testify.
George Baxter, engineer of train 35, engine No. 17; H. H. Hope, the fireman; J. A. Connell, conductor, all of whom were in the cab of the engine, testified that they saw the boy on the north-bound track, but as the engine was closer to the unfortunate lad than a locomotive length, it was impossible for them to see if it struck him or not. Conductor Connell said that he was almost sure that the train had run over the boy, and turning around to Engineer Baxter, said, “George, that boy is under the wheels.” He then went back on the train and asked the flag[?] if they had struck the boy. He said he thought they had. The train, which was quite a distance down the road by this time, was backed, and the conductor went in the butcher shop where the boy was, and ordered a doctor. On cross-examination Mr. Connell said the train consisted of sixteen cars, whose weight would average at least 20,000 pounds to a car, all of which passed over the boy.
Mrs. Abbott, the nurse who took care of young Edwards, said he told her he “did not hear any bells.”
The Company Censured.
The case was given to the jury, who returned the following verdict: “That John S. Edwards came to his death by an accident on the West Jersey railroad on the eighth day of September, and we, the coroner’s jury, exonerate the employes from all blame and censure the company for not having safety gates at the Walnut street crossing.”
Searching for Sunken Treasure
The tug Startle sailed down the Delaware river Wednesday night with a corps of divers provided with armor for deep-water diving. They will make an effort to locate the English sloop-of-war De Braak, which was sunk off Cape Henlopen on June 28, 1798, with a vast amount of treasure on board, which has been estimated as high as $10,000,000. The specie was taken from three Spanish galleons captured in the West Indies. When the sloop neared the shore a heavy gale was blowing, and the pilot ordered sail taken in. Captain Drew became indignant at this, and ordered the [cut off at the crop edge]
Monday Round Up in Police Court
Camden Daily Telegram —
Variety of Prisoners Before Recorder Nowrey’s Bar.
PRIVATE HEARING FOR “DE CLUB”
Eight Blacks and One White Landed in a Sunday Morning Raid—Cries of “Murder” in Joint Alley Led to an Arrest.
Early yesterday morning Police Sergeant Bentley, with a squad of officers, including Matlack, Roach, Weaver, Shaw, Harvey and Moore, raided an alleged speak-easy and gambling resort on Division street, near Locust. When the officers entered the room they found tacked up on the wall in a conspicuous place a charter for the “Independent Athletic Club.” The charter was issued some time ago to a party of white men, and how it came into possession of the eight colored and one white man arrested in the raid the police are endeavoring to find out. In addition to the charter the police found a deck of cards, some poker chips, cards of admission to the alleged club, four boxes of beer, two bottles of whiskey and a supposed “kitty” containing 48 cents.
The men arrested were Abraham Briscoe, colored, the alleged proprietor, Walter H. Chase, Edward Lewis, John Miller, Ben Bunston, Edward Fortie, and Jacob Granger, colored, and Herbert Weaver, white. All were examined in the Mayor’s private office, by the Recorder this morning, and as a result Briscoe was held for a further hearing on a charge of selling liquor without a license, while the others were held as witnesses in their own recognizance.
The Pursuit of a Murderer
Camden Courier-Post —
By Joe Happ and Joseph R. McCarthy
The announcement, when it came, burst in City Hall like a grenade. A Camden man — in jail nearly a year awaiting trial for murder — was being charged with six additional killings.
The disclosure was made July 2 by the Camden County Prosecutor’s office as a short, stocky man was being led from his sixth-floor jail cell to an arraignment before Camden Municipal Court Judge William M. Rosenblatt.
Until then it had been one of the best-kept secrets in the city in recent memory. The press corps, usually well informed in advance about all such goings-on was caught by surprise.
When the hour-long court procedure was over, newsmen, armed with little more than the name of the prisoner and a list of victims’ names, went to work.
The old newspaper clippings from which they frantically culled information had a grim tale to tell. Six women and a man had been beaten, slashed or shot to death between February and September 1969. The clippings suggested grotesque pictures of battered, butchered human beings.
The suspect was 38-year-old Leroy Snyder, an ex-convict who had spent most of his adult life in prison for acts of violence.
Fresh details fo [sic] the killings were scarce, as County Prosecutor A. Donald Bigley, not wanting to jeopardize his case, clamped down hard on information released to the press. The July 2 stories were mostly a rehash of the earlier murder stories.
The victims:
Mrs. Lula Crawley, bound, gagged and stabbed 13 times, was found Feb. 14, 1969 in a room behind her S. 6th Street antique shop.
Mrs. Mary Freeman, found stabbed to death April 12, 1969, floating in two feet of water in an abandoned house.
Mrs. Shirley Brittingham and Warren Wells, discovered April 25 in the basement of a vacant house. The woman, seven months pregnant, had been stabbed repeatedly and shot in the chest several times. The man had a shotgun wound three inches in diameter in his back, had been stabbed several times and beaten with a blunt instrument. Both bodies had lain there three weeks before being discovered and were badly decomposed and partially eaten by rats.
Mrs. Lovie Williams, found May 19 in her West Street apartment by her 12-year-old son. She had been slashed to death.
Mrs. Vera Stevens, beaten to death Aug. 9 on a vacant lot.
Mrs. Gertrude Friedman, raped, beaten and slashed about the throat Sept. 8 in her combination apartment-linoleum store on Kaighns Avenue.
In city hall, quick comparisons were made between this case and the Sept. 6, 1949 rampage in which a Bible-quoting war veteran, Howard Unruh, shot 13 persons to death in about 20 minutes.
“This one looks worse,” commented one veteran reporter as he scanned the year-old stories.
Following the arraignment, events in the case of Leroy Snyder moved quickly. In less than a week, indictments were handed up by the Camden County grand jury. The following day, Snyder’s signed confessions to all seven killings were presented in Superior Court along with his pleas of no defense.
A week later, he was sentenced to three consecutive life terms in the New Jersey State Prison at Trenton. Within the hour, Snyder was en route to Trenton.
The story of Leroy Snyder was ended. This week, however, the two men most responsible for the capture of Snyder revealed some of the details of the exhausting eight-month investigation which led to his arrest. It is a story laced with ironies and improbabilities.
“It was a real jig-saw puzzle,” said veteran city Det. Earl Smith, who along with Det. Nate Jones, logged more than 1,200 hours of overtime and traveled from New England to South Carolina, interviewing more than 150 persons and taking statements from about 75 material witnesses.
Before the case was solved, Jones would have trouble convincing his wife that all the hours away from home were actually spent working. “Not only that, I developed a case of high blood pressure during the investigation,” he added.
Smith would only shrug when asked about the effects of the chase on his home life. He indicated that they were “about the same as Nate’s.”
The two detectives, relaxing in their office in City Hall, explained that the keys to cracking the case were the investigations of the Brittingham-Wells double murder and the rape-slaying of Mrs. Friedman.
“We didn’t turn up much on the other murders at all,” Smith said. “In fact, we weren’t even sure they were related until Shirley and Warren were found.”
At that point, Jones explained, police officials began to fear that a psychopath was loose in the city and ordered efforts in solving the case intensified.
Few clues had been left in the abandoned house where Shirley and Warren were found. “We even had trouble identifying them,” said Smith. “They were horribly decomposed and it looked like rats had eaten away most of their faces.”
Identification had to be made by the use of dental records and fingerprints. Even Mrs. Brittingham’s estranged husband was unable to make a positive identification, the detective said.
Frank Brittingham was located the day after the bodies were discovered. He was in a bar at Broadway and Division Streets where Shirley had worked as a barmaid. He could only tell police that he knew his wife was pregnant by a boyfriend whose name he gave the detectives.
A barmaid in the establishment told the three detectives she last saw Shirley leaving the bar with a man on April 5 (the day she died, according to the medical examiner). She also identified an egg-shaped gold locket found by police at the murder scene as one she sold to Shirley for $10.
Smith said Shirley’s boyfriend was located two days later living at the YMCA in New Brunswick. Police in that city had run a check and told Smith the man had registered in his own name but had listed a non-existent firm as his place of employment.
“We wanted to get more on him,” Smith said, “so we waited a while before picking him up.”
Meanwhile, the identity of the man seen leaving the bar with Shirley was learned after police had interviewed several persons in South Camden. They told police the man had gone to see his wife in Seaford, Del.
Smith and City Det. Isaiah Pitts went to Delaware and, after following the trail of the man’s family through several small towns, learned he had been there a few days before and continued south to visit his father in Traveler’s Rest, S.C.
Smith and Pitts returned to Camden and notified police in the small South Carolina town. A week later, the man was arrested as a material witness and was returned to Camden for interrogation.
He told police he had gone to Delaware in order to cash an Internal Revenue Service check and leave part of the money with his wife. His story checked out with what had been learned in Delaware, and he was released.
On July 19 police in Franklin Township, Sussex County, picked up Shirley’s boyfriend as a material witness. In Camden a lie detector test was administered. The man failed, Smith said.
“We asked him if he was withholding information about the murders,” the detective said. “He answered ‘No.’ The machine indicated he lied. We got the same response when we asked if he knew who killed Warren and Shirley.”
Police, however, had nothing to connect him with the murder and released him.
The probe into the death of Warren Wells was a painfully slow process, Smith said. “We knew absolutely nothing about the man when we started.”
An intensive interview campaign was launched in South Camden, but little was learned. On May 19, however, police learned that Wells’ brother-in-law, a suspect in the case, was living in the 400 block of Sycamore Street. Police placed the house under surveillance, but the suspect failed to show up.
Two women living in the house were unable to give any information about the suspect’s whereabouts. The women, both in their early 20’s accompanied the detectives to police headquarters and were arrested and charged with being under the influence of narcotics.
A separate inquiry into the suspect’s background revealed him to be wanted by the U.S. Army for desertion.
The search spread throughout Camden County and on June 12, nearly a month later, he was picked up by State Police from the Toms River barracks.
Brought back to Camden, the suspect failed a lie detector test, Smith said. Yet nothing was established to connect him directly with either murder and he was held pending the arrival of federal authorities.
The suspect’s wife was arrested a few days later while visiting him in Camden County jail. Smith said he recognized the woman from a police photo shown to him earlier by Williamstown police. He said a federal warrant had been issued for her arrest on a charge of mail theft. She was turned over to the U.S. Marshal’s office in Camden.
The search for information in South Camden continued. Detectives began to check through vacant houses in the area. They found a man crouching behind the heater in the basement of one abandoned house. He claimed to be an acquaintance of Wells. An identification check on the man revealed he was wanted on a charge of possession of stolen property. He was arrested.
Under interrogation, the man told detectives he did not know where Wells had been living before his death but said he knew several persons who might know.
One of his tips paid off. A woman living on Kaighns Avenue told detectives that Wells had been living in the 700 block of Walnut Street in the apartment of a man named Leroy Snyder.
Smith and Jones set up a stake-out at the apartment, but Snyder did not return home that night. The following day, the two detectives canvassed the neighborhood and learned that Snyder had a job in a junkyard on Division Street.
“We went to the junkyard and talked with Snyder,” Jones said. “He told us Wells had been living in his apartment since the latter part of March.”
Snyder told police that Wells received a phone call at the apartment on April 4. He said Wells appeared quite shaken by the call and left, saying he would return shortly. Snyder said that was the last he had seen of Warren Wells.
“Snyder even volunteered to come to police headquarters that night to give us a statement and deliver some clothes he said were left behind by Wells,” Smith said. Snyder dictated a four-page statement for police that night, but the information shed no further light on the killing.
“We had checked on Snyder’s background and knew about his prison record,” Smith said. “But we didn’t have enough evidence to hold him. Besides, he seemed to be cooperating with us.” Snyder was released.
That was on May 23. Four days earlier, Lovie Williams was found slashed to death. On Aug. 9, Vera Stevens, her head battered by a rock, was found. No leads were turned up in those investigations.
The Wells probe produced one more lead, however. Police learned that a man believed to operate a house of prostitution in North Camden had been a friend of Wells. Checking at the address, Smith was told the man had recently departed on a trip through New England and Canada.
Police in several states as well as Canada were notified and, on May 28, Wells’ friend was arrested by a Royal Canadian Mounted Police vice squad as he attempted to cross the border in a stolen car.
A joint investigation by the Mounties and police in Camden revealed the names of several women, allegedly involved in prostitution, who were in this country illegally. The women were later deported to Canada, Smith said.
The police investigation of the murders, now numbering six, continued until Sept. 8, when the nude, mutilated body of Gertrude Friedman was discovered in the living room of her apartment on Kaighns Avenue by a neighbor.
Police swarmed into the area that night and found with a woman who said she had seen a man leaving the Friedman apartment that afternoon. She told police he was carrying two suitcases and a brown paper bag filled with clothing.
A state police artist, Tpr. George Homa of the West Trenton barracks, was called in and drew a sketch based on the woman’s description.
Armed with copies of the sketch, police teams again hit the streets in the area around Kaighns Avenue.
A man, when shown the drawing, told police, “This looks like the guy who tried to rape a woman a few weeks ago on 4th Street.” He did not know the assailant’s name, but he gave police the woman’s name and address.
Smith and Jones checked it out.
The woman, who had not reported the incident because she feared reprisals, said the man depicted in the sketch had knocked on her apartment door one night a few weeks earlier saying he was looking for friends who lived in the apartment below hers. Then he forced his way in and tried to assault her, she said. She did not know his name.
The occupants of the downstairs apartment identified the drawing. They said it seemed to be Leroy Snyder.
“The first thing we did after hearing that, was to check on where Snyder was living,” Smith said. “We knew he had moved from the apartment on Walnut Street, but we didn’t know his new address. Later, we learned he was living in the 700 block of Cherry Street.”
A warrant was obtained and, on the evening of Sept. 11, Smith and Jones arrested Snyder at home.
“He was lying on the couch in the living room when we made the arrest,” Smith recalled. “He didn’t offer any resistance.”
Searching the house, detectives found the bags of clothing and other items taken from the Friedman apartment. Positive identification of the articles later was supplied by Mrs. Friedman’s husband.
“He was wearing Mr. Friedman’s wristwatch,” Smith added.
With Snyder in custody, charged with the murder of Mrs. Friedman, larceny, possession of stolen property and assault with intent to rape in the case of the woman on 4th Street, Smith and Jones began a detailed investigation into Snyder’s possible relationship with the other murders.
Since there was no trial, it will never be known just how much evidence the detectives had piled up against Snyder. But apparently, it was enough to convince Snyder and his attorney that a defense against the charges in court would have been futile. Snyder later signed confessions to all seven slayings, but the confessions alone would not be sufficient basis for sentencing.
The contents of those confessions have not been made public, but one unconfirmed report out of the prosecutor’s office had it that a stenographer became ill while transcribing Snyder’s detailed accounts of the killings.
The future holds nothing for Leroy Snyder except prison. Under present New Jersey parole laws, Snyder, with three consecutive life sentences facing him, will not even be eligible for parole for another 43½ years.
Prosecutor Bigley, who sought seven consecutive life sentences for Snyder, summed it up in the courtroom moments after sentence was passed: “There’s a good chance he’ll die in prison.”
Detective Nate Jones
Detective Earl Smith
The psychiatric section of the pre-sentencing report described Leroy Snyder as a “malignant sociopath and a threat to society.” Little is known about Snyder except that he has spent 19 of the past 21 years in prison for assorted acts of violence. His prison record began when he was 17.
Arrested June 1949 on charge of assault. Convicted, sentenced to two years in Annandale Reformatory. Released May 1951.
Arrested July 1951 on charges of attempted armed robbery and threats to kill. Convicted, sentenced to four years in Bordentown Reformatory. Released June 1955.
Arrested December 1955 on charges of assault and battery and assault with intent to rob. Convicted, sentenced to three to five years in New Jersey State Prison at Trenton. Released January 1959.
Arrested August 1959 for attempted armed robbery and threats to do bodily harm. Convicted, sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison. Paroled January 1969 after serving nine years.
Arrested September, 1969, for murder of Mrs. Gertrude Friedman.
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St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book — 1943
Phone, 10195 G. VIGNOLA
LADIES’ AND GENTS’ TAILORING
2800 FEDERAL STREET CAMDEN, N. J.
The Origin of St. Joseph’s Parish—Continued
spire, completed in 1888 under Dean Fitzimmons, and is the Cathedral Church of the Diocese.
As there was no Catholic cemetery nearer than Gloucester or Philadelphia in 1863, Father Byrne set about obtaining one. He found a plot of approximately 9 acres at the junction of Westfield Avenue and Federal Street, which he purchased from William B. Cooper. This plot became St. Patrick’s cemetery, the eastern end of which is now the site of St. Joseph’s Church, School, and Rectory.
A considerable number of German immigrants in Camden necessitated the erection of a German parish, which took place under Father Thurnes in 1867. The property of the Second Baptist Church at Fourth and Division Streets was secured, and became the Roman Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul, May 3, 1867. The church now known as Sts. Peter and Paul Church, on the corner of Spruce and St. John Streets was erected in 1888. The building at Fourth and Division was taken over in 1903 by the Italian Catholics when Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish began. St. Peter’s parish in Merchantville also began in 1903.
In 1872 a wooden mission church was put up at Eighth and Van Hook Streets to accommodate the Catholics of South Camden. This was the beginning of the Sacred Heart parish, though the parish
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Thomas C. Schneider
Brief City Notes
Camden Daily Courier —
Ground was broken yesterday for a handsome stone residence for Tony Mecca, at the northwest corner of Fourth and Division streets.
Italians of this city are arranging for a great time on Labor Day. All of the different Italian societies and clubs will be in line with fine bands of music.
The new club room of the First Italian League, at 815 South Fourth street, will be dedicated on September 17th.
Charles S. Malandra Funeral Due Monday
Camden Courier-Post —
CHARLES S. MALANDRA
Solemn requiem Mass for Charles S. Malandra, 66, will be celebrated Monday at 9.30 a. m. in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel R. C. Church, 4th and Division sts., Camden.
Relatives and friends will meet at 8 a. m. in the funeral home of John A. Healey, 9 White Horse pike, Haddon Heights, where friends may call Sunday night. Burial will be in New St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Mr. Malandra, a retired merchant tailor and the father of Angelo D. Malandra, deputy mayor of Camden City, died Thursday in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Gus Palumbo, 202 S. Black Horse pike, Blackwood, where he made his home. He was a former resident of South Camden.