Evening star., 1909-09-11
DIED ON TIE TABLE
Police Believe Maybelle Mill
man Sought Surgical Aid.
BODY IS BEING ANALYzED
Dr.. George A. Fitch Still Held on
Big Bail.
TWO WOMEN AS WITNESSES
They Remain Over Night at Sta
tion, But Are Not oMcially
Detained"

Though awaiting a formal report from
the expert analysis Of the body Of May
belle Millman. the authorities have
practically accepted the opinion OF sew
eral physicians that the girl succumb-
ed to anesthesia on an operating table
before surgical treatment had been con-
cluded. That the girl died in a. physi-
clans Office, and that but one physician
was implicated in the case, and that he
disposed OF the body in Ecorse creek
also has been concluded by the police.
The report Of the analysis probably will
not be made until Monday.
'Only one man has been arrested" said
Sheriff CASTOR today. Whether the mi
croscopical examination shows that May
belle Millman died under the knife or
from the effects Of chloroform or other
anestheic makes no difference In the
case. I am satisfied with the evidence
that has been found and 1t will be used
when the time comes to good advan-
tage.'
Relating to the condition Of the mutt
lated body OF the dead girl, County Ply
sician Grimes said that he had not
changed his theory that the girl died
upon an operating table.
Experts who are analysing the organs
Of the body may find that no operation
had been necessary, but that the young
woman believed she needed surgical at
tention and had sought an examination
is certain" said DIR. Grimes.
'The fact that there is absolute evil
dence that artincial respiration was re-
sorted to in order to prevent death. II
possible, IL sufEicient to dispei all doubt
about the girl having died under the
care Of q doctor"
The analysis. however. may change the
men who had been among Miss Mill
mans friends.
Women Under Suspicion.
Suspicion has been directed to two or
three, but none has been detained by
the police Sheriff CASTOR has sought
to trace several young men in search
Of information relating to Maybelle Mill
mans life and some of her former
friends may be detained. The sheriff
refused to discuss the report that he
had telegraphed to a western town for
the apprehension of former Ann Ar
Dor athlete and student.
DR.. George A. Fritch. the only man
arrested up to noon today, was examined
again today for a few minutes by de-
tectives.
He was asked where he rented auto
mobiles. The doctor stated that he did
not rent automobiles. It had been con-
cluded that the sacks containing the Mill
man body were driven to Ecorse creek
in an automobile. and that an automobile
seen by fishermen the night the Millman
tragedy IL supposed to have occurred was
the machine used by the criminal. DR..
Frftch could not be trapped into admit
ting anything about automobiles, how
ever. The police have Instituted q thor
ough search OF garages In Detroit and
In neighbOring towns In the hope of un-
covering new evidence in the case.
When today's Investigations began
DIR. George A. Frftch was still under
arrest at police headquarters on suspi-
cion OF murder. Miss Martha Henning
and Mrs. Alice Renaud were understood
to have remained at police headquarters
over night as witnesses in the case. al
though Chief Of Detectives Mcdonnell
said last night that tho two women
were not being detained"
DR.. Fritch Held by Police.
DR.. Fritch was remanded yesterday
to the custody Of the police under $10.-
900 bail. The police had to present the
prisoner In court because Of the law
that no one can be kept under arrest
more than twenty-four hours without
having the matter presented before q
police justice. The remanding proceed
ings~ can be repeated every twentyfour
or forty-eight hours for ten days, after
which prisoner cannot be held with
out a warrant.
In looking up all the friends of the
dead girl who might by any possibility
be able to throw light upon her recent
associations the authorities are under
stood to have sought a statement from a
been prominent in athletics. The student
is said to be playing with a minor league
base ball club in the west.
An opal ring which Miss Millman wore
on the third finger Of her left hand when
she left the Cass avenue rooming house
August "a Is missing. Her friends say
that the jewel was q valuable one. The
sack in which the girls hands were found
was too securely tied to permit the ex-
PLANTATION that the ring might have been
washed away by the water. Evidently
with the purpose of removing every pos
sible mark Of Identification, and perhaps
later dtsposing of the Jewel when the
case might have been forgotten.
Used Long Distance Phone.
ANN ARBOR. Mich. September H.
Deputy Sheriff Kelsey has been requested
by the Detroit authorities to secure ac-
cess. II possible, to the records OF the
long-distance telephone Office here. 1t is
believed that Maybelle Millman. before
she left here for Detroit, where she met
telephone calls and the records may di-
yUlge the name Of the nerann uh0 cono.