The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-24
Or. FR|TCH TRIAL
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mitted. and she repeated her testi-
mony OF Wednesday on this point.
Asked how she fixed the time she
was in the Office at one hour. the wit
ness said she was giving her best
judgment OF the time she imagined
she was there.
You've been exercising your mag
ination good deal in this case,
haven't you?"
Yes"
The witness said she had paid no
particular attention TO what the doc
tor was saying over the telephone on
this occasion.
And yet you recall distinctly that
the doctor mentioned the names of
MRS. Drake and Joe Leach. neither OF
whom you had ever heard before?"
Yes"
Remember it just as we'll as though
you had known these people all your
lfe?"
Yes"
"Or as though you yourself had been
telephoning TO a friend?'
Yes"
Don't you think, witness, that ~
just little strange that you can re-
member those things SO distinctly in
view OF your own admission that you
didn't pay any attention 10 what was
said over the phone"
No | do not
The witness smiled at one Of the
prosecutors questions. which caused
Mr.. Van Zile I oask
Why do YOU smile?"
Il can't help il, was the laughing
response
Does this make YOU feel nice"
Yes
Mrs. Knot: remembered distinctly
every incident of her visit. even re-
peating what Or. Fritch said TO her
when she left and the reply she made.
There were two or three ladies' In tho
outer reception room when she went
out, but she wouldn't know them II
she should see them again. she said
Now, | suppose you looked into
every room in the place that day."
continued Van Zile.
NO. didn't look in the closets"
Sure you didn't"
why, OF course
Didn't look in the medicine room
OF the operating room
No"
Did you ever write out what you
know OF this case?"
NO"
Now. you have had considerable
trouble about this testimony. haven't
you?"
Il have not"
You haven't? You and your nus
band have had trouble about it,"
Yes"
Your husband and you think diff
ferently about your knowledge or
this"
Husband Feels Humillsted.
"He feels that he is Inundated
He does? Doesn't he allege that
you are not telling the truth, and tell
you that?'
The question was excluded.
Did you talk with your husband
with reference to his coming on the
stand and testifying that he saw DR..
Fritch in Kinsel's drugstore about
half past 10 o'clock on the 9th. >?
Il did not"
Did you tell him that II he would
come on the stand and testify TO that.
that there was $500 in II for him?
II did not.
And didn't you and he have trouble
because he would not do IT?
IL did not"
AHou did not. and this is not true
1T is not true"
Didn't YOU tell your husband,
when this matter came out about the
time of the chauffeurs story or the
Henning girls story and you read II,
didn't YOU tell your husband on that
occasion Shat you were glad that you
was not down at Fritch's on the 27?'
Il did not"
Did not tell him that"
No"
because If YOU had been down
there they might get you into II?
II did not"
Was not that the reason that your
husband did not want you TO testify
and hasn't he told YOU that"
No"
because YOU had said you did not
know anything about II on the 21th
II did not.
when your husband told you that
the story you were telling was NOT
true did you say that you could sub
stantiate IT by 10 or 10 witnesses?
II did not"
To Impeaeh Wife's Story.
That concluded The cross-examina-
ton. Attorney Lodge had only a
question or two on redirect examina
ton and the witness left the stand
In view OF the prosecutor cross-eX-
animation. the value Of her testimony
10 the defense was coniectural. "
is understood that Mrs Knotts hus
band will be called by the prosecu
ton IN rebuttal to impeaeh her testi
mony. the foundation having been laid
bv the prosecutor In his final cues
tons