New-York tribune., 1922-12-20
She Left
Offers His Aid
To Mrs. Brunen
Actor Appears in Court TO
Assist Her on Bigamy
Charge; Later Visits Muir
der Defendants in Jail
Jury Gets Case Tonight
Freedom Means Less Than
StepchiId's Love, Widow
Says; Acting Girl Ayers
-. a r,nr corr..rordfni

MOUNT HOLLY, Dec. is~-The fste
Of Mrs. Doris Brunen and Harry G.
MohY, charged with tho murder OF
'rHonsst John Brunen, circus owner
WIN be- IN the hands Of the jury BY
tomorrow night. So swift was the
unee set By the defense to-day that
supreme Court Justice Kaliseh an
pouneed the case would close within
that tins. The near approach Of
Christmas has forced the court pro-
esedings along. Extended sessions Will
be held 90 as to complete the case by
tonight
Twenty-four witnesses were exAm-
ined to-day by the defense, and nt the
conclusion Of their testimony. the state
yeiseruted its confidence convictions
vouid be returned. Mrs. Brunsn awaits
ths verdict with hope. There was more
buniiitV than eonhdenes IN her utter
snees when she heard the end Of the
rsss was close At hand. Her thoughts
1 isaunediately few 70 HsEel, her seven
tson-year-old stepdaughtsr.
n koss fer sequittsl, Of course" she
s.ld. dknd I'm praying ] didn't hurt
my eass on the stand. There vas 20
mueh mere I wanted 70 explain II only
! kad been KiYsn the chance. bv: not
ever ny fresdem means 80 much te
ne hs HassIs love. II che would
come 20 me now and put her arms
around ny neck II would mean more
ihnn anything else In the whole world
1 have been q mother 90 her and love
her dearly IN spite Of anything. she
has hurt me moro than anyone
Hazel Hopes for Conviction
Hut Hazel. cold and alooi, sst back
IN the courtroom hoping her step
mother would be convicted. No shad.
ow Of pity crossed her face, or erep'
| into her summary judgment, a. she
"certalnly | hope she will be con-
victed and / won't be sorry TO see then, them
/ both found guilty They murdered
nv father and deserve 70 be punished.
they poisoned my mind against my
father IL she's lucky enough 70 pe
/ ACQUITTED hope she will proht oy tne
! lesson. will certainly never 80 near
~ when informed Of her mothers
/ overtures. Hazel sneered apd ssio :
Z aOh. I'm used TO them fireworks. She
can turn on the tears and faint any
! time The trouble is she never had
snv education. She was deprived OF
| thst. but will say this: She was good
10 me. I don't believe her though,
\ when she SAYS she loves me"
The pitiless little butterfly OF circus
| tutelaRe turned to leave the courtroom
announcing that when the tral was
over she will marry George l.. Ward,
tho youth who has attended all the
I court sessions with her They were
accompanied by Brunen's sister, MIS-.
/ Elizabeth Jaeschke, whose impreea-
/ tlons against the defendants we're MIN
I gied with loudly expressed hopes they
| would both be found guilty.
Mohr Cheerful. but Not Jaunty
Mehr was cheerful, but not jaunty,
I when no learned the end Of his trial
was near. HIS only remark was that
every trifing circumstance IN man
\ life can be used against him when he
/ is accused Of crime, even uneonsidered
I kindnesses.
Unconscious Of these cross currents
Of emotion, a tall fgure lowered In the
background, eager to help Mrs. Brunen
should the need arise. Herbert Ash
lev. her first husband, reading in the
newspapers the state was trying TO
prove her a bigamist. left the theater
in which he Is playing IN Philadel-
phia and turned up here to-day to vol
unteer assistance.
Since the court ruled out the mar
riage testimony yesterday, Walter S.
Keown, counsel for the defense, did
not think Il necessary 70 call Ashley
90 the stand.
After the court adjourned Ashley
went around 20 the Jail 20 talk TO both
defendants. lie Is a comedian on the
Keith circuit Mrs. Brunen revealed
to-day she was a chorus pony AZ the
time Of both marriages.. There i
nothing about her marriage records
that she fears 20 make public, the
widow remarked. adding she was mar.
ried to Brunen for three years before
he told her OF Hazels existence.
A feature Of the days testimony wa,
the number Of convicted criminals who
figured as witnesses for the defense
They were oil brought IN to testify e
Charles NJ Powelrs condition in jail
since Il is the contention Of the de-