Evening star., 1922-12-21

counsel, who gave notice of motion
!or AN appeal. The formal appeal
Will be made January 3. the Date Jus
;tce Kalisch said he would impose
sentence.
Iu returning its verdict the jury
recommended that MOhr be sentenced
20 life Imprisonment at hard labor.
but the court gave no intimation as
20 whether he would accept the rec
onmendation.
II am glad to be free." said Mrs.
Brunen, but it was Il terrible blow TO
see my poor brother convicted. am
sure he will be granted ne" trial
and acquitted"
Jury Out Three Hours.
The date for the trial of Charles II.
man, has not been fixed. AS the pros,
ecution's chief witness. he testineo
that he had shot Brunen At the m
stigation of Mrs. Brunen and Mohr.
lie was promised $1,000 for killing
him, Powell said.
AS the foreman. Walter Wills. an aged
farmer announced the verdict, MRS.
Bruncn grasped Mohrs hand. Sobbing:
"Oh Harry! oh. Harry:
She then tainted. her heao STRIKING
q chair as she fell.
Mohr. his hands Shackled and two
state troopers clutchinE MS arm. ie@n
cd over and caressed his sister. He
vas leu DdCh " SSAi oS HA4 -
Brunen was revived by physician.
Mohrs countenance did not change
as the verdict was announced. but
his wife vsibly was affected.
Hazel Brunen, daughter OF the slain
Snowman. who testified for the prose-
cution. was not in the court when the
verdict was read.
No MIddIe Ground.
In his charge to the jury. Justice
kaliscf declared there was no middle
ground of decision. You must either
acauit them" he said. "or find them
guilty Of murder in the first degree"
He explained that separate verdicts
could be returned for the two de-
PENDANTS.
There is no dsputing that John
Brunen was foully assassinated on the
night Of March TO-" said the court.
of all Is whether Charles NJ. Powell
killed him. II ne did. you must decide
whether Mrs. Brunen and Mohr aided
or abetted in the commission OF the
crime"
Powell was an acconrpl;ce." Justice
kalisch told the jury. "Cnder our laws
x jury mag convict on the testimony OF
an accouIplice II 1t is convinced he has
told the truth However: it is a very
dangerous thing TO do. Unless you find
confederation OF the essential facts In
the evidence It IS your duty to return
d verdict of acquittal.
ITO me, the testimony against Doris
Brunen seems very meager The only
testimony involving her In any way came
from Powell, the self-confeSSed slayer.
and Hazel Brunen, her Stepdaughter.
Powell should be cOrroborated. Hazel
Brunen admitted she and her mother
we're engaged in a lawsuit over the dis
position of the Brunen estate. You
should take into consideration whether
Hazel is or is not incensed at her step
'0other. II seems to me that Hazel
i
little weight in convicting Mrs. Brunen
Of the murder"
Alibi Easy to Get.
Regarding Mohr. the court said i,
vas for the jury to decide whether
ne was with Powell or the night Of
the shooting or was In Philadelphia
as testified by defense witnesses. He
pointed out that the state had pre-
scented certain circumstances corrob-
Grating PowelTs statement that Mohr
vas with him on the night OF
March 10.
that 1t Is a very easy matter to fab !
c.cate an alibi."
The trial started week ago yester-
day. Each side called about fifty
witnesses.
Brunen, proprietor of the Mighty
Doris Combined Shows. was shot on
the night of March 10. as he sat read |
ing at the window of his home in |
riverside. N. J. He and his wife were |
alone in the house at the time. Hazel |
Brunen and her grandmother, who F.!
also lived with them, being at NOV
ng picture show. About two weeks |
later Powell, who had been an en-
ploye of the show. was arrested, and |
n a confession to County Detective !
Ellis Parker said tnat he had killed |
Brunen. He said that Mrs Brunen
and Mohr had entered conspiracy
TO do away with the Snowman and |
had promised him $1,000 for killing
him.