The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-01
HEALS IN JAIL
CLEARED WIDOW
Exonerated Mrs. Mohr of
Any Part in the
Crime
SO INTERVIEWER
SWEARS ON STAND
Doctor Wrote That Chill
dren Were Not
His

Providence. R. l., Feb. IA sister
and a brother of DIR. G. Franklin Mohr
Yesterday rallied to the defense of his
widow, Mrs. Elizabeth +. Mohr, on trial
for instigating his murder.
Winfield NJ. Thompson of Newton,
Mass, employed on the Boston Globe,
! testified that he had an interview with
Heals, DIR. Mohr's negro chauffeur, on
the morning the three negroes were ar
raigned and that when he asked him
how much money Mrs. Mohr gave him
or promised him, he replied, Nothing"
Before adjourning court, Judge Stearns
announced that complaints had come to
him that some of the newspaper illustra-
tors and caricaturists had made some Of
fensive illustrations of witnesses on the
stand and that if the privileges accorded
the artists were abused he would with
draw them of necessity.
Eugene j. Sullivan of New Bedford,
brother law of Mrs. Mohr, was the
first witness called by the defense yes
terday. He said he was passenger
train conductor and formerly lived in
Fall River.
The letter which DR.. Mohr wrote to
him in March, 1909, was shown to the
witness-the letter in which DIR. Mohr
admitted his marriage.
He accompanied Mrs. Mohr to her
mothers home in Taunton at about that
time and said she had discolored eye.
Afterward he met DIR. Mohr in this city.
Il asked him what the trouble was
between him and Elizabeth" testified
Mr.. Sullivan. "He said Mrs. Mohr had
been accusing him of going around with
other women and that he was sick and
tired of it. He then jumped up and
said, You know we We're never legally |
/ said What | was mad /!
and after saying some things to him | |
went home. A little later received that |
letter.
Mrs. Elmira Hogan of McEwensville,
next witness.
''Do you know Mrs. Mohr 7"
Eyes, and / am pleased to have her
or my sister, she SAID.
did Mrs Mohr ever say anything as
o whether she had any love or affection
or her husbandp
"She did She told me that she prayed
very day for peace and to become recon-a
lied to the doctor. Before her visit
ometime last spring, Mrs. Mohr wrote
o me, asking me to invite her and the
octor to her home for the purpose of
ringing about reconciliation. She told
ne on her visit to my home that she
owed the doctor and desired recon
iliation."
"Have you any hope in participating in
he distribution OF the doctors prop
rtyf" Mrs. Hogan was asked.
"Not Bit"
Gustav d. Mohr of McEwensville, Pa,
rother of the late doctor, testified he
'st saw his brother alive about % or
years ago. His testimony was largely /.
,rroboratory of Mrs. Hogan's. He said :
nat in June, 1915. Mrs. Mohr asked him !
he had any influence over the doctor /,
, bring about a reconciliation. She
lid:, 81 love the doctor and could for
I'VE him all. If you win go and try to =
feet reconciliation ] will pay all your
Spenses."
Mrs. Mohr wept as the witness mar
tied this to the jury. !
A letter that the witness received from >
r. Mohr was produced, in which Mrs. =
ohr was very severely criticized. =
On redirect examination Mr.. Mohr said
operations were being made to effect :
Cancellation when the doctor was shot Z
Mrs. Eta Bradley, employed as office =
ri for DR.. Mohr from August, 1910, to u
pril, 1914 testified that Mrs. Mohr was
liyersally recognized as the doctors q
ife-that she never heard the doctor u
pudiate her or the children. 81
Leroy Payne. colored. formerly Office q
v for the doctor. testified that he. like ca
RS. Bradley, told Mrs. Mohr how often ~
ISIS Burger was calling on the doctor. nc
On REORGANIZATION Payne said he
ported to Mrs. Mohr about once
Eek with information concerning Miss >.
rger. -
Mrs. Mohr agreed to pay for the in
but Payne said she still owed
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