Introduction
Wilson Street ran west to east from 320 North 3rd Street for one block, between Linden and Penn Streets, ending at North 4th Street. Wilson Street appears in City Directories as early as 1876. The street is not listed in the 1872 City Directory.
There were two homes on Wilson Street in 1885. By 1878 there were three homes and two other buildings. The 1906 Sanborn map shows 5 homes, numbering 301, 303, 305, 307 and 309, and the rear yard of North Baptist Church lay on Wilson Street. The North Baptist Church Library and Reading Room was located at the Northwest corner of North 4th and Wilson Street.
There were still three occupied homes on Wilson Street in 1947. Wilson Street was swallowed up in the 1960s when Rutgers began the process of acquiring all of the land that lay between North 3rd and North 5th Streets, and between Lawrence and Pearl Street. Cole Street, which lay parallel to Wilson Street between Linden and Pearl Streets, also was erased at that time.
1885 Sanborn Map of Wilson Street
1885 Sanborn Map of Wilson Street.
1891 Sanborn Map of Wilson Street
1891 Sanborn Map of Wilson Street.
1906 Sanborn Map of Wilson Street
1906 Sanborn Map of Wilson Street.
300 Block of Wilson Street
300 Block of Wilson Street — Occupants
City directory records.
301 Wilson Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | John Vowker |
| 1912 | Mrs. Martha Hearn |
| 1943 | Bernard Cahill |
303 Wilson Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Joseph Nichol |
| 1943 | William R. Durr |
305 Wilson Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1876–1878 | Thomas Mooney |
| 1878 | John Roe |
| 1943 | Peter Walker |
307 Wilson Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1876 | John Geisz |
| 1943 | No listing in directory |
| 1943 | No listing |
309 Wilson Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1943 | No listing in directory |
| 1943 | No listing |
Policeman Shot in Nose by Camden Woman
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Struck in the nose by a bullet from a revolver in the hands of Mrs. Martha Hearn at her home, 301 Wilson street, Camden, at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, Policeman Edward Schlereth is in Cooper Hospital. It was at first thought that the bullet had lodged in the head, but an X-ray examination failed to locate it. Another picture will be taken today.
Although both Schlereth and Mrs. Hearn say the shooting was purely accidental, the woman was detained by the police pending a full inquiry. From their stories it appears that the officer, who was not on duty, was showing Mrs. Hearn how to use a pistol. In unloading it the policeman overlooked one cartridge and this was exploded when Mrs. Hearn pulled the trigger in response to instructions from Schlereth.
Police Probe Woman's Story of Shooting
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Working in conjunction with the police, Assistant Prosecutor Wolverton yesterday took a hand into the investigation of the circumstances of the shooting of Policeman Edward Schlereth by Mrs. Martha Hearn at her home, 301 Wilson street, Camden, early on Friday morning. Immediately after the shooting both Schlereth and the woman declared that he was wounded while giving instructions to Mrs. Hearn in the use of a pistol.
Transferred from the City Hall to the Court House, Mrs. Hearn was long questioned by Mr. Wolverton and city and county detectives. Refusing to divulge the conclusions they had reached, Mr. Wolverton said they would continue the examination tomorrow. Cooper Hospital doctors have not yet located the bullet in Schlereth’s head. The injured officer was resting easy yesterday and was in no immediate danger.