New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-27
BRENNER NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE.
THE BROOKLYN ANARCHIST SAYS HE HAD BEEN
RUINED BY THE MAN WHOSE FAMILY
HE WANTED TO KILL.


HE WANTED TO KILL.
Adoph Bremen the Anarchist who made an I'M
successful attempt to kill William weyere. his wife
and three daughters at the latters home. No. 81
B.eecker-st Brooklyn and then shot himself on
Friday night was reported yesterday to be In a
precarous condition In ST. GATHERINGS Hospital
where he taken. The bullet has not yet been
extracted. although the wound was probed several
times The bullet is imbedded beneath the left eye,
and 1t is believed has fractured the skull Bremen
passed restless night and at times was uncon-
sclous When he was taken to the hospital after
the shooting At was believed that he would recover,
but since then his condition has changed rapidly for
the worst
The cot on which he lies is guarded by police
officer, in order TO prevent any attempt that ne
might make to escape.
Should he recover he will be charged with at
tempted murder The police continued their search
of Brenner's apartments until an early hour yester-
day morning for more of the dynamite, but without
success In addition 10 the ten pounds or dynamite
found In a satchel in Brenner's room. there was
found number OF dynamite cartridges with long
fuses such as are used for blasting purposes Inc
police have learned that the explosive was pur-
chased from firm on Church-st. New-York
There was enough dynamite" said Captain
Ketzer. ito blow up town.
The satchel, with its contents. taken to the
staton-house and placed in tub Of water with the
when arrested That found in Brenner's possession
was to have been used in destroying the house In
which Weyerle lived after he had committed the
crime Planned, but failing In this, he evidently
changed his mind
The neighborhood in which Bremen lived Is said
to be infested with Anarchist societies, and for
some time the residents have been kept IN constant
fear that some dastardy crime would be COM
mitted. Since the shooting Captain Ketzer and his
detectives have been trying to learn something OF
Brenner's past life IL Is said ne came from IN
cago year ago, where he was active IN An IlI
with his mother Is a three-sory tenement, occu-
pied by many families His identity was kept
profound secret from the occupants, and when the
discovery OF the dynamite was made IN MS apart
nents II caused much excitement ,,,.o-
knew nothing OF the storing of the dynamite in
her house until the discovery was made by the
police She told The police that she nae o nenru hut
paid little attention to his threats 1t was learned
yesterday that Bremen had gone 70 M sin e
intended to drop. kill the occupants and blow the
house to splintens. After reaching there ne
changed his mind and took the deadly explosive
weyerle said Yesterday that he had become &C
uuainted with Bremen through an advertisement IN
serted in a New-York paper for partner Wnen
they met Bremen said he had $500 to invest ana
they launched the Progress Novelty and Fountain
Pen Company with the office In Centre-st. The busl
ness a failure from the start ana Wnen my
dissolved he gave 10 Bremen $3.50 and 500 In the
stock Of the company Bremen was constantly after
him 70 sell the stock, and this was proDaoiy tne
direct OF his attack upon him and ms tanlliy
When Bremen able to talk yesterday ne salu
he intended TO blow up the family OF Weyerle be-
cause he had been utterly ruined by MN i ne saie
Fountain Pen Company account Of an infringe
ment Of their patent. An analysis OF me exposve
late Yesterday afternoon showed that It was ntre
compound. this particular kind, ne said, being more
dynamite Had It been ignted. said Dr. Kent 1t
would have caused great destruction.