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
Wegcrlc, at the latter's home. 81
Blcecker street, Williamsburg, last
night, and then attempted to commi
suicih,, is under close guard at st.
Cathcrinc's 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 that he Il An
Anarchist of the most pronounced
and v~irulCnt type.
His mother, Mrs. IacGcr, with whom
he lived at ISL Flushing avenue. Will
iamshurg. and everybody else in that
house and in the nciEhborhooi. scout
the idea of his being an Anarchist.
"lle was paaceahle, sober, industrious
and thrifty" said Brenrcr's sistcr-in-
law, Mrs. Herman prenner, "and he
never associated with any Anarchists
in his life. lSut he was revengeful," she
added. "and believed that WeEcrle had
robbed him of his 800, tn" savings of IA
lifetime"
WcEcrle and Bremen had been in
partnership in the Progress Novelty
Company at 81 and % Centre street. this
city. The business was begun in Janu-
AIRY last and wound up It's affairs in Feb
ruary. Since then Bremen had fire.
qlently asked WcSerle to pay him back
the money he mad invested.
Inst night he went to the Wcgerlc
nome ana once more, IN the presence
OF the family, demanded his money.
Wcshrle told him that it had been spent
In the course of business. and that he,
too. had suffered loss.
Then III ge, square this way!' ex-
Tln fTNnI leN nA. Iva rftNV - - - tNIA+
and firing first at Wegerle and then in
tuin at tlc other members Of the fam.
lily. W erc"lc was grazed on the shoulder
by IA ball. The Others were uninJUrci.
They ran poll neil into the street.
Policeman Martin, OF the Cedar street
station, heard the shots and hurried
into the house. He found Brenn"r lying
on the floor unconscious with two bull
Jet wounds, In his check from which
blood was flowing. An ambulance took
Bremen to the hospital.
colstructc dynamite cartridge and a
letter to his mother and one to his
sweetheart. Miss Pauline Xirker, of bs7
Flushing avenue.
In these letters he hcgs forgiveness for
the deed he was about to commit, and
requests that the dynamite In his room
be thrown ihto the riv=r.
Last Night the police searched Mrs.
IaeEer's apartments. and in IA trunk in
her. sons loom they found aten-pound
pnckagc o: dynamite. They took IT to
wv t'ld SlIttl SlillDll-I DISt, Ilt IL
WIS immersed in water.
This large quantity Of the explosive.
Which WIS sufficient to blow up a whole
BY Brenner TO- tho blowing up OF the
Defective Miller this %m oriiisst' '"'S !"
Mrs. faeger called at the hospitHl
early to-day in company with Miss
Zirker, on their return home Mrs. Yae-
that she had been assured by the hospi-
tnl IN "a t1- 49, 49,. ,-.ll -
cover.
But the disgrace, the disgrace." she
g%roaned. covering her eyes with her
Mss Zlrker, who is a very handsome
girl of about eighteen. sail that her af-
frr,i"n for Rrenner remained unchanged,
Though he go to, jail for twenty
because ] know he is a good man and
was merely crazed by the belief tina,
Wege"le had robbed him"
diatelv adjoining the room which was
To an Evening World' reporter Mr.,
The whole business venture of these
men seemed to me to be a blind for
some green-goods game. Beyond a few
there was absolutely no stock in the
place. Neither did they advertise.
1T is certainly strange that what was
put ift) the pl'Ce ShOuld nave cost Syn,
az claimed by We y~erle."
Wrrerle says that ont OF $500 he re-
L. turned sl23 and half the stock to Bren'
ner.
B.enner at one time had n cigar store
. at COZ Flushing avenue. Williamsburg
He then became a conductor on the
Flushing avenue line and retained this
position until he went into partnership
with WeErrle
. H belonged to 10 society except a
conductors union.
He was in Chicago last year during
there before.
Police Supt. Campbell. OF brooklyn
this afternoon said that he had re.
ceived no information that Rrenner
was one OF the men who figured in III;
y Haymarliet riots in Chicago.
I'VE are INVESTIGATING his record
Nrlll noon lalll mora HnnnAInlnN lls