The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-02
Mrs. Mohr, Newport Society
Woman, Held Without Bail.
Accused of Causing Death Of
DR.. Mohr.
REWARD OF $4,000
PROMISED AssAssTNs
Physician and Office Assistant
Waylaid While Automobile
Riding; Jealousy Motive for
Crime.


Providence. r. l.. sept. a.--Ac-
cused by her alleged aecompIlees-4-
three negroes - Elizabeth tiffany
Blair Mohr today WIS held without
Daii on the charge OF having melted
the murder Of her husband. Dr. &.
FRANKLIN Mohr. wealthy and we'll
known physician of this city and New
port The arraignment took place NJ
Warren.
Or. Mohr was fatally shot while on
an automobile trip from this city 10
NEWPORT on Tuesday night The ne
sroes charged with The murder are:
heorse w Heals. the chauffeur WIN
was driving br, M0hr's car "a the time
of the shooting; Cecil v. Brown. fnr-
merry employed as a hoatier hx DR.
Mohr. and Heary spelIman. hair
brother of Brown. Mrs. Mnhr denied
the accusations
Miss Emily a. Burger the docior's
assistant. who was IN the automo-
bile. WIS also wounded.
According 20 Browns story. "a niV.
en- out by the police. Mrs. Mnhr pro-
poacd several weeks ago that he KIN
Dr. Mohf. promising 20 nav MIN
$4,000 nine days after tho killing ,vas
| accomplished. lie said he aakaa
lSpciiinan 20 help him ouf ana brought
his half-brother 90 ia talk the t,ntt.r
over with Mrs. Mohn Healln was
present az this intesview By reasitet 81
Mrs. Mohr. Brown said snellman
was 20 receive $1,000 and brown ana
Heaiia $4,000 each,
The arrangements for she ahoot,ur
were carried out IN detail. according
TO the confession. A. deslenatea
spot on the Nayat, road Heals stalled
the engine OF the automobtie ana
Brown and spellman. who haa an.
preached on motorcycles. crent
through the bushes and fired az the
occupants of the car.
Brown declared that Mrs. Mohr told
MIN To be sure TO kin the doctor and
! 10 XIII Miss Burger II ne coeld. Hfs
instructions, he said. were 20 shoot
anybody in the tonnenu. whether Il
was Miss Bursor or Florence Ormsby.
a maid In Or. Mohr's office.
All of the negroes under arrest said
tnat Mrs. Mohr told them TINT sh.
was Jealous OF Dr. Mohr ana also wnS
des1rous Of getting possession OF hls
estate, which she believed would la
denied her II she obtained a divorce
The three male prisoners we've
eharEed with murder and also were
held without BALL An four pleaded
not guilty. They were locked up ~
Warrea pending hearing set for Sep.
! tember iG.
Mrs Mohr WAS arrested this morn
Ing at the Mohr home IN the exclusive
klmwood section, and was turned over
to the officers from Bristol county
within which the killing was done
Tuesday night.
She appeared not to be the leaet
disturbed She II dlmunltive OF body
and was dressed In a blue tailored
suit and n modlsh straw hat. Before
being taken 10 Warren she aent out
Tor brown veil. which she 80 ar
ranged that an but the lower part Of
her face was concealed.
! Mrs Mohr greeted the olIicars ana
her counsel With smiles and when ioid
that she was 10 be removed Go Waf-
ren rose quickly from her seat and
said; II am ready"
A few hours after her husband az
pired Mrs. Mohr made application 81,
the municipal court for her anpolpt :
ment AZ custodian for his property.
This WIS granted
pr. and Mrs Gohr we're married
twelve years ago. Recently Mrs.
Mohr Instituted separation proceed
ines and the doctor brought coun-
ter suit. After the suit was entered
Mrs Mohr said that she dia not ask
for divorce as she hoped the causes
which prompted her 10 aeek a sep
nration might he removed susne time
and reconciliation would be afreeged.
The police made public a letter ad-
dressed 10 George Rookie. a brother
le-iaw OF Miss Burger. and bearing
the signature ~ Mrs. Mohr. Rookie
said he had received the letter a
short time ago.
The communication follows;
Dear Mr. Rooke--Iust a line 20
ask you 70 tell your sister u she dares
to SO Into my Newport hume she viii
never come out alive. / am giving
her fair warning, ro matter what the
outcome may be. do hope you viii
try and stralghtea this matter OUT and
? I know you cannot stop her going out
3 10 dinner with him. hut she Will
9 have n sad ending II she keeps on
= against me- The world IL with me N
= my sorrow, ! am heart broken.
''Respectfully.
Q 'EI.fzAHETH MOHR."
Brown. In detailed confession,