The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-21
MISTAKEN, PUTS
ALL BLAME ON MRS. MOHR
Chauffeur Insists Widow Plotted Doctors Death. anC
Her Counsel Fail to Break Down
His Testimony.

actual shooting. Heals couldn't ex.
plain how Miss Burger received here
black eye and arm bruise when the at.
tack occurred.
q. You aid that Brown told you Mrs
Mohr gave him poison for the doctor
A. Yes.
Q. You said that Brown promised to
get square With DR.. Mohr for certain
anronts. didn't you? A. I did.
q. What are you to get for turning
States evidence? A. Nothing.
Q. Didn't you say to somebody you
did the deed yourself. but tina when
the police grilled you you had to dras
others into the case? A. No.
q. Didn't you tell some body that the
state had promised you a light sem
tence II you'd stick with them. and tina
Brown and Spcllman would get life
anyway? A.. No.
y. Didn't you say the A~ttorney-Gen-
erals ONCE stated they didn't want you,
but wanted the woman [pointing to
Mrs. Mohr1? 4. No.
Tries to Confuse HeaIis.
John j. Fitzgerald. former Mayor OF
P~awtucket. went at Heals hammer and
tonNs. He tried to confuse Heals into
oi ohitihroiou via tC uhu ltuC ulS
testimony time n again with the At
torney-General. But eHalis wouldn't
enter the trap.
Did Assistant Acknowledgement
Phillips go over your story last Satur-
day. asked Mr.. Fitzgerald.
Yes"
Q. Did Phillips say. Go over this
again you may forget some OF IT,"
A. No.
Q. Yet he went over your story STA
different times? A. Yes. He told me
to tell the truth.
Q. Would you lie to get out OF this
murder? A.. No.
Y. When the doctor was hot you
did everything poss!ble-put on all speed
to the hospital-to save his life A.
Yes.
Z. And feeling that way, YOU ac-
tuAlly were ready TO make a false
confession when the man you were
dying? A. Yes.
.. And you were coached into telling
that lying confession OF the holdup"
A. Yes.
q. Then YOU lied? A. Yes.
With helpless appeals in his furtlve
glances Heals ~foundered through his
p%erspiring In nervous confu-
sion. his bewilderment deepening at
every new thrust.
q. Then you're the kind OF a chap
who will lie when coached? A. Yes.
Q. Are you that 1 Of a man now?
A. Yes.
First Co~nfessiOn True.
Heals declared that when he made
his first confession 10 Chief Robbins he
made no mention OF Mrs. Mohr or SPELL
man. He was then. he said. telling the
truth about everything Robbins asked
him and Browns name was the only one
the chief brought in ut that time.
you didn't say that Mrs. Near asked
you to stop the car"
NO"
Mr.. Fitzseraid asked what time the
witness went to Mrs. Mohr's house on
the night Of August % with Rrown. and
Heals answered. AT s 30
Y. Did you 20 on the motorcycle? A.
No.
q. Did you see II that night? A. No.
Y. Didn't you say that you went
down to Wa shinSton road on the motor
cycle with Brown A. Yes.
Then why do you say YOU didn't see
the motorcycle
This was apparently a bad break. but
Mr.. Rice said IL was due to the confus-
ing questions put to the witness, Nh.
Fitzgerald was plainly elated. because
he had at last made a break In Hcalis's
story.
The court here adjourned until to-
morrow morning, Judge Stearns warning
Heals that he was not To talk with any
body whatever during the night,