The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-21
DR.. FR|TCH TRIAL
Continued from Pnge One.)

the sheriff TO produce the anonymous
letters he had received from Mrs.
Messenger. Judge Phelan sustained
the prosecutors objection.
Mrs Ruddock, of Wayne, was re-
called by the defense. and here Attor-
ney William H. Broun, associate coun-
sci, relieved Attorney Lodge as exam
iner. The witness was asked IL Mrs.
Messenger had ever told her of being
addicted TO the use of laudanum, but
the prosecutors objection choked of
the answer
Let the record show that the de-
tense offers to sho what Mrs. Messen-
ger was an habitual user Of lauda-
num-" said Lodge, in an aside" to the
court stenographer. which, however,
was loud enough for the jurors 10
near, as the witness left the stand.
Mrs Josephine Durham, OF Wayne,
called TO back up the opinion OF the
other witnesses. proved match for
the prosecutor on cross-examination
and was ever ready with a reply
She reeled off name after name OF
persons with whom she had talked re-
garding Mrs. Messenger, and caused
a laugh when she remarked that Gro
Ger Snyder had declared. only last Sat
urday night, that 'he wouldn't trust
Mrs. Messenger 10 10 cents worth.
Mrs Durham also based her bad
opinion of Mrs Messenger on the as.
sertion that the latter had lied to her
personally.
she said she had money in the
bank to bury her aunt, and she didn't
have it." Mrs. Durham elucdated.
Mrs. Cheney was buried almost as a
pauper."
Give Woman Bad Name.
Justice Howard III. Batdorff, OF Bat
tie Creek. and Jerome Buckley, a dep
uty sheriff of Calhoun county and a
resident of Battle Creek for 81 years,
both gave Mrs. Messenger a bad repu-
tation for truth and veracity, though
neither had ever had any trouble with
her and knew the woman but slightly
Emil Scyller. n Battle Creek black
smith and once a neighbor Of Mrs
Messenger was the next witness. II
was the same old story The defense
wanted To show that his wife. also
wanted as witness was unable 10
come on account of illness, but the
prosecutor objected and was sustain
ed
Charles s. Weeks, a former Battle
Creek grocer and now engaged in the
real estate business there, was the
next to join the anvil chorus. II de-
veloped that Mrs. Messenger had once
traded with him and still owed him a
bill OF S1l and some odd cents for
groceries.
is there any other reason why you
say this woman's reputation is bad?'
asked Van Zile.
Yes. she has spells when she does
not act right." replied Weeks. opening
up a line of testimony the defense had
eagerly sought to get before the jury
without success previously.
Any other reason?"
Il think she uses dope"
DO you know that?"
she looks II
Are YOU a physician"
mo"
Then how do you know whether
she uses dope or not?"
i've seen people under the inhu-
cnce OF it. I've seen her"
Would YOU swear she was under its
influence"
no. wouldn't swear TO It,"
That's ALL"
Mr. Weeks was the last of the repu-
tation witnesses within call and Al
bert w. Allinger. OF No lS6 Maybury
Grand-avel. who has charge Of the
couny department of Charles A.
Strelinger q Co. Bates and Congress
St was put on Attorney Lodge
wanted to show by him the condition
of the neighborhood In the immedi-
ate vicinity of Or. Fritch's Office as 10
lights. on two occasions last Novem.
ber The witness. It appeared, had
visited the locality for this purpose
mt the reque st OF Or Fritch. The de-
Tense was not permitted Co show what
the condition was, however. without
first establishing that the lights were
In the same condition on the night
of Aug p. This the defense was not
prepared TO do and court adjourned