New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-04
MRS. M0HR TELLS
OF DOCTORS ABUSE

until il was time for the brief funera
service to begin. Mrs. Mohr made al
arrangements for her husbands burial
She sent the only floral piece that lay
on his casket pillow of lilies, with
the inscription Husband She, with
her two children, c. Franklin, jr., anc
Virginia. followed the body to Swan
Point Cemetery. Furthermore, she hae
luncheon with Charles Manning Mohr
of Baltimore, a son of the murdered
physician by q former wife.
81 hold Mrs. Mohr innocent until she
is proved guilty" said the son tonight
When Mrs. Mohr confded her trou,
bles TO a police official who reported
the conversation verbatim TO Tribune
reporter tonight she was waiting IN
an outer chamber of the county court.
house. George ". Heals, chauffeur OF
the car i'm which the doctor was muir
dored; Brown and Spellman were IN the
room with her. A brother OF Healis
muttereG something about why dlo
you ever get mixed up in trouble with
thing like that" indicating Mrs. Mohr
"Who are they talking about she
inquired of the police official, whe
turned the question to one side.
"You must have had lot Of trouble,
he suggested, sympathetically.
Eyes. ! have had my troubles, ht
says Mrs. Mohr replied. Il have done
the best | could. | have taken care OF
the poor all my life and this IS whs'
I'm getting for it," She did not specify
Just who She meant BY 1.-The Door"
"Was your husband worth muct
money!" she was asked.
lie was making $4,000 year from
his practice. All he gave me was Slo'
a month to support myself and TWO
children. He spent his money on other
women, while and my children SUI
fered."
How did he get his money? Did NJ
inherit wealth"
NO. he wasn't worth a dollar wher
! married him twelve years ago. Mrs
Mohr replied 81 used to scrimp ane
save and 20 without things | could nave
had. hoping We could save money ST
that he could get out Of the business
he was in. | was always AFRAID OF ~
| did not know what minute he woul'
WAS he an Illegal practitioner. a.
is reported in Providence ana Ne"
port? ?" asked the Official.
yes. that was his principal busi'
ness. Why, | know he performed OPP
erations four or five times on pretty
Young, golden haired girl who was mol
more than fifteen years old. wrote
this girl, went 10 see her, ana she
promised she would never come TO see
him again. But she told me Iatei
that She could not keep away from his
Office. He was a fascinating man aho
seemed to exercise a wonderful power
over her, she said.
Several times during the converse
ton. Mrs. Mohr referred to the potent
49, seeDoed 70 have over his
patients. $500
him, this young girl was TO have peer
one of the principal witnesses" Mrs
Mohr went on.
as il not true, Mrs. Mohr, that al
one time you had all the doctor
property in your name?'
Some Would Have Killed Him.
ayes. but he threatened to kill ms
II | didn't sign it back to him, which
did. He was a desperate man. ne
didn't care what he did or what risks
he took. He said he would be good tt
me if | signed it ov,r. He was gooc
70 me for a couple of years, and Their
no began TO beat me again and &C
around with other women. There
aren't many women who would stano
wbat have all these years. Ny
family didn't want me to marry HIM
hut had made my bed and | was Will
ing 20 lie in il"
When asked why she did not seei
sanaration sooner. Mrs. Mohr re
nIied that she still loved her HUSBAND
and that she thought in time he woul'
improve. ~ .. more.
.bo Continued "His family fairly
loved me and didn't want me TO live
uitb him Between drugs and women
ba ,yas an awful man. II some womer
Ia ~ mt nm with what | did. they
would have killed him years ago
This remark, the ponce say, ~" nn
very significant. is not taken As nay
ing any direct connection WIN Wv
charge against Mrs. Mohr' ohe ns'
maintained her innocence ever sIho'
the negroes accused her OF eohsPiI''"s
with them 20 murder her husohno'
"I'd been away on VaSa'lUn
GENTLY" she went on. and "hen
came home. naturally virginia VIZ eL,
rejoicing over TO see her tatheI. on
onened the door, not knowing thst ~
had company. He was enter .,
a woman friend at dinner LiAe i OF,
little child, Virginia opened inc IT, H.,
siowiv 10 look in the dining-room; me-
father saw her peeking, jumped Up
rushed To thu door. slapped he' law