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, WegerIs.
The Second Suicide in That Institu.
ton in Two Weeks.

The second suicide in two weeks oc-
Cured in Raymond Street Jail. Brooklyn.
this morning. Adolph Bremen took his
own life there by hanging himself in
his cell with q rope made OF his bed
clothing.
Bremen was twenty-five years old, a
native Of Chicago, and a disciple of Herr
Most. He was awaiting trial on two in
dlctmcnts charging assault in the first
degree. The charges grew out of an at
tempt made by Bretnner to kill his BUSH
ness partner and his wife.
The prisoner occupied cell b, II, on
the first tier. At 8 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. He told
Bremen to get up, and went on to
arouse the other prisoners.
Keeper Bell finished his 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 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.
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,
but just as the doctors from the hos
pital arrived he expired.
Bremen lived at 5S1 Flushing avenue.
He had been a prisoner in the jail since
June 6. when he was committed by
Judge Moore In the Court Of Sessions.
He had attempted to kin William Veg
| erie, formerly his partner, because, he
alleged. the latter had mismanaged their
WeEerie and Brenner had been In tn.
Fountain pen business at Il and % Centre
Bremen had $500 invested in the EN-
terprise. Some time ago the bushes.
failed. and Bremen claimed the calamity
was due to his partners bad business
on the night of May IS last Bremen
called at W,egerle's house. 53l Blocker
street, Brooklyn, and demanded the 800
which he had invested in the business
Wegerle said he did not have the money
and denied that he was In any way re
sponsible for the business failure.
Bremen then Crew pistol, saying:
"Ill kill you and your whole family"
He fired. and the bullet entered Veg
cries shoulder. Bremen then fired poin
blank in Mrs. Wegerle's face. but the
bullet missed its mark. as did two other.
which he fired at her two daughters.
Bremen then turned the revolver upoI
himself and fired the last bullet intt
his mouth.
None OF the Wegerles was seriously in
jured. Mr.. Wegerle was about In 6
week and Mrs. Wegerle only showed
powder marks on her face. Brenne,
was arrested by Patrolman Martin. o
the Greene avenue station, and taken t
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 Anarchis
and had recently come from Chicago
He said that two nights before tn,
shooting he had visited Wegerle's place
with ten pounds OF dynamite, intendin,
to blow UP the house. He changed hi
mind and decided to shoot his forme
partner instead. Brenner's wound wa
slight and he soon recovered. The sui
eide was unmarried.