BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Alabama May 29, 1899
SHARP QUILLE!S OF THE LAW by Charles S. Desmond, pages 132-133
158 NEW YORK 558 C3 SVE SIO)
BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Alabama May 29, 1899
SHARP QUILLEI'S OF THE LAW by Charles S. Desmond, pages 132-133
158 NEW YORK 558 CS SVE SIO)
BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEVS, Birmingham, Alabama May 29, 1899
SHARP CUILLET'S OF THE Lav by Charles S, Desmond, pages 132-133
158 NEW YORK 558 CxS SVE SIO)
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BRAUN, Adrian
Braun, a 36-year-old New York City cigar maker of German descent, and
his wife were the parents of five children, He frequently beat Mrs,
Braun and in August, 1897, he was sentenced to two years in prison
for an aswault on two men who had gone to her rescue while he was
beating her. His absence necessitated his wife's placing two of
their children in another home and taking in washing to support her-
self and the remaining free. He was sent to Westchester County to
serve his kentence and plaved in the kitchen where he worked as a
potato peeler, On March 5, 1898, she went to visit him and they
were allowed to meet in the office of a detective who was present
throughout the interview as were a number of other prisoners, When
the couple met, they kissed and then sat on a bench and talked quitt-
ly. The detective informed them when their time was up and Braun
asked for a few more minutes, This was denied him and he pulled a
knife from under his apron and attacked his wife, cutting her throat,
At his trial, insanity was his plea but he was convicted and sentenced
to die after his cell-mate testified that he had expressed the inten~
tion of killing his wife on several ofcag&ions, His conviction and
sentence were affirmed by the New York Court of Appeals and he was
electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison on May 29, 1899,
BRAUN, Adrian
Braun, a 36-year-old New York City cigar maker of German descent, and
his wife were the parents of five children, He frequently beat Mrs.
Braun and in August, 1897, he was sentenced to two years in prison
for an assault on two men who had gone to her rescue while he was
beating her. His absence necessitated his wife's placing two of
their children in another home and taking in washing to support her-
self and the remaining free. He was sent to Westchester County to
serve his kentence and plawed in the kitchen where he worked as a
potato peeler. On March 5, 1898, she went to visit him and they
were allowed to meet in the office of a detective who was present
throughout the interview as were a number of other prisoners, When
the couple met, they kissed and then sat on a bench and talked quitt-
ly. The detective informed them when their time was up and Braun
asked for a few more minutes, This was denied him and he pulled a
knife from under his apron and attacked his wife, cutting her throat,
At his trial, insanity was his plea but he was convicted and sentenced
to die after his cell-mate testified that he had expressed the inten-
tion of killing his wife on several ofcakions, His conviction and
sentence were affirmed by the New York Court of Appeals and he was
electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison on May 29, 1899,
BRAUN, Adrian
Braun, a 36-year-old New York City cigar maker of German descent, and
his wife were the parents of five children, He frequently beat Mrs.
Braun and in August, 1897, he was sentenced to two years in prison
for an assault on two men who had gone to her rescue while he was
beating her, His absence necessitated his wife's placing two of
their children in another home and taking in washing to support her-
self and the remaining free, He was sent to Westchester County to
serve his kentence and plaved in the kitchen where he worked as a
potato peeler, On March 5, 1898, she went to visit him and they
were allowed to meet in the office of a detective who was present
throughout the interview as were a number of other prisoners, When
the couple met, they kissed and then sat on a bench and talked quitt-
ly. The detective informed them when their time was up and Braun
asked for a few more minutes, This was denied him and he pulled a
knife from under his apron and attacked his wife, cutting her throat,
At his trial, insanity was his plea but he was convicted and sentenced|
to die after his cell-mate testified that he had expressed the inten-
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