The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-01
Remembers Happy Day When
Parents Lived Together.
TELLS OF SPYING ON FATHER
Often Went to Miss Burgers
Home With DIR. MOhr.
EMOther Dreamed of Papa
Every Night" He Testifies.
BY DOROTHY DIX.

Providence, RI Feb. THE saddest
and most sordid spectacle in the Mohr
trial took place when little Charlie
Mohr was placed on the witness stand
to strive with his baby hands to save
his mother There have been many
things of singular responsiveness about
this case, but the most repulSive of all
was when this little child was forced
to wade through the Shiny tides Of
scandal that ebb and flow around
his fathers murder.
Charlie Mohr is 10 years old. He
is a good looking lad with brownish
blue eyes and dark hair and a nice
little inquiSitiVe snub nose with free
kles on it. He is almost preternat-
urally intelligent with the face of
street gamin and the herd wise look of
the child who is old in the bitter
knowledge of wickedness of the world.
For whatever else Mrs. Mohr may
have done, her unforgiveable crime is
/ that she made of this fine little boy
a sneak and spy who snooped around
listening, eaVeSdrOpping, reporting on
the father who was kind and indul-
gent to MIN and that she constituted
him a go-between for herself and her
other spies
A trim little figure in a blue suit
with a wide white collar, little Charles
came jauntiIy into the court room. He
took his place upon the witness stand
the most self possessed person who
has yet been on it and spoke out like
man in a deep clear voice.
Remembered Happy Days.
Mr.. Cushing began by asking him
the saddest question that is ever put
to any child.
DO you remember back when your
/ papa and mamma lived together?"
Charles did. He also remembered
when they went to live in their pres
4 ent home and how George Heals
came over there on the day on which
he says Mrs. Mohr urged the assassi-
nation of her husband on him and
Brown. But Charles remembered
! that when Heals came upon the
! porch to ask Mrs. Mohr to let him go
4 to Newport with his father there were
present various persons who have tes-
titled that they also were there.
Then Charles testified that his
! mother said:
mo, l won't let Charles go with his
father down to Newport because his
papa has fooled me before" then
George said, 1T didn't make any diff
ference because he was to get Miss
| Burger, anyway, and papa had told
him to not let mamma know"
Then Charlie was asked if his father
hadn't been good to him, and he said
yes, that his father had always beer
/ kind and generous to him and had al
ways given him and his little sister
presents and at Christmas had giveT
the little sister a doll and him al
how he used to go and stay at New
port with his father and how he
would see Miss Burger there.
Taught to Love Papa.
"Charles, what did your mothe
teach you about your father" inquired
Mr.. Cushing.
"She taught me to love him and b.
good to him." promptly Responded
Charles.
And what did your mother Away
say about your father?' asked Mr.
Cushing.
''She always said she loved papa AM
wanted to make up with him. She use'
to dream of papa every night" re
piled Charles, parrot-like.
| On cross examination, Charles wa
not quite so quick on the trigger
do you know what an oath is p
asked Attorney General Rice.
Charles shook his head
do you know what it means Il
swear?'' asked the attorney general.
"Oh, yes" said Charlie. 81 know