The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-20
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MRS. MOHR WITH MURDER
Chauffeur Swears Widow Used
Him First as Spy and Then
in Death Plot.
OTHERS TELL OF THREATS

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preliminaries Of her husbands murder.
George Rockies. brother-in-law OF Miss
Burger. disclosed threats to kill the doc.
Dor and Miss Burger. Florence Ormebee
told Of personal and telephone MESA r..
he had received from Mira Mohr inimical
TO the doctor n his h~ousekeeper. and
then the State rave the defence another
surprise by calling George W. Heals,
Or. Mohr's chauffeur. who had turned
States evidence.
Heals said he first mot Mrs. Mohr
In May. 1915. when ne was demon.
strating a car. and look her in IL as
far as Boston.
Later that month"; he said. "she told
me hat she would see abou getting
ne a job, and soon I was working for
DIR. Mohr.
II had been working about a week
when the doctor told me to take Mrs.
Mohr and the children to the park, and
while we we're out MIS-. Mohr said that
she would oon have a car OF her own
and I could drive Il for her.
Mrs. Mohr asked me about a woman
who lives IN E~dgewood. / told her I did
not know anything about her. She told
me ! must keep my eye on a woman
who lived on lho avenue and that
I must tell her when the woman rode
With h doctor. I promised her I would.
Agreed to watch Miss burger.
II saw her later at the park. This
time ] had taken tho children out alone.
When l returned Or. Mohr wanted to
know II his wife was there, informing
me that thereafter she WAS not to be
allowed to enter the car.
Next l saw her just before the
Fourth Of July. when she was going 10
visit his folks. I was to watch Miss
Burger and let her know who went to
Newport She wrote me two letters from
Pennsylvania bearing on the same sub
Ject. THESE were admitted At the re-
quest Of Mr.. Fitzgerald
81 first met Brown and Spellnan at
the doctors Providence house and went
with them to the Newport house. and
when I came UP IN Tuesdays and Fri
days ! met her at her house. Sometimes
she would send notes by her son.
when I old her that Miss Burger
had rcmateed overnight at Newport she
said I can't stand this much longer
Brown quit working for Mohr August
20. being discharged. He told me he was
going to get sven with the doctor. de-
claring he had a vial which Mrs. Mohr
had given him to poison Mohr. but he
couldn't because Mrs. Brown was the
cook. He showed me a revolver he had
bought to use on Mohr.
"Now IL q Good Time"
Brown came to my house In Provi-
dehce the next day and We went to the
doctors. The latter refused to see him.
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her Brown was discharged.
Now Is a good time to get even with
him. said Mrs. Mohr.
"She asked Brown II he had any money
and called him into another room. In a
few minutes he came back and we went
ont. ! heard Mrs. Mohr say. I guess
everything will be all right. I'll see you
through
Outside Brown showed me a $50 bill.
He said Mrs. Mohr gave him this to buy
a cycle light. Then We talked over the
matter. All 7 was TO do was 10 stop the
oar on the read TO Newport and We
would have a lot more money.
ON the following night Brown took
me 10 see Mrs. Mohr again. and We
reported on the light. The next time !
Went to see Mrs. Mohr was at $50
O'Clock on the evening OF August 81"
At this point court adjourned unit,
tomorrow.
Earlier in the day a card written by
Mrs. Mohr to Rockies was brought into
the case. Rockies identified Il as the one
In which Mrs. Mohr threatened Miss
Burger with death II she persisted in
her companionship with the ply siC!an.
The prosecution also produced a
hitherto unrevealed letter signed With
her name and containing a threat
against Miss Burger.
Threat In Mrs. Mohr's Letter.
The letter said:
December 3, 1913.
DEAR Mr.. ROCKIES:
My son Charles has told me his
father has taken him three times TO
call on your sister-in-law. Each time
she came out and talked with him.
Don't let her jolly YOU about not see
ing DR.. Mohr. I just want TO let you
know how deceivine she IL. She is
lying to YOU. am going 10 get right
after her as soon as | hear from you.
She's not going to get the best OF me.
| Will Kill her before ] get through
with the whole thing.
II shows what a low person she is
after a good woman like mo talking
TO her and asking her TO stay away
from my husband.
Ask her where she was q week ago
last Sunday, 7 have given her fair
warning. Yours sincerely,
ELIZABETH +. Nom.
Did YOU have any talks with Mrs.
Mohr about Miss Burger the prose-
cutor asked Rockies.
"Yes, in my office"
Q. How did she express herself about
her husband" \. She said she could
hire a couple Of thugs to kill her hus-
band. She said this in January. 1914.
She said she prayed in church he'd he
killed in his automobile.
q. What else did Mrs. Mohr say To
YOU" A Sh" said she'd kill Miss Burger
so that she could never live to MARI
Dr. Mohr.
q Did Mrs. Mohr ever say anything
TO you about money? 4. Yes. Shed
give her husband a divorce for $50, 600.
say lie Tried "a Help Mrs. Mohr
John ]. Fitzgerald. attorney for Mrs.
Mohr, took Rookes in hand for cross
examination.
., You profess 10 he A friend Of this
little wonan Mrs, Mohr? A. Yes.
q. She asked your help" A. Yes.
q. You tried To help by keeping those
letters" \, Yes,
q. Didn't she tell YOU that Dr. Nohr
had beaten her for calling up Miss Bur.
ger" \, She showed me the spot on her
arm.
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