New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-13

her direction r hasty glance. APP
parently she wa, extremely nervous.
but her voice IS she described and re
described the murder was clear and
unhurried
From ton minutes Of twelve to one
o'clock she remained on the stand
After the hour nd half adjournment
for lunch. she returned and was re
leased from her ordeal at 1925. Re
fore she left tho courtroom, the dc
fence served her with subpoena TO
return later as their witness Then
FOR the first time she broke down and
wcpt. while her sister. Mrs. George ~.
Rock. tried TO comfort her.
Before she testified the state pre-
sentcd several witnesses who arrived
az the scene Of the shooting soon after
IL occurred. These were Henry Sharp
Chafee. Of Providence and Nayatt.
who was driving the first car to be
stopped by Heals, the physicians
negro chauffeur, after the murder:
Miss Celia NJ. Cross, OF Providence.
trained nurse. who was in the car
with Chsiree. and who accompanied
tho dying doctor back 20 the Rhode
Island State Hospital. and Mrs. Edna
NJ Campbell. who took Miss Burger
10 the same hospital in her husbands
runabout.
Confessions Raise Fight.
Following Miss Burger. the days
proceedings devolved into a bitter
fight between attorneys for the defence
and the state regarding the admission
as evidence Of the alleged confessions
10 Chief Police Inspector O'Neil Of the
negroes. Cecil Victor Brown and Henry
II. Spellman. Judge SJearnS ruled that
they should be admitted. The third
negro. George 4. Heals, the chauf-
feur. has turned states evidence.
a gasp went through the courtroom
rs Assistant Attorney General Abbott
Phillips called. Emily G.. Burger" The
girl hurried 10 the stand. Other wit
nesscs have been examined standing.
Because the state explained she was
still weak from the effects OF her
wounds She was allowed 70 sit.
In d level voice she told OF the
events leading up TO the murder on the
dark Washington Road. She left the
doctors Office on the night Of August 81
al S:1b. At her right on the rear seat
OF the physicians car sat DR.. Mohr.
On the left his Airedale dog snuggled'
Heals was alone in front.
Chauffeur Stops in Ambush.
"In a dark spot on the Washington
Road Heals stopped the car, she con
tinued. He drew it up on the right
hand side of the road and said some
thing about the engine being out OF
order. He lifted the left hand side of
the hood, after turning off the head
light and switching on the side lights,
and oent over the engine
She paused for moment, and then
went on, perfectly calmly: Il heard
an explosion. ! thought it was the en-
CINE backfring Then Heals came
around 70 my side Of the car and said:
oh. my Cod | thought that the car
was on fire. Then ! stood UP and start
ed 10 jump out. The doctor hadn't said
anything, and pulled st HE left coat,
sleeve lie fell over on his side and
lay still. Then l felt something queer
behind my ear.
Il was shot twice" she added, simply;
81 don't remember what happened
then. got out Of the car, but | don't
know how. Then remember Heals
grabbing me and pulling me over to the
left side Of the road. lay there for
few moments, and then heard him call
for help and l saw lights and people
coming"
Did Not Sec Assailants.
She did not sec the assailants. She
did not even sec the flashes of the re-
v0lvers.
Arthur Cushing, chief attorney for
Mrs. Mohr. then began the long cross,
.,,orira+ion. He was the accused
woman's lawyer i'm the cross-sults for
divorce filed by her and DR.. Mohr .
wear ago. Throughout his questioning