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Brunen Feared Wife Would do Him HarmLetter Written To His Sister Last Month Expresses Fears — Said Wife Shot At Him Christmas Day.Riverside, X. J , March 15— Arrest of n suspect in the slaying of John Brunen, circus proprietor in his home here last Friday night was imminent today, Prosecutor Kelsey an-non need.He lhad in his possession a. tetter written by Brunen to a aist^r, Mrs. Klinbeth Josko, on Feb. 20, in which Jjr exprpsw'd fear that his wife and 37 year old, daughter. Haaol, were plotting against him and that his wife would murder him for his money.Mrfl Jeske brought Che loLter from • 'nre.y, III., when she camo for her brother's funeral.“I think Doty ia figuring to do away with mo. Brouen said In the letter.8he thinks she enn pet free for she talks about it all the time. Ip *aae anything happens to me. slater. 3 want you to come and taka full charge of everyvhfTXg.Ian*hter T«aghf. Fast I/lfe.Bninfn said his wife shot at him «*n Christmas day and would have VWed him if he had not dodged and vcrabbed the gun. He also deplored nhe fact that his daughter. Karel, was being taught nothing but the fast life ctf this world.A report that the fatal shot wna fired in tespouse to a signal from a window of the Brunen home directly above the one befort* which the circus man was rtttlng when slain woe given n.o a representative of the prosecutor's office today. A woman living directly h-lilnd the Tlunnen home said she saw -.h© figure of a woman appear at the window Shortly before the report of the pm cm the night the shooting and waxw a dol'h which she look to ibe an apron.
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Bridgeport Times
Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
Wed, Mar 15, 1922
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