Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-29
SIelU Brunen,
Circus Man Says
Csatlpued from Psss One ~ G
do anything, but he got me down ia
where had nothing.
Kept Lying to Wife

1--WE used to 10 out to Riverside al
most every night and kept lying to
my wife. ! didn't want to do this and
l would keep bringing him back and
tell him not to do It. I guess We had
been there twenty different times to do
this JOB when l kept trying to get away
from it and things didn't work right
and 1t did come of then.
He took me there the night before
1t happened. He went to the hoLte
with me that night. He left his car
around at the same place at Cambridge
and we walked up. Harry Mohr and
door and I was behind the barn. He
was trying to see IL John was there.
He was looking to see where he was
in the house and ! said Come on
Harry, let's get back to town. coaxed
him away.
"He had in appointment in Phila-
delphia to attend a meeting. MOhr and
I walked back to the car. We got in
and drove back to Camden. The gun
was still up In the garage in River
side. He hadn't been IN my house
for week before. lie hal been busy
in Philadelphia. He wOGld pick ne
up Mt the pose cfice on Market street.
"On March 10. 1922, he met me be.
tween q quarter after and twenty min
utes after six near the post office on
Market street-that is where we gener.
ely met. As soon as I got In tho
car he turned around and drove INC
to Riverside. He stopped at the sto.
ton this side of Riverside, toward
Camden.
"He told me that this is the last
night we will come together. He said
the gun was in the same place-up-
stairs over the garage back of Brunen's s
home. The gun was loaded and he
told me where 1t was. went down
the road. walked straight on down. !
had my hat on and when ! got to the
Rrunen home saw John Brunen sit
ting at the window. He was reading
paper. went on in the garage. went
upstairs, got the gun and came down:
! didn't see any one else there. I
went over to the window where John
.1nen was sitting. I pulled the front
trigger. -.-.. .a... '
Before got out Of the car he gave
me a bottle of whisky. i drank !,
coming from Camden-I drank IL ali.
don't think it was quite half pint
As soon as shot John Brunen
turned and ran. 1 started to take my
gun apart. / list a piece of it. The
two shells fell out when / pulled th,
gun apart One was empty, one wat
loaded. I don't know what size shot
il was, but ] know 1t was an awfu
small shell that I bought. Harry Mohl
was with me when bought them, but
he didn't 80 In the place.
Powell is a former emplOyr Of tn,
show. and has been living in New
Jersey for several months. His hOm,
| is Mt 45 Cooper street, where his wife
aud an eight months -o!d child live
Mohr is brother of Mrs. Doris Brunep
wife Of the murdered Snowman. He
| too, has been connected with the Bru
men show for five years as engineer, ant
remained ~ manager after Brunen''
murder.
Though Powell was charged formally
with the murder only today. his erres,
really took place April last. No on
was told of II ut the time, He WA
spirited away to the Mount Holly jail
and has been there ever since on nom
inal charge.
\ Powell Ii twenty -eight years old. IT
recent months he has lived In Camden
MoorestowD and Mount Holly. His ar
rest was ordered by Prosecutor Kelsey
ON evidence furnished by Ellis Parker
Burlington County detective. who ha,
been working against great odds OF
the case ever since the murder 0ceurred
II was revealed for the 6rst tint
today that Powell was picked up or
Oospef street by 0tats Trooper Hadlng
A1Astapt Qepatt pstsctiye c2l9e6.