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MARSHALL THOMPSON was born in New Jersey around 1906 to a family that had a long history in the city. His father, George Robeson Thompson, was justice of the peace, and his grandfather, John Reeve Thompson, was a member of Camden's first City Council. He was one of at least 7 children born to the Thompsons. The family lived at 1113 South 4th Street when the Census was taken in 1910. By January of 1920 they had moved to 325 Walnut Street. Marshall Thompson married at the age of 21, and his wife, the former Emma Holloway, bore a daughter, Caroline, around 1928. On March 1, 1928 Marshall Thompson became a member of the Camden Police Department. The family was then renting a home at 943 North 32nd Street in Camden's Cramer Hill neighborhood. His parents had also moved to Cramer Hill, living at 900 Hayes Avenue. In 1936 Officer Thompson was often partnered with Sergeant Nathan Pettit. Camden Courier-Post columnist Dan McConnell, wrote this about Officer Thompson in his November 3, 1939 column: "Marshall Thompson, one of Camden's finest, is a talented pianist. he never took a music lesson." Officer Thompson had been taught to play by his mother, Harriette Thompson Marshall Thompson had been promoted to Detective by 1947. He then lived at 126 North 32nd Street in East Camden. He was still working as a detective with the Camden Police department as late as December of 1957. He retired from the Camden Police Department on a police pension sometime prior to 1967. |
| Camden Courier-Post - June 25, 1933 |
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JUDGE
JAILS 2 MEN GETTING CITY RELIEF Police Judge Pancoast Saturday expressed angry impatience with men who get relief orders on the plea that they have no money with which to purchase food but in some strange manner can procure liquor. He sentenced two such men to 30 days each in jail, and declared that all future offenders of this ilk can expect nothing but jail sentences, as he will accept no excuses. Those sentenced are Edward Maxwell, 38, of 110 State Street, and Earl Eckman, 38, of 412 Liberty street. Both admitted they are on the city relief list. They are married, Eckman having eight children and Maxwell one. Policeman Marshall Thompson testified he found Maxwell stretched out on the sidewalk at Ninth and State Streets, at 2:30 a.m. Saturday, completely intoxicated. Maxwell said he had a wife and child, and Judge Pancoast asked: "You can't buy any food, yet you have enough money for liquor. Where did you buy it?" "I didn't buy it," answered Maxwell. "A fellow had some wine and give me some.” After passing sentence, Judge Pancoast heard Eckman's case. The prisoner's wife, Jane, testified she has eight children, gets a food order, but doesn't get any money from her husband, although he occasionally does an "odd job." Judge Pancoast didn't even ask Eckman where he got his liquor, but pronounced sentence immediately. "I'm not going to tolerate this any longer," declared the court. "When someone getting a food order is found drunk, I'm going to send him 'to jail immediately. There won't be any excuses.". |
| Camden Courier-Post - August 15, 1933 |
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RODGERS,
EX-BOXER NABBED AGAIN IN RAID James "Jimmy" Rodgers, 28, former boxer; fell into the hands of police again last night when they raided a speakeasy at 1000 Segal Street, allegedly operated by him. One gallon of whisky and 65 pint bottles were confiscated by the raiders, who were led by District Detectives Walter Smith, Marshall Thompson and Harry Kyler. Three others were arrested. One of them, James Greer, 35, of 332 North Second street, placed a charge of possession of stolen goods against Rodgers when police unearthed some articles stolen from Greer two months ago. Others arrested were Thomas Spencer, 33, of the Segal Street address, and John D. Wood, 35, of 928 Kimber Street. Rodgers has fallen afoul of the , law on numerous occasions. He has been arrested several times for operating speakeasies. He was also arrested as a material witness in the "Shooey" Bonner murder two years ago. He will be given a police court hearing today, Detectives raided a vacant dwelling at 225 Chestnut Street last night and seized a "moonshine" plant consisting of two stills, 36 barrels of mash and oil and gas stove cookers. The place had been under observation by Detective Vernon Jones for two weeks. No one was inside when Jones and Patrolmen George Hemphill and John Houston entered. A 50 gallon still was on the second floor and a 35 gallon still on the first floor. |
| Camden Courier-Post - August 16, 1933 |
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JIMMY
RODGERS IS GIVEN 180 DAYS James
"Jimmy" Rodgers, 28-year-old former boxer who on numerous
occasions has run afoul of the law, was sentenced yesterday to serve 180
days in the county jail for operating a speakeasy at 1000 Segal
Street.
In
addition, he was held without bail by Police
Judge Pancoast on a charge of possession of stolen goods. The goods
were identified by their owner, James Greer, 35, of 332 North Second Street,
who was in the speakeasy when police raided it Monday night. Greer
turned state's evidence against Rodgers in police court yesterday, and for
a reward, received a suspended sentence. District
Detective Harry Kyler, Marshall
Thompson and Walter Smith
raided the speakeasy and confiscated 65
pints of whisky in bottles and a gallon of whisky in a jug. Kyler
testified Rodgers was not there when the raiders entered the place but
appeared later and was arrested. 3
Others Nabbed Three
others were arrested in the place. These were Greer, Thomas Spencer, 33,
who gave the speakeasy as his home address, and John D. Wood, 35, of 928
Kimber
Street. Spencer has been arrested approximately 75 times, the
police said. The
detectives, when searching the premises, found a suitcase filled with
shoestrings, collar buttons and other merchandise. Greer identified the
case and its contents as having been stolen from his car when it was
parked on Segal Street near Front some time ago. He lodged the complaint
of possession of stolen goods against Rodgers. Rodgers
was arraigned on three charges, including the stolen goods count. The
other complaints were that he sold beer without a license and violated
Section 422 of the city ordinances which prohibits disorderly persons to
congregate on the premises. Rodgers
pleaded not guilty on all three charges, and told the court he had
"nothing to say." He was fined $200 on each of the charges of
violating Section 422, and selling without a license, and when he did not
pay, he was sentenced to 90 days on each of the two counts. He was
committed to the county jail without bail on Greer's complaint of
possession of stolen goods. Greer
testified that he had purchased liquor in Rodgers' place several times, as
late as last night. Greer's sentence was suspended. Spencer Refuses to Talk Spencer
refused to testify against Rodgers. He said he did not know
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"what was going on
there" and that he was there painting. "You
won't be painting there for 90 days," retorted the court in
pronouncing sentence. Wood,
the other man arrested in the place, did not appear in court and forfeited
$10 security he had posted after the raid. Rodgers
has been arrested several times
for operating speakeasies. He was also arrested as a material witness two
years ago in the murder of William "Shooey" Bonner." Spencer was arrested so often when he resided in Gloucester that he became known as "Gloucester's Peck's Bad Boy," the police said. Since moving to Camden he has been arrested arrested nearly 50 times, police stated. The majority of his arrests have been on charges of drunkenness and disorderly conduct, but in 1925 and in 1926, he was arrested on a charge of larceny of automobile. Again in 1929 he was charged with non support, when he was ordered to pay his wife $10 weekly. Back In 1916 he was arrested on a charge of stealing a gold watch. |
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Camden Courier-Post - February 20, 1936 |
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COPS
BEAT OUT FLAMES IN WOMAN'S CLOTHING A
South Camden woman was burned seriously yesterday when her clothing
caught tire while she was working in the kitchen of her home. Mrs.
Ihlelgn Brown, 35, of 1026 South Second street, is in serious
condition in Cooper Hospital. She was taken to the hospital after two
policemen, Sergeant Nathan Petit and Marshall
Thompson, smothered the
flames with blankets. After
her clothing caught fire, Mrs. Brown ran to the second floor of her
home, where her husband, Abraham, was sleeping. He shouted to a neighbor who called police. . |
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Camden Courier-Post - February 21, 1936 |
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FALSE
ALARM LEADS TO
ARREST OF THREE A passerby who thought he saw a house afire on Taylor Avenue near Third street, turned in an alarm that brought four fire companies on a monkey run yesterday. It required more than five minutes to find the house reported afire when the apparatus pulled up at the alarm box at Third and Federal streets. Two
policemen, Sergeant Nathan Petit and Marshall
Thompson, who followed
firemen to the scene were quicker
than that for they found the house and a young woman hiding in the
closet on the second floor. She was arrested along with a woman and a
man. Taken
to police headquarters the young
woman, who identified herself as
Margaret Pone, 17, of Park Avenue, Maple Shade, was held on a charge
of vagrancy. Margaret
Johns,
and Louis Archer, 39,
both Negroes, who were also found in the three-story dwelling
at 230 Taylor Avenue,
were also held as
material witnesses. The
reported fire turned out to be the smoking stove.
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| Camden Courier-Post - February 29, 1936 |
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HELD AS COPS RAID CARD GAME IN HOME Seven
men were arrested last night when
police raided a private home I after
receiving a "tip" that a card game
was in progress. William
J. Stephan, 29, of 403 Friends avenue, the scene of the raid, was
arrested as the alleged proprietor and held in $2000 bail for a
hearing today before Judge Lewis
Liberman.
Others
arrested are John H. Ridge, 42, of 418 North
Third Street; Ernest Ridge, of Milner Hotel, Delaware avenue and
Market street; Nat Green, 34, of 562 Carman
Street; John Podhar, 31, of 1944 Bristol street, Philadelphia;
Charles Luffy, 32, of 1418 Erie avenue, Philadelphia, and Robert Ramsey,
23, of the Camden Y. M. C. A. All were held in $100 bail as material
witnesses. Detectives
John
Trout, John
Kaighn and Patrolmen Marshall
Thompson
and Earl Hamby conducted the raid and said they confiscated two decks of
cards and a pair of dice. They said a quantity of money on the table was
scooped up by the players before they reached the playing room. |
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