Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-20
HEALS CHIEF WITNESS
| FOR STATE IN MOHR CASE
Negro Chauffeur Tcstihcs Regarding
circumstances Leading Up
to Murder Plot.
WILL CONTINUE HIS STORY
Jury Hears OF Written and Verbal
Threats Against Miss Burger by
Accused Wife of Dead Physician.
Prisoner Maintains Composure.

! SOEUOSufe.
I PROVIDENCE. T. L. January Ia
George ". iiealis. the negro chauffeur.
who has turned States evidence against
Mrs. Elizabeth Mohr and the two
negroes on trial tor the murder oi Dr.
I &. Franklin Mohr. Was called o-day
as the chief witness for the prcsccu-
ton lie began BY ;.stifyinS regarding
! legged plot by Ms. Alohr and the ne, ~oes
20 stay tie physician.
The witness had jus; reached the
point in his story where II. MAS to mar
rate a conversations which he said he
ana Cecil vic,o" Brown. ono Of the
negro defendants, had vi th Mrs. Mohr
on the night Of Friday. August -. 1915.
=, the date OF the alleged Matching Of the
plot. when court adjourned.
! The chauffeur testified ;hat Brown
and Henry II. spellman. ,h. other
negro defendant. worked for the doctor
III the stables and that Brown was dis
charged August 81. 1919. because he
! was suspected Of communicating with
Mrs. Moi.r.
! Before Brown was discharged"
| Heals said. "he told me on August "A
( lie hal come from Boston and was on
! his way to Newport. lie said he was
4 riie Il get even with the doctor. lie
sa!c he had i vial Of posom in his
rocket which Mrs. Mohr lad given him
To put few drops in the doctors cof-
1 fee. lie told me he was afarid. though.
because his Wife was a cook III the doe
/ tors house. and he was afraid she
would get Into trouble. lie opened his
coat and showed me a revolver. and
said he was going TO shoe, the doctor.
thought lie was Joking.
BROWN AND HEALS
60 TO sEI: NIItS. MOHR
After Brown WAS discharged he and
f.ealis went TO see Mrs. Mohr. til. wit
ness said.
Mrs. Mohr told Brown that now
would be good time TO get even"
Heals continued. after she heard that
I Brown was discharged"
Mrs. Mohr prepared supper for Brown
that night. said Healis. and then Brown
and Mrs. Mohr wen. into another room
| FOR two or three minutes
When we got outside" went on tho
witness. Brown showed me $40 bill
He told me Mrs. Mohr gave IL to him
you stop the car on the way to Newport
some nigh, there'il be a whole lot more
:ro:.ey. All you've got to do is 10 stop
ON ~ - =
Ia hoid-up"
"On Friday night. August % 1915.
Brown came 10 my ROOM Heals said.
and Told me 10 come with him to see
Mrs. Mohr."
/ According to the alleged confessions
Of Brown ana Spellman. already in evil
idencc. the murder was originally plan
ned for August IS hu, il did not occur
that nign, because Miss Florence Orms-
by. the doctors office girl. ana Miss
Martha Wilson, his housekeepcr were
iii the machine. The shooting occur
red on tho night OF August 81.
Two letters which IIcalis said lie had
received from Mrs. Mohr while she was
visiting Or. Mohr's relatives in Nc
/ t.wenviilc. Pa, We're introduced in evil
dcncc. These missives. which began
/ WIN the saluatlon. Dear George and
concluded with "respcctively-E. T..
NJ" asked FIca!is 10 keep his eve on
tho doctor and Miss Burger and two
other women. and 10 keep the writer
/ posted.
TELLS OF TUHESTS
4 AGAINST MISS BIRGER
/ y previous witness. George w. Rocks
brothcr-in- law OF Miss Burger. told
F, the jury OF written and verbal threats
which Mrs Mohr is alleged TO have
made against the life OF Miss Burger
and Of Mrs. Mohrs bitter feeling
against the doctor"
Miss Ormshy the office girl. testified
/ that Mrs. Mohr warned her to ston rid
ing with the doctor or take the con
| sequence" She asserted that Mrs. Mobr
threatened 10 throw vitriol i'm Miss Rur-
gers eyes.
Mrs. Mohr maintained her composure
throughout the day. She gazcd eor,-
esiF NJ each witness and manifested /,
Keen interest in every question and nm
swer
Heals will resume the stand to-mor-