The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-01
ANOTHER JAIL SUICIDE
Anarchist Bremen Hangs Himself
in the Raymond Street Prison.
Had Attempted to Murder The Family
Of His Partner, Wegerle.
The Second Suicide in That Institu-
ton in Two Weeks.

The second suicide in two weeks &C.
CURED In Raymond Street Jail, Brooklyn.
this morning. Adolph Bremen took his
own life there by hanging himself In
his cell with a rope made OF his bed
clothing.
Bremen was twenty-five years old.
native OF Chicago, and a disciple of Herr
Most He was awaiting trial on two In
dictmcnts charging assault in the first
degree. The charges grew out OF an at
tempt made by Brctnner to kill his busl-
ness partner and his wife.
The prisoner occupied cell b, II. on
the first tier. At 5 O'Clock this morning
Keeper Bell started on his rounds.
Brenner's was one OF the first cells
visited by him, and as Keeper Bell
ratified his cell door he noticed that the
prisoner was sleeping soundly. lie told
Bremen to get up. and went on to
arouse the other prisoners.
Keeper Bell finished hts rounds, he
says, in less than ten minutes. and re-
turned a little later to go over the
ground again as was his custom. to
see that all the prisoners were astir.
When ne arrived at Brenner's cell he
saw the prisoner hanging from a rope
fastened around his neck and tied to
the bars across the top Of the cell
door. Brenner's features were dis
torted and his face was black. He was
suffering intense agony.
Keeper Bell opened the cell door and
cut the man down. A messenger was at
once sent to the Brooklyn Hospital
next door to the jail, for medical as
| sistance.
There was still some life in the pris-
oner when the keeper cut him down.
Bremen lived at 5G Flushing avenue.
He had been a prisoner in the jail since
June g. when he was committed by
He had attempted to kill william Veg
erie, formerly his partner, because, he
alleged. the latter had mismanaged their
Wegerie and Bremen had been in the
fountain pen business ut q and % Centre
street, New York. -
failed, and Bremen claimed the calamity
was due to his partners bad business
on the night Of May rs last Bremen
called at Wegerle's house, b3l Blocker
street. Brooklyn, and demanded the $500
which he had INFESTED In the business
Wegerle ,s said he did not have the money,
sponsible for the business failure.
| Bremen then Grew pistol, saying:
| I'll XIII you and your whole family
He fired. and the bullet entered Veg
cries shoulder. Bremen then fired point
blank in Mrs Wegerles face, but the
bullet missed its mark, as did two others
which he fired at her two daughters.
Bremen then turned the revolver upon
himself and fired the last bullet intc
| his mouth.
None Of the Wegerles was seriously in
jured. Mr.. Wegerle was about. In a
week and Mrs. Wegerle only showed
powder marks on her face. Bremen
was arrested by Patrolman Martin. OF
the Greene avenue station. and taken to
st. GATHERINGS Hospital. When search
ed Bremen had in his possession three
dynamite cartridges and several pounds
| of dynamite.
He admitted that he was an Anarchist
and had recently come from Chicago
He said that two nights before the
shooting he had visited Wegerle's place
with ten pounds OF dynamite. intending
mind and decided to shoot his former
partner instead. Brenner's wound was
slight and he soon recovered. The sui
eide was unmarried.