Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-14
Girl Admits ROU
With StepmOthe,

and me BOTH
Didn't your father threaten to send
you t? reform school if you did not
leave Parkstrom?' ''No. He threat
cned to send me to boarding school"
"Did not your stepmother plead with
him and succeed in obtaining forgive
ness for you?' Hazel was silent for
Il moment and tried to hedge in her
answer. Justice Kalisch ordered her to
answer yes or mo-
eyes" she said finally.
did you not communicate with
parkstrom after he left Riverside?"
YES"
Was not Parkstrom arrested after
you left Perth Amboy and was he not
taken to Mount Holly?' Yes"
"And was he not threatened with
criminal action unless he let you
nlone?' "Yes. that was during the an
nulment proceedings
"At the Christmas dinner. just before
tn" shooting took place. did not your
father refuse to eat because he was in
toxicated?" "No." The girl hesi-
tated moment, and then admitted he
was, a little"
Shooting Of Mrs. Brunen
"And did not you run between your
father and your mother when the quar-
rel started. throw up your arms and
tell your father to shoot you and not
your mOther:' II did not. What |
said was: Blaze away y
"Oh. then you did say for him to
shoot?' II knew that would prevent
father from firing. Then mother began
to shoot
"Who first took the gun away from
your father?' Bessie Mohr tried to.
My mother had said that it was over
Bessie that the trouble began"
Was your step mother the only one
injured?' "Yes."
WAS not your step. mother in the
pantry and did not all her bullets 20
wild when the shooting took place?"
eyes. because I held her hand"
did not your father run into the
dining room, so 10 was physical
| impoSsibilitv for her to have shot
him. IF she had got away from me
she would have shot him.
"Who was the doctor called to treat
your mother?" ~ think it was a
Doctor Down. Of Riverside"
after DR.. Down had treated your
mother did you not complain to him
about the cruel way your father had
treated YOU Hazel snapped out an
"Do you know that Harry Mohr
helped your father find you that time
in Hobokcn?" Yes"
"Whcn your mother gave YOU tho
warning about going to winter quarters
in Williamstown. did you suspect that
Powell was the man who would do the
shootins:" "No."
Advances Gunmen Theory
:, Coz Z.
York gunner your father was afraid
would get him." II could not say-I
never Asked
''Dd you never talk it over with
your father?" "I do not remember. |
heard from Harry Mohr that my step
mother suspected that Franklin and
the Freeman Brothers of New York
might be after dad. but never thought
that anything would ever come of It,"
"IIow many times was Matte Mohr
told by your mother that your father
might be shot, II cant recall"
odd you not hear your father say
that he was warned when he was in
New York TO lay off and go back to
Riverside or somebody would get him."
Mr. Keown referred in his question
to a trip Rrunen had made to New
York to look into the theft of some
jewels from his wife.
Haze answered without hesitation;
NO.
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nH,"IG}' niot Iu '"t' "nt his SE. s ni nm'E TO
hly'tNIur' n"u MS WI , no' MS l"'r hll nlr'S
ana Mud"E oon / r'memocr'
!. nat reason nave you Tor hNlng the
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.'rII'o'i .'tI '""'i a"S"'rcu shappily;
~ u" no,,
:, lou n'''r "a" record OF the phone
can i!i"' no.
Nna, "t" H"n say |" Matte Mohr
Wntn ~" !"H','" "SN'd II Harry
M"hr was there and when h" came
TO the nn"hr t"Id nm 10 com" home.
thal dad had been shot.
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