The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-12
c UTION IS
DEPENDING MUCH
ON LEACH
II His Story Stands Up Against the
Battering Lodge Will Give It.
Things Will Look Dark
For DR.. Fritch.
Jury OF For Crosse lie To Visit Spot
Where Body Was Found-De-
PENDANT Won't Testify

That DR. George \ FFitch bought
over 100 sacks OF cement of the kinG
In which the dismembered remains on
Mabel Nlllman were found ana re-
turned only 90 "empties so far as
known, and that lnese sacks Nere AZ
his possession at me time IA, Mill
man girls body was alssected. were
two important points brought out IA
the testimony In -ne Futch man
slaughter trial. Frlda. morning
IL was shown. ruTther mat on sept.
1, after the girls disappearance aud
before the finding OF her body Dr.
E'Titch called up c. II. Little Co.
and asked them 30 send Tor some
empty sacks. The sacks were called
for the following day and The prosecu'
ton will claim that thls was the
bunch of 90 empties for which Dr.
Fritch received a check amounUus
TO 5000 Sept. 20
I'm this connection the fact hat the
bricks placed in the sacks 90 weight
them down are Identical wiki bricks
found on Or Fritch;s premises and
used In the construction OF his garage
for which purposes the cement was
also used becomes important.
Thus Prosecutor Van Xile Is forg
Ing link BY link. a chain OF circum-
stantial evidence that will tend 20
establish more than a suspicion or
guilt Il the star witness. Chauffeur
Joseph each. stands mp II he holds
20 the story he told the police and
the defense is unable 20 batter u
down. things viii look darl, for the
doctor
With the exception OF I.eachs story
and the testimony OF Mrs Messenger.
on whom the prosecution relies 10
place Mabel Millman IN DR. Fritch S
Office on the afternoon she is suppcs'
ed to have met her death the Deo-
pies case is now fairly complete.
These witnesses will probably be
reached early next weel. and their
testimony will come as sort or
grand climax.
only two new points have been
brought out thus far They relate 70
the finding of an instrument in Mabel
Millmans room and the existence OF
n ditch emptying into the EcoTse
creek. Neither has become import
ant factors in the case as yet. and IS
not likely to become so.
Attorney Lodge stated. Friday, that
the defense has about 80 witnesses.
exclusive of character witnesses, but
II is not likely that all OF them will
be called.
will Dr. Fritch take the stand?"
was asked.
THAT will be decided later | don't
think Il will be necessary but ] am
not afraid 10 put him on"
Il was learned, Friday. that Cora
OF the witnesses for the people, is
seriously IN with enteritis and may
not be able to testify II was she VINO,
according 10 Martha Henning. gave
Mabel AIillman the address OF DR..
Fritch.
Court and jury left at l2:45 O'Clock.
via the Michigan Central. for Crosse
lie. 10 view the spot where the third
sack. containing the pelyis and por-
tions OF the legs OF the victim. was
found. The trial will be resumed
Monday.
That the prosecution is taking no
chances In the Fritch case Is evident
IN the precautions being taken TO
guard witnesses against all posslbiI-
ity OF interference In addition to-
Detectives Parker and Allen, the Of
fcers regularly assigned TO the case,
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