The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-16
GIRL IN HOSPITAL
ACCUSES DR..
FR|TCH
Theresa Hintz, Wayne Hotel En-,
plOye, Declares She Underwent
Criminal Operation by Physician,
Paying Him SIS, She Says.
Tells Story TO House Doctors and
Repeats 1t TO Assistant Prosecu-
tor fitzpatrick.

During the selection OF the Jury
that is now trying him ON charge
of manslaughter in connection vita
the death of MISS Mabel Mnlman. oil
Ann Arbor, Dr George A. Fritch. ac
cording to Information that mas come
to the prosecuting attorney. was sun
plying the nefarious trade which the
prosecution is trying 10 show was re.
sponsiblc Tor Miss Millnans death
A young girl is now in st Mary'S hos.
pital recovering from a criminal oper.
alton which, she says DR. Fritch per.
formed upon her. Feb. 7. and which
nearly cost her life. That was the
day before the jury was secured in
the present trial.
The girl u Miss Theresa Hintz,
who was employed I'm the kitchen OF
the Wayne hotel The operation. she
says, was performed in the doctors
own Office. OH the same operating
table, in fact, that. the prosecution
contends. was Mabel Millman'S bier
The doctors price, according TO the
girls story, was $50. but she could
pay only SIS and he accepted that
amount.
Last Thursday four days following
the operation. she was taken violent
~ III. She was without funds 10 pro-
cure medical attendance and the
physicians were notified She was re-
moved In the Detroit ambulance 10 81
Mays hospital where the house sur
geons, TO save her life. found il neces-
sary to perform a second operation.
which was done last Sunday.
Tells Story to Prosecutor.
Before performing the operation,
the hospital surgeons notified the
prosecutors Office and Assistant
Prosecutor Arthur w Fitzpatrick was
detailed To Investigate the case To
Mr. Fitzpatrick the girl repeated the
statement that she had made To the
house doctors, that an Illegal opera
ton had been performed by Or.
Fritch and that she had paid him
SIS.
The case was called to the at.
tention OF the poor commission by a
reputable physician of the city, who
represented that she was In urgent
need Of surgical treatment.
Miss Hintz is an attractive girl OF
20 years. She has been in Detroit
Mich. where she had lived all her
life up TO that time. She has a
mother in Saginaw. Her father IS
dead
Man In Case Sklps Out.
When questioned as to the man re-
sponsible for her trouble snc gave his
Iirst name as George and said he had
left the city She declined TO give
his last name even 10 the prosecutor.
Under orders OF the prosecutor.
police officer has been assigned TO
guard Miss Hintz in the hospital and
To see thai no one Is permitted TO
SPEAK 10 her The attending surgeons
are all close.mouthed OH the subject.
having been advised not TO discuss
the case in any way
The prosecutor. il is known. has
been keeping close tab on the girls
condition, and in the event OF her
death another warrant undoubtedly
would have been asked for In fact,
there Is a possibility OF warrant
even though the girl RECEIVERS. as
now seems likely. should the present
trial result In the doctors acquittaL
At all events, the prosecution Is tax
ing no chances OF being tripped up
in any future plans through any at
temptz to tamper with his evidence.
Miss Hint, was reported. Tuesday
MOI ming. az greatly improved and her
recovery ~ now looked for.
Or. Fritch declares he knows
nothing o. the case.
Frltch Trial Resumed.
With Dr. w S Grimes. former
county physician. still on the stand.
the Fritch' manslaughter trial was re-
sumed Tuesday morning Prosecutor
Van Zile took up the redirect exam
lnation Of the witness. which was be
gun late Monday afternoon after
gruelling cross-examination by Atlor'
nev Lodge which consumed severai
hours
The prosecutor produced bunch OF
surgical Instruments which he IN
troduced in evidence and passed
around for the jurors inspection al
ter the doctor had described their
uses. The defense objected, but IN
asmuch as Attorney Lodge had open