The Yale expositor., 1909-09-10
.UR. FRITCH
is ARRESTED
In Custody In Connection With
MiIImdn Murder Mystery.
ANOTHER ARREST PROBABLE

yoIce Claim They Have Evidence
Against Young Man--Maybelle Mill
mans chum Gives Information-Per
mission Granted From Washington
to Look Into Postofflce Records.
Detroit, Mich, Sept. 9.-Dr. George
A. Friach, a physician with Offices at
"a Washington boulevard, has been
arrested by the police. The officers
believe he can throw some light on the
mysterious death of Maybelle Millml n,
the pretty Ann Arbor girl parts OF
whose body were found in Ecorse
creek.
Miss Matha Henning, chum of the
slain girl, is also held in the case TO
await further investigation.
Fritch was first taken to police head
quarters. For some time he was clos
eted with Captain Mcdonnell and
other detectives 1t was at the close
of a rigid cross-examination OF the
physician that his arrest was ordered
The retention OF Or. Fritch came
about through q statement made by
Miss Henning to Captain MsDonnen
Mcdonnell said early this morning
that the police are in possession Ct
the name of the young man who is
supposed to be responsible and that
It, was expected an arrest would be
made today
Fritch has once before teen arrested
in connection with a criminal opera
ton case. This was at the time OF
the death of Edith Presley, the Ian
sing stenographer, but after long
trial he was released,
Ann Arbor, Mich, Sept. Post
master Prettyman late last night re-
ceived from First Assistant Postmas
ter General Granfield the following tel
sgram
Furnish Sheriff CASTOR information
concerning registered letter to May.
belle Millman and aid officers of the
law to the fullest extent.
"GRANFIELD"
Il am ready now" said Postmaster
Prettyman, ito give up the postal rec.
ords to Sheriff Castor. Can YOU find
him? If so will come TO the office at
once and look up the records
Sheriff CASTOR, however could not
be found, and it was learned that he
had ordered Martha Henninz, com.
panion of Maybelle MillmGn, taken 10
Detroit, ard had gone there With her.
Sheriff Gaston was sought by Post.
master Prettymsn BY telephone, but
could not be located
Body Peaches Home.
The fragments OF the BODY of Miss
Millman, found in Ecorse creek, ar
rived here last night TO be buried by
her parents.
Miss Millman was born in
Ann Arbor, twenty-seven years ago,
and has always lived here. Her father,
who was an ex Ann Arbor policeman,
and who later ran a saloon. died about
fifteen years ago. The girl always
bore a good name here She had no
steady company the past year. althoug
q young literary student from Mime
apolis, whom she had known when a
girl, was a frequent caller last WIN
ter. She learned the millinery trade
in Il. +. Mills store here.
Sent Miss Henning Away.
For years Maybelle had been a
chum of Miss Martha Henning, boo k
keeper in a grocery store here A
year ago the Henning girls parents,
in endeavoring to break up the friend
ship, got their daughter a position in
Detroit grocery.
Two weeks ago last Friday Miss
Millman went TO Detroit TO visit Miss
Henning, and later cousin. The fol-
lowing Friday, Mrs Millman received
a postal card from her daughter, say
ing that she would be home Sunday.
Sunday came and the girl did not ap.
pear Not hearing from the missing
girl, Harry Millman, an only brother,
went to Detroit and, not finding his
sister, notified the police. and tae
search continued.
Sheriff CASTOR and several of his
deputies are searching Ann Arbor or
clues.