New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
NEGROES DENY CONFESS
 OF MURDERING DIR. MOH1
 INSTIGATION OF HIS
Tell Associated Press That What Thel Providence Police Was Said in JolS
 Way or in Spirit of Anger
WRITTEN AVOWALS CANNOT
 BE USED AGAINST MRS

Prosecutors, However, CIal Acknowledgements of Pr1ao
 in woman's Presence. VI missable - No Disa4r6
 pected in Distribution Estate.
 Providence, R. T.. septs nial that they had confes murder of pr. c. Fran was made to The Assoc by George w. Healis. H( man and c. Victor Brovl groes who, according fo authorities had previously that they killed the pfrysi instigation of Mrs. Mohr.
 Prosecuting officials said the only way in which ~ confessions could be excIu dence would be upon proI defense that they were exf& duress or by holding out mise of reward or hope oI to the person making the It was declared by Chio l O'Neil of the local poIice| confessions were made
 and without inducementz kind.
 Oral Confessions sd
 The written confessions tained before the widow's the prosecutors admit, cani against her, but the oral were made in her present ing to O'Neil, and even if should repudiate them, te| witnesses who heard thed Wouiu De admissible.
 | Denial Made in I'd The denial was made in county jail at Bristol wha groes are confined pendina in the district court at W Sept. 16. Healis the cha Dr. Mohr's car on the nj murder was the spokesma' trio, but Brown and Spell fled their assent to all tn
 Tell the people," Healis We are absolutely innocen we believe Mrs. Mohr knl of this crime. We have n a confession and anything the Providence police was Joking way or in a spirit ! Mrs. Mohr Threafe
 MT. Mohr, to my know been threatened by several Rhode Island people. I for ter in his car from a man Elmwood Avenue in which ened the doctor and said did not cease his attention wife he would fill him full
 Healis declared that tf automobile was followed or of the shooting and it was that pr. Mohr was shot by who jumped out of a car, fiji the physician and Miss a then re-entered the machil cross road.
 Only a Joke. At this point Brown bro said: "I see that the Prov lice say that Healis saw MT Providence on Monday even a joke, for Healis was in k day Monday and Monday n
 Brown denied that he \ written or signed a confessi'
 Healis resumed his story When I started the mach barn Tuesday night it act On the way down the light ing out and the motor worl I noticed by the headlights was following me, but wh' to speed up the machine to the one behind the engine on me and finally stalled. car came up behind, slowed then went on. Just beyond stopped is a cross road. "A utes after the car passed ing began and I believe tha Jumped out of the car when down, did the shooting and across lots to the car on road"
 Harrington and the Count tol, in whose jurisdiction was shot, admitted today q their case against the won weak one. They pointed something more than the q tending to incrimin9tc oths have no standing in the Rhode Island.
 Looking for Two Me
 Harrington police of11c' searching for two men. who understood, had overheard sation between two motorc the night of the shooting. the negroes who have adm complicity in the physical rode to the scene of the motorcycles.
 Arthur Cushing, attorney Mohr, continued his quest of the doctor, previous scar
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