The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-22
DEFENSE
MAKES PROGRESS
Refutes Part of Mrs. Messengers
Story and Batters Prosecution
Case at Other Points.

Another holiday mas interviewed IN
the FritCh case, the second since the
trial began a month ago. and The end
has been still further delayed How
ever the defense made considerable
progress Monday afternoon, the SEES
sion lasting until > o'clock, and there
is possibility that the case may be
submitted 10 the jury by the end Of
the week.
Attorney Lodge m5de good on sew
eral OF the promises made in his opeC.
ing statement. Up TO Monday after.
noon the efforts Of the defense had
been directed chiefly toward discredit-
ing the testimony Of Mrs. MignoneJtc
&C.. Messenger. one OF the prosecution )
chief Witnesses. Now il turned its at
tenIion 10 the third sack. containing
portions Of Miss Millman's body, found
On the shore OF Crosse lie. Albert g..
Dah!ka, of Trenton, who runs a
launch was called in an effort 10 show
that II would have been impossible
for the sack To have ioated to the
spot where Ii was found except unde:
unusual conditions. He said he had
not seen the water as high as the
place where the sack was found in
. years. There were no bricks in the
sack when IL was found, he said. The
prose cutor's cross examination devel-
oped but little
Dahlka's testimony was not particu-
larry helpful &c the defense. as he
merely expressed his own opinion.
The fact remains. as brought out by
the prosecution in its main case. that
stones have been placed along the
roadway on Crosse lie. above the spot
where the sack was found, To keep
the earth from washing away When
the water is high
Dahlka was inclined 10 be bit fip-
pant with the prosecutor. which
aroused the latter's Indignation per-
ceptibly.
Weather Observer Norman p. Con.
ger was called 10 testify as to the
weather conditions on Aug. % II was
a clear. moonlight night. he said and
the temperature was around - de.
grees.
Alex. Tolsma. son OF s. +. Tolsma,
owner OF the building In which pr
Fritch has his office. was positive that
two painters were at work on a stage
over the entrance way on the after
noon OF Aug -. He saw Or. Fritch
standing at the front window of his
Office about 3 O'Clock. Later he came
ont and asked the witness and his
father. who were standing in front
OF the building. If the painters couldn't
DO their work after his Office hours.
The witness also said there were paint
signs about the entrance. where they
could scarcely have ESCAPED notice
He saw no woman standing about the
doorway. n further refutation OF Mrs.
Messenger
Tolsna said he was familiar with
the currents in the river aid backed
up Dahlka's opinion as TO the sack
found on Crosse lie He also said
that he had room over Or. Fritchs
Office and had not noticed any auto
mobile standing In the street outside
OH the night in question .
Both Tolsma and John Ballantina,
who conducts tailoring establish
ment in the basement of the building,
re st'ted TO the deg"eo OF illumination
a that corner Ballantine said his
own electric sign was burning that
night up to 10 o'clock Joe lcach's
testimony Is that the sacks were car
ried from Or Fritchs office To the
automobile sometime between 10 and
IL o'clock.
When Mr. Ballantine left the stand
court adjourned until Wednesday
morning
At the opening % the afternoon SEES.
sion two more WAYNE residents, An
thony Snyder and Robert francesca.
were sworn 10 further attack Mrs.
Messenger