The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-03

employed In DIR. Mohr's office, called
at police headquarters and informed
Chief Inspector William F. ONeill
that she had received several tele-
phonic messages earlier on the day
Of the shooting. advising that she re-
frain from going to Newport with the
Others. This voice she thought was
that of Mrs Mohrs Later Heals ask
ed her IL she was going with the party
and seemed relieved when she re-
Piled that she was to remain in
Providence.
Acting upon Information received
from Miss Bromley and Mr. Rock.
Chief O'Neill had Chief Robbins bring
Heals to Providence, and the greater
part of the night was devoted to grill
ing the prisoner This was after he
had made 81 confession at harrington,
in which he said that the shooting was
done by Cecil Y. Brown, the discharg
ed stable boy. but that this had not
been intended; that he and Brown
had put up a job to rob the Doctor
and that was all there was TO be TO
il. Brown, however. smarting under
peremptory discharge for being
icaught in the act of aiding Mrs. Mohr
in her espionage on the Doctor. had
taken revenge by shooting both oc-
cupants of the car as he Heals, stood
at the open hood.
Chief O'Neill, after a long session,
caught Heals in a contradiction and
then elected a confession. on the
strength of which Brown and Spell
man were brought in very early in
the morning. Heals now confessed
that the three of them were carrying
-ntst- a deal they-a4ade- with Mrs. Meht
TO kill her husband and severely
wound Miss Burger.
Was tn Got R1Opl Money,
! The conspiracy was Matched up at
Newport he declared, and the final
arrangements made at Mrs. Mohr's
house in this city last Monday. He
was to be paid $4,000 for stalling the
car at the agreed spot. Brown like
sum for killing the Doctor. and Spell
man 81 900 for shooting tho woman.
Heals signed this confession be-
fore Brown was brought in. Without
knowing what Heals had done, Brown
gave up without a struggle He too.
signed a confession, as follows;
l, Cecil Victor Brown. twenty-seven
years old, Of 80 Hammond Street, Bos-
ton. Mass. saw Elizabeth F. Mohr
Monday night between and 9 p. M,
August 80. 1918. She sent for me
and told me to prepare to kill DR..
Mohr. because she could not stand
this any longer l didn't want to do
liz. Then he says there is something
in it for you. | will put you in the
yarage business: don't be afraid, as
i stand In with all the detectives and
the chief down in Newport and the
Judges in PrAidence.
Would Protect Them.
She says if we got in any trouble
she would spend her last dollar 70
tget us out OF it and be sure TO teil
lGeorse to come over so as she could
"a with him After
IS she would have everything settled
that Is her part Of the estate. She
also said she didn't know If his other
two children belonging TO MS hrS'
wife would come in for their snare
and she would pay me $4,000 and also
nav George So, 900 and Henry sl.ooo
land if she had enough left she "ouio
give me $500 more. There Is no neeo
iof being scared. everything will bio"
iover This is something that has got
to be done.
she made me ride to Boston OF
} the train leaving Providence at 7:4t
=. NJ to purchase revolver IN
tnawn shop on Beach Street, bostot,
Mass. about three months ago. whici
II paid IS for, IS calibre. Mrs. Nom
said. Get good-~one.' II we dld no.
lkiu him she was going to do 1t her
self she paid 800 for the mo'orcso''
n.
speliman Taken In Hand.
SnelIman was next taken In the ne
and under little pressure corrsborate'
the confessions of the others. ny
this time day was breaking and ar
p, rangements were made to bring in Mrs
Mohr
This was done at o'clock, whef
she was told that she was wanted a.
Headquarters She was considerably
Az
prepared to accompany the police.
Arriving at headquarters she was
confronted, with the statement that mel
alleged confederates had made COMES
sions duplicating her. She Indignantly
denied all knowledge of the crime
whereupon police commissioner
benjamin j, Moulton read the
confessions to her. Again sh'
made a denial, when the negroes wers
called into her presence. asked TO read
their confessions and to make any
declaration they might choose to. Eact
read aloud and declared the things
were as they stated. The negroes nov
began charging upon their signed
confessions. They declared that the
last meeting had been AT Mrs Mohr's
house on Monday. Brown and Spell
man being there. They demurred al
killing, but as they asserted Mrs. Mohr
wanted "A proper trick done. they
would not be caught because she stood
In so well with the police of this city
and Newport. To bolster up their
courage they said, she sent for Heals
and the final feature of the affair was
arranged. She was. she told them, 70
get her part OF her husbands estate
within nine days. when she would
took ont for them. ~-- - ---'
I The "Job" IN Done.
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