The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03

day night. As a tesult OF IL Heals
asked Miss Burger to go with Dr. MUhr
on Tuesday night.
Here is the Brown confession to the
police
II, Cecil Victor Brown. - years old.
Of 20 Hammond street, Boston. Mass.
saw Elizabeth T.. Muhr Monday night
between 5 and 3 +. NJ. August 80. 1918.
She sent for me and told me to pare
to kill DR.. Mohr because she could no;
stand this any longer.
81 did not want 10 do il. Then she
says there is something i'm l. for gu.
] will put you in the garage business.
Don't he afraid. as | stand in with all
of the detectives and chief down IN
Newport and the Judges in Providence.
SHE SAYS II we got in any trouble she
would spend her last dollar to get MS
out of II and be sure and tell George 10
come over So as she could have IA 5000
talk with him. After nine days she
would have everything settled. that Is,
her part OF the estate.
"Shc also said she did not know If his
other two children belonging to his first
wife would come in for their share and
she would pay me $1,000 and also pay
George $4,000 and Henry 81 1000 and If
she had enough left she would give me
$500 more. There Is no need of being
S'dIeu' every lnlng VIII dow over.
This is something that has got to be
done
"She made Inc ride to Boston on the
train leaving Providence at 7:4O +. NJ.
TO purchase a revolver in a pawnshop
on Beach street, about three months ago.
which | paid So for, Mrs. Muhr said
Get a good one II We did not kill him
she was sOing to do Il herself. She paid
500 TO- the motorcycle | got in May
this year"
Heals got Miss Burger and DR.. Mohr
and drove toward Newport. Miss Bur-
ger said that she noted tina the car
turned or the direct route going into
the harrington road. Heals complained
OF engine trouble all the way ana when
he sarted to descend the hill. Just be.
fore he stalled the ensine completely. he
flashed the big headlights three times.
At the foot of the hill the machine
stopped. Heals got out and lifted ON,
side OF the hood, Just then shots ranp
out. DR.. Mohr pitched forward and
Miss Burger, attempting to leap out of
the car. was shot too. The two negroes
VINO did the shooting escaped on a
motorcycle.
Says lie Was 10 Get $4,000.
iiealis's confession wound up this
way; - 49,
Mrs. Mohr sent for me Tuesday hight.
August 81. She told me that If would
stop where Victor Brown told me to
she would give me $4,000"
The police learned too tina Brown
mad been over the Dad on his motor
cycle "A few hours before the shooting
II negroes enlarged upon their writer,
confessions later to-day and said Mrs
Mohr had promised them ample prot,,-
ton AS soon as she got her husba ud's
fortune of 5000, 900.
ltedllss FIRST story, that Of tho hnldu
by strangers while he was repairing his
stalled "ngine, was r"futed first of an by
~neighbors who heard the shots and RAJ
down to where the Mohr automnhiI,
stood on the road. Heals forgot abou,
the stalling then and raced away to the
Rhode Island Hospital.
After Mrs. MOhr's arrest Brown acted
as spokesman for his companions, They
arranged to attack the ply stefan on
: Tuesday, the negroes said, to bolster ar
the robbery theory, il being Dr. Mohr's
custom to carry a large amount OF
money with him on the first day Of tn,
month.
II made the fnal arrangements will
Mrs. Mohr on Monday night said
Brown, she sent for mo and told m,
Snt wanted the doctor Killed, hut no
the girl. Shoot the girl she said, 'buI
do not kin her ! did not like to dc
II, but she was persistent and said sh,
stood in well. Spellman was to ge'
$1,000 for shooting the girl"
Mrs, Mohr heard all these details
the confessions Of the ncgroes-read be
fore Judge Hammill. The complaint
against her stated that she did feloni
ously and with malice afprethough aid
assist, abet, counsel, hire, command an,
procure George w, Heals, Cecil Veto
Brown and Henry Spellman to commit
certain crime, to wit, feloniously an,
with malice aforethought kill and sla,
one 6. Franklin Mohr."
Mis-. Mohr pleaded not guilty IND wa
held without bail, but an attempt wa
to he mad" later to obtain bail for he.
before Judge George T. Brown Of III,