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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1916

Page

11

Lewis Defends Mrs Mohr as Healis Murder Case Is Prosecuted

Boston attorney Charles W. Lewis passionately rebukes the state case against Mrs. Mohr, arguing the police used torture-like methods and false confessions. He claims drivers Brown and Spellman are innocent, stresses motive and evidence flaws, and blames George Rooks and the press for shaping the narrative in the Bar rington murder trial.

Cecil Victor Brown Roxbury Rooks Brown Spellman George W. Healis Mr. Lewis George Rooks Dr. Mohr New England Lewis Congress Samie Healis Mohr Little Brown John B. Edwards Henry Spellman Colored Defenidants John J. Fitzgerald John Jones Mr. Robbins Miss Burger Barrington Ad O'Neil Providence Mr. Phillips O'Neil Ahearn Wallace Robbins Brown and Miss Stevenson Beelzebub Ananias Sapphira Miss Mueller Mrs. Mohr

Defense recounts brutal coercion by ONeil in Mohr case

The speaker accuses ONeil and Healis of coercion and murder, detailing repeated drugging and threats to Brown and others. He rails against witnesses and press coverage, calls Healis a liar, questions alibis, and argues Mohr’s innocence implies the defendants’ innocence.

Woman Claims Hindoo Secret Ends Hair Woes

An advertisement seeks readers to contact Mrs. Frederica Hudson of Attleboro Massachusetts promising a Hindu method to remove facial and body hair without electric needles. It claims her husband saved a Hindoo soldier and touts British noble connections to entice trust.

Frederica F Hudson B. Bronson Attleboro Massachusetts Mrs. Hudson

Healed by Cuticura Soap and Ointment

A petitioner reports severe eczema on the scalp and ears improving after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The writer, B A Snow of Plymouth Street Massachusetts, writes of itching, blistering and hair loss before quick healing in a few weeks, dated October 15, 1915.

B. A. Snow Plymouth St Mass

Lewis Attacks Driver as Murderer in Barrington Case

In a heated argument Lewis labels the driver the real murderer while vowing Mrs. Mohr’s innocence. He declares the Barrington Washington road incident a fate driven tragedy and says all evidence supports a theory beginning with George Rooks. He notes Rooks was examined by state attorneys.

Lewis Brown Spellman Barrington Washington Road Spruce Mr. Lewis George Rooks

Scalp Troubles Endanger Hair Promptcare

Skin disorders causing scaling and severe itching are treated with Poslam. The ad promotes Poslam for scalp and body use, claiming healing and cleansing effects. Poslam Soap is recommended for daily use in toilet and bath as a sample request option directs 4c stamps to Emergency Laboratories in New York.

West 25Th St New York City

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