The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-19
.LODGE OUTLINES
DR.. FRITCH's
DEFENSE
General Refutation of discriminating
Evidence Promised-Denies Vic
tim Was in Physicians Office
Day She Disappeared.
First Witness Attacks Mrs Messen.
gers Reputation for veracity, But
Van Zile Spells Effect.


tails OF his story. He was asked II
when he and DR.. Fritch returned
from the latters garage on Trumbuil
ave, To the doctors office. II any oil
The bricks he had placed in the auto
at the garage had been taken out.
II did not see any taken out. ne
replied
Questioned on this point by Attor
ney Lodge, Leach said he had not
seen the bricks after putting them III
the machine.
Did you run into buggy while
driving your auto about year ago.
Yes. | had collision.
And didn't you have with you
girl from the oxford hotel?
Yes"
"Jov ride. wasn't it,?
NO. we were on business.
WAS that the same machine you
had the night you and DR.. Friteh
were together
Yes"
While the examination was gong
on D-. Fritch and Prosecutor van
2ile became engaged In an earnest
discussion across the table over SCI
OF plans showing the layout OF the
doctors office. which the prosecutor
had prepared In their earnestness
they talked SD loudly as TO interrupt
Lodges questioning.
After a few more seemingly unlm-
portant queries. Leach was allowed
TO leave the stand
With the consent OF the DEFENSE
,hn prosecutor then introduced the
mans. which Lodge acknowledged 10
be substantially correct, and hey
-, n
with this. the people rest. an
nounced the prosecutor.
Attorney Lodge asked the prosecu-
IN, 10 recall Mrs. Messenger, Tor the
nnrpose. he said, OF asking ABOUT
some of her business relations III bat
rio Greek The prosecutor. however
said that Mrs. Messenger was not
ohle To be present on account OF
cold and Lodge. ordered to proceed
outlined the defense to the jury.
Defense Outlines Vase.
"In addition 20 the Inconsistencies
and contradictions which we clairl
already exist IN the prosecution
case. we shall show you other contra
dictions which will prove that the
things the peoples witnesses nave
testified to do not 'jibe' with things
az they actually existed on Aug q,
1903" began Mr. Ledge.
I'VE shall show you. In the hrst
mace TINT fact that should nave
Teen noticed by witnesses who claim
tn have been in Or. Fritch's Office on
,ug 81 was not noticed by them III
will be shown thar painters were AZ
work on that building at the time ava
on the afternoon OF Aug. = the paint
ers were at work right over Tie
entrance. The building was wet wih
paint and signs were posted arouhu
10 warn people And any person go
ing there must have noticed these
things
I'VE will show that when those
mysterious parcels were taken from
the doctors Office the vicinity was
almost as light az day; that on ,he
very buil6ing where Or. Fritch mas
his office is bright illuminated sign
while the Edison Co. right across the
street has even larger sign. Build-
,nqs all around there. we VIII snow,
were brilliantly Illuminated mat
hight The Cadillac, close at hand'
has it's arches OF light. shedding thtr
radiance on Washington-blvd. we
will show il was so light that news
paper could be read IN the street
we shall show that hundreds OF PEG
ME passed Or FI.tchs once that
night and that. If Joe Leach had loic
the truth there would have been nahy
witnesses to the carrying out OF those
mysterious parcels instead or one
Attacks Or. Grimes.
"Another thing We snail show Is
that DR.. Grimes did not tell all inc
trnth We will undertake to sho"
that the parts OF Mabel Mlllman $
hodv were shamefully mishandlel;
that Dr Grimes. in his anxiety and
Ills Ignorance. yes. ignorance, handiel
hem so as TO bring out abnormal
SYMPTOMS such az have been testi-
fed To here.
"wa may show that the firm that
sold the ring that has been introduced
Lere went out Of business long De'
fore the ring could have had any pos
sjble connection with this case
I'VE shall show you. gentlemen TINS
doctor as he was on that DAY III
August 1909. when the prosecution
claims this girl met her deatn. we
will proye 10 your satisfaction that the
doctor was there that nisH ana lna'
the other fellow WASH there' We
will show. too, that others VINO claih
TO have been there "eie ho. -"
We will show the busy physician III
his Office, the patients he mad al tne
time OF the alleged visit Of the Mill
man girl. We claim that Mrs. Mes
senger was not In that office that day
and that she obtained what knowledge
she has OF the things in that outer
office by looking through the glass III
the front door afterwards. She didn
even see the door at the far end oil
that reception room, which cannot be
seen from the glass In the outer door
we will admit that Fritch called
ND Mrs. Leach on the afternoon OF
August q. at about the time she
claims, but we will show YOU that II
was perfectly innocent cal"
Explains Phone Incident.
Lodge then went into a Lengthy ex