Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-14
MRS. bRUNEN'S LAWYER.
SEEKING HER RELEASE
Will Ask Writ of Habeas Corpus
for Woman Accused of Hus-
bands Murder.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

Mount Holly. N. J.. June 14.--coun-
sci for Mrs. Doris Brunen, widow OF
John T. Brunen, In jail here charged
with completely In the killing Of the
circus proprietor. said today that he
would apply for a writ Of habeas
corpus for his clients release.
The authorities were not justified
In arrestlng Mrs. Brunen." said the at
torney. she would willingly have
surrendered IL word had been gent 70
mo or my client. She has nothing to
fear"
Mrs. Brunen was arrested Monday
night by County Detective Ellis Park
er, and nj hearing before a magis-
trate she was formally charged with
murder Her brother. Hurry c. Mohr,
and Charles NJ. Powell. also are in the
Burlington county jail on tho same
charge. Powell is alleged 10 have con-
fegsed that he did the actual shooting
ut Mohr's request.
Notice OF a suit filed against Mrs.
Brunen by Pittsburg ieweler for
81 200 alleged 10 he due on d pair Of
diamond ear rings purchased for her
by her husband several months be-
fore he was shot. was served on the
prisoner yesterday In her cell The
ear rings were reported to have been
stolen in n jewel robbery at the Bru-
men home in Riverside. n. j., last
year.
Mrs Brunen's arrest, Detective
Parker revealed. was caused when
Powell. In celebrating on his alleged
confession Of months ago. involved her
and two other women. believed 20 be
under cover at Philadelphia
Parker processes to know the name
OF one woman circus performer.
who once Travelled with the Brunen
show and later. it was said, lived at
Camden. She was described as "a
very close friend Of Mohr's"
The other IS known to the detec-
lives as the girl with tho auburn
, hair" She. Parker intirnated. has re-
, Gently been named by Powell as the
, other woman" who was in the
, Brunen home when the circus man
, was killed. and who later fed the
scene in an automobile with Mohr and
Brunen's confessed slayer. Powell
The new characters were brought
into Powell's confession only recently
after he had taken kindness cure
which completely restored him from
tho breakdown ne suffered soon afte1
his arrest. Parket asserted. Parke
began taking him on automobile ride
and fishing trips They were togethe
almost constantly. never mentioning
- the Rrunen murder. until ono da-
. Parker drove Powell over the rout.
he had said ne, Mohr and the othe
q, woman" took after the Staying.
T. They drove Zip 70 the Brunen home
y according TO Parker They enteret
. the room where Honest John" hai
o sat reading, when his head was shat
z tered by A charge Of buckshot flrel
n from outside. Then. the detectiv.
[ declared, Powell ccolly walked out
{ side. and posed before Bruuen's win
e dow. holding an imaginary shotgun
= In the manner he did when firing tn
Il fatal charge
Upon their return 70 Mount HoIly
II Parker said. Powell asked for writin
material. and calmly wrote the de
IS tails 70 complete his confession.
u Prosecutor Kelsey today took step
to resist attempts TO free Mrs. Bruno
- on a writ Of habeas corpus. for whic
counsel for the prisoner announced h
"a would apply before Supreme CouI
:, Justice Kalisch at Trenton.
= Kelsey asserted that Hazel. the &
y year-old Brunen daughter. who's
e marriage 10 lion tanner last winte
Il Is alleged 10 have precipitated a pistc
l. duel between the parents Christina
r night. has been eliminated from tn
case.