The Washington times., 1916-01-20
death CAR DRIVER
TELLS OF MURDER
Heals Says He Lost Nerve. on
the First Day Set For
Deed.
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house and talked with her. she Balu,
why didn't you stop Saturday night?
Have you gone back on me? BE sure
and stop tonight. This Is my last
chance because my divorce case comes
up on the first of the month. You can
lust saw there was robbery. and 1
will give you a good job driving a car
for me. If you get into any trouble
over this / will spend my last dollar
to help you out.
house, arriving at 7:45, and then drove
to DR.. Mohr's office with her. Mohr
got into the car, taking his dog with
him. and they started for Newport at
S:15.
''When I got to n bush in the Bar
hington road / stopped the car" Heals
continued. II got out of the car and
turned out the headlights and turned on
the sidelights. so / could see the engine
and started to tinker with 1t. Then
heard revolver shots and ran to the side
Of the car. DR.. Mohr was leaning
against Miss Burger, and his head was
bathed i'm rod. Miss Burger got up TO
get out and she fell over the laprobe.
across the road, and she got another
bullet. which came over my left
shoulder.
~ lookeu7llt the side Of the road and
recognized SDellIhan in the bushes. Then
another car came along. and while a
young lady from that party held onto
the doctor in his own machine. l drove
1t to the hospital. From the hospital
was taken to the police station"
How He Stalled Engine.
Going over the details OF the shoot
ing. Heals said he pulled the "prim-
ing wire" of the carburetor and STALL
ed the engine purposely when he
opened the hood over the engine.
When l picked up Miss Burger she
had blood all over the side of her
head" he said. II dropped her when
she was shot again, but picked her
UP and carried her to the side OF the
road. / did not hear any one speak
except Miss Burger and myself. She
had hold of the doctors left arm, and
! cried: My Cod 1 didn't see any one
but Spellman at the roadside"
Healis then went over the sweat
ing at the hands of the police in
harrington and in Providence, and
the trip to the scene OF the shooting.
lie finished his direct testimony at
1910, and was turned over to Attor-
ney william II. Lewis, chief OF the
attorneys for the negroes, for cross
examination.
His first statement to Lewis was in
contradiction of his direct testimony.
Il am not sure 7 saw Spellman az the
scene of the shooting" he said. II
saw some one, but | am not sure II
was Spellman. ] simply saw a dark
shadow which / supposed TO be Spell
man.
Mrs. MOhr Calm.
without a tremor Mrs. Mohr heard
Healis tell his story Of her husbands
murder and his version OF the death
plot. Her face was chalky and her
long dark eyelashes were closed to-
gether, mere black Sits against the
deadly pallor. If Mrs. Mohr was suffering
she gave no sign. Her lips were closed
tight, rs II locked against an involunI
tary outcry. 1t was showing outside,
and the accused wOman's han gaze fol-
lowed the swirllng flakes as Heals told
the story that may send her to prison
for the rest Of her days.
Cross-examined by Lewis. Heals said
Il never knew OF anyone making
threats against DR.. Mohr. 1 never found
any threatening letters though I was
reported to have found one on the seat
near him after he was shot, written by
How many statements did YOU make
about this affair." Lewis roared.
Heals admitted his first was the
robbery statement 10 the frst party
never gave out statement. saying an
automobile came up from behind.
dropped one of its occupants and then
passed the Mohr car. The man who
Dr. Mohr and the girl. ne was alleged
to have saId, in second previous state
ment.
there was n plan to rob DR.. Mohr,' the
witness stated.
Lewis then read a statement saying
Heals stopped Mohr's car so that
Brown could rob it. He asked Heals
If he made this statement and the negro
denied that he mad.
Admitted Making Confession
Heals admitted making confes-
sion to Police Chief O'Neil of Provi-
dence, which did not contain the
statements he swore TO on the witness
stand.
I'VE stopped at I bush in the road,
he said. "After the shooting l lifted
Miss Burger gently to the side of the
road. l do not know how she sur
fered her black eve that night or the
hruise on her arm"
Mrs. Mohr's e;sprtEsion was uR.
changed. Even when Healls gain ed
! confidence and smiled slightly during
the cross examination she gave no IN
| dication Of noticing him.
Lewis closed his cross-eNaminatiou
with a trembling voice.
George Heals" he cried. "Dr. Mohl
put all mis- trust in you. He placed
! his life i'm your hands as his driver
and yet you drove him deliberately
where he would he shot to death In
the dark and his companion wounde.
| for life. Didn't you dc that, Georg'
| w. Healis?"
Everybody in the courtroom was a
| the highest pitch of excitement, law
yers, Jurors and even the Judge lean
| ing forward almost an tip-toe.
| Healis faltered for moment Rnt
then answered with slckly hal
| smile: III did"