Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-12-18
MOHR TEST|F|ES. He
|. DIDN'T HIRE POWELL
TO MURDER bRUNEN
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sci for defense. de@Ved Charles NJ.
Powell. confessed slayer. was the vic
tim of "brainstorm."
We will show" he said, that this
man Powell did not do this (the shoot
ing) but has stuck by his huge hal
Inclination. We will show that Powell
made statements that he will be set
free right after this trial"
Harry c. Mohr. brother Of Mrs.
Brunen and co-defendant. was then
called TO the witness stand.
The discovery OF the alleged plot
OF Mohr and one or two other prison
ers To escape jail, which was announc-
ed on Saturday. was a great sur
prise TO officials. who only by pcci-
dent discovered the project and frus-
trated II. A warden casually leaned
against the door OF Mohr's cell when
Il gave way under-the light pressure
An investigation showed that Mohr
had evidently planned To free himself
Of the cell, assault the warden. got
his keys and escape. taking with him
Mrs. Brunen and one or two other
prisoners. Files supplied from some
one on the outside supposedly wo-
man-had been used TO cut the locks
o: the cell. The delivery was planned
To- take place the middle OF last week.
an hour or two after the plot was I'M
| covered.
| BESSIE Mohr was not arrested for
the part she is alleged 10 have played
IN the conspiracy to effect tho escape
Of her husband. Harry G Mohr and
at least three other prisoners, be
cJuse the plot was unsuccessful. Bur
lington county officials declared yes
terday.
/ Failure 20 arrest Mrs. Nohr. who
tho authorities say. was named I'm a
oompletc confession of the Jail delivery
plot ny Ernest Mayo. now serving lifc
imprisonment FOR murder. is looked
upon in Mount Holly as more OF tho
cunning ~ Ellis ". Parker. Burling.
ton county detective. who investigated
the Brvpcn case and caused tho arres
Of Charles NJ Powell. confessed slayci
81 Brunen. Parker has intimated tina
the prosecution still has trick up il,
sleeve 10 play before the trial 4. over
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Bruner
was visited by the Rev. Marble NJ
Lewis and some OF his co-workeri
from the Mount Holly Baptist Church
and was rather jolly with them afte
they had held a religious service. Fo
n time she seemed To forget the chsrg,
against her. but after the visitors
; departure she sank back into decl
thought Mohrs day was withou
special incident.
Two church services were attcnde,
yesterday 10y the murder jury. The.
Z went 20 the Methodist Church In tn
! morning and the Baptist Church a
/ night. The preachers made no ref
!. crence 20 the murder trial.
, Mohr testified 10 sending and receiv
/ Ing kilograms from Powell in conneC
ton with business matters relating .
the show burI ness. Powell. he sal
! frequently accompanied him on bus
ness trips 10 South jersey and tina
he often sent him on errands to Ph!la
- delph,a from Camden. From time :
, time he gave him money In connectio
! with 1heir work. Powell. Mohr sal,
0 accompanied him 20 Riverside on bus
ness MISSIONS twenty-five OF thirt
! cimes. Powell. in his confession. "a.
% he and Mohr had made many trips I
- Riyens de with the purpose Of KILN
, Brunen. but that he failed 20 d.
a until March 10.
Did you ever talk To him in wilkes
Barre. Camden or Winamstown
regard 10 having John Brunen killed
r asked counsel for the defense
"Emphaucally no." almost sh Iuts
he-witness
Did you ever give Powell mony
4, TO buy guns in Philadelphia"
no"
- Did you ever tell p well you Won
give him $1,000 il he or you mupie
10 ed Brunen?"
NO
70 Mohr also denied that he ev
40 bough: a gun with which Powell W.
n 10 kin Brunen.
"a Mohr described in great detail h
A. movements on March 10. the day
the shooting. and coming down TO q
u afternoon and evening testified tn
:. after lunch in Camden he heard tn
10 his sister. Matte. wac IN.
{ u drove 10 the neighborhoOd Of n
c. house On Philadelphia and was loo
ing for the number when met Jul
Iresky." he eaid Il talked 10 hi
about ten minutes and then went
DO 18th and Giiard avenue. down Gira
TO Broad, and then TO a restaurant
D. 10th and Market streete; then 10 /
r. IHuisOn's home, 5eth and Spru
IL streets where ] saw him. Dr. pauls,
<. accompanied me To an Amerlc.
is Legion post where | met several meT
r beers. Then ! went TO my sistel
house at s2l North 18th street. Phil
r. delphia. When / drove in front
ne sisters home ! saw her and TVesk
q They We're just about TO enter h
III house. ] went with her 10 her roo
y Presky accompanying us. belle
'e my sister gave me camera 10 a
i, just. The telephone rang for sor
= time.
," at belonged TO a doctor. That
why no one paid attention to H. y
sister, who had a room on the seco
floor. finally answered and return
p" quite excited. She said: 'Somethi
ne has happened at Riverside and "
D. are wanted on the phone. / went
the phone and IL was Hazel Brun,
10 ! understood her to say Brunen h
q. been shot J asked what has ha
o' pened?'" She answered come hor
u at once"
Mohr said he did not understal
whether Hazel had said dot"
Dad had been shot