The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-04
Declare That Alleged Ac-
acknowledgement of Sensation
al Crime Given Out by Police
Was Faxed.
OFFICERS INSIST
CONF EsSI0N WAS MADE
Chauffer for Murdered Physi-
clan Asserts Mohr Had
Many Enemies Who Had
Threatened to Take His Life.

Providence, r., T., sept i--A de-
niul that they had confessed 10 the
murder of Dr. G. Franklin Mohr wns
made To the Associated Press today
hy George w Heals. Horny snellmGn
ana g. Victor Brown. the negroes
who. accordng 10 the police uuthorl-
tiog. had previously declared that they
killed the physician nt the instigntinn
of AIRS. Mohr
Confronted with the statements OF
the negroes ropudiaung their alleged
confessions. chief uf Police Thomas
II. Robins of harrington. who Is in
Official charge of the whole case. fnid
this afternoon that none of the three
mcn had signed confession The
only signed statement fsom them OF
which he had knowledge. he said, was
that in which Hoahs denied the thc.
ory that robbery was tho motive for
the crime
The denial was made In the county
iat at Bristol, where the novrocs are
l0o'-ed up pending hearing in the dis.
trict court "a Warren on september 10.
Ionils. the chauffeur OF Dr Mohr's
car on the night oi the i.laElans tNaf
the spokesman for the uio. but nrown
ana spcilman siruified ihcir assent
60 ull that he said
"Tcll the people. he said. "that we
are absolutely innocent and that We
believe Mr1 Mohr knew nothing of
! this crime. We hnve never signcd "a
confession and anything ao sald to the
Providence police was said in q lok-
ing way OF in spirit of anger.
"nr Mohr Co my knowledge, hnd
bocn threatened hy several prominent
| Rhode island people. J found a LETT
/ tor ln his car from man living on
/ Elmwoud atcnue. in which ho threat
I cucd the duutng and said mat it hc
| did NOT cease h.s attentions tn his
wife hc would ull him tull ui bullets
Hcnlia declared chat the doctors
/ automobile was followed ON the night
oi the shooting and it was his theory
thar ur Mohr was shot by some mon
who iWpci out ui "a ear. iired at
| both the physician and Niles Burger
ana then wrecked the machine ON q
cross road.
Al this point Brown broke In and
dcnicd that he over had written or
signed o. confession.
Heals. resunins his story said;
when 2 started the machino IN the
I ''''' 'i '''''f t'a'AffN % 'te''f '7ff'fff
ON the way down the lights Kept SOC
ins out ana thc motor worked hhdN
noticed hy the hendllshts the car
was following me but when tried 90
speed up the machine 20 shake OF the
one behind the cnEine went pad on
me ANA finally stalled. The other car
came up bohind, slowed down ANA
Then went ON. \ Jew minutes nitet
the car passed the shooting began ana
! believe mat the men Jumped out "'
the car when it slowed down ala the
shooting ana then cut across tots to
the car left ON the cross roads
The remainder of tienlis' story hnu
tu DO with hts TRIP ip thc hospital win
! br. Mohr ANA MISS lurEet tht doc
tors secretary ON me uip Nack p
FroNidr nee ht1ils sall, Mles huIhti
kept crying hyaleilc'liy 'h' this
must not rct inlo inc h'"HpAptIa.
AZ the Rhode Island hospital "e-
rurdins i' inc 'hnuiit george
Rookie. 20 ni'ih'i-'n-li" "i Misa BUR
fDit accused MIN "l iliiHs 'h 'N"l.