Category:Joseph Patrick McGinn
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Detective Joseph Patrick McGinn (December 27, 1872 - October 3, 1920) of the Philadelphia Police Department was shot to death on October 3, 1920 in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during a raid on a gambling den on Passyunk Avenue. The gambling den by coincidence was being held up by 10 masked gunmen at the same time. Detective McGinn, was on vacation, but had volunteered to come back on duty for this assignment. Detective McGinn's killer, Christopher Maurano (1889-1922) of Hoboken, New Jersey, was executed in the electric chair on February 22, 1922 at Moyamensing Prison.
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| Date of birth | 27 December 1872 Philadelphia | ||||
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| Date of death | 3 October 1920 South Philadelphia | ||||
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Media in category "Joseph Patrick McGinn"
The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total.
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Detective Joseph Patrick McGinn death certificate.jpg 3,136 × 2,928; 679 KB
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Detective Joseph Patrick McGinn funeral in the Philadelphia Inquirer on October 10, 1920.jpg 2,743 × 2,395; 2.48 MB
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Detective Joseph Patrick McGinn in the World War I draft registration.jpg 3,359 × 1,613; 327 KB
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Detective Joseph Patrick McGinn murder in the Philadelphia Inquirer on October 29, 1920.jpg 2,150 × 3,255; 2.84 MB
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