Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-04
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DIR. Mohr's Widow Reiter-
ates Innocence of Com
plicity in Murder
MISS BURGERS DENIAL
Saws Her Relations With Doctor We're
Proper-Had Used Efforts to Bring
Reconciliation.

Providence. r. l., Sept. IA de
nial that they had confessed to tn"
murder of Dr.. C. Franklin Mohr was
made today by George w. Heals,
Henry Speelman and C. Victor Brown
The negroes, who, according to the
police authorities. had previously de-
c!ared that they killed the physician
at the instigation of Mrs. Mohr.
Providence, r. l.. Sept. 4-Twice
before the crime Of last Tuesday
night. in which DR.. c Franklin Mohr
vas killed and his companion. MISS
fmily Burger, wounded, the three
negroes who slew the physician were
dispatched to Newport on murder ms
,ions by Mrs Elizabeth Mohr, the
!octors estranged wife. the prisoners
scIl the police.
Miss Burger, who is rapidly re-
.overing from the bullet wounds In
.lictcd By the physicians; aSsassins.
'oday issued Il denial of Mrs. Mohr's
statement that she was responsible
.or the eStrangcmcnt IN the Mohr
faniy. She denied that her rela,
ions with the doctor had been any
thing but proper and said she had
u.ed every oifort 10 bring about a
cconciIiation in the Mohr family.
Providence, Sept. Ill some w"-
men had suffered what did they
would have killed him long ago.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tiffany Blair Mohr,
charged with trying 70 murder her
husband, yesterday protesting her IN
roccnce. accused her dead husband OF
cuclticS.
In an interview that tccmcd with
astounding charges the widow OF tn"
slain physician told the story of her
wrecked marital life. She charged her
husband with having tried 10 poison
her.
In her fight for her life, Mrs. Mohr
SHARED neither herself nor The repu-
tation of her husband The trial
threatens 10 open dark closets OF
many prominent Newport and ProvI-
Lcnce families, patients of DR.. Mohr.
who his wife says was in criminal
practice.
"Although my husband was max
inc from S50.OD0 to $4,000 year, he
let me and my children struggle ON
500 Il month
"Was not your husband a criminal
practtioncr?" the police official asked.
"Ycs. | am ashamed to say he was.
Yet many of his patients were mcm-
bers of your Newport smart set. F.!
was always afraid he w,oul be caught
and pleaded with him to quit his dan
gcrous ways.
The police made it known yesterday
that they have seized all of the books
and papers Of the dead physician. said
to contain receipts for large sums
from many noted women The books
contain only initials Of the women ''f
volved. In her talk with The official;
Mrs. Mohr said
''My husband spent his wealth
among gay women. J have the names
of many. which will be revealed in tbs
course OF the trial.
"Some Of his patients we're. also
his victims. recall a 15-year-oiG
! daughter of a wealthy man. with blus
eyes and golden curls. She came tc
| him five different times for treat
ment.
"Thc little thing was completely in
fatuated with him. She confessed K
me one time she could not keep ava!
from him. wrote her that she mus
not have any more to do with him, anc
she promised never to see him again
but she couldn't seem to control her
self.
CDR. Mohr was man with wonder
full power over women. He coul'
bend them utterly to his will. Hi
family loved ME and wanted me t,
leave him, but loved him and hop
ed that he would do better. He wen
from bad to worse. and few wome,