Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-20
Heals Called to Stand.


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Heals Called to Stand.
Heals was called yesterday after
noon as the chief witness for the
prosecution. He began by testify-
ing regarding the circumstances lead
ing up to the alleged plot by Mrs.
Mohr and the negroes to slay the ply
stefan. The witness had just reached
the point in his story where he was to
narrate conversation which he said
he and Cecil VICTOR Brown. one of the
negro defenda nts. had with Mrs. Mohr
on the night of Friday, April %. 1915,
the date of the alleged Matching Of the
plot. when court adjourned.
He testified that Brown and Henry
H. Spellman, the other negro defend
ant, worked for the doctor in the
stables. that Brown was discharged
August p, 1915, because he was sus-
pected of communicating with Mrs.
Mohr.
Had Bottle of Poison.
: Before Brown was discharged"
Heals said, ''he told me on August IA
he had come from Boston and was on
his way to Newport. He said he was
going to get even with the doctor He
pocket, which Mrs. Mohr had given to
him to put few drops in the doctors
coffee. He told me he was afraid
though. because his wife was a cook
in the doctors house, and he was
afraid she would get into trouble. He
opened his coat and showed me a
revolver, and said he was going to
shoot the doctor. l thought he was
joking.
After Brown was discharged he and
Heals went to see Mrs. Mohr, the wit
ness said.
would be good time to get even.
Heals continued, after she heard that
Brown was discharged"
Tells of Getting Money.
Mrs. Mohr prepared supper for Brown
that night, said Heals, and then Brown
and Mrs. Mohr went into another room
for two or three minutes.
when we got outside" went on the
witness, Brown showed me a twenty
dollar bill He told me Mrs. Mohr gave
it to him for the motor cycle. He said,
and if you stop the car on the way to
Newport some night there'lr be whole
lot more money. All you've got to do
is to stop the car. You can say 1t was
a case of a hold-up.'"
"On Friday night, August -, 1912.
Brown came to my ROOM" Heals said.
land told me to come with him to see
Mrs. Mohr."
According to the alleged confessions
of Brown and Spellman, already IN eNl-
dence. the murder was originally plan-
ned for August 2S. but it did not oc
cur that night because Heals refused
to stop the car that night owing to the
fact that Miss Florence Ormsby. the
doctors Office girl, and Miss Martha
Wilson. his housekeeper, We're IN the
machine. The shooting occurred on the
night of August 81.
Letters From Mrs. Mohr.
Two letters which Heals said he had
received from Mrs. ,Mohr while she
was visiting DR.. Mohrs relatives in
McEwenville. Pa, were introduced in
evidence. These missives. which be-
gan with the SALVATION Dear George"
and concluded with Respectfully
E. F.. NJ" asked Heals to keep his
eye on the doctor and Miss Burger and
two other women, and to keep the
writer posted.
brother-in- of Miss Burger. told
the jury of written and verbal threats
which Mrs. Mohr is alleged to have
made against the life of Miss Burger
and of Mrs. Mohr's glitter feeling
against the doctor"
Miss Ormsby the Office girl testified
that Mrs. Mohr warned her to stop
riding with the doctor or take the
consequences" She asserted that Mrs.
Mohr threatened to throw vitriol in
Miss Burgers eyes,