William Schregler
William Schregler was born in New York in May of 1867, the son of John and Rose Schregler. Besides William, the family included a brother, George, and sisters Lillian and Nellie. After living for a time in Pennsylvania around 1882, the Schreglers appear to have come to Camden in the mid-1880s. The 1887–1888 city directory shows the family living at 443 South 5th Street, and subsequent directories place them at 441 South 5th Street. John Schregler appears to have died before the 1887–1888 directory was compiled — he is not listed in it — and Rose Schregler is recorded as a widow in the 1888–1890 directory.
In these years Rose Schregler kept a cigar store, while William worked as a cigar maker for Jacob H. Leon at 103 North 2nd Street. Leon was also a constable, and it may well have been through his influence that William Schregler obtained a position with the Camden Police Department.
By the time the census was taken in 1900, Schregler had been appointed Detective. He would remain in the Detective Bureau for the rest of his life, except for a brief period in 1906 when, following the death of Chief John Foster, he served as Camden's Acting Chief of Police. The 1900 and 1910 censuses show the Schreglers living at 443 West Street, at the southwest corner of West and Washington streets. By 1910, next door at 434 Washington Street, lived William and Mary Welch, whose oldest son, Walter Welch, would join Camden's Police Department sometime after 1910 and go on to have a long and distinguished career, retiring as a Captain.
William F. Schregler was Captain of Detectives when the census was next taken, in January of 1920, when he and his sisters Lillian and Nellie were renting a home at 226 North 10th Street. After a career that spanned four decades, William Schregler died suddenly on October 17, 1927. He was succeeded as Captain of Detectives by John W. Golden, who would later become Chief of Police; another future chief, Arthur Colsey, also served in Detectives under Captain Schregler's command.
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Captains Shifted
A Camden police shake-up returns Captain William Schregler to his post as captain of detectives, two years after Edward King replaced him.
Voodoo Man Confesses Bigamy
Camden Courier - April 10, 1925 Cops Discover Secret Vault, Baby Skeleton Police investigating the "voodoo den" of H.H. Hyghcock , 413-15 Liberty Street , whose arrest on suspicion of murder made several important discoveries today.
Police Find Bloodstained Hatchet and Hidden Vault in Hyghcock's Voodoo Den
Camden police tear apart "Dr." H.H. Hyghcock's Liberty Street "voodoo den," finding a bloodstained hatchet, a hidden vault, and infant remains, as Director Tempest and the detective captains interrogate the self-styled medicine man.
Wed Man and Girl Located in Camden
Detective Captain Schregler traces runaways John Mabe and 17-year-old Ethel Griffen to Camden, and the pair are arrested and returned to Bristol, Tennessee.
Charged with Homicide in Shooting
Antonio Speer is held without bail on a homicide complaint by Captain of Detectives Schregler after fatally shooting Clinton R. Roberts, whom he caught robbing his hennery.
Captain Carrigan Dies of Hurts in Kaighn Ave. Fire
Captain Martin B. Carrigan of Engine Company No. 2 died at Cooper Hospital of a fractured skull and severe burns received while leading his men at the Economy Store fire on Kaighn Avenue.
$3000 Man's Lure to Fire Building
Boleslaw Ziemba confessed to Captain of Detectives Schregler that he set fire to 1426 Broadway at the instigation of his employer John Makel, so Makel could recover $3,000 Ziemba had put into the business.
Watchman Shot, Robbers Sought
Watchman John Brazier is shot through the chest resisting two robbers at Fourth and Line streets; Captain Schregler links the pair to another Camden holdup.
Insanity Patient Boy's Kidnapper
Charles E. Hemphill, a former asylum inmate, confesses to abducting three-year-old Carl Carlin of East Camden; Captain Schregler moves to have him adjudged insane and returned to the asylum.
Brothers Refute Batchelder Plea of Self Defense
Harry Batchelder, taken to Cape May County jail, planned a self-defense plea in the killing of Constable William T. Cramer — a claim refuted by the Albright brothers and by the fact that no revolver was found on Cramer's body.
Constable Cramer Dies of Wounds; Batchelder Caught
Constable William Cramer died of gunshot wounds sustained while serving a writ of attachment at Tuckahoe; vaudeville actor Harry Batchelder was arrested at Audubon by Captain of Detectives William Schregler and Detective Fiore Troncone.
Hacked Remains of David Paul, Missing Bank Messenger, Discovered by Gunners
Duck hunters near Tabernacle uncover the shallow grave of David S. Paul, the Broadway Trust Company messenger who vanished from a Camden–Philadelphia ferry crossing ten days earlier with tens of thousands of dollars in cash and bonds.
Alleged Auto Thief Held in Camden
William Sing is arrested at a Kaighn Avenue garage after Detective Whaland stakes out a stolen car; Captain of Detectives Schregler reports his admission of guilt.
Murdered Woman's Husband Is Defiant Prisoner in Camden
D. Charles Giles is held as a defiant prisoner after his wife Louise is shot dead at their son's Woodlynne home; he refuses to answer Captain of Detectives Schregler.
Widow and Brother Held in Camden
After the funeral of Regicina Barnetto, whose death is ruled a strangulation, Captain of Detectives Schregler holds the widow and her brother while his department investigates.
Police Arrest New Camden Storekeeper
Policeman Charles Whaland locates fugitive embezzler Benjamin Landersman, running a Princess Avenue store under an alias; Captain of Detectives Schregler reports his confession.
W. Wentz, of Haddon, Victim of Auto Fire
Captain of Detectives Schregler helps identify William Wentz and Camden clerk Edward Davenport, burned to death with a woman under a blazing automobile near Absecon.
Murderer's Wife Supplied Revolver, Smuggling It In Covered by Fruit
Mrs. Marian Ashbridge confesses to smuggling into the Camden County Jail — hidden in a basket of fruit — the revolver her husband used to kill jailor Isaac Hibbs and escape; she is held without bail on a charge of conspiracy.
Ashbridge Caught in Chester Hotel Along with Wife
Captured at the Keystone Hotel in Chester, Pennsylvania, fugitive murderer Wilson Ashbridge waives extradition and is driven back to Camden by Captain of Detectives William Schregler, his wife beside him.
Murderer and Forger Escape Jail After Shooting Keepers, Killing One
Wilson Ashbridge, slayer of Mrs. Elizabeth Dunbar, and forger George E. Thompson shoot their way out of the Camden County Jail with a smuggled revolver, killing keeper Isaac Hibbs and wounding Joseph Ellis; a general jail delivery is averted by police summoned by the wounded men.
Merrill Confesses; Is Also Deserter
Albert Merrill confesses to taking $8000 entrusted to him as an Adams Express agent; traced to Massachusetts by Detective Captain Schregler, he admits he is also a British navy deserter.
Arrest Youth as Fugitive
Acting on a tip from Detective Captain Schregler, Camden police arrest 19-year-old Russell Pray, a fugitive wanted in Somerset County for theft from a township farm.
Suspect Is Discharged
For lack of evidence, Detective Captain Schregler orders the release of Peter Conchella, arrested over an attempt to blow up a Pine Street home.
Charged with Robbing Girl He Was to Wed
Detective Captain Schregler's men trace Michael Sawicki, accused of robbing Adella Pitkiewicz of her jewelry and leaving her to the gas in a Camden rooming house.
Bicycle Thief Arrested
Detective Captain Schregler arrests Harold Miller, 16, of 2742 Arthur Avenue on charges of stealing bicycles at the Mount Holly Fair.
Burglars in Rooms as Families Sleep
Burglars entered two South Camden homes through second-story rear windows and ransacked the bedrooms while the families slept, taking only clothing. Detective Captain Schregler put his men on the case.
Girl Victim's Brother Accuses Man
Detectives Schregler, Troncone, and Fitzsimmons arrest Joseph Zitz in Camden after the brother of 15-year-old Elizabeth Jeter traces him from New York.
Shoots Woman and Kills Self in Rage
Enraged by his wife's rebuke over his drinking, John Smith shoots her and kills himself at 311 Cleveland Terrace, leaving a farewell note found by Detective Schregler.
Embezzler Arrested at Victor Talking Machine Plant
Detectives Schregler and Troncone arrest John Lonerio, wanted in Baltimore for embezzling $83, at the Victor Talking Machine Company plant.
Reformatory Escapees Arrested
City Detectives Schregler and Brothers and Captain Stanley arrest two Jamesburg Reformatory escapees at a Camden home; both boys are returned to the reformatory.
Boy's Brutal Murderer Collapses at Hearing
Fred Coursey and Harry Duffield collapse in Police Court as Detective John Painter recounts the robbery killing of 18-year-old Karl Kellmann at Twenty-seventh and Sherman streets; Linnans Staley is committed as a principal.
Get Chamberlain as He Leaves Jail
Detective Schregler arrests Samuel B. Chamberlain, former head of a fraudulent funeral-benefit association, as he leaves the Burlington County jail after an earlier sentence.
New Year Shot Near Heart
Detective Schregler traces the New Year's shooting of Frank O'Neill to Vincenzo Cadillo, who admits firing out his window in celebration as O'Neill and his brothers passed.
Defends His Shooting Man
Roland Taylor, alias Evans, is held without bail on a murder charge preferred by Detective Schregler after fatally shooting David Green on Sycamore Street.
Dunn Brothers Arrested
Detectives William Randall and Schregler arrest brothers Roy J. and Richard Dunn in Camden on a Pittsburgh charge of obtaining money under false pretenses.
Camden's Reputed Counterfeiters Held
The four counterfeiting suspects captured in the Cherry Street raid are committed for a further hearing; the case began with a tip traced by Policeman Troncone and Detective Schregler.
Camden Holds Four as Counterfeiters
A raid on a Cherry Street house nets long-sought counterfeiter Vincenzo Paolucci and three others; Policeman Troncone and City Detectives Brothers and Schregler take part.
Handing Out Gunning Licenses in Camden
County Clerk Frank Patterson's office issues an estimated three thousand gunning licenses on the eve of the season; Camden's police plan to hunt, including Sergeants William Schregler and James Tatem.
Mystery in Fall from Aerial Car
Acting Chief Schregler uses a runaway boy as a cell informant to recover a stolen purse as two counties probe the death of Harry Turner, who fell from the Washington Park aerial railway.
Pistol Shot Nearly Precipitated a Riot
A race riot is narrowly averted at Broadway and Mt. Vernon Street when Harry Gedling fires a pistol; Policeman Fiore Troncone gives chase and Acting Chief Schregler orders crowds dispersed.
Sent Bullet in Head After Shooting Wife
Grief-stricken Daniel Weldon of South Third Street shoots his wife Mary and himself after months of brooding; she is expected to recover, he is not.
Suicide Attempt Foiled in Camden Jail
Sergeant William Schregler and Hall Officer McClong twice foil Mrs. Lizzie Blackmore's attempts to hang herself in the Camden city jail.
Three Firemen Met Death in Camden Blaze
Three firemen — George Shields, William Hillman, and William Jobes — are killed and nine people injured when fire destroys the old Sixth Regiment Armory in Camden.
Chief Foster to Be Buried To-morrow
Acting Chief William Schregler receives condolences from across the country following the death of Chief John Foster, whose funeral will be among the city's largest.