The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-14
CASE AGAINST MRS. MOHR
GETS 4 SEVERE SETBACK
Credited to Brown, Who Didn't Sign 1t-"Death
Threat" Postal Card Admitted.

an answer to the question IL the witness
was allowed to explain. The state in
sisted on getting In the whole statement.
but the court ruled that the witness had
a right TO explain his action at the time.
Mr.. LOWS and the our went over the
record again and then the former said
That in the statement which had been
given out nothing had been said about
either man having shot any one.
This 10 In the nature OF a private
memorandum. for II In in the chief's "
and Is not signed he con-
tinued. II don't think I ought to be
compelled 10 put his in
The witness wa then asked n he had
given out any typewriter statement. He
statement contained no admissions OF
shooting.
Tells Of "Cenfessions."
In the early part Of his testimony
fessions credited to Heals. Brown and
Spellman. the negroes alleged TO have
been hired by Mrs. Mohr to slay her hus-
band n Miss Burger. His testimony
was:
"Spellman In the station house said to
me that he had shot Miss Burger twice
and that Brown shot DR.. Mohr two or
three times Brown agreed Spellman
was telling the truth.
why did you do it?' I asked SPELL
man.
Because Mrs. Mohr wanted me to-
he replied.
81 asked Brown whether this was the
truth. He answered afirmatively. Mrs.
Mohr promised us $4,000 said Brown.
and Heals and Spsllman ~ooncurred.
Brown said &c me. 'she promised the
II We should kill the doctor
Heals told me. I agreed to stop the
car at a certain point Brown Informed
me he was to get $1,000. HEALS $4,000
and Spellman $4,000. HEALS and SPELL
man said he was telling the truth. They
signed statements to hat effect. Then I
ordered Mrs. Mohr's arrest.
"Whea she wal brought In ! asked her
I write her name. Then ! showed her
a card to u man named Rockies. threat
ening a life
Counsel for Mrs. Mohr objected and
the widow conferred excitediy with her
lawyers. The card was admitted In EVIL
dence.
Postal Card Threat.
II was addressed. undated. to George
Rockies. brother-in-law to Miss Burger.
and was signed with Mrs. Mohr's name.
The card read as follows:
DEAR MI. ROCKIES: Just . line to
ask you to tell your sister-in-law,
Emily Burger. that II she dares to 90
into my Newport home she will never
come out alive.
am giving her fair warning. No
matter what the outcome may be In
this matter will stick through. I
heard about their shopping. but ! can't
stop them dining together.
] do hope o will try TO stop this.
She will have a sad ending II she
keeps o n a~ggravatinG me.
My house Is being watched and II
will be. even II I live In Newport. The
world Is with me in M sorrow.
ELixAsErH MoHR.
MRS. Mohr told me she had written
the card a yea previous In one Of her
frenzied moments when a woman had
agitated her continued the chief. "She
said Miss Burger was the woman. The
letter was then read.
Brown said Mrs, Mohr sent for him
on August so and said h couldn't
stand II any longer. 81 told him
There's something In II for you. I'll
put you in the garage business. I'll
stand In with the police AT Newport
and the Providence Judges. There's
nothing to he afraid Of
Brown said TO me She sent me
to Boston for a revolver and promised
me {? 1000. Henry $1,000 and George
$4,000. and II we didn't XIII the doctor
she would do II herself. She paid 500
for my motorcycle"
Postal Cards Delivery.
o'Neill Informed Mr.. Fitzgerald. of
counsel to Mrs. Mohr. that Rockies
turned the death threat postal card over
to him the day following the murder.
Didn't you hear Rockies shout al
Mrs. Mohr In the hospital in the pres
ence Of Heals. You framed this up
to have the doctor and Emily killed? =
demanded Mr.. Fitzgerald.
II didn't hear that" responded O'Neill,
Nov. chief. from that moment didn't
you direct all your efforts and energies
to bring Mrs. Mohr into the case!"
mo"
"Didn't you publish that card and
didn't you strive for publicity 40 that
evidence would bear against Mrs
Mohr?"
No"
Mr.. Lewis. for Brown. and Mr.. EA.
wards, for speliman. tried In vain 70
wiring from O'Neili an admission that
he had harassed the prisoners by third
degree methods Of the most sever type
In exacting the alleged confessions from
them.
O'Ne,li denied having used coercive
measures or having held forth any In
ducements OF reward II they would make
statements admitting their guilt as tools
OF Mrs. Mohr.