The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05
QUESTION OF" BAIL
FOR FRITCH WILL
COME UP MONDAY
Prosecutor Will Vigorously Oppose
Doctors Release on Bond, Pending
Appeal-Convicted Man Spends
Sleepless Night.
Trial Cost Wayne County $1,000
Van Zile May Get After Defense's
Perjured Witnesses.

ioI stay OF proc eeulngS III the Frltcn
case and the admission OF the defend
ant to bail pending an appeal, will not
be argued until Monday morning. IL
Is certain that Prosecutor Van Zie
Will vigorously oppose the motion Ia
ADMIT 10 pail, aud II was at his re-
quest tina. ne be given time TO look
up the law on the question that judge
Fhelan. Friday morning postponed the
hearing until next week Mr. Lodge
was not IN court Friday. but called at
the jail with his associate. w. r.
Brown, about II o'clock for a confer
Cnce with his client.
DR. Fritch was only too glad 10 see
HE legal advisers. He is visibly wor
led, quite naturally SO, and will spare
10 expense 20 regain his freedom. Ills
II ST words TO Lodge. after the jury
had 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 Tie county jail, when a
Times reporte" called during the morn
ing The deputy in charge OF this de.
rartment had 10 call his name several
times before he finally appeared. He
vas dressed with the same neat care
',hich characterized his appearance
throughout the trial, but the smile
with which he Il eeted his visitor was
forced
II scarcely slept at all last night"
said the little doctor. explaining his
daylight nap. Il couldn't. | just lay
there thinking.
Mrs. Fritch. wife OF the convicted
physician, has no; yet called TO see
nim but he mas talked with her over
the telephone.
Il don't want TO have any scere
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
snee ring at the testimony OF our wit
uesses and smiling significantly when-
ever the opportunity offered. and OF
course the jurors couldn't help but
see" he complained. II didn't get
square deal 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. I never
gave one penny TO my witnesses out
side OF the regular witness fees and
mileage
According 10 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 a dozen street car men came
into the courtroom and shook hands
with the doctor i'm the presence OF the
iurv. ostonsibly, the detectives assert,
Tor the benefit OF Juror Wright, who L.
motorman.
The conviction OF the doctor places
some of the witnesses who testified
for him in a rather bad light, notably
Mrs Ida Putzlg, who told Mrs. Jen-
ME Cunningham. Or. tritch had paid
her s37 for giving false testimony and
tried to prevent the latter from testi-
tying, according to Mrs. Cunningham
story in rebuttal There are three or
four other witnesses who have been
pretty thoroughly investigated by De
tectives High and Larkins, and con
siderable speculation is going on as
10 whether any action will be taken
by the prosecutor in this regard
Asked, Friday, If he were planning
10 institute perjury proceedings
against any OF the Frtch witnesses
he replied, rather significantly It
seemed:
when you go duck hunting you
don't take brass band along, do
you?"
BY strange coincidence il was
exactly one year ago, Thursday, that
Mrs. Eliza Landau was found guilty
OF manslaughter. in Judge Phelan's
court. for causing the death of Elite
Sowler, young Canadian girl She
IS now serving a minimum sentence
Of two years in the house of correc-
ton, and because of her age--she is
6s-Judge Phelan recommended her
release at the end OF that period De
tectives High and Larkins, who. with
Parker and Allen. have assisted the
prosecution in the Fritch case. were
also the officers in the Landau case.
The Fr'tch trial cost the county APP
proximately $4,000. This is exclusive
OF the salaries OF the Judge. the prose
cutor, court attaches and detectives,
whose pay would go on whether DR..
witch or some other defendant was
on trial. The jury alone drew down
1850, each juror receiving $50, that
is 80 days pay at SO per day. The
Hotel Belmont's bill for boarding the
Jurors and the officers in charge of
them is S7S3.50, ana the extra dinner
served In the courtroom by A. T..
Couch. Thursday cost IS. The trips
10 Ecorse creek and Crosse lie cost
about SIS each. and witness fees. ex
elusive of the medical witnesses,
totaled 1912 OF this amount, Joe
each and Mrs Leach who had beel
detained by the police for several
weeks. received g220. The automobile
Sriven by Leach, which figured con
eDicuously in the case. has also been
IN the possession of the police ever
since his arrest and the owner will
have nice little bill for profits lost
while ii was lying idle. The medical
Witnesses will probably receive no
less than S25 each and possibly more.
sheriff Gaston's bill for expenses In
Cured in the preliminary investiea-
ton Of the crime will be close to 5000
When Prosecutor Van Zile left toe
courtroom, Thursday. after the jury
retired. ne made straight for Canada,
10 accept an invitation TO a partridge
dinner. and promptly forgot all about
the trial He did not learn OF the YER
dIct until some hours after it had
been announced.