The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-27
Says She Thought Doctor Loved Her, Despite III Treatment, and Swears She. Never Would Have / Divorced Him-Is Calm During Ordeal.

During Ordeal.
 Providence, Jan. 27-That she would never have divorced her husband and that she be- lieyed he still loved her, despite their quarrels, was the testi- mony today of Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mohr who with two negroes, c. Victor Moore and Henry H. Spellman, ds charged with the murder of pr. c. Franklin Mohr.
 It was Mrs. Mohr's second day on the stand in her own de- fense. Tn addition to declar- ing her beliefs that she could effect a reconciliation with her husband, she denied testimony by the doctors chauffeur that she had plotted the murder.
 Several times during her re- cita1, Mrs. MohP sobbed aloud.
 When she resumed the stand today. Mrs. Mohr. questioned further by her counsel, Arthur Gushing, told of a rec onciIiation in 1913 followed soon by the final break.
 They made up on Christmas eve, she said, and had Christmas dinner together when she gave him a present Later, the witness said, her husband was unkind to her and she told him that she was going to a convent where boarders were taken in Newport. He askedshow much the board would cost for herself and two children and she said 960 week. He agreed to pay it and bade his wife goodbye.
 Mrs, Mohr said that at the time she filed her suit for separate naaintenance the doctor was earning $52, ,o0o year but she asked for an allowance of only $1Oo a month. She attached his prop erty and refused his request to have the attachment released
 On one occasion Mrs Mohr said the doctor threw her fur coat out of the bath room and told Albert F'Irguson, one of the servants, to take it ito one of his friends in Providence. | The witness said that she signed over her property to the doctor as a result of his threats.
 T thought had a right to get it bacf gain because he was so crueIe to me- she added.
 Ibid you ever intend to get an ab- soIute divorce from him ?"
 t.No, sir; would never have di- vorced my husband. I wanted no one else and cared for no one else. I felt that deep down in his heart he loved me, no matter who he went around with"
 Mrs. Mohr>said that threatening let tern she sent to Rocks, brother-in-1aw of the doctors secretary, Miss Emily Burger, in 1914, was for the sole pur- pose of "scaring Miss Burger away from my husband" She admitted '. went to McEwensville, Pa, to visit relatives of her husband, and that she saw him. a week after she returned. This was before the murder
 tsHealis could not come right away after got home,'' she added, sebut he sent Henry Spe1lman to tell me what had happened That was the first time I saw SpeIImans On June 1, 1915, HeaIis brought me some tickets for the circus"
 Mrs Mohr said she went to New port to the Montpelier hotel on Aug ust 1s, 1915. and talked to Victor Brown on that day
 T saw Brown near the stable,'' she Eaid. land I asked him where my two horses were. Victor told me they were in pasture. To show my friendly character I then went into the stable and into the harness room. asked Victor where my saddle was. He said IoIc IL 1S- Sd1Q w ny haven't you got it covered? That's an expensive sadd1e.'
 That's all said to him.
 Mrs. Mofr said she was at home on Reservoir avenue on the night of August 20, 1915, a few days before her husband was killed.
 Did Brown and Healis visit you at your home that night. as Healis testified ?''
 MO sir; I never laid eyes on them that night
 "Did you give Victor Brown SEQ That night or give him money for a fIotorcyc1e at any other time a''
 sNo
 she denied the testimony. of. Hea1is that she sent for him on August 27.
 "Healis telephoned me that day. she said, land asked me to let Charles go down to Newport that evening. I refused on account of Miss Burger going down there
 What Tuesday right was t that Brown called you and told you of his discharge from pr. Mohr's em- pioy?''
 ''The night of the tragedy
 Mrs. n1onr denied that Brown and HeaIts were present at hW house about s:39 o'clock on tie night Brown claims the murder plot was hatched
 .TThey were never in my house to- Eether she asserted.
 'sBetween 6 and p. m. August 31, Che night of the tragedy said Mrs. Mohr. tHealfs came to my house and
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