The Washington times., 1916-02-06

Charlie and Virginia, close to her. say
Ing time and again that she was so
glad to be free for their sake.
Excited Crowd Cheers Verdict.
AS the final act in Rhode Islands most
celebrated criminal case drew to a close
the room throbbed with excitement, and
Judge Stearns gave warning that any
commotion when the jury came in would
be followed by punishment. Led by
Clarke, the lank foreman whose jaws
have never ceased their moveemnt since
he took his seat on the first day of the
trial, the jury filed into the room at sos.
Two of them we're smiling. ~
Mr.. Foreman, have you reached
Vedirct?" asked the clerk.
we have" Clarke replied.
DO you find the defendant. Victor
Brown, guilty or not guilty."
Guilty" he replied.
do you find the defendant. Henry
Spellman. guilty or not suilty?"
Guilty"
The matter Of fact tones OF the fore
man caused Mrs. Mohr to stiffen in her
chair with apprehension.
do YOU find the defendant, Elizabeth
+. Mohr, guilty or not guilty?"
Not guilty" said Clarke slowly.
A little gasp came from Mrs. Mohr
and she pitched forward on her counsel
table. her body quivering. Her lighting
arsm about her and then moved across
the room for glass of water When
he got back to her she was still sitting
with her face buried in her hands on
the table, sobbing.
Rush to Mrs. MOhr.
The clerk droned on with questions al
most lost in the buzz that rose in the
room, and as he finished and Judge
Steanns dismissed the jury there was a
rush for the rail behind Mrs. Mohr.
Her husbands brother, Gustavus
Mohr. who with his sister. Mrs. Ella
Hogan, had come from their home in
sician's widow with their testimony.
reached her as she rose from her seat
grasping at the table edge for support
They threw their arsm around her, and
drew her to him and kissed her. FitZ-
e<.ald, his work done, stood aside
wiping away tears and smiling.
Court attendants forced a way for
them to the door of the court house.
and Mrs. Mohr stepped out into snow
storm. the shadow of her husbands
death lifted from her.
The street was black with persons
who had heard of the verdict. and as
she walked down Market square, where
the pillory used to stand. many years
ago. she was the center of a moving
blot upon the whiteness of the hill
Children Race to Meet Her.
At the hotel she stepped into her car
and was driven to her home, where the
boy Charlie. who took the stand to
help save his mother, and Virginia. the
seven-yeer-old girl, waited for her.
They rushed out as the car stopped.
and the mother stopped and gathered
them to her and moved SLOWLY into the
house.
'I was confident from the beginning
that when the truth was known no jury
would ever convict me Of the terrible
crime with which ] was charged" Mrs.
Mohr said later in a statement.
~ cannot say too much of the con-
sideration of the Judge. the fairness of
the Jury. the kindness of my friends
who have so Loyalty stood by me in this
trouble ! am home again with my
dearest Charlie and my beloved Vir-
ginia. and ! hope to be allowed. in
peace. to devote the rest of my life to
their welfare"
AS for Brown and Spellman. they re-
ceiVed their verdicts of guilty. with the
same stoical ~ that characterized
! their apDearance throughout the trial.