The evening world., 1894-08-01
ANOTHER JAIL SUICIDE
Anarchist Bremen Hangs Himself
in the Raymond Street Prison.
Had Attempted to Murder The Family
Of His Partner, Wes er,e.
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
hts cell with a rope made Of his bed
clothing.
Bremen was twenty-five years old, a
native Of Chicago. and disciple of Herr
Most. He was awaiting trial on two in
dictments charging assault In the first
degree. The charges grew out of an at
tempt made by Bretnner to kill his bust
ness partner and his wife.
The prisoner occupied cell B. H. on
the first tier. At s o clock this morning
Keeper Bell started on his rounds.
Brenners was one of the first cells
visited by him, and as Keeper Bel
ratified his cell door he noticed that the
prisoner was sleeping soundly. He told
Bremen to get UP. and went on to
arouse the otner prisoners.
Keeper Bell hiiisned mis- rounds, he
says. In less than ten minutes, and re-
turned. q little later to go over the
zee that all the prisoners were astir
When ne arrived at Brenner's cell he
saw the prisoner hanging from rope
the bars across the top of the cell
door. Brenners features were dis
tertsd and his face was black. He was
sg9sring Intense Int agony; ~. ..r s,o- m,
cut the man down. A messenger was at
once sent to the Brooklyn Hospital,
next door to the jail, for medical as
There was still some life in the prls-
oner when the keeper cut him down.
but just as the doctors from the hos
Bremen lived at ba Flushing avenue
had been prisoner in the jail since
June g. when he was committed by
{udge Moore IN the Court t,, q Sessions lens
enle. formerly his partner. because, he
ellegea. the latter had mismanaged their
WeEerie and Bremen had been in the
fountain pen business ut q and % Centre
srsnnsr sG had $50 invested in the en-
terprtse. Some time ago the business
failed, and Bremen claimed the calamity
was due to his partners bad business
on the night of May rs last Bremen
called at Wegerles house. 53l Bleecker
street, Brooklyn. and demanded the $500
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 drew a pistol, saying:
.pll kill you and your. whole family"
s cries shoulder. Bremen then fired point
y 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 upor
himself and fred the last bullet into
his mouth.
None of the Wegerles was seriously In
5ured. Mr.. Wegerle was about In 9
week and Mrs. Wegerle only showed
powder marks on her face. Bremen
was arrested by Patrolman Martin OF
the Greene avenue station. and taken tc
st. GATHERINGS Hospital. When search
\ cd Bremen had in his possession three
dynamite cartridges and several pound:
OF dynamite.
He admitted that he was an Anarchls
and had recently come from Chicago
He said that two nights before tn,
shooting he had visited Wegerle's plac,
with ten pounds of dynamite, intending
to blow up the house. He changed hi
mind and decided to shoot his forme
partner instead. Brenner's wound wal
slight and he soon recovered. The sui
eide was unmarried