The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-28
John '. Brunch Was We'll Known
 In, Bridgeport

Of interest to many in Bridgeport who knew John T. Brunch. snowman, murdered a Few weeks ago in his New Jersey home. the following his tory of his life, as prepared by his former secretary pr: M. R. knaub, for The Billboard, wiIl be of interest:
 When the startling news was fash ed from coast to coast that John Theodore CHonest John) Brunen, the veteran snowman. was shot and killed in his home at 50S New Jersey ave- nUe, Riverside. N- J., on the evening of March 10, the show world receiv- ed an intense shock.
 Just a few moments prior to the tragedy his wife had left him to go upstairs. She-had only been on the secOnd floor a few moments when she heard 9 report of a gun- Rushing downstairs, she saw her husband sit ting in the armchair with dropping head and blood gushing from the wound inflicted by the assassin. Ac- cording to the statement of the physl- elan who was imn ediate1y called, death was instantaneous; this strong, StaIwart snowman was hurled from the busy scenes of an active business world into the silent shade of the mysterious beyond. With the flash of a shotgun and the speeding of the silent 1eaden messengers the life of one of the most active showmen of the day was suddenly ended and his
 
 This energetic snowman was born | at Dusseldorf, on the Rhine, in Ger many, May 10, 1874. He came to this country when a boy of A, beginning his show career as a helper at a booth at sConey Island. At this place he re- mained a number of years until he had accumulated a sufficient amount of capital to launch out into the con- cession line for himself. He remained in this line of work until he was 24 years of age, when he bought out the Idle Hour moving picture at Rocka- way Beach. After operating this the ater for one year, he sold out and opened moving picture theatre at Union street and Fifth avenue, Brook lyn, N. Y. After remaining there three years he went to Sea Breeze Is land Park. Bridgeport, where he had complete control of all concessions. The Following season found him at. Nyack, N. Y.. where he purchased and improved the Opera House at that place at an expenditure df S3O,000. After operating this theatre for the short period of three months fire de- stroyed the theatre, he having no in surance either on building or equip ment.
 Few men would have been abel to See the result of years of work swept away in a single hour without giving up in despair. but Honest John," not in the least daunted by the over whelming disaster that had swept
 
 to Paris. Tenn, where he interested a huber of business men, who advanc- ed sufficient capital to enable him to open another moving picture theatre. He remained there for number of years, when he sold out and again entered the concession business, in which he remained until 1916, when he took outshis own carnival From that year utnil the present time he was owner and manager of a carni- val, and tor the coming season he had the Mighty Doris-Ferari Shows almost completely and newly equipped as one of the most beautiful enter ainment-producing organizations of the carnival world.
 The last page of hls life's work was closed when, at 2 D. m., Tuesday, March A, the remains of this renown ed snowman were laid to rest in Mon umental Cemetery. Beverly, N J., fol- lowed to his last resting place. by a multitude of friends, consisting of shOwmen and acquaintances