The Detroit times., 1910-03-04
QUESTION OF BAIL.
FOR FR|TCH COMES
UP MONDAY
Prosecutor Will Vigorously 0pposs
Doctors Release on Bond, Pending
Appeal-Convicted Man Spends
Sleepless Night.
Trial Cost Wayne County $1,000
Van lille May Get After Defense's
Perjured Witnesses.

Attorney Frank T. Lodges motion
Tor stay OF proceedings i'm the Fritcn
case and the admission OF the defend
ant 10 bail pending an appeal. will not
oe argued until Monday morning .It
Is certain that Prosecutors Van Zile
VIII vigorously oppose the motion IN
ADMIT 20 pail and II was at his rc-
quest thit ne be given time TO look
ap the laW on the question that Judsa
rheiah' Friday morning. postponed the
nearing until next week. Mr. Lodge
was not IN court Friday. but called at
The jail with has associate. w. II.
blown. about IL o'clock for a confer.
ence with his client.
Or F.itch was only too glad 10 see
his legal advisers lie is visibly war.
lied, quite naturally so. and will spare
no expense to regain. his freedom. His
u st words 10 Lodge, after the jury
mad announced its verdict, Thursday,
were:
You'll stick by me, won't you?"
And Lodge assured him that he
would
Or. Fritch was reclining in his cell
IN ward b, OF the county fail. when
ines reporte" called during the morn
ing. The deputy in charge OF this de-
Ea-tment had 10 call his name several
times before he finally appeared -iIe
vas dressed with the same neat care
which characterized his appearances
throughout the court. but the smils
with which he 81 eeted his visitor was
forced
i scarcely SLEPT ar all last night"
ssid the little doctor. explaining his
daylight nap. Il couldn't. | just lay
there thinking
Mrs. Fritch. wife OF the convicted
/ physician. has not yet called to sea
dim. but he mas talked with her over
tie telephone
Il don't want TO have any scene
here" he explained. You know | am
In the hands of my enemies and must
be careful"
The doctor Is very bitter against
/ Sheriff CASTOR and Detectives Parker
and Allen.
"All through the trial they sat there
snecring at the testimony of our wit
Inesses and smiling significantly when
ever the opportunity offered. and OF
course the jurors couldn't help bur
see" he complained. Il didn't get
square deaf at all IL was unfortunate,
too. that the trial had so many SEN
sational features That all went TO
prejudice the jury against me. But
want TO tell you straight, never
eave one penny TO my witnesses out
side Of the regular witness fees and
mileage"
According 20 the detectives. who
Fept close tab on the proceedings,
fritch was not above playing TO tho
jury" They tell OF enc occasion when
some half dozen street car men came
into the courtroom and shook hands
with the doctor in the presence OF the
iury, ostensibly. the detectives assert.
Tor the benefit OF Juror Wright, who ts
IA motorman.
The conviction OF the doctor places
some of the witnesses who testified
tor MIN I'm q rather bad light notably
Mrsfl Ida PutZig. who told Mrs. Jen-
ME Cunningham. nr Fritch had paid
her S37 for giving false testimony and
tried 20 prevent the latter from tesu-
/ flying. according to Mrs CHnnin gham's
story ia -rebuttai There are three or
! four other Witnesses who have been
pretty thoroughly investigated by De-
I fecuves High and Larkins. and con-
siderable speculation is gOing on as
10 whether any action will De taken
/ by the prosecutor in this regard.
Asked Friday II he were planning
TO institute perjury proceedings
against any of the Fritch Witnesses
he replied rather significantly IL
seemed:
When YOU go duck hunting you
don't take brass band along, do
you?'
By strange coincidence it was
exactly one year ago, Thursday that
Mrs Eliza Landau was found guilty
of manslaughtCr. in Judge Phelan's
court. for causing the death OF Elite
sowier. a Young Canadian girl She
rs now serving a minimum sentence
Of TWO years in the house OF correc-
tios and because OF her age-she Is
CS-.mdge Phclau recommended her
release az the end OF that period De-
tectives High and larNins. who. with
Parker and Allen, have assisted the
prosecution in the Fritch case. we're
also the officers in the Landau case.