The Washington times., 1916-01-10
MRS. MOHR DIRECTS
SELECTION OF JURY
Accused Widow Of Rhode Is
land Physician Pleads Not
Guilty.
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withdraw from the case. but a delay
was averted when Justice Stearns over
ruled the motion.
suit and black hat with a fOppy brim
over which her veil had been drawn
back, revealing her countenance. Her
face was extremely pale and there was
mouth a. she stepped to the bar beside
the two negroes.
Plead Not Guilty.
All pleaded not guilty to the murder
Indictment Mrs Mohr was greatly
agitated and the chslky appearance Of
her face was in sharp contrast to her
black hair and black fur collar drawn
tightly about her throat.
Attorney Cushing and Attorney Gen.
erRl Herbert A. Rice engaged in a sharp
verbal tilt when Cushing demanded a
separate trial for Mrs. Mohr. The mo
ton was OVerruled and Justice Stearns
ordered Sheriff Andrew j. Wilcox to
begin impaneling a jury.
Judge StearnB ruling, the court said,
Is merely in Bubstantiation of q preVi-
GUS ruling in the same court. Prelimi-
nary motions were heard in shortest
possible form.
Former Mayor John J. Fitzgerald. OF
Pawtucket, rated the most successful
criminal lawyer in Rhode Island, as
ISOLATED with Gushing in Mrs. Mohr' s
defense, turned from an earnest con-
sultabOn with her as the calling OF the
Jurors began. and scrutinised each face
closely as the jurymen responded to the
CALL
First Talesman Excused.
An occasional smiling nod of recog-
milton was all that interrupted Fitz,
gerald's study. He turned to Mrs,
Mohr as the last man on the list was
called, smiling broadly. but she was still
greatly perturbed. Mrs. Mohrs darh
eyes followed Frank EhagRr, of Provi.
dence, the first talesman. as he took
the stand. He was the first man called
in the selection Of the jury. but sooT
was excused when he declared he hat
formed an unaIterable opinion.
Hugh Carney. a tinsmith, was the
second talesman. He was accepted an6
became juror No. !.
The negroes, Spellman and Brown
seemed to feel the interest that cen.
tered in them as dfndants. Brown APP
peared the more intelligent and his
demeanor indicated greater concern
showed.
Srellm,an was almost Jignifcd wher
he recovered from his initial fright al
being arraIgned. His reply mot guilty
amounted to scarcely more than 8
squeak. Brown was able to reply more
distinctly.
Story of Tragedy.
With DR.. Mohr at the tina OF the
murder was Miss Emily G. Burger
young and pretty, for several years
his housekeeper She also was shot
in the head and right shoulder She
recovered. DIR. Mohr and Miss Burger
were on their way to DR.. MOhr's New
port home. Their machine was operat'
ed by George w. Heals, who had beer
in the employ OF the doctor a short time
Miss Burger said that soon after thu
car left Providence, Heals complained
that the motor was working badly
When the car reached the top of thu
hill, at the bottom of which the crim'
was committed, she thought Heal
flashed the lights. He stopped the ma.
chine in a spOt OVerhung by trees, &C
cording to Miss Burger, got out and lift
ed the hood. Then, she said, there wal
a cracking in the underbrush. followed
by flashes and revolver shots. The doc
| tor stood up, half turned and fell acrOS
the back OF the machine. She tried Il
get out of the car. There were NOR,
| flashes and then she knew no more unit
just before she was lifted into the am
bulance.
Heals is said to have implicated Ceei
Victor Brown, who had been discharged
| from DIR. MohT's employ three weeks be
fore. All he was supposed to do, he Il
said to have said, was TO stop the ca
when Brown held It up between Nayat
was to trail the Mohr car on his mo
torcyole, which Mrs. Mohr Is said 4
have purchased for Brown.
In DIR. .MOhr's pockets after the muir