According to the correspondence of Gaspar Schopp of Breslau, he is said to have made a threatening gesture towards his judges and to have replied: Maiori forsan cum timore sententiam in me fertis quam ego accipiam ("Perhaps you pronounce this sentence against me with greater fear than I receive it").
Enligt korrespondens från en Gaspar Schopp från Breslau sägs Bruno ha gjort en hotfull gest mot sina domare och ha svarat: "Maiori forsan cum timore sententiam in me fertis quam ego accipiam (Ni kanske uttalar denna dom mot mig med större fruktan än jag mottar den)."