Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-09-03
SLAIN DOCTORS
ACCUSED WIFE
BREAKS DOWN
Mrs. Mohr Loses Control First
Time at Mention of
Children.
ABSOLUTELY INNOCENT"
SHE SAYS IN INTERVIEW
Police Search Brook for Re-
voIvers Which Negroes De-
clare They Used.
ABSOLUTELY INNOCENT"
SHE SAYS IN INTERVIEW

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Sept. g.
Amid the preparations for the funeral
of her husband of whose death she is
accused, Mrs. Elizabeth Tiffany Blair
Mohr today lost her composure for
the first time since suspicion fell upon
her. She had attempted a formal in
terview, but it was soon interrupted
with sobs and ended in an outburst of
weeping.
The funeral of Dr. Mohr, which was
held today, was arranged in all it's
details by the widow, who, following
her arrest was released on bail. She
halted her duties at her home today
TO receive newspaper man and in
dieated purpose to break the silence
heretofore maintained.
She 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 conceived after their plot to rob
DIR. Mohr had resulted in his murder.
Cries as She Speaks of Children.
II am absolutely innocent of this
whole terrible affair."" she began calSn-
ly enough. Il do not care so much
for myself as for my dear children"
With the mention of the children the
tears came and 1t was some moments
before she could continue. Then she
said:
But I am innocent and l have
nothing to fear. The story told by
those negroes is ridiculous. There is
no question but that the story they
first told of their plan to rob the doc
tor was the real motive of the shoot
ing.
With my attorney, Mr.. Cushing, l
am making all the arrangements for
the funeral services Of DIR. Mohr to-
day. l shall attend the funeral with
my two children"
Here Mrs. Mohr broke down COM
pletely and her caller withdrew
Though this was her first formal
statement for the press. it was learned
| that the aese5 ! wofu' ~ ia enc
police tha esa
been mosi
her and niauo 40. ..--
tions to other women. 1t was I'm one
| of my jealous moods" th9 wrote
The Z ter threatening Miss :, Ally @,
! -Bers ser, she 'said
Says Husband Taunted Her.
According to the officers, she also
admitted that she had talked with
the doctors chauffeur. George w.
Healis and c. Victor Brown, who was
formerly employed as "a hostler by the
physician, but said that she had
sought from them Ito find out what
the doctor was doing" Brown and
Healis, with Henry Spellman, are all
legged accomplices of Mrs. Mohr, who
was involved by their confessions.
My life in recent years." she told
Chief Inspector O'Neil, has been
anything but happy. He used to
taunt me terribly by letting me know
in one way or another that he went
around with other women. He made
1t a point to let me see him out rid
Ing with other girls. He would get
some young woman and take her
horseback riding and ride past the
house so that / could see him. He
fiaunted these other women right
in my face"
While large detail of police was
sent to guard the Mohr home and
hold in check inquisitive spectators
detectives were searching a brook
near the scene of the murder on the
CONTINUED on Page ;. Column ~