Tag: Robert Ashenfelter

  • Robert P. Ashenfelter

    Robert P. Ashenfelter

    Robert Patterson Ashenfelter entered the world in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 13, 1884, as the offspring of Reuben Ashenfelter and his spouse, the former Amelia Hipple. When the 1900 Census was conducted, the family still resided in Philadelphia, specifically at 3103 Cambria Avenue. In 1910, Robert was still a resident of Philadelphia, and he appeared…

  • Camden Detective Dies While Fishing

    Heart Attack Kills Louis Schlamm; Thrown into Water as Boat Capsizes Avalon, Aug. 14 — Louis J. Schlamm, 55, veteran Camden city detective, died of a heart attack while fishing in Townsend's Inlet near here today. The outboard boat capsized when Schlamm toppled over and tossed him and Billy Schlamm, a 14-year-old nephew, into the…

  • Jobless Son Kills Jake Schiller Wo Saves Boys Wife From Gun

    Jobless Son Kills Jake Schiller Wo Saves Boys Wife From Gun

    Camden Courier-Post – September 18, 1933 SLAYER CRAZED BY SEPARATION, RELATIVES SAY Dazedly Insists He Had No Intention of Shooting Sire ESTRANGED WIFE SEEN IN SUICIDE TRY Slain Man Long Was Prominent Figure in Camden Politics Jacob Schiller, 72, for 45 years a political figure here, is dead, shot by his own son. The slayer,…

  • Robbery Gang of 4 Given Long Terms

    Robbery Gang of 4 Given Long Terms

    Camden Courier-Post – October 20, 1931 Two Figured in Wounding of Cop and Slaying of Pal Four members of the notorious North Cramer Hill gang, two of them participants in the robbery in which one bandit was killed after wounding a city detective, were sentenced to state prison terms by Judge Samuel M. Shay yesterday.…