The New York herald., 1922-12-14
Police Guard Daughter Of
Circus Man When She
Quits Stand.
ATTORNEY BREAKS DOWN
Witness Tells of Trip to City
That Turned Her Against
Stepmother.

Special Dispatch TO THE New YORK HERALD.
MOUNT HOLLY, n. j., Dec. 13.--Hazel
Brunen created so much excitement
to-day while testifying in the trial OF
Mrs. Doris Brunen and Harry G. Mohr
for the murder of her father, John
Brunen, that the lawyer for the de-
fense broke down, court had to be ad-
journed, the attendants twice had to
suppress disturbances. and Mohr's
wife was elected from the court room.
screaming as she was carried out that
she would "get that Hazel yeti And
through it all Hazel Brunen. Is years
old, sat calmly on the witness stand
and denounced her stepmother and
Mohr as the murderers.
The sensation of the case came after
Attorney Walter III. Keown, counsel for
Mrs. Brunen and Mohr, had crossex-
questions at her and quite evidently
playing on her emotions until she was
on the cerg of Mysteries. Finally he
asked her why she had turned against
Mrs. Brunen and Mohr after having
shown friendly feeling for them for
some time after they were arrested ana
accused of the murder.
The girl leaned forward.
saw Mothers Family.
80 you want to know, do you?" she
demanded. well, I'll tell you. l went
to New York and saw my own mothers
people and learned from them that Doris
had taken my father from my real
mother and l turned against her for
that reason. Then | heard Charles
Powell's confession from his own lips
and after taht | turned against them
all-Doris, Harry Mohr. Matte and
Doriss mother. I began to realize taht
they had conspired to kill my father
What has your old step-grandmothe
done that you should turn against her?"
Keown asked.
"Shc might have known something
about it for all l know" the girl re-
torted.
During the time the girl had been
testifying Mohr sat in his chair, obvi-
ously controlling himself with difficulty.
But when she said this he jumped to his
feet and shook his fist at her.
'You lie" he shouted. You lie -
Mrs. MOhr Chimes In.
Court officers seized hi mand forced
him back into his seat, but Immediately
his wife, Mrs. Bessie Mohr jumped up
and screamed:
Hazel, don't you say that about my
mother-in-law, you dirty. little street
tramp. Dot (Mrs. Bruen) picked you
out of the gutter"
Spectators began rising throughout the
court room shouting for whichever side
they favored. and court attendants had
difficulty in making them sit down.
Other attendants seized Mrs. Mohr and
forced her to leave the room. She
struggled, shouting that she would get
Hazel yet" She was sent to an upper
roo mand searched. but had no weapons.
When Hazel went home after court adj
journed a policeman went with her until
she was in place of safety. Mrs.
Mohr will not be permitted in the court
room again unless she is needed as a
witness.
When order was restored Lawyer
Keown found that his nerves were SO
shaken that he could not continue the
examination, so an adjournment was
taken.
Girl Describes QuarreIs.
The incident appeared to affect Mrs.
Brunen considerably She was also very
much agitated when Hazel, in direct
testimony, told of the quarrels Brunen
had with his wife. The girl referred
especially to one last Christmas. She
had married William Parkstrom, a lion
tanner. and run away with him. to-
gether with the stepmother. Later
Brunen found them in Hoboken, Hazel
with her husband and Mrs. Brunen. the
girl testified with Doc Ward, former
ly superintendent of the Brunen Mighty
Doris shows.
Doris shot at father several times,