Dr. Charles Franklin Mohr murder: Who Done It?

Dr. Charles Franklin Mohr was born 9 Nov 1866 in McEwensville, PA to Moses Mohr (1823-1897) & Caroline Straub (1829-1900).


The Doc and his mistress Emily Burger


The Doc & Emily


The Doc's Lovely home in Middleton, near Newport

The Doc as I will call him was married several times which can get very confusing because they all use the same name. Let me explain further.

Wife #1Mary Elizabeth Baum married 31 Oct 1899 in Chicago, IL They divorced 



Husband's funeral leaves her broke???




Wife #2 Frances Elizabeth Blair (Went by Lizzie or Elizabeth) married 24 May 1909 in Lyn, MA

They had 2 children

1) Dr. Charles Franklin Mohr Jr (1905-1960)

2) Elizabeth Virginia Mohr (1908-1995)


He had a house in Providence, RI on Elmwood Ave, which was one of the best in the city. I think this is that house.




Declares her innocents 



There were 2 other women in his life one was his mistress the other has not been proven.


Mistress for 3 years Emily G Burger &

 Johanna Hastry I found a divorce in the newspaper in 1902 for them here it is



He was estranged Here are some newspaper article on the murder with all it's twists and turns, from Elizabeth calling her husbands doctor's office threating to kill Emily to 3 so-called hired thugs to do the deed.


She makes bail

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101638606/francis-elizabeth-blair/






It was a circus and what happens at the end??

Well you have to read the newspaper articles to find that out. But I can tell you Elizabeth got off.

Here's  something I found for his son









 

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