New Britain herald., 1916-01-19
STATE ALLEGES MRS. MOHR,
 IN LETTER, THREATENED T( KILL MISS EMILY BURGH
Prosecution Succeeds in Placing Docum e Received by Secretary's Brotherin-law
 Into the Record of Murder Trial
DESPITE OBJECTION FROM
 COUNSEL OF ACCUSED WOMA

George W. Rocks Also TestIfies
 Providence Widow Had ToIs
 She Could Hire a Couple of
 to Kill Her Husband--HospiI
 tcndants on Witness Stand
 Blood Stains on Envelopes.
 Providence, R. l., Jan. 19-A containing a threat to kill Miss Burger and alleged to have beel ten by Mrs. Eliza beth F. Mohr. on trial for the murder of he band, pr. C. Franklin Mohr. ' troduced by the prosecution George w. Rocks also testifie Mrs. Mohr had told him tha could. hire a couple of thugs her husband.
 Miss Burger, who was also wi when Mohr was shot, was his secretary and the state clain1 jealousy of her was one of the that led Mrs. Mohr to employ Brown and Henry H, Spelln1 murder her husband.
 Rocks is a brother-in-law I Burger and was called to thd after several witnesses had regarding the removal of Dr. I hospital and the disposi1 papers taken from his po5 On cross examination he deni| he had been jealous of the phA attentions to Miss Burger or had tried to prejudice Mrs. against her husband.
 Hooks Identities Letter.
 Rocks first identified the pa Mrs. Mohr wrote him warning keep his sister-in Jaw away fl husband, and which had alrea| placed in evidence. He then! fed letter he received frd Mohr on December 3, 1913. , allowed to go into the record | objection of counsel for the 1t read in part as follows: My son Charles has told his father has taken him thrt to call on Miss Burger. a1 to get after her. She is not 1 get the best of me. l will before I'm through with thI matter. She is q low person won't listen to good woman who asks her to stay away I husband. She will be sorr, many days.
 "I just want to let you krl1 ycur sister-in- Jaw is deceivid I'm not going to put up | Please look into this matter a let her jolly you. I give y warning"
 Tells of Conversation Rocks told of conversation] with Mrs. Mohr between D 1913 and June, 1914. He H talked with her at his officd post office, at the South "a Boston.
 Mrs. Mohr was very bitte her husband, the witness furt had stated in January, 1914 could hire thugs" to naur1 and also hoped he would gH by his automobile. She also according to the witness. would kill Miss Burger "befd let her marry her husband"
 Never Live to Marry Doc
 Mrs. Mohr added that Mis- would never live to marry E. band, witness said. @
 Did she say anythin money?"
 "Yes, she said she would husband 8 divorce # he " her $30,00O and the M estate"
 Did you do anything a threats ?"
 "Yes. I went to see attorne Cushing about them" replied
 Mrs. Mohr AttorneJ
 Mir. Gushing is one of Mir attorneys.
 An attempt to get into matters which were charact slanderous and irrelevant by cution failed.
 Cross examining the wit torney J. J. Fitzgerald of ce Mrs. Mohr, asked:
 Didn't you tell Mrs. Moh that you could control Miss
 No sir"
 "Didn't you tell Mrs. Mol tell Miss Burgers folks@' '- "I asked her not to. " s "Didn't you tell her you friend and to call you uE time?''
 Yes, Sir"
 Didn't you meet Mrs, Mon wood Avenue and didn't she she loved her husband an you tell her "A nice girl