The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-18


NO"
Flow many sons have you?"
Two. one own son and one adopt
ed"
rs either OF them named George"
No"
I "Amos?% NNN K
No
II nnally developed that the first
name of the adopted son was Ogilv!e.
Did you ever go by the name or
Cutting"
Naturally"
why naturally"
THAT was my maiden name"
Did you ever go by the name or
Beam"
Naturally That was the name CT
my first husband"
To Lodges questions as to whether
she was ever known as Linger. or
I.ehner. or Delmer. witness replied in
the negative.
where were you married TO your
first husband?"
Witness 6alks Again.
This question Mrs. Messenger de-
clined to answer even after the
Lodge. after trying in every way pos
sible. TO elicit the information. finally
abandoned the effort The witness
did explain, however, that she was In
school al the time, that the marriage
with Bean was a secret one and that
she lived in Hillsdale county at the
time They lived in the city OF Hills
dale Immediately after the marriage
and subsequently moved TO Ken
lucky
Mrs Messenger said she had lived
In Battle Creek 10 years. from 1895
TO 1908. From there she went TO
Wayne. where she remarked about
year. and then came to Detroit.
She said she was born on a farm be-
tween Detroit and Wayne and had
lived in this city as a girl under her
maiden name. Cutting
Whom did you tell first OF this
matter you have testified to here?"
Sheriff CASTOR"
How did you learn OF Mabel's
death"
Il read 1t in the papers and it af-
fected me very much
The witness was questioned close
ly about her anonymous correspond
ence with Sheriff CASTOR and OF how
she came to tell what she knew OF
the case. She was on her way from
Battle Greek 10 Detroit TO see Prose
cutor Van Zile, she said. at the time
she was intercepted in Ann Arbor.
She did not tell the sheriff all she
knew at that time. however.
Why not? Lodge asked.
The time had not come"
when did the time come
Not until the trial.
Mrs. Messenger said that her nus
band Is a drayman. Before living at
No. 200 Fourth-ave., the family re-
sided AT No. AZ Pine-st.
Mrs Messenger was still under
REORGANIZATION when court ad-
journed for the noon recess
Medical Testimony Closed.
With The testimony OF DR.. John +.
Clark, county chemist. the medical
chapter az the Fritch manslaughter
trial closed Wednesday afternoon as
far as the prosecutions main case Is
concerned, Or Clark corroborated
the testimony of the other experts ANA
agreed with them that the Millnan
girl was in delicate health previous to
her death Asked by Attorney Lodge
If he had not once told a reporter thar
the girl had not been In need OF medi-
al treatment. Or. Clark said ne
couldn't remember.
Among the spectators during the
afternoon were about two score OF
medical students from the Detroit Col.
lege OF Medicine. including a number
of Or Cla.k's pupils. Attorney Lodge
wanted to know IL the doctor had
brought them over and was promptly
Informed that such was not the case.
Judge Phelan explained that the stu
dents had ATTENDED with the courts
permission.
While the court room was all a-titter
ever one OF DR.. Clark's emphatic re.
plies and the Judge was rapping for
order. spring IN Juror Clixby's chair
gave way with Il bang and added to
the merr!ment.
Ernest Fl. Oliver. Sheriff Gaston's
stenographer, corr oborated Chiet
Deputy STEMS testimony as TO the
fnding Of two bricks identical with
those found in The sacks containing
the Mllman girls body. on DR.. Fritchs
premises. DO you know who put
them there" was Lodges only ques-
ton.
The answer was NO Court then
adjourne until Thursday morning.