August Endress Bruck1,2,3
ID# 16980, (1899 - 1929)
Father | August W. Bruck4,5,2 (8 Oct 1859 - 17 Feb 1920) |
Mother | Cora V. Endress6,7,2 (1 Jan 1869 - 1 Nov 1956) |
Charts | Descendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken |
Narrative:
August Endress Bruck was born on 27 Sep 1899 in Cincinnati, Ohio![](ml.png)
He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio,
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His First Marriage --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---
August married first Myrtle Anna Wiemann, daughter of Frederick William Wiemann and Susan Caroline Wildey, on 4 Feb 1918 in Hamilton Co., Ohio
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He was a broker with an insurance company.15,16 He registered for the draft for World War I on 10 Sep 1918, while living at 459 Crestline Ave, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio
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August and Myrtle appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 459 Crestline Ave.
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August and Myrtle were apparently divorced, as both re-married. But no record of their divorce nor actual records of their new marriages been found.
August married second Lottie Luman, daughter of William Luman and Anna Whales.13
Association with the "King of Bootleggers" --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---
August became acquainted with George Remus shortly after Remus had been release from the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, about 1927. Remus, a former lawyer turned bootlegger, had been known as the "King of the Bootleggers." He had been serving time for his bootlegging operations. The two became acquainted through the operation of dog racing at Springdale, Ohio
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August and his wife both testified in Remus's defense when he was tried for murder of his wife in Dec 1927. Remus successfully used the "temporary insanity" defense he had pioneered as a defense lawyer.18,19 August drove to Lima, Ohio
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A Sensational Murder Case --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---
August died on 1 May 1929 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio
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August was found dead the morning of 1 May 1929 in a room in the Hotel Gibson
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Plunkett and Hall surrendered in Sep 1929, declaring they had acted in self-defense. They were indicted for second degree murder, and posted $5,000 bond for their release. In spring 1930 Hall was arrested in Dade Co., Florida, for highway robbery. He was convicted and sentenced to 15 years. Florida officials refused to let him come to Ohio, so in Aug 1931 prosecutors decided to proceed to trial with Plunkett alone.21 With very little evidence to support the murder charge, the judge ruled 12 Aug 1931 that while didn't believe the testimony of the defense, there was not enough evidence to convict, so he dismissed the case.22
Children:
There were no children with Myrtle Anna Wiemann
Children:
There were no children with Lottie Luman
Citations
- [S13677] August Bruck household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as August Bruck Jr.
- [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 288:77, August Bruck Jr. and Myrtle Anna Wiemann.
- [S13679] August Endress Bruck, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
- [S13677] August Bruck household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
- [S13678] August Bruck household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
- [S13677] August Bruck household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
- [S13678] August Bruck household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
- [S13677] August Bruck household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 8/12, and state.
- [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 288:77, August Bruck Jr. and Myrtle Anna Wiemann, showws age 21 on 27 Sep 1917, city, and state.
- [S13679] August Endress Bruck, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date.
- [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 288:77, August Bruck Jr. and Myrtle Anna Wiemann, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
- [S1875] August Bruck household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married.
- [S13680] August E. Bruck, Certificate of Death, shows him as her husband.
- [S13680] August E. Bruck, Certificate of Death, shows date, hotel, city, state, and cause of death.
- [S1875] August Bruck household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as broker and industry as insurance company.
- [S13680] August E. Bruck, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as salesman.
- [S1875] August Bruck household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
- [S13683] "Hunt 2 in "Race Betting" Murder," The Plain Dealer, 2 May 1929, describes wife's story of how they became acquanted.
- [S1265] Wikipedia, online, article "George Remus," viewed Jul 2024.
- [S13683] "Hunt 2 in "Race Betting" Murder," The Plain Dealer, 2 May 1929.
- [S13684] "Hotel Killing Recalled," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Aug 1931.
- [S13685] "Acquittal," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Aug 1931.