The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-15
BULLET PIERCED HAT
UNNERVES MRS. MOHR
of Slain Doctors Personal Effect Is a Sur
prise to the Defendant NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Witnesses Caught in Contradictions.

PROVIDENCE, r. J., Jan. 14.-Mrs. Mohr
had the biggest surprise of her trial
when an exhibit was made late this
afternoon. Chief Of Police Robbins Of
harrington unexpectedly produced a hat.
on the back Of which was a small u
hole. He held IL UP dramatically, de-
claring that 1t was Dr. Mohr's and that
the hole marked the place where the bull
let that caused Mohr's death had sped.
Mrs. Mohr finched visibiy, and then
looked down. h prosecution thus
brought to a startling climax the first
week of the trial.
Other thar this incident everything
went smoothly for Mrs. Mohr, although
1t was a rocky road all the time for
Brown and Speilman. Mrs. Mohr was
moved to smiles several times during the
morning by the sharp passages between
Police Commissioned Benjamin 4. Moul-
ton and her attorney. Mr.. Fitzgerald, es-
p~ecially when the latter drew out testi-
mony contradicting that of Chief In
spector O'Neill ard Medical Examiner
Griffin.
O'Neill had sworn that he stopped
writing his memoranda OF the confess
sions" Of Brown and Spellman when
Mrs. Mohr was brought In. which ac-
counted for his not completing the tran
scriptions and getting them ready to be
signed. MIR. Moul;on said that the chief
did not leave of the writing. but was
kept right on with 1t.
Distance Of the shooting.
oNeill also said that the negroes told
him that they stood close to the car
when he shooting took place. Brown
resting his gun on the back of the car
to make sure Of Ms aim. This was In
support OF Surgeon Grit'ln's declaration
that the weapon with which Or. Mohr
was shot oul not have been held more
thar a foot or SO from his head.
Mr.. Moulton declared that when
o'Neill asked Brown where ne and
Spellman stood and how. with relation
to the rear OF the car. Brown used n
chair TO represent the car and took n
position fully fifteen feet from II.
Several times during the morning the
state pressed the witnesses for some.
thing that would connect Mrs. Mohr
with the Confession" as testified to by
Commissioner Moulton and Chief Rob-
bins. Finally Judge Stearns said that
lie had repeatedly told counsel that IL
made no ulHerenCe WIFI r'taIu 10 NTe'
Mohr's case what these mon said. She
had not been n party "a their confess
SION and the fact that she remained
silent and did not deny the truth of
what they said was not to be CON
strued rs TO amounting to anything
lie would. he said. remember TO charge
the jury TO that effect.
The only consolation Brown appeared
to get out of the testimony Of Mr.. Noul-
ton was thai Brown did not fatly admit
the several accusations made by O'Neill,
hui that he replied. when asked II it
was all true that they did the Job, II
suppose II IL SO
Mr.. Moulton. however. related all that
he heard the negroes say. which was, III
the main. a repetition OF chief pNeil $
testimony that was st-ickn out yester-
day. so far AS II related to Brown. be-
cause II was not AZ official confess
SION but a statement which Brown had
not signed.
Chief Robbins followed with evidence
az to the Confessions terrifying this
with the declaration that Brown and
Spellman, while handcuffed TO HcaHs
pointed out the spot where they did the
shooting. and told how they hid in the