The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
GIRL IN HOSPITAL
ACCUSES Or.
FRITCH
Theresa Hintz, Wayne Hotel En-
ploye, Declares She Underwent
Criminal Operation by Physician,
Paying Him SIS, She Says
Tells Story 70 House Doctors and
Repeats II to Assistant Prosecu-
tor fitzpatrick.

Inning LLe Selection oL lhe ---uEy
that Is now trying him on . charge
OF manslaughter IN connection VITA
the death OF Miss Mabel Millman. %
Ann ArbOr, Dr. George A. Fritch. ac-
csrding 10 information MAT has come
10 tn prosecuting attorney, was still
plying che neia4ous trade which the
Prosecution : Gfyius % SNOW WAS 70
sponsiAle 10. Miss Mii!maH aeath.
a youns gin is nov n = AArys hos.
pitaI recovering from criminal oper.
alton which she says. or. trltch per
formed ppon her feb. :. and AuicR
nearly cost her life That was the
day before the jury was secured N
tho present triaL
The girl IS MISS Theresa Hiatt.
who was employed in he kitchen Of
the Wayne hotei The operation. she
SAYS. was performed IA the doctor
owa office. on the same operating
table. in fact. thal. Inc prosecution
ccnienGs. was Mabei .ii!man bier
The doc,or's price, according 10 the
girls sto:F. was SIS. 0ul she could
pay only SO and he accepted that
amount.
Last THURSDAY Jour days toilow.ng
the operation. SIZE Was taken V!olen'-
~ III She was without fands 10 pro-
cnve medical attendance ard the
physicians were notified She ~ as re-
moved IL the Detroit ambulance 10 ).
Marys hospital. where the house sur
geons. To save het iife, .e'lad it-Reees-
sary 10 perform a secoaC operation.
which was done last Sunday.
Tells story TO Prosecutor.
Before performing the operation,
the hospital surgeons notified the
prosecutors onlce and Assistant
Prosecutor Arthur " Fitzpatrick was
detailed to Investigate The case. To
Mr. Fitzpatrick the girl repeated the
statement that she mad made 90 the
house doctors. that an illegal opera
tion had been performed BY DR..
Fritch and thar she had paid him
SIS.
The case was called 10 the at
tention OF the poor commission Oy
reputable physician OF the city, who
represented that she was IL urgent
need Of surgical treatment.
Miss HintZ is an attractive girl OF
20 years. She has been IN Detroit
since July. coming here from Foster.
Mich. where she had lived all her
life up 10 that time She has "A
mother in Saginaw. Her father Is
dead. "
Man In Case Skips Out.
When questioned as 10 the man re-
fr- h..r al
rirst name as George and said ne mad
left the city. She declined 10 give
his last name even to the prosecutor.
Under orders Of the prosecutor, a
police officer has been assigned 70
guard Miss Hintz in the hospital anu
10 see that no one is permitted 10
speak TO her. The attending surgeons
are ali closc-mouthed on the 'suDject,
having been advised not 10 discuss
the ease in any way
The prosecutor, X IS known. has
been keeping close tab on the girls
condition and III the event cl her
death another warrant undoubtedly
would have been asked TO- In TACT.
there is possibility OF a warrant
even though the girl RECEIVERS. As
now seems likely should The present
trial result in the .octor's acquItsal
AZ ali events. the prosecution is TAX
lug no chances ~ being tripned ~
In any future plans through any at
tempt 20 tSmper win his evidence.
Miss Hin was reported. TUESDAY
morning Is greatly improved and her
recovery IS now looked for.
DR. F-itch declares NJ KNOWS
nothing o, he case.