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Case File: 2840 Kensington Ave arson (1888)
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Mrs. Hopkins Committed for Trial
Mrs. Margaret Hopkins, the woman who was picked up on the streets here over a week ago and was taken to the Homeopathic Hospital where she pretended to be feeble-minded, was given a hearing yesterday at the Central Station. Philadelphia, on a charge of arson. Testimony tending to prove that she had fired her house at 2840 Kensington avenue was given by Fire Marshal Thompson and Detective Geyer, and she was committed without bail for trial.
