The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-07
Acquitted of Charge of In
stigating Murder of Her
Husband, DR.. Mohr
JURY FINDS THAT
NEGROES WERE GUILTY
Widow Swooned When Result Was An
nounced-Jury Had Case Under Con-
sideration Eight Hours = Fight for
Convicted Men to Be Continued.


Convicted Men to Be Continued.
PROVIDENCE, R. L, Feb Mrs.
Elizabeth f. Mohr was acquitted Sat
urday night by a jury in superior
court on charge of having instigateo
the murder of her husband DR.. c.
Franklin Mohr c. Victor Brown and
Henry II. Spellman, who were accused
of the actual killing, were found gull
'ty. The jury reported at COZ clock
after having been out since 1880
o clock Saturday morning
Mrs Mohr swooned while the fore
man was announcing the verdicts. Her
head dropped forward and she was
slipping from her chair when her at
torneys grasped and supported her,
while a court officer rushed for a glass
of water.
"Is there any other charge against
these defendants? inquired Justice
Stearns when the verdicts had been
given.
''There is, your honor replied At
torney- General Rice, "but Mrs Mohr
is on bail on the other CHARGE
man, are committed without bail. =
said the court, land Mrs. Mohr is dis
charged from custody on this com
plant"
The other charge against Mrs. Mohr
and the two negroes is that they com
! mitted an assault on Miss Emily Bur
ger with intent to kill. Miss Burger
was shot while riding with DIR. Mohr
on the night he was attacked. The
| Negroes are accused of actually firing
the shots at Miss Burger, while Mrs.
| Mohr is charged with being an aces
sorry before the fact to the crime.
The first word received from the
| jury after it took the case came al
| 5.25, when it was announced that fur.
/ ther instructions were desired. Halt
an hour later the prisoners had been
! brought to the courtroom and the
court was ready to receive the jury
when a deputy sheriff entered and
| whispered to the Judge, who immedi
4 ately annonced that the jury had de
cided that the instructions asked fol
were not needed. -.... .
Less than 10 minutes elapsed afte
this announcement when word went
around that the jury had agreed upoi
its verdict and was ready TO report
The jurymen looked tired and worn a
they passed into the court room. AT
ter each man had taken his place il
the jury box, the clerk asked tn
foreman:
$50 you find the defendant Ceci
Victor Brown guilty or not guilty2
AS the foreman replied "Guilty,
Mrs. Mohr collapsed. While her cour
sci were assisting her, the clerk cor
tinued:
"Do you find the defendant Henr
Spellman guilty or not guilty2"
| Guilty
800 you find the defendant Eliza
beth F. Mohr guilty or not guilty?
| 9 Not guilty.
/ Mrs Mohr was apparently in a ST.
/ por when the foreman pronounced tn
! words - Not guilty. She reeovere
: however, quickly. Newspapermen b,
4 gan to surround her, but were told b
II her counsel, John J. Fitzgerald. not t
II trouble her then as she was not
Il any condition to talk.
Il 1.-THE fight has only begun Wa
Il the comment of William II. Levi
Il counsel for Brown Mr.. Lewis ha
1 taken numerous exceptions during til
i trial and said he might carry the cas-
l to the supreme court. Attorney-Gel
Il eral Rice declined to comment on til
i verdict. He would not say when til
Il other case against Mrs. Mohr woui
/ be tried, if at all.
II The trial began January 10 and I'll
II jury had been kept together all til
l time. They went to their respectiN