The Detroit times., 1910-02-21
witnesses TO the Marrying out of those
mysterious parcels instead OF one.
Attacks Or. Grimes.

Attacks Or. Grimes.
Another thinr We shall show is
that DK, Grimes did not tell all the
truth We will undertake to shoS
that the parts of Mabel Millmans
body were shamefully mishandlea;
that DR. Grimes, Ia his anxiety ana
his ignorance. yes. ignorance, handled
them so as To bring out abnormal
symptoms. such al have been test
fed 10 here.
We may show that the firm that
sold the ring thai has been introduced
here went out of business long bs-
fore the ring could have had any pos
sible connection with this case.
we shall show you, gentlemen, this
doctor MS he was Oh that day In
August. 1909 when the prosecution
claims this girl met her death. We
will prove ia your satisfaction that the
doctor was there that night and that
The other fellow wasn't there. We
will show, too, that others who claim
TO have been there were not there.
We will show the busy physician IN
his Office the patients he had at the
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't
even see the door at the far end OF
that reception room. which cannot be
seen from the glass In the outer door.
I'VE will admit that Fritch called
! up Mrs. Leach on The afternoon OF
| August -. al about the time she
claims. but we will show YOU that 1t
was perfectly innocent call"
Explains Phone Incident
Lodge then went into a lengthy ex-
planatiOn of the incident Walter
Drake, manager OF the Gas Consumers
association. which has its office di-
rectly across the hall from Fritch. was
| injured while returning from a Royal
Arcanum picnic August -. and after
leaving Harper hospital, a few days
later, was attended by DR.. Fritch. who
| had been his family physician. The
injury was TO his head and left him
very nervous, Lodge said. He went on
"On August 27. we shall show. Mr..
Drake was very nervous and was IN
and out OF Dr. Fritch's office several
| times. We shall show you by lady
he received telephone call from Mrs.
Drake, who inquired about her hus-
| band and that he Immediately looked
up Number in the telephone book and
called up Joe Leach home
From Lodges statement IL was APP
parent that the defense will explain
| this telephone call by showing that
| F'ritch wanted Leach for the purpose
Of sending Mr.. Drake home in an auto
mobile. Failing 10 find Leach home.
Mr. Drake was sent home in car.
Operation Is Denied.
we shall show" Lodge resumed,
that it was impossible for this girl
rand Mrs. Messenger 10 have been In
the office on the day in question; that
il was impossible for an operation to
have been performed; that ii was i'm
possible for a dead body To have been
concealed in that office. and that, as
matter OF fact. no dead body was
there. We will account for DR.. Fritch's
whereabouts on that day as well as
any man can account for his where
abouts. and that he reached home that
night about 10:45 o'clock.
We may submit some evidence as
10 that body found on Crosse lie, but
that Will depend on how | view the
matter later on"
Lodge said the defense would admit
that Fritch did leave his Office about
g. 80 O'Clock on the afternoon OF Aug
q, and that he was angry.
My client, as you can see. has red
hair. he continued, land he has the
temperament that goes with it, He
LETT his Office and went TO see Alex.
! Tolsma about that painting told you
about He said 10 Tolsma. Alex
what the devil do those painters mean
by dripping paint all over my
patients?'
Lodge. in closing, referred 10 Or.
Fritch's arrest In connection with the
Presley case and said he would show
that the arrest was without founda-
ton.
Mrs. Messenger Attacked.
After brief recess, Charles II.
Cody. justice OF the peace in Wayne,
took the stand as the first witness for
the defense. He testified that he
knew Mrs Mignonette Messenger.
that her reputation for truth and
veracity was bad and that he would
not believe witness under oath.
Prosecutor Van Zile then entered