Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
MRS. MOHR'S LETTER
THREATENING LIFE OF
OTHER WOMAN READ
Miss Burgers Brother-in-law
Testifies Against Wife Ac-
cused of Having Husband
Murdered by Negroes
WRITTEN TO GEO. ROCKS
Court Hears How Defendant Threat
ened to Take Steps to Protect
Her Home and Name
PROVIDENCE, r.. l.. Jan. 49,

The direct charge that Mrs. Elizabeth
| Mohr had declared she could hire a
couple of thugs and have Doctor Mohr
| murdered" was made by George Rocks
| from the witness stand today when he
I was called bv the state in the trial Of
| the slain physicians widow, charged
with instigating the mysterious shoot
| ing Of her husband.
second written death threat AGAINST
Miss Burger was revealed when the let
| ter Rocks received from Mrs. Mohr was
| read to the jury. This was written IN
| December 1918.
~ am going to get after her as soon
as hear from you" the letter said. "She
is not going to get the best OF me. | will
kill her before I am through with the
whole thing. She showed what low per-
son she Is when I asked her to stay
away from the doctor. She will be sorry
before many days. / have given her fair
warning"
VISITED HIS OFFICE.
Rocks Is a brother-in-law of Mis- Emily
Burger, Doctor Mohr's office assistant,
who was with him on the night OF the
murder and was wounded by the shot
fired from the darkness. He told of Mrs.
Mohr's visit to his office and of the post
card he received from the physicians
vile, threatening tne young WOMAN WIN
death should she again visit the Mohr
home at Newport.
"On her first visit to my office in jan
uary, 1914 Mrs. Mohr said she could hire
a couple OF thugs and have Doctor Mohr
murdered" said Rocks.
"She said Miss Burger would never live
to marry her husband, but said she would
give the doctor divorce for $4,000 ana
a home.
"She said she thought Miss Burger was
after Doctor Mohr's money. and asked
me to prevent them from going together
any more"
Fitzgerald took Rocks on cross-exami-
nation.
"I have known Miss Burger for about
20 years. Rocks said
weren't you bitter against Mrs. Mohr
because she told people how Miss Burger
first happened to meet Doctor Mohr?'
Fitzgerald rasped. his teeth clicking.
"He wants to give the impression that
he went to Mrs. Mohr's attorneys about
her threats" said Fitzgerald. I'VE will
show the real reason why he went to
Attorney Cushing
II wont let n lot of gossip get into
the record" said Judge Stearns, but the
general question will be allowed
"I'll go fiat If the State wants me to-"
shouted Fitzgerald. Il won't insinuate.
I'll show Rocks brought about that
meeting"
Rocks admitted he brought Doctor
Mohr and Miss Burger together.
Didn't you pretend to be thin little
woman's (Mrs. Mohrs) friend?"
mot particularly; / went to the police
the day after the murder"
Ibid those letters mean anything to
you?"
mo. sir"
"And yet you are Miss Burgers broth
er-in-law?"
Yes, | am" Rocks answered. his face
almost purple.
II never told Mrs. Mohr / controlled
Miss Burger. though L did ask her not
to call up the young woman's parents.
l told Mrs. Mohr I would do all I could
for her to straighten out her home af-
fairs.
BEATEN BY HUSBAND.
II remember once" said Rocks. when
Mrs. Mohr showed me marks on her arm
where Doctor Mohr had beaten her be-
cause she asked Miss Burger to keep
away from her husband.
"Once l met Mrs. Mohr at the South
station in Boston" said witness in reply
to a question.
And didn't you ask her to go to dinner
with you?' shouted Fitzgerald.
NO Rocks beloved back in great
rage.
II never told any one I was using a
dictaphone to get evidence against Mrs.
Mohr for Doctor Mohr's divorce suit"
Rocks is the man who gave Chief of
Police o'Neill his first intlmation of
Mrs. Mohr's alleged connection with the
case. He rushed into the room where
Heals stood in Rhode Island Hospital
on the night OF the shooting and shouted:
You black - -, you and Mrs.
Mohr framed this up" according to
previous testimony
scoundrel or said he ought to be put off
the face OF the earth. l never told Mrs.
Mohr 1 would like to put a couple of
bullets through him." Rocks went on
II never said that OF any one. was not
jealous OF him"