The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-18

1t was, he demanded that she deed over
piece of property in Evansville, vaIued al
10000, which she owned, 10 her mother, De-
fore the marriage took place. When my
wife refused, he became very angry, ana
swore with uplifted hand, that If she did
not sign over the property 10 her motner
before the marriage she would be widow
in few days after the marriage
DO you mean TO kill CopelandT asked
my wife.
Yes; that is just what I mean, and you
know / always mean what say, Responded
Bruning.
"A short time after that she signed the
deed. In September, 1856. were married.
and our affairs progressed along smootnly
for a time. Immediately after the death OF
his mother, which occurred in 1889, Brunlng
had his father, who was then living Win
us in Madison. and who was eighty-four
years old and almost blind and entirely in
competent to do business, make a WILL
and also TO enter into dissolution or part
nership, we'll to execute a certain
deed that almost wholly disnherlted my
wife. Bruning was successful, and the mat
ter remained a secret to my wife until her
fathers death, which occurred IN OCTOBER
1891. After her fathers death Bruning took
my wife TO New YORK city anu kept .n nei
there against her viii for over four months.
AS soon as they got away he attempted 10
do all in his power to get her to leave me,
but she was as true as steel She returned
and decided to get her proper and just
share of her fathers property through the
courts. At Madison a suit was filed against
the probate of the WILL and in the United
States Court, in this city, three suits were
IleO TOT POSSESSION OF property. III thS
real estate amounts, in round numbers,
from $4,000 to $4,000, and the amount in
volved in the partnership is from between
$4,000 TO coo. She engaged Messrs. Ali
son and Bear. of Madison, and Mr. \. c.
Harris, of this city. as her attorneys. have
been attending to some of her business FOR
her. and yesterday l came TO this city to
see Mr.. Harris about appointing a day FOR
taking proof in the cases before Mr.. FISH
back. Mr.. Harris was not in his Office and
/ learned that he was in the United States
Court room. / waited for him to come out
and we then went up the stairs of the
stepped into one room, and in another /
saw Bruning. l did not know that he was
in the city. AS L stepped into the room
there before me sat the Villain who had
tried to separate us. He had threatened 70
kill me. He had robbed my wife, and she,
knew, had been in mortal fear OF him since
her childhood. This morning l learned the
reason why When she was seven years
old and Bruning twenty he was guilty OF
a grave offense against her, and during
these years of our marriage she never told
me. i learned it confidentially this morning.
l don't know how the shooting was started.
l was daZed and that's all / remember un-
til | found myself here at the Jail.
They may say that Bruning never at
tempted violence. Last summer when
happened to be away from home, and my
wife was asleep in her room, Bruning went
to my home and broke in the door. He at
tempted to break in her room, but could
not do it. In the afternoon he returned, but
as my wife dreaded him, and If he re-
mained there would be trouble between US.
He left, and that is the last saw Of him
until to-day.h