The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-01
Indict Two
For Murder
BROTHER-IN-LAW
NOW IS INVOLVED
AIIege Mohr Promised Powell
900 for Staying of
Brunen, Circus Man.

Mount Holly. y. J.. Arri! 5o.--Indi"t-
mcn;, rnarrir,; ,harlcs M. Powell aud
Nnrrv e. Mohr. both of Camden, with
;hc murder "f John r, Eruncn. circus
owner. vino vs. shot TO death through
a window or ~ home. At Riverside
March In wi, hc asked Of the BurlinS-
ton county Grand jury tomorrow, l'roSe-
.uror Willis H. Kelsey announced To-
night.
M"hr. q br"thcr-in-law OF the slain
man. Wa Implicated in the killing in
an alleged confession in which Powell
wIS uuu,ri by ihc police aS saying he
l-ll h"rn pad by Mohr 10 do the JOB.
Powell. wh" Formerly WIS Il side show
r"rcc> Si"na.rc with Rrujncn'S show, told
the authorities tha, Mohr had promised
Ia give him 81 900 in lash and good
Job with 'hr circus. AMI that he already
had received about 5000 Of the money.
Will Involve Others
County Detective Ellis larkcr tonight
sad IN rt sensational evidence involving
Camden county public official and
''mvSicrv w0mpu." whose names have
not been mentioned in connection with
the case. will hc revealed 10 the grand
,urv. Information leading To the dis
Cnyrriu: nr inN~o details hr added. had
rccn obtained from Powell.
Mnhr. who WAS arrested yesterday,
made a preliminary statement IN H'ar-
kcr. and reiterated his denial NJ any
connection With tho Staying ot Rruncn-
lie told tho detective that he expected
to hc arrested Immediately after IN"
shotgun used % kill Rruncn had hrcn
found. and that his counsel hao adviScH
him T." 10 pr"pHrc'i.
si1
declared Parker "1' will go 10 pieces ~
soon as i is questioned. | had Mohr's
au checked m before v"
framed his Al.hl IIH was in Riverside
nj : o'clock on tho day Of tho MURDER
he drove Ia Camden in hi automobile,
rot Powell and returned 20 Rv"rSId"
with Powell and after tho murder. re
turned with hfm in tn" car {" Camden
Wife Interfered
T. became known today that whom
rnvc'I Na4 ARRESTED the night nf April
si1,h "i'..id.. ms homo. his wife from
an ur:.nlr.. window. had seen him taken
into .,g%'"dy aud had believed he was
hr,n- kdnapprd.
She ran into tho street and Erarpl"d
v.,l, ,hc dctcriiycs. hut thry pushed
THAR prisoner into tho waiting motor
car and headed for Mount Holly.
The ncNl day Mrs. f"w"Ii, Dct'ct't:
Parker said. went Ii Riverside and t"ih
Nohr what she had believed happened
N her husband. 1t was Mohr'S interest
in irving 10 learn whether Powell had
hrcn arrested Parker declared. that I"H
TO his own arrest.
Parker tonight expressed. tn" h"'.c'
that tho whiskcy Powell said. IN Us Al
lcrcd confession. he had drunk hct"r"
firing ,hc fatal shot. had ho"n druSG"d.
JIo added tina: hc will further question
ho,, prisoners; tomorrow. and 'h"' M"hr
osrrciallv will be given a thorough ca
animation.
Another Mystery
Tho mystery surrounding IN" "hrrc
,hnu,. Of Mrs BruncnS father ma"
ncvc- hccn cleared w. according To d'-
,cctiycs. and this point Will h" onr ~
,hc objects Of the interrogation Of M"hr'
h.r brother, Detective Parker SAID. l"r-
,Irular inquiry will be mad" INT" l"'
e,.,,cmcn, Of Rruncn IN letter 10 MrH.
Elizabeth Icsrhkc. nf ''dry. H., S,N'C'
NJ mo ,,rriiS man. in which he SAID;
'Thcv had mo hcll"v" mar 'A'hSr wv Wa
,or,. h,d hu, I know dl:/rcn, Tho
dro,c him away from home after hr nAh
r,,lcd IN business and now th"y c.a'''
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