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C. M.: Powel, Indiana Man, Admits ,Kijjins Circus Man; involves Brother-in-Law,HARRY MOHR IS HELDIMOUNT HOLXjT, -N.' J:/Ap.rit.,29.:—‘/Powell la to be pitied;' ‘-Mohr’is a monster/* . ‘ • Ellis Parker, Suriiiigtoir -comity detective thus tersely 1368^1)^' tho two figures in’thb murder : of::;Solm T,- Bhinen, .wealthy , circus nian„- of Riverside,- N/: J;,: who ■■was - shot, and Jnstntly ' killed .by. a:' charge ■-from a shot gun fired through the win-' dow of his-home on March-18; Both Harry .Mohr, .who U .the slain mart’s brother-in-law, and ChasI.M. Ppwell, fthp/, has .;confessed- firing, thyfatal shot, arc-in the Burlington county jail here, awaiting indictment !by the .grand; jury‘.-which,convenes Monday!’. Promise of^: sensation- at ■ the indictment ..way . .hinted;- by/: County Progeciitar’ ifels'ey today/*- /■; ; * ■'Mte.' .Brunen ;\vil1-.*'probably/ be among, the wit nesses balled/’- he*said.' /Our; Jersey.: grand: juries have -a habit'of .EpTtie': times indicting witnesses'as‘well-as. the- principals aha case/' ' - , . . • ■ ■ ■.••© full ’ shadow - ot ' tlie . tragedy •;lles not across the'Brunert household at-Riverside; .but upon-, the wife of Powell, a Beechwood;'. Ind.; girl, wiio nccording to his own confession was unaware- of .the crime her -husband had committed uqtii. today. Powell came to Camden with liis wife and baby from Indianapolis, six months’ ago: . A -veteran’ of the World-war. having _served - overseas with tti’9 American' Ambutanc« corps/ he w*s out of: work, and aubsisted .on-1, odd jobs which he picked rip while-hanging around Erunen'3: circus. : ;In his-confession, -ho ’ilecktres how, completely Mohr ..slowly* gained 'domination over.-, ftlg act j o'ns . and thoughts, .partly by gifts from- time to time - of small sums --or money, mostly by ^incessantly - liainmering into' his .mind Sn endless ’ repltition the idea. - 'Toil. must ■ kill' ' John Brunen/' :After the .murder Pouvtl .rsalu, Mohr continued to visit him. giving him sums; of money ranging from $60 to $100 and promising to pay him U.0Q0: “as soon as this thing wok over/': 'Powell was quietly taken Into custody three weeks ago and removed to the county, jail, 'rhere he was interrogated by Detective Parker and finally made a fyU - confession, lm-!-pllcatlng Mohr as .the directing genius of the'‘crime.Mohr, arrested in,bed today at a rooming, house in'‘Camden, denied Powells assertions when confronted with Powell at the Mount Holly jail. Parker hinted that more arrests are likely to follow. ,Ono of them will be that of a Camden county official, who is said to bivo sheltered Mohr and Powell on tho night of the slaying -
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Fort Wayne News Sentinel
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Sun, Apr 30, 1922
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