Denison Daily News
Sunday, January 19, 1879
pg. 8
DEATH OF Mr. BRENNER
Died, at the Planters House, Saturday
at 4:40 p.m., Mr. Joseph Brenner, aged
34 years.
Mr. Brenner was a native of Bohemia,
Austrian Empire. He emigrated to
the United States in 1857, and come to
this city about 6 years ago with the
house of M. Goldsoll & Co., for
which house he had been a clerk in
Elsworth, Kansas. About 4 years
ago he opened a liquor establishment,
and was engaged in that business when
stabbed by his assassin, Julius
Hoettel, last Wednesday night.
His death bed was surrounded by many
sorrowing friends, and immediately
after it was announced by the
attending physician, Dr. White, that
all was over, Mr. L. Eppstein,
according to the Jewish religion, Mr.
Brenner being a member of the Mosaic
faith, read a prayer for the rest of
the soul of the departed.
Mr. Brenner was a member of Royal Arch
Chapter, No. 138, secretary of Lone
Star Lodge, No. 403, A.F. & A.M.,
and a member of Denison Lodge No. 161,
I.O.O.F. and also a member of the
Hebrew Benevolent Society.
He was an upright and good citizen and
universally esteemed.
To be cut down in the prime of life by
the hands of a drunken assassin is
certainly a terrible fate, and we
trust that the murderer, who is now in
the Sherman jail, will receive that
punishment which his dastardly deed
demands.
Deceased has 2 brothers in Portland,
Oregon, who have been notified by
telegraph of his sad fate; he also has
a brother and some other relatives in
Bohemia.
His funeral will take place this
afternoon at 2 o'clock and will be
attended by the Free Masons, Hebrew
Benevolent Society and the Odd
Fellows.