New-York tribune., 1922-12-16


right up 10 Christmas, holding night
sessions II necessary.
Mary Miles Miller. the snake charmer
and sweetheart Of Mohr, took the
stand this morning 20 testify against
him, saying she hated 10 do Il but
she hsd 10. Miss Miller is highly
colored brunette Of years and sophisti-
cation. Mrs. Bessie Mohr, the fire.
brand Of the courtroom, who has been
searched for weapons and II carefully
watched all the time. leaned beiliRcr-
entity forward az the snake charmer,
all In brown with heavy fur trimming.
gave her testimony. Her eyes never
left Miss Miller's face while she was
on the stand.
Harry Mohr mentioned 20 her that
Brunen and Dottie had EXCHANGED shots
at Christmas. Miss Miller said.
lie said TO ne; 4 arm SO afraid
some time I will 20 out 20 the house
and find either that Dot has knocked
John OF or John has Knocked Dot OF -"
related the witness. "'lf he ever hurts
her l will get him. but don't want
that to happen. ] will Ret him first !"
Gust Of Fury Shakes MOhr
A few days before Drunen was killed,
Harry went to her place and he had a
bottle Of whisky that he said he was
going 20 give 70 Detective Stanley, said
Miss Miller A gust Of fury shook the
prisoner as he heard her words. HIS
face grew apoplectic and he doubled Up
his fsts and tried 20 risc, but was held
down or either side. Mrs. Mohr, two
seats behind, hissed ct him In WIS
per that every one could hear. ~Shl
Shut up, Harry"
A whitc-huired woman took the wit
aess stand next and gave her name as
Mrs. Elizabeth J-eshke. She showed
the frst touch % grief that any witness
has had over the death Of john Brunen.
She g. his sister and came from Cary,
ILL.,, 20 testify against Mohr, and partie-
riarly against Mrs. Brunen. Her testi-
morv was some o. the strongest sub
mittei against the woman defendant.
, She told Of a conversation with her
/ sis'er-in-iaw g. the room where Bru-
mems dead body lay.
81 said 20 her, 'Dottie. do you know
7ything about Johns murderT began
Mrs. Jaeshke. 81 think you must
mo, don't know anything about
tn she said Mrs. Brunen replied.
Harry Mohr and Mrs Brunen told
her they thought Il must have been
Dutehie, the cook, or the Friedman
nov. said Mrs. Jaeshke. Doris told her
Is might be Dutch Werner, a man who
,an after John Brunen on the midway
9fth a butcher knife These are all
,oen who have fgured in rows with
.hc circus owner IN the past
Tells of plood-Ssained Money
Tesafy.ng about the letter she rot
from her brother in which he said he
fcared his wife would kill him, the
| witness said that when Mrs. Brunen
frew It had become public property
che was very much excited This Is
The letter Mrs. JGeshke gave to Ellis
Parker. II was one OF the strongest
links in the chain o. evidence forged
about Mrs. Brunen at the time Of her
arrest
Arthur Stecker. postmaster at River
side, told of giving two money orders
/ 20 Harry Mohr a month after the mur-
der. In return he was given two blood
/ stained $50 bills. The prosecution en-
deavored to show that they were taken
from the pocket Of John Brunen and
that the blood-stained money was
being sent TO Powell, the man who
says he shot him.
On leaving the stand nt the close OF
/ the states case Detective farkef' VINO
has figured throughout as chief aid 70
the prosecution. made the remark; II
Mohr gets a gun there will be shoot
ing in this courtroom"
Mrs. Brunen Well Quartered
Mrs. Brunen awaits the opening Of
the defense in a suite de luxe in the
Burlington County jail. She has three
connected cells. The first, which she
calls her reception room. is of the cor
ridor and contains a table, bed, two
straight-backed chairs and rocker.
Her sleeping quarters adjoin this cell
and has two cots, one for her and
the other for the wife Of the warden.
A large wardrobe, almost the size Of
cell, Is attached to this room, and here
Mrs. Brunen keeps her clothes and
personal effects. She has an ice oox'
which she bought herself and in which
she keeps food for her brother and her
| self. The floors Of the cells have rugs.