Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-28

Sne oenied telling Henry Burger, pfotn'
er Of Miss Burger. that she would lay
Miss Burger cold II she didn't cease 60
ing around with the doctor.
Met Rocks in Boston
Mrs. Mohr explained that she me.
George Rocks at the South Station in
Boston one day.
Rocks called me up at Newport and
said he wanted to talk to me- she said,
land I told him I was going to Boston
next day and couldn't see him. was
going to purchase some things for the
children at a sale in Boston He said
he would meet me. When I met him he
invited me out to luncheon. I said No.
never go out to luncheon with any
men, Mr.. Rocks replied, That's where
you are very foolish. Mrs. Mohr. You'd
ought to go out to luncheon and get the
doctor jealous of you
The witness said the doctor treated
her with more consideration in the sum-
mer Of 1915 than he had for some time
previous; that he gave her three checks
at about that period. The checks were
introduced in evidence. They represented
the allowance Of 500 month.
One of them went through the clearing
house on Aug. Is. 1915. and bore the nota-
ton "for alimony beginning for the
months September Il"
Mrs Mohr said that was the first time
he had ever paid the allowance ahead OF
time-that up to that time ne had diff
Guilty in getting the payments on them
Ibid the receipt Of the allowance at
feet your mental attitude toward the
doctor?"
Eyes. I felt happy and thought he was
generous and was going to be good to
me-"
Adjournment was then taken till 20
o'clock. with the direct examination un.
completed
Cross. examination
The direct examination Of Mrs. Mohr
ended at 23s and Attorney General Rice
Immediately began the cross-examination.
Mrs. Mohr said that she had never seen
any love letters written by her husband
to Miss Burger and did not know that he
had sent her postals. She had received
letters from the doctor herself but not
frequently. as he usually communicated
with her by telephone
Recounting her early life in Taun-
ton the witness said that she was the
youngest of ten children. Her rather
died when she was IL years OF age
and her mother in 1907. Through
choice rather than necessity she be-
gan work at the age Of II. learning
the millinery trade in Taunton where
she remained three or four months.
Mrs Mohr said that she was born
at Belfast, Ire, and was brought 10
this country when her people settled
in Norwich, Conn. Later they went 10
Taunton. The witness appeared a lit
tie confused when asked when she
was born for she replied that she was
born Feb. 9, 1880, and was "a years
old.
Her Employment
Mrs. Mohr said that she worked Tor
three months in a variety store IN
Taunton and that there was no spe-
cial reason why she left the millinery
shop and the variety store after only
three months service. Later she was
employed about a year in O'ormans
store in Providence and after that
was a buyer of art goods for Pitts
Kfmball. Boston. She stayed at the
latter place several months ana leIe
because she had not been feeiing Well
She corrected her testimony to say
that she was born 1882. She began
to receive attentions from DR.. Mohr IN
March 1902, against the wishes OF hef
family.
She went to New York and obtained
position IN 1.-The New York Mlliln-
ery store" on West 22nd street. ohe
was there not quite three months.
Mrs. Mohr said she had been con-
fused about the dates mentioned anu
that she went to New York IN March,
1903. The doctor visited her there
on,v once and that was when he came
70 marry her. She had met him
through Anna Spencer, a buyer At
O'Gorman's.
enid Won contract a common Ia"
marriage or ritual marriage in New
York;"
~ left it to my husband"
The witness said she was past ~
when she was married.
DO you remember your "eoolhs
day?''
81 certainly do"
"Haye YOU ever forgotten II:
mo, SIR
Knew It Was May IS
SIT says in your divorce petitlon you
were married on or about May lo'
1902" :.
Yes, but my attorney knew II was
the 18TH" -,
when you brought that divorce olo
Won not intend to prove common Ia"
marriage in New York.
81 did not
"Didn't you tell your attorney you
were relying on common Ia" "af-
riage?"
Mrs. Mohr said she told the doctor
that she wanted to be married oy
priest, but that the doctor had a cier-
gyman friend in Brooklyn, N. Y, and
she agreed to have him perform the
ceremony. She said Rev. Ralph Nun
roe of Brooklyn married them.
There were two ladies present." she
said. lone was 70 years old, the 9TH
er about As. They were the witnesses.
I think one was named Davis or David
SON." She didn't recall whether the
minister gave a certificate. Mrs. Mohr
said she was not living alone when
she first came to Providence.