▁over ▁to ▁a ▁military ▁commission ▁at ▁Braun au ▁am ▁Inn ▁on ▁the ▁Bav arian - A ust rian ▁front ier , ▁with ▁per empt ory ▁instructions ▁to ▁try ▁the ▁prisoner ▁and ▁execute ▁him ▁within ▁twenty - four ▁hours . ▁Pal m ▁was ▁denied ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁defence , ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁show ▁trial ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 8 0 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁shot ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁without ▁having ▁bet rayed ▁the ▁pam ph let ' s ▁author . ▁ ▁A ▁life - size ▁bronze ▁statue ▁was ▁ere cted ▁to ▁his ▁memory ▁in ▁Braun au ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁cent en ary ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁numerous ▁patri otic ▁meet ings ▁were ▁held ▁throughout ▁Bav aria . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁a ▁private ▁foundation ▁at ▁Sch or nd orf ▁awards ▁a ▁Johann ▁Philipp ▁Pal m ▁Prize ▁for ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech ▁and ▁the ▁press . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁to ▁Pal m ▁that ▁the ▁poet ▁Thomas ▁Campbell ▁was ▁referring ▁when ▁he ▁gave ▁his ▁famous ▁( and ▁possibly ▁ap oc ry phal ) ▁to ast ▁to ▁Napoleon ▁at ▁a ▁literary ▁dinner . ▁When ▁this ▁caused ▁up ro ar , ▁he ▁admitted ▁that ▁Napoleon ▁was ▁a ▁t yr ant ▁and ▁an ▁enemy ▁of ▁their ▁country , ▁" But ▁gentlemen ! ▁He ▁once ▁shot ▁a ▁publish er ." ▁ ▁Pal m ▁is ▁briefly ▁mentioned ▁in ▁Adolf ▁Hitler ' s ▁aut obi ography ▁Me in ▁K ampf ▁( My ▁Str ug gle ), ▁indirect ly ▁in ▁the ▁first