The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-21

sosh VII ths
stand to-day a thrilling and circum.
stantial story Of the plot by which
Mrs. Mohr IL alleged to have caused
her husbands death. II supported ir
detail the confessions obtained from tho
three negroes by Inspector o'Neii which
led to Mrs. Mohr's arrest.
The continuation Of his narration o,
the conspiracy was made with such par.
ticularity that unchalleneed II made
Mrs. Mohr responsible for the murder.
Counsel for Brown and for Mrs. Mohr
literally fell upon Heals, giving him the
severest sort OF cross-e1amInation,
They failed TO break him down In an,
essential feature Of his story. althoueh
they did obtain the admission that he
would tell a lie II he said he would
and that he was now doing the best he
could for himself. He insisted, how.
ever. that he did not know, and tina,
II had not been promised by the State
That any lieniency would be shown &c
him.
Counsel for Brown tried to show that,
although DR.. Mohr had trusted Healis
implicitly. the witness had no compunc-
tion In driving tho doctor TO his death
and. that Heals is acting in a purely
vindictive manner.
Healis Resumes stand.
Deputy Attorney-Generai Phillips
continued his questioning Of Heals
when he resumed the stand at the OPEN
Ing OF the morning session:
Did you 60 to Mrs. Mohr's house
with Brown on August %. the Friday
night before the shooting" he asked
Eyes"
Y. What vas said? A. She told me
not to be afraid that all I was to dc
was to rush to the nearest house and
lephon that the doctor was shot. She
asked Brown about the guns. He said
he'd throw them into Echo Lake. She
said that would be fine. She said that
the estate would be settled In nine or
ten days, but that she couldn't give US
all the money at once. Shed give US
enough to keep us going a while.
Heals then stated that he and Brown
on Friday night wen over the scene
OF the crime on q motorcycle, picking
out the places they were to throw their
revolvers.
Y. Did you drive DR.. Mohr along
Newport road the mex night? A. Yes.
Y. And there was to be a holdup? A.
Yes bu | lost my nerve and drove
past the spot as fast as I could. Next
day Brown asked me why I didn't stop.
He said ! was 1 fool thai there was
a lot Of money In It. I told him I had
Miss Ormsbes and Miss Mclean In the
car and didn't wan to stop. He said
Mrs. Mohr was angry.
q. When did YOU see Brown again?
A. The day Of the shooting. Tuesday. In
O Broad street restaurant in Providence.
Went TO Mrs. M0hr's Uouse.
Q. Where did you 60 at 9 o'clock
A.. To the Broad street restaurant and
then to The doctors home ! left the
machi at his house and started across
the street when Brown came along or
his motorcycle with Spellman. ] went
to Mrs Mohr's house. She wanted to
know why ] didn't stop Saturday night
She said ] had gone back on her and
wanted me to he sure to stop that night.
She said everything was q. X: not to
be afraid. hat all ! had To say was
that we had been held up By two men.
She promised me $4,000 again. She
said after the estate had been settled
I was to drive the car with her and
the children to Atlantic City. was
TO have a good job with her. she prom
lsed.
. Where did you go from Mrs. Mohr's
home? A. To Miss Burgers ZONE about
S O'Clock. Then ! drove with her to the
doctors house, where we left at quarter
pasts,
q. When YOU went down on the New
port Washington road. did you stop? A.
At the bushes where ! was to stop. |
raised the hood and turned the head
lights and s~ldclights out. heard two
shots. raised my head and saw an
other fash of fire, The doctor. his head
covered with blood. %grosned. "Oh. my
Gui,". Miss Burger had fallen wounded
.As | held her up against the machine a
bullet whiZzed over my shoulder and II
hit Miss Burger. ! recognized Spellman.
I dragged Miss Burger across the road
and set her down. I rushed back to look
at the doctor. Another car came along
and | stopped it. shouted there was a
holdup. In a few minutes other cars
came. One machine took Miss Burger to
the hospital. One man asked me II I
coud drive my car. | said ! didn'tt think
! could, but | drove the doctor to the
hospital.
Describes After SHOOTING.
Q. When you got out OF the car. how
Ions was II before shots were fired? A.
Two or three minutes.
Q. what happened when YOU went to
Miss Burgers aid: A. She said "Oh.
doctor" She was clutching at his arm.
He was lying across the seat.
Q. What happened after you met In
spector O'Nelil and chief Robbins at the
hospital? A.. ! was taken to the BAR
r,ngton Jail until the next day. when !
was taken pack 10 Providence to O'Neill's
Office.