Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-12-15
M0HR HAD STAINED ;
MONEY DAY AFTER
MURDER OF BRUNEN
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woman that Powell and Mohr were
VAS driven and owned by Mohr. II is
a connecting link that lacks only
Identification of the woman with the
neckpiece. there being every reason
to believe that Il was Mrs. Brunen
who answered the mysterious wo-
mans call at the door.
Mrs. Bauer said in part:
Il loft my home west OF Cambridge
station about 7.20 on the night OF
March 10 10 go TO the Catholic church
In Riverside. I reached the Cambridge
station in about Ave minutes and saw
man run toward the sta~ion and
jump into a small car that was evil
IDENTIFY being held for him. The car
WAS backed. turned around and driven
away in . hurry. ! was frightened
when | saw the man. but ! decided
tina; nothing would happen 20 me and
l continued on.
Il heard the two men say some
thing when the running man reached
the car. ou; do not know what they
SAID The lights were not on the car
when AZ was driven away toward
Camden. had 10 pass the Brunen
house 20 get 10 the church where
was going and when ! got there.
saw TWO women on the porch. This
was little after 80. The Y>oma n
GU: on the porch had on a fur neck
piece and the stout woman standing
g; the doorway had on a house dress
/ il was a wet night and was hold
/ ing an umbrella
/ Mrs Bauer saw the women talk,n {
a. 80. Eve minutes later DR.. Stuari
Maui @. Riverside, says he was called
3 by Mrs Brunen and told 10 come "a
| her house Immediately as something
terrible had happened.
THIS was az least a half hour after
the shooting had been done. about the
time that j; would take fr Powell &c
run across the fields from the Brunen
house 20 the Cambridge station and
for a woman 10 walk from the station
10 the Brunen house 10 tel Mrs
Br9nen OF the safe getaway OF the
slayer. and the principal conspirator
Mrs. Charles NJ. Powell. wife OF tbs
man who killed Brunen was also a wit
ness. She has two children. one II
months and another 2 months Old
the latter born since Mrs. Powell hal
been living In Mount Holly 10 be neal
her husband. Outstanding in her ties
i.mony was her conviction that Powell
was dominated by Mohr. becaus
Mohr provided che money with whic.
the family was being kept.
Charlie is good al heart" she said
- - Ito,
ne has told me. Anything he tell
me is al right because he wouldn'
lie 10 me. II was the money tina
! brought US our daily bread that cause
Charlie 20 submit 20 the influence o
Mohr. He tele<raphed money {
Charlie, paid our room rent in Cam
den. called Iearly every day 70 50
Charlie and frequently gave hir
money. A. $50 on the morning ate
the murder he came 10 our house wit
$50 and another time ne gave hin
siOc.
After Charlie had been arrested
, went 20 the Brunen house and .tOl
, Doris that Charlie had been KID
mapped. and Doris SAID Hush. J don
, want Bessie 10 hear IT. Harry CAV
Z mo $40 then: once he gave me none
20 pay Charles Masonic dues. and
r think that altogether he gave me 81
FOR my use after Charlie was arresteI
< Not until Charlie had been arreste
v was ] suspicious that he had anythin
. 10 do with the crime. IL was the wa
d We had 10 depend on Harry Mohr 70
a living that caused Charlie to fall IL
: the money"
Mrs. PowelIs appearance arouse
l. sympathy which took the form Of
x collection OF $40 for her for Christina
= The contamination brought o,
many details OF Powen's reduced I
nancce.
Larry Doyle. % years old. Shove
u that feeling OF a bitter kind existed b,
tween Mohr and Brunen as early q
! May, 1921. Doyle, who was connects
with the Brunen SHOVE at Salamanc
. y. Y, that May. said he saw the tw
: have a night and Brunen said 10 Mohl
!, Get on this lot. or I'll kick you
d, hell of. I'm running this show. n.
!, you"
AL right" Mohr replied, but i
!. get this show sooner or later"
y In November. 1921, Doyle saw Mol
: and Powell talking together in a re
a taurant in Wilkes Barre for an no,
Z and a half and heard Mohr say:
. can't do 10 myself" Powell reptile
i Don't make TOO much noise: some OF
d VIII hear ~"