The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-21
Tells How Doctor Was Slain
and Says Mrs. Mohr
Planned 1t
"OUR LAST CHANCE,
DON'T BE AFRAID"
Doctors Wife Pleaded for
Killing Hour Before Muir
der, Says the Witness

| providence, Jan, -l.-ln spite oi On
of the most affecting appeals ever Mt
tered by human lips, an appeal whcl
held court, lawyers, reporters and spec
tators breathless, and which made WON
en- sob unashamed, Georges w. Healis
DIR. Mohr's chauffeur, stood by his ties
timony yesterday and his story remained
iunbroken.
The appeal came when Attorney vii
i liam II. Lewis OF Boston finished hi
cross examination.
The former famous Harvard center
laid down his notes and walked over Il
where Heals stood on the stand.
mir. Healis," began the attorney, his
rich voice low and full of pleading, "Dr
Mohr had always been kind, consider
ate employer, had he noti"
eyes, sir"
"He hired you because he thought you
would make careful driver for himself
and his children, didn't he?"
Eyes, sir"
Heals, DIR. Mohr trusted you. He
had paid you your salary that very aft
ernoon and you had it in your pocket.
He placed his life in your keeping; he
had faith in you. Tell me, Mr.. Heals,
did you stop that car on a dark road at
night that someone might creep up from
behind and shoot him to death. Did you
do it, Did you do it?"
There was moment of intense,
strained silence. -
Everyone leaned forward to hear the
answer Healis' lips twitched and a sick
~ smile spread over his face, but he re-
piled, his lips scarcely moving, his voice
barely audible:
Eyes, sir"
"Are You an Indianf" asked Attorney
Lewis after the tension had relaxed
part Indian" was the answer, and
Attorney Lewis turned away. He had
failed to shake the famous Heals "con-
fession' in any of its essentials.
"Be sure to stop tonight. 1t is our
last chance, because the divorce comes up
next week. Don't be afraid; say it was
a hold-up. If you get in trouble, I'll
stick by you to my last dollar"
Falling from the lips of the studious,
clerical looking chauffeur, George w
Heals, the above statement, which he
declared Mrs. Elizabeth I. Mohr made
TO him an hour before the murder of Or,
G. Franklin Adohr, hushed the court
room into sort OF breathless awe.
From beginning to end this quiet, un- |
smiling negro has told, whether it be
true or not, wonderful story.
"My nerve failed me-" he almost whis-
pered, "on the Saturday night before the
murder. and Mrs. Mohr, Brown said, was
very angry.
Il called at her home an hour before |
.he shooting. You will stop tonight, |
Won't you, George!' she pleaded, and !
~ Wilt"
Before the noon recess came Heals
lad completed his whole, dramatic story
# the murder how he stopped the Mohr
.uto, heard sharp reports from the road
ide and saw DIR. Mohr crumple in the
eat, his head falling on the shoulder of
lis companion, Miss Elizabeth Burger.
He was then taken in hand by Attor
ey w. II, Lewis of Boston, whose pur-
ose was to tear the confession" to
its, if he could.
Hundreds of women of all classes and
ICES blocked the courthouse yesterday
0 hear the testimony of George w.
Iealis, the states star witness in the
fohr trial. .
They overfowed the courtroom and the
equity sherifrs searched high and low t
1r chairs and space. Heals resumed his '
tory of the murder plot rs follows;
"0n Friday night, Aug. 81, went to !
Trs. Mohr's housee with Brown. How c
everything she asked, and Brown 6
nswered % X" He said: We
Re well acquainted with the woods; +
ave it to us She told us {
rown would get $1,000, Spellman 81 900, n
I'd / $1,000. She told me not to be P
raid, just to stop the ear and after the I
ling was done, TO drive to a telephone b
I'd say the doctor had been held up and c.
ot. The job was planned for the next s.
ght, Saturday She asked Brown if he 81
ID his motorcycle light and Brown said (
es'
Brown and / got on his motorcycle
ID drove along the Washington road,
It'll we came TO a dark spot between
70 lights. Brown said Here's good
ace for you to stop
eve then took road to our left which
l by pond and Brown said: Here's
good place to throw the guns
''We had sofa pillow strapped to the
Gle. which served for an extra seat.
"The next night / drove the doctor
ing the Washington road, but lost
! nerve and speeded by the place. Miss
Irger was not in the car at the time.
Il saw Brown the next day. Sunday.
asked: why didn't you stop
ere's a lot Of money in il. Mrs Mohr
IS very angry ] told him / would
y the next time, and wouldn't lose my
rye.
The day Of the shooting Miss Burger
ne up from Newport. ! was ordered
take Miss Burgers baggage to her
me, and on the way / saw Brown,
Gilman and others in Wadsworth
Get. They told me they would see me
6 o'clock.
From Miss Burgers home. I went to
doctors Elmwcod avenue home J
Tile there the doctors son. Charlie.
ne running over and told me his moth
expected me there for luncheon.
q him ! had business 10 DO downtown
.er 7 returned TO take the doctor to
cheon. but be said be was not going ,
{ day and ordered me 10 take the l
to Miss Burgers home. and 70 drive =
i Ormsbee home. \
saw Mrs. Mohr that night. went