New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-28

name Of Mrs. Mohr. In her youth. with
one Samuel McDorgal now n minister
in Nova Scotia. whom she met in Prov.
dence. and 60 whom she was engaged
before DIR. Mohr Z ne into her life.
He attempted 20 make the unhappy
witness admit that she had left froNl-
dence and gone TO BOSTON because OF
scandal arising from her intimacy WIN
McDougal. He also tried 20 establish
the fact that Or. Mohr had later gone
10 Nova Scotia. inspired by jealousy.
and had attempted TO have the minister
unfrockod.
"a had a little Quarrel with the doc
tor" Mrs. Mohr said. land he asked me
If | wished had married McDougal !
said: We'll. the way you are acting
now. and are drinking and using drugs,
think he would have been a better
man to marry, because he does no;
taste liQuo-
In connection with this Mrs. Mohr
was called on TO identify several let
tiers. These were placed in evidence and
will later be read 10 the jury.
The session ended with MIR. Rice still
questioning the witness regarding the
details of her second marriage to the
physician.
In contrast to her long recital Of the
PHYSICIANS cruelty yesterday the wit
ness began her direct testimony this
morning with picture Of her husband
in the moods which, she said, made her
care for him. Often during the day she
reiterated her affection for the man
she is accused Of helping 20 kill.
"He was kind 10 me at times" she
said in her soft, dreary voice. And
very. very generous. He gave me many
beautiful gifts"
Then she recounted the happenings
of Christmas Eve, 19l3-how the doctor
came 10 her that night and made n
temporary reconciliation. Don't let us
be unfriendly on Christmas Eve" she
quoted HIM as saying. while they were
laying out the presents for their two
children and then | said: Kiss me-
And he did
When she fled her suit for separate
maintenance. she testified. she received
500 d month for the support OF her
self and her little boy and girl. DR..
Mohr, according 20 her, was making
$4,000 year.
A new light on the corresponding
card which she wrote to George W.
Rocks, threatening his sister-in-law,
Miss Burger, with death, appeared
when Mr. Gushing questioned Mrs.
Mohr concerning It.
"Mr. Rocks promised mo that MISS
Burger was not going 20 see DR.. Monr
any more" she explained. when |
heard that she had been with him TO
Newport, sent the card to him. But
/ also inclosed another card, on which
wrote: 4 am sending you this, Mr.
Rocks, so that you can STOW 1t TO her
and scare her away.
"Was the card in an envelope when
Il was shown TO you at Police Head
quarters ~. Mr. Gushing asked.
at was" she affirmed. 81 don't know
what became of it afterward."
Calls Chauffeur's Story False.
Mrs. Mohr denied at length all the
accusations levelled against her by the
chauffeur, Heals, in his testimony for
the state. She likewise contradicted
all of the assertions attributed TO Cecil
Brown. one Of the defendants. Heals
and Brown never came TO her house at
the same time, she asserted. She also
added that. contrary 20 the accusation
that she plotted with Brown for the
week preceding the murder, on August
81. 1915. the negro had come 10 her
home for the last time on August 2l.
"Mrs. Barney cher landlady) and /
were sitting on the piazza" she testi-
fed. "and Brown told US that he had
been discharged. | told him that /
was sorry. l never saw him again un-
Ill September 2. when | saw him at
Police Headqusrters.'
Heals. she said, called at her homo
on the evening of the murder, and told
her that the doctor wanted TO take his
son. Charlie. down TO Newport with
him. She refused 10 allow the boy 10
60. and Heals told her that Miss
Burger was goirg down with her hus'
band.
Mrs. Mohr also contradicted all the
incrimirating points brought out in
the testimony Of Constable Wallace,
Miss Florence Ormsbv and George W.
Rocks. She also pointed out that the
two servants who testified against her,
Julia Duffy and Helen Hall, had both
been discharged by her
81 loved the doctor" she said near
I the end Of her direct examination.
"He was the father Of my children. l
/ told this 70 Constable Wallace when he
was questioning me-"
/ During the month of August, 1915,
/ Mrs. Mohr testified, the doctor sent
/ her double the alimony he had hitherto
/ paid her
what effect had this on your atti-
tude toward him ," Mr.. Cushing asked
her
81 object" M Rice interposed, sar-
castically. "Of course. we know she
/ loved him more and more after that"
81 was very grateful" the woman
faltered when Judge Stearns had de-
MED the objection.