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Show GIRL CAUSES STIR IN COURT Testifies Mrs. Brunen Told Other Girl to Expect Father's Death MOT'NT HOLLY, N. J.. Dec. 14. Tnking tho witness Bland Wednesday for the prosecution in the trial of Mrs Doris Brunen and Harry C, Mohr, her i brother, charged with tho murder or "Honest" John T. Brunen, circus owner, Hazel Bninen, 18-year-old daughter of tho slain showman, testified testi-fied that .Mrs Brunen had cautJoned her Bister, Mattio Mohr, on the day of Iho murder not to be surprised if sh n celved e telephone message that "John has bec-n killed " WOMAN CRIES OUT. Her testimony caused a stir In ourt. Mrs Bessie Mohr, wife of ono Ol the defendants, cried out, "I'll iimack you dead for that," and Mohr jumped to his feet, advanced toward the witness stand and exclaimed, "You lie " He had to be pushed back to his seat. Mohrs wife was ejected from the court room Hazel Brunen followed on the stand Charles M. Powell, confessed slayer of Brunen. who said that he had Hred the shot at the instigation of Mohr and Mrs. Brunen During his cross-examination cross-examination Wednesday Powell re enacted en-acted for Justice Kallsch the details of the shooting. Hazel testified that the day before the funeral of her father. Mohr said to her. "The guy thai killed your father ought to get a gold modal." .She told I of frequent quarrels between the showman and his wh'e WHY SHE TOLD ALL. ()n i r n - - unlnal !ou by counsel fur the defense the wiyiess said that she had been her stepmother's comforter and that there had been no cross words between them. Asked why she had turned against Mrs. Brunen, she said: "Because of the things I knew that I had put together, the opinion of the public and the confession of that man there who committed the murder" Here she pointed at Powell |