Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-27
Her Story Depended Upon to Clear Her of Charge of
 Killing Husband.
TELLS DEGRADING.
 DISTRESSING TALE
Declares She and Murdered Doctor Re. Married After Two Children Born. He Wanted Her to Get Divorce.
 Frequently He Beat Her.

Providence, Jan. 28.--Mrs. Eliza- beth Mohr on trial for murder, took the stand in her own defense this afternoon.
 Dr. C. Franklin MOhr was ambush ed and killed the night of August 31, 1915, while riding with Miss Emily Burger, his house-keeper. Today, his widow started to tell the story that is depended upon to clear her of the charge of complicity in his murder.
 Mrs. Mohr told her story quietly, without hesitation, but in voice 30 weak that even the judge who sat beside her could not hear distinctly.
 The story she told was most de- grad ing and distressing; degrading to her. degrading to the dead man. distressing to- all who had to listen, but 1t is the story her attorneys count upon most to free her, for 1t is the world old story of the wronged wife. Yet it has, from this point Of view, one week chapter, the first.
 "I was married" said Mrs. Mohr, about May IS, 1903, in Brooklyn. TWO children were born Charles, in 1905, and Virginia, in 1908. There W dH uV 1COOAu Ol OuA AAAesA AH06S &00 the person who performed 1t was Mass, on May "A. 1909.
 ,"The doctor wanted me to get a divorce" she continued. stFle said for me to go out West and get soNe without any fuss. But said, 'I'H never get divorce" s
 t'-'@ Attorney Outlines Defense. Before Mrs.. Mohr took the .stpAd, Arthur Cushing, her attorney mA6e the opening address fof her dsfensA.. He said: +t5sf sris a,e;tnglis
 "We want you to, undsrstand We we are not going to assume that dhit is an unwritten law .case. Such q defense has no place inr New Eng land. Even if MT. Mohr was q very faithless and cruel husbands q worth les citizen, I believe he had perfect right to live. We are smaking no ef-- fort to contradict this"
 MT. Cushing then went on to ma lyze the motives that tthe. 1tate. had given for Mrs. Mohr's part in the murder. He prop0un4ed the theOFy that Mrs. Mol1r' could not have 6een| both jealous and covetous at the same time, because Jealousy has for its foundation sexual love, and Is not 3 cold calculating epoti ion, while coret-' ousnes of property Is bold and love- less. Admits woman Jealous.
 "We will say in all frankness,' went on the lawyer. that Mrs. Mohr certainly was jealous of her 'lhus-' band. She loved him. In spite Of his untold abuse, of his sunfaithf6l- ness. she loved him. she alwaysi wanted. in the midst of her lttiga- tions against him, to become recon ciled. Thru 1t all, she loved in the way a woman Is fond of man Tn this life, that fondness for which there Is no, foundation, no ruIe, or principle of common sense. We Ad- init Mrs. Mohr was jealous of him Her jealousy had . foundation of fondness. she never had any mys- terious intent againat him. It will Do necessary to show the unmarried lite of these parties"
 During these remarks from MT. Cushing Mrs. Mohr cried until her handkerchief was uaeless. The noon recess came at this time, and Mrs. Mohr had some time to recover her usual calmmess before taking the stand this afternoon, to tell the story of the cruelties she had endured from her husband, the story designed. her counsel had explained. mot from any idea of an unwrittsn law" but to prove her "undying fondness." Mrs. Mohr testified her husband was dope" fiend and had often abused and even beat her. but that she suffered 1t all because she loved him.
 The prosecution rested today aftes the testimony of 50 witnesses had been heard. all tending to show Mrs. Mohr and the negroes, Cecil Brown and Henry Spellman. had consplred to kill Df. Mohr.