Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-03
Mrs. Mohr Makes First Pub
lie Statement Since the
,ath Of Husband.
OSES COMPOSURE
FOR FIRST TIME
Breaks Down While Attempting 70
Give statsment to Nswspapsrs-
Maass Arrangements For ST. =: "a osS,s's
Funeral and Will Attend With Chill.
dren-Tells Police Life With pr.
Mohr Was Most Unhappy.

Providence, Il. l., Sept. 3.--Amid tho
husband. Of whose death she Is ac-
oused. Mrs. Elizabeth Tiffany Blair
Mohr today lost her composure for the
first time since suspicion fell upon her.
She had attempted n formal Interview
but 1t was soon interrupted with sobA
and ended In an outburst OF weeping.
The funeral OF DIR. Mohr. which was
held today. was arranged In all its de-
tails by the widow. who. following her
arrest, was released on bail.
She today reiterated her declaration
OF innocence and insisted that the story
Of the three negroes that she had hired
them to dispose Of her husband was
concocted after their plot TO rob DR..
Mohr had resulted In his murder.
But am innocent ana have notif-
ing to fear" she said sobbinE. The
story told by those negroes Is ridicu-
ous. There is no question bur that tho
story they first told OF their plan to rob
the doctor was the real motive for tho
shooting.
with my attorney am making all
arrangements for the funeral services
of Dr. Mohr today. I shall attend the
funeral with my two children"
Here Mrs. Mohr broke down COM
pletely.
Life With Mohr Unhappy.
Tho this was her first formal state
ment for the press. 1t was learned tho
accused woman had told the police that
her lie with Mohr had been most un
happy, that he had taunted her and
made her witness his attentions to
other womer.,
TT was In ono OF my jealous pooas-
that she wrote the letter thrsAeouing
Miss Emily Burger. she said.
According to the officers she A1Dos ad :
nitted that she had talked with the
doctors chauffeur. George w. H1alis.
and c. Victor Brown, who was formerly
employed as . hes.ler by the physician.
but said that she had sought from them
ito find out what the doctor was do
lnt" Brown and Healis. with Henry
Spellman, are alleged accompliceG Of
Mrs. Mohr. who was involved by their
confessions.
Friendly With Other Women.
my life In recent years." she told
Chief Inspector O'Neil. has bean any
thing but happy. He used to tnunt me
terribly by letting me know In one way
other women. He would get some
young woman and take her horseback
riding and ride past the house so that
| could see him. He Haunted these
other women right in my face"
While IL large detail OF police wcro
sent to guard the Mohr horne. detec-
tives were searching a brook near tho
scene of the murder on the Nyatt
road In Darlington.
According to the story OF one OF tifs
three negroes who accuse Mrs. Mohr
of having hired them to kill her hus-
hand. the revolvers with which DR..
Mohr was killed and Miss Emily
Burger. his secretary and companion
on Tuesday nights automobile ride.
was wounded. were thrown into this
brook.
Arthur Gushing, Mrs. Mohr's attor-
ney, said today that he would begin a
search for the doctors will as soon as
the funeral was over He could not
estimate the value of DR.. Mohrs es-
tate, but friends OF the physicians said
tho property would be worth $4,000.