Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-26
GIVES EVIDENCE
AGAINST DOCTOR
MURDER CASE IN DETROIT
NEARS SOLUTION
CHAUFFEUR SAYS PHYSICIAN
DISPOSED OF SACKS
Damaging Testimony Is offered at
Trial of Or. Fritch for Alleged
Staying of Miss May
belle MIlman
tRx AssoeIated Press.1

DETROIT, oct. 25.-Chauffeur Joseph
Leach, at the examination today OF
George w. Fritch on the charge of
manslaughter In connection with the
mysterious death of Miss Maybelle
Millman, testified he took the physician
to Ecorse creek in his automoelle' ana
that DR.. Fritch threw into the creek
three sacks which they had brought
from his office.
Leach testified that on August q DR..
Fritch telephoned for him, and he went
to see the doctor He said the physi-
clan told him he was in trouble; that
he wanted friend to help him. Then,
said Leach, DR.. Fritch asked if he
knew of any deep water readily acees-
sible.
"Have you been killing anybody?"
Leach said.
'You are not supposed to know" was
the answer, Leach said.
Leach then arranged to come back TO
the doctors office later III the night.
When he returned, according to his
testimony, DR.. Fritch brought out to
the automobile three sacks.
Put Bricks in Sacks
Then he drove to the physicians
house, where bricks were placed in the
sacks by DR.. Fritch.
Leach described the route over which
he. drove to Ecorse creek. When they
reached the bridge over the creek it
was dark. and after crossing they pro-
ceeded down the road a short distance,
then turned and ran slowly back on the
bridge.
Leach said the doctor stood on the
running board of the machine as they
drove back on the bridge, and, opening
the door of the tonneau. lifted out the
sacks and threw them over the railing
into the water. They then drove back
to the city.
Leach said on their return journey
Fritch gave him s25 and told him he
need not worry about bill which he
owed the doctor. Fritch told him,
Leach testified that he had another
parcel to dispose of, but Leach respond
ed that he could not get away again,
and the subject was dropped.
The physician left the machine be-
fore they reached the downtown section
of the city.
Attorney Lodge. representing DR..
Fritch, Immediately began a cross-ex-
animation of the chauffeur.
DR.. Fritch was held for trial in the
recorders court on the charge of man
slaughter.
History of Case
Miss Millman's body was found in
three sections In sacks in Ecorse
creek and lower Detroit river early
in September. The police decided the
body showed evidence of an opera
ton.
The sensation of the hearing was
the declaration by Leach that on Au-
gust 27 he drove DR.. Fritch to Ecorse
creek where he threw the three mys-
terious sacks into the water.
when 1 called for the doctor about
8 O'clock" Leach testified, "he brought
out a newspaper package, perhaps
eighteen inches long and said for me to
drive to his house. We drove into the
alley behind the doctors house and
under the Doctors direction 1 took
half dozen bricks from a pile in the
alley and put them in the automobile.
While was doing this the doctor went
into the yard.
HE returned without the package
and we drove back to his office. The
doctor brought out a sack that was
heavy enough to require him to carry
it with both hands. Then he returned
and brought out two more sacks, one
in each hand. He put a revolver in
his pocket.
1--WE drove with the packages a little
distance beyond the bridge that crosses
Ecorse creek and the doctor got out
and told me to turn around. Then
he stood on the side step of the ma
chine while we rode back to the bridge.
On the bridge he opened the door and
threw the sacks into the creek.
Rode Back to City
"Then he rode back to the city on
the front seat with me.
HE said if any one asked me about
where I had been was to say that
had taken a party to a road house.
He gave me $25 and told me not to
worry about bill I owed him. When
he told me he had another package to
dispose of said 1 could not get away
to attend to it.
"Since then 1 have seen the doctor
several times, once by appointment
At his office he told me that her chum'
was nosing around and that he had
told her he sent Maybelle to some
other doctor.
'I told the doctor I would not say
anything to anybody because L was
too scared"