The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-09
SAYS VICTIM WAS
. TO PAY FRITCH s25
Prosecutor Tells Jury He'll Prove
That Mabel Millman Arranged
For Operation.

Zile arose TO outline his theory OF the |
peoples case against DR.. George A.
Fritch, charged with manslaughter In |
connection with the death OF Miss
Mabel Millman. OF Ann Arbor.
Among the early arrivals was
Martha Henning. the dead girls chum,
and the peoples star witness. 1t IL
expected that she will be called early
In the case.
DR.. Fritch came on schedule time. |
smiling and smoking a cigar with eyi |
dent satisfaction. He was accompan-
led by his attorney. Frank T. Lodge |
We shall be able TO prove to YOU"
said Judge Van Zile, by Martha Hen |
ming and other witnesses that Mabel |
Mlllman came TO Detroit Aug. IA, 1909, |
Tor the purpose OF procuring a Grim
maj operation; that, in company with !
MISS Henning she visited DR.. Fritcn |
on Thursday. Aug. 26, and made an |
appointment TO come again the fol |
lowing day; that she agreed TO pay |
Dr. Fritch $25."
Mabel Miuman left the rooming
house on Cass-st.. where she was
staying with Miss Henning. about |
O'Clock on the afternoon OF Friday, |
Aug. q, and we will endeavor to show |
that she went TO the office OF DR.. |
Fritch."
The prosecutor went on to relate, |
emitting no detail, however, as is |
charged, Or Fritch engaged the SER
vices OF Joe Leach the chauffeur, in
connection with the disposal OF Miss
Millman's dismemhered body. He pic
tured the doctors anxiety to get in
touch with Leach when he called up
the lattcr's home about 4 o'clock in
the afternoon. and found Leach was
not in.
Recalls Leach's Story.
Leach finally came and at once
called up DR.. Fritch," the prosecutor
continued. The doctor asked Joe To
come right over TO his Office and leave
his machine on the Cadillac side. He
said 10 Joe: I'm in trouble and
want you TO help me out. Joe replied
in Joking way: Have you been
killing someone?' and the doctors
response was you are not supposed
TO know anything about what has
been done Then DIR. Fritch asked
Leach If he knew where there waS
oOAS uSSp WdlcI. LShCH Sdlu he hQSR
OF some under the Belle Isle bridge.
A place down che river was also sug.
gestec and Leach left to return at
9 o'clock"
The prosecutor went fully into the
midnight trip down the river with the
sacks, which, he declared, contained
the dismembered remains OF Mabel
Mlllman, first detailing the trip 10 DR..
Fritchs home on Trumbull-ave., where,
as Leach alleges, he placed a number
of bricks in the auto under Fritch's
orders.
And we shall show" he continued
that the bricks found In the sacks
containing the parts of this womans
body, were the sane kind OF bricks
used in the construction of Fritchs
garage and found in the alley back
OF 1t.
Martha Henning Is First Witness.
Martha Henning took the stand as
the first witness at 10:40 o'clock. In
answer to the preliminary questions
she said she was % years old and that
her home was in Ann Arbor. She had
lived In Detroit from May to August,
1903, and was employed here during
that period. She had known Mabel
NIillman intimately about seven years
She told briefly OF Mabers coming to
Detroit, Aug IA, 1909, and of taking
Miss Millman TO her rooming place at
No. 2S9 Cassave. She last saw Miss
Millman alive ON the morning OF Aug
% when the witness went TO her
work. leaving Mabel in bed Miss
Henning then told OF her identified
ton of the body by means OF the dead
girls teeth and a barrette worm by
her.
Did you know the purpose of
Mabels visit to Detroit?" asked the
prosecutor.
Not at first, but / found out the
second week." was the reply.
What was the purpose?'
She wanted TO see a doctor. She
thought she was in trouble. She told
me she had been taking medicine for
two weeks. She asked me II | knew
of any doctor, and | said no. that !
was a stranger. Then she asked me
about Mrs. Nells and | gave direc-
tons how to find her.
Did she see Mrs. Nellis?"
yes"
Did she get the address of a doc.
tori"
yes"
WAS that the address of D..
Fritch?'
yes"
Witness then told OF visiting DIR.
Fritchs Office with Miss Millman at
the latter's request. :
Had Appointment With Friteh.
when she came out asked her
what the doctor said" witness contin
ued. she told me that she was TO
come the next day and that the doc
tor would charge her $25. She didn's
know where she was going TO get the
money. The doctor. she said, would
take $40 down and the balance when
ever she could pay It.
when left Mabel Friday morning
asked her n she was going 20 see
Dr Fritch and she said no, that she
was going TO n friends house on Liz
bridGc-st found later that she hal
not hoen there and | began to make
inquiries about her. went 10 see
DR.. Fritoh the following Tuesday. with /
woman friend and asked II Mabel
had Eeen there. He said she had had
an appointment for Friday. but that
she had not appeared He walked as
far as the iron steps with us and
We kept on talking about Mabel.
You girls act as though you sus-