The evening world., 1894-05-26
DENY He IS An ANARCHIST.
Brenner's Relatives and Friends
Say He Was Only RsvengefuL
The Would-Be Murderer and Suicide
May Recover from His Wound.

Adolph Bremen, who tried to kill the
family of his former partner, William
Wegerle. at the %latter's home, 81
Blocker street, williamsburg, last
night, and then attempted to commit
suicide, is under close guard at st.
GATHERINGS Hospital, on Bushwick ave-
nue.. Two policemen are stationed be-
eide his cot in the ambulance room.
He is kept under constant surveillance.
as the police believe h he is an
and virulent type.
His mother, Mrs. Yaeger, with whom
he lived at ISL Flushing avenue, WILL
iamsburg, and everybody else in that
house and in the neighborhood, scout
the idea of his being an Anarchist.
He was p%eaceable, sober. industrious
and thrifty" said Brenrer's sister-in-
law, Mrs. Herman Bremen, land he
never associated with any Anarchists
in his life. But he was ~revengeful." she
added. and believed that Wegerle had
robbed him of his 800, the savings of a
lifetime"
Wegerle inc Bremen had been in
partnership in the Progress Novelty
Company at q and % Centre street, this
city. The business was begun in Janu-
airy last and wound w its affairs in Feb
ruary; Since then Bremen had fire.
auently asked Wegerle to pay him back
Last night he went to the Wegerle
nome. n once more, in the presence
q the family, demanded his money.
WeEerle told him that 1t had been spent
too, had suffered loss.
Then III get square this way!" ex-
claimed Brenner. drawing n revolver
turn at the other members OF the fam
ny. Wegerle was graZed on the shoulder
by a ball. The others We're uninjured.
They ran pell,mell into the street,
station. heard the shots and hurried
Into the house. He found Brenner lying
on the floor unconscious with two bull
blood was flowing. An ambulance took
Bremen to the hospital.
In his pockets were found a rudely
letter, to his mother and one to his
sweetheart, Miss Pauline Zirker. OF 5S7
Flushing avenue.
In these letters he bcgs forgiveness for
the deed he was about to commit, and
requests that the dynamite in his room
be thrown into the river.
last night the police searched Mrs.
her, sons room they found a~ten-pound
package of dynamite. They took 1t to
the Cedar street station-house, where 1t
was Immersed In water.
rms large quantity OF the explosive,
which was sufficient to blow up a whole
block of houses. was originally Intended
BY Bremen for the blowing up Of the
Detective Miller this morning.
Mrs. faeger called at the hospital
early to-day IN company with Miss
ger told an Evening World; reporter
that she had been assured by the hospi-
tai authorities that her son would re-
cover.
But the disgrace, the disgrace,, she
hands.
Miss zirker, who is a very handsome
Ell OF about eighteen, said that her af-
fection for Bremen remained unchanged.
years" she said, II shall wait for him,
because know he is a good man and
Wegerle had robbed him
C. s. Goldman, a manufacturer of sew
i~ng-machine fittings, has a shop imme-
occupied by Drummer and Wegerle.
To an Evening World reporter Mr..
Goldman said:
THE whole business venture of these
some g~reen-goods game. Beyond a few
sample fountain-pens and cigar-holders
there was absolutely no stock in the
place, Neither, did they advertise.
1T is certainly TRANCE that what was
put irto the place should have cost $500,
as claimed by Wegerle."
Wegerle says that out OF $500 he re-
turned sl23 and half the stock to Bren-
ner.
Brsnner at one time had q cigar store
at 6O1 Flushing avenue. williamsburg.
He then became a conductor on the
Flushing avenue line and retained this
with Wegerle.
He belonged to no society except a
conductors union.
He was in Chicago last year during
the Exposition. He had never been
there before.
Police supt. Campbell. OF Brooklyn,
this afternoon said hat he had re-
ceived no Information that Brenner
was one of the men who figured In the
Haymarket riots in Chicago.
w are investigating his record,
however" said the Superintendent, and
will soon learn more concerning his
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