New-York tribune., 1922-12-21
Widow of Slain Circus
Owner Faints as Brother
Is Led OF TO Life in
Prison al Hard Labor
Judges Charge
Cheers Prisoners
Iury Out Nearly 3 Hours;
Murder Trial on 8 Days;
II Witnesses Testify
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vorNT HOLLY Dec. 20. Mrs. Doris
s1sep was eeQuitted tonight Of the
,-sySsy Of her husband, Honest John
g1ren, elrcus owner. Her brother,
Harry c. Mohr, was found guilty Of
murder IN the first degree, with = rec
onmsndation Of life imprisonment with
sard labor.
Crushed and passive, the former cir
ess manager heard the verdict. A siekly
pallor spread slowly over bis biunted
gstures. Then 4 coarse and heavily
t.nFed hand crept up to his eyes and
,sut from his vision the packed court
room, where dim scetylene lights could
barely pierce the blur Of smoke that
hy like a blanket ever the curious
faces Of the watching crowd. It took
the jury two hours and fifty minutes
u reach It's verdict.
Mrs. Brunen, her face suffused and
,srsplring, took her sequittal quietly.
40 quietly no one dreamed she was on
me verge Of collapse. She rose at the
Iodges request and received her dis
barge. Thon she stretched a hand TO
Ter brother, whose head was now bowed
almost 10 his knees.
Starts TO Kiss Brother, Faints
knguished sobs we're beating them
selves against the walls Of the court
room as Mrs Bessie Mohr, wife Of the
condemned man, gave way to wild
Good Of emotion. But Mrs. Brunen was
rill. quite still. until her brother rose
10 have his handeurs put or. He bent .
Hiss her. She rose TO throw her arms
sfound bis neck and fell in a dead
faint
Abandoned in her grief, Mrs. Mohr
forgot the cold eyes watching her from
every corner Of the court room. She
I'D no. catch the icy glance Of Hazel
LTssa nor the warm sympathy that
w IA Mrs Charles M Powells eyes
fis could see only Harry. The deputy
fisrcls eouIt not hold her 40 she
,ssted forward and flung herself upon
Psl, ss q ghost, her eyes red with
fH she houndered back to Mrs.
lrinen. while her husband left the
tssrt room for u lifetime in prison.
Z was thus the eight-day circus trial
,nded aftrr seventy-seyen witnesses
bed taken the stand and 1000 pages OF
testimony had been accumulated.
Jury Returns at 1923 p. NJ.
The jury returned at s;23 p. m.
Eohr's hand lay on the deputy
laeriff's shoulder as the court asked
Or the verdict.
I'VE find the defendant, Mrs. Doris
srunen, not guilty" Said Foreman
Walter Wills.
ave find Harry Mohr guilty Of mur-
der IN the hrst degree, with a recon-
nendation to life imp 1sonment at hard
la6or."
The court agreed to postpone deliver
lng sentence until January 9 on ae-
tount Of the holiday season. There
vas no demonstration as the seats rap
Idly emptied and Mrs. Brunen, revived
from her faint, walked out. She was
accompanied By Mrs. Clarence Horner,
wife Of the warden, and by her tagged
boxing attorney, Walter S. Keown.
I'm just take my cat and 90 right
lone 70 my mothers place In Philadel-
shia," said Mrs. Brunen. II won't waste
my time about It but 90 this very
hight Ny mother is in q weakened
londitlOn with her heart trouble. She'll
leel II terribly about my brother. l
gaess III stay with her for about q
fssk.
May Open Tea Room Here
"Then I'm going TO open a Mexican
"a room either in New York or Phila-
islphis. knew they couldn't convict
he for one moment. When you are
lpssking the truth no one can tangle
lou. Ny brother Is just as innocent
y J. It's q shame about him."
While the jury was out the long
losrs Of waiting were blurred with
an for the principals. They were or
lsred by the Judge TO remain in the
'ertroom with their deputy sheriff,
nt little group gathered around the
s3sfs' table while the jury cast Its
ns iury left the courtroom at 5:35
avAh both defendants hopeful as
s'aR q Judge Kalisch's charge. For sn
losi nd ten minutes he went over the
testimony, laying down the law in man
Ne'nsidered highly favorable TO MIS-,
''snsn. Mohrs prospects also seemed
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