Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-04
NEGROES STORY
FALSE, SHE SAYS
Funeral of DR.. Mohr
Held Friday-Mrs
MOhr Does Not Look
at Body Miss Bur-
gers Story of Shoot
ing

Providence. R l.. Sept. 3-The de.
tense Of Mrs. Elizabe Tiffany Blair
Mohr 70 the charge that in a jealous
rage. she plotted the death of her hus-
band, will be that both DR.. c. Frank
lin Mohr and herself were victims Of
a conspiracy, unless present expecta-
tons are disappointed
In an interview today which was
terminated when she lost her COM
posture for the first time since her ar
rest, she declared her belief that the
three assassins who now accuse her
had planned to waylay the doctor and
rob him. She holds that when they
broke down under the grilling of the
police they hoped to mitigate their
punishment by representing that they
had been melted by her upon the
promise of a reward.
Funeral Services
The body Of DR.. Mohr was placed
in a receiving tomb al Swan Point
Cemetery after brief ceremonies in the
presence Of a handful of relatives and
neighbors. Mrs Mohr and her two
children, Charles Franklin Jr.. ano
Virginia Blair. were present at the
service at the Mohr home in Elmwood
and accompanied the body to the GEM
etery. Three carriages sufficed &c
carry the FUNERAL party, which in.
cluded four professional pail bearers
Mrs. Mohr did not look at the body.
Only once, as she was within few
feet Of the casket did she show any
emotion. Then for a few moments
she wept convulsively.
Secretary Recovering
Miss Emily G. Burger, the doctors
secretary, jealousy of whom. it is al
legged inspired the crime has not yet
been told Of the death of her employ
er. She remains at the hospital re-
covering from bullet wounds received
in the automobile drive when the doc
tor was attacked. After visiting her
today, her brother in law, George
Rookie. said that Miss Burgers feel
ings for the physician were such that
knowledge of his death would kill her.
Miss Burgers Story
Miss Emily G. Burger, who was shot
at the same time Dr. Mohr was killed
broke her silence today for the first
time since the night of the shooting
and told the details Of the death ride
Miss Burger is gaining strength rapid
ly and the hospital physicians will
soon probe for the two bullets that are
lodged in her jaw and shoulder
The wounded girl does not know that
the doctor is dead and because of her
condition every effort is being made
to keep this fact from her. Her con-
slant question to the doctors, nurses
and her brother-in-law, George Rookie
is: How is the doctor now" Each
time she is told that he is resting COM
fortably.
Miss Burger had long conversation
with Mr.. Rookie today. Following this
recital of the events that occurred be-
fore and during the shooting she was
completely exhausted. II was impossi-
BILE for her to repeat her story and Mr..
Rookie told reporters the detailed facts
as she recited them to him. as follows:
My sister-in-iaw said DR.. Mohr was
suspicious during the ride TO Newport
on Tuesday night. The chauffeur.
George Heals, started the machine
from the Stewart street Office at a
high rate of speed and maintained this
throughout the trip. She said that sew
eral times the doctor remarked on the
speed.
They did not make a stop until the
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