Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-28
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relied on the word Of the doctor and
took no other precautions Ito safe
guard her honor"
She denied that she had lived with
the doctor a year and half before
their marriage. When the doctor told
her. she said, that she would have
trouble in proving that they We're le-
caIly married as she could not pro-
duce the certificate and that the man
who performed the ceremony was
dead. she decided not to live with him
another day until there was another
ceremony.
Her family had objected to her go
ing with DR.. Mohr, she said. because
he was a divorced man, but she had
supposed that his first wife had died
10 years ago.
After your experience in Brooklyn
and later when the doctor told you he
was not married to you it made you
very cautious?" the attorney general
asked.
1T was evident you had been fool
ed at the first marriage?
Eyes"
Marriage Ceremony
where was it that you really went
through a ceremony" Mr.. Rice asked.
Mrs. Mohr broke down sobbing so
she could scarcely answer. She finally
replied that she and the doctor were
married at Lynn. Mass. in 1909. the
doctor thought it would be best, she
said, on account Of the children.
The residence and occupation OF
both herself and the doctor as given
on the records in Lynn were false,
Mrs. Mohr admitted.
The statements were given by DR..
Mohr, she said, and she was standing
at one side part Of the time
Action Killed Her Mother
Mrs. Mohr again became confused ana
was on the verge Of another breakdown
when the attorney general directed his
cross examination to the facts OF her
mothers death. Her mother died IN
1907, she said. Shortly afterwards she
told Of going to her mothers home IN
Taunton when the news Of her expert
ence with DR.. Mohr in Brooklyn at the
time of her FIRST marriage" in 1909 had
broken her mothers heart.
And it killed your mother?" asked
the attorney general.
Yes" replied Mrs. Mohr.
"And your mother died two years be-
fore?" remarked the prosecuting attor-
ney.
A good deal Of time was taken up
with details as to the various places
Mrs. Mohr had lived and worked in.
She said she had been born in Ireland
and had worked in various stores IN
Providence. Boston and New York.
Her only Letter
She admitted that the only letter she
had from the doctor was introduced
in evidence by her attorney. This con-
tanned a threat by the doctor to kill
her and make her get out and shift for
herself. She denied that she had ever
seen any love letter that Emily Bur-
ger may have written the doctor
Before court adjourned JUSTICE
stearns announced that contrary to GUS
tom a session would be held Saturday
morning and perhaps on SATURDAY art
ernoon Mrs. Mohr was still undergo
ing cross examination when ADJOURN
ment was taken and it was stated that
she probbly would be on the stand Tor
two days more
To Brighten Miss Burger
Mrs. Mohr said that the threatening
letter she sent to Mr.. Rocks, brother
in-law of Miss Emily Burger, the doc
tors secretary, in 1914, was for the
sole purpose of soaring Miss Burger
away from my husband"
The witness admitted seeing the Ne
gro chauffeur Heals at times. Regard
ing her first meeting with Speliman
after he returned from a visit to rela-
tiyes Of the doctor at McEwensvlile,
Pa, she said:
"Healis couldn't come right away
after / got home, but he sent Henry
Spellman to tell me what had happen
ed. That was the first time I saw Spell
man. On June /, 1915, Heals brought
me some tickets for the circus. That
night I let Charles go down to New
mort with his father. I didn't want to
let him go because of the DOCTOR
friends. He sent word he would have
no one down there. The next Sunday
the doctor had his Lakewood friend,
not Miss Burger, down there"
Mrs. Mohr said she went to Newport
to the Montpelier house on Aug. IL,
1915. and on that day talked with Vic
tor Brown.
Meeting with Brown
II saw Brown near the stable" she
said, land I asked him where my two
horses were Victor told me they were
in pasture To show my friendly char
acter l then went into the stable and
into the harness room. ! asked Victor
where my saddle was. He said: Here
it is l said: Why haven't you got it
coveredo That's an expensive saddle.
That's all said to him."
Mrs Mohr said she was at her home
on Reservoir avenue on the night OF
Aug. 20, 1915. a few days before the
murder.
Did Brown and Heals visit you al
your home that night as Heals ties.
tified?"
mo. I never laid eyes on them that
night"
did you give Victor Brown $40 tina.
night or give him money for a motor
cycle at any other time??"
mo"
Did Not Send for Heals
! She denied the testimony Of Heals
that she sent for him on Aug. q.
Heals called me on the telephone
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