The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
FR|TCH Is GIVEN
IS YEARS IN
JACKSON
They Are Sending an Innocent Man
TO Prison" Doctors Only Com
ment When Judge Phelan
Passes Sentence.
Court Receives Statements of Four
Girls Who Say They Received lille.
gal Treatment From Physician.

the penalty DR. George A Fritch ,,,,ss
pay for causing the death M Me- NJ.
Del Millman by criminal onaro.tI'..
ana attempting to conceal the crime
ny cutting up her body and THROWING
the sections in Ecorse creek
sentence was imposed nv Iudga
Eheian "Wednesday noon. after he bad
denied the motion OF Fritch's council
TOT stay. Under the law the court
cannot impose a sentence OF mora than
ohe-half the maximum. I'm this case
seven ana one-half years. bur the
yuuse recommends that the prisoner
oe confined the full period. Ii there
lore amounts 10 l5-year sentence
PROVIDED the courts recommendation
Is complied with.
III Frltch had nothing 10 say before
sentence was passed In fact. he was
not asked III he desired TO make a
statement. Wbe nit was all over be
stated 10 the representatives of the
press Vi 'n'
All can say. boys. is that thew
on" " prs
not Tor an instant did Fritch lose
MS nerve during the trying ordeal. He
STOOD erect in the prisoners box look.
ing the Judge squarely i'm the eve ~,
was evidently prepared to receive m.
maximum punishment. and the cen.
tehce came as no surprise TO him Ha
was alone in the courtroom save for
his counsel and his devoted brother
wallace Fritch. OF Drumbo. Ont who
mas stood by him from the very out.
set or the trial
The doctor sat In the corner OF tba
! box that extends into the courtroom
anu Wallace occupied a chair imn,edi.
ately TO his left. oily the rail that runs
around the box separating them. They
ccnversed earnestly together until the
convicted man was ordered TO stand
up TO hear his doom.
NOW viii come q legal fight TO keen
,frltch from goirc to Jackson pending
an appeal 10 the supreme court. With.
in two minutes after the court had
sent for DR.. Fritch TO pass Judgment.
Attorney w. r. Brown. associate coun.
sci with Frank +. Lodge. was on his
way 10 catch g train for LANSING.
where he will apply this afternoon Tor
q writ OF error. Such writ usually
carries with 1t an order TO admit 10
BAN and, II Issued during the after.
noon, counsel will probably be In
court Thursday morning with an offer
10 furnish bail. Should Judge Phelan
refuse 10 accep the bail for any rea.
son. petition for mandamus would
be the next move OF the defense.
/ In the meantime, Sheriff CASTOR ia
planning TO remove Fritch to Jackson
at the earliest opportunity Immedi-
Stely after sentence Attorney Lodge
asked for As hours stay OF execu-
ton This was denied by Judge
Phelan, Who announced that he would
! issue the commitment Thursday
morning. So the probability Is that
Fritch will be On his way to serve
time in "A hours, II not admitted 10
bail.
In passing sentence Judge Phelan
said
1T is the duty OF the trial Judge.
In passing sentence upon a fellow man
who has been convicted Of criminal
charge, to carefully review all the cir.
cumstances, not only those in agra
yation but also those in extenuation
of the offense. This | have done in
your case. since the verdict OF the fury
bipAAchi''h spA @AAAAN dnu III lut I'M
position Of my Judgment. | am moved
solely by the record upon which you
stand convicted
"On August p, last. Mabel Millman
was alive in this city. and her life
was as sweet 70 her as is the life OF
any one OF Ms Some days later her
mutilated corpse was recovered from
the river Upon the jurys verdict
YOU not only deprived the unfortunate
girl of life. but would deny her
grave. and the mother the consola-
lion OF laying her daughter away
among the ashes OF her kindred
II have considered also that you
were a physician by your profession.
occupying a most important and con
fdeutial position in society. and trust
ed by individuals and 10y families with
their dearest secrets. The nobility of
your calling as a healer of men impos-
cd a greater responsibility upon you
10 guide right those who sought your
aid Had Won so wished YOU could
have been a bulwork OF law and jus
tice, but on the contrary YOU elected
10 trampie upon the law OF your state.
and then 90 conceal Your crime by the
most heartless method that human
mind could conceive. | fail 20 find
might in this record 20 mitigate the
Wickcdness OF your crime"