The Detroit times., 1910-02-14
MABEL M|LLMAN' S
DEATH DUE TO
MALPRACTICE
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Former County Physician Declares
That Girl Was Victim of Grim
inal observation-disclosures Tries
To Break Down Story.
Doctor Testihes, Too, That Sacks
Containing Body Were Tied
With Surgeons Knots.
-DR. W. 5. GRIMES.

An unusual number OF women were
on hand when the Fritch manslaughter
trial was resumed. Monday morning,
after an intermission of two days.
Many of them were we'll dressed and
appeared to take a keen interest In
tie proceedings. When all the seats
were filed they took their places with
the men in the space back of the
seats.
1t was apparent that the morning
session would be devoted, In large
part, to medical testimony. Among
the witnesses on hand were Former
County Physicians Stapleton and
Forbes and Dr. Thaddeus Walker,
who will testify to the results OF the
pOst-mortem examination. DIR. Walk
er's testimony will have to do par
ticularly with a microscopical exam
ination of the Millman girls body,
and will bear directly on her condi-
ton at the time OF her death and the
probability of whether an operation
was performed or attempted.
The first witness or the morning
was John Geifer. OF Trenton, who was
recalled TO testify more specifically
as to the spot where the third sack
was found on Crosse Ile.. Following
him, Marshall John Winnie, OF Tren-
ton, was recalled. The purpose OF
this testimony was TO establish the
fact that the sack could have been
carried to the spot where 1t was found.
by the current.
Defence Gets Little Comfort.
The evident purpose of the defense
on cross-examination was to show, X
possible, that, from the position IN
which the sack lay when found, there
were grounds for believing that ii had
been carried there. Chauffeur Joe
Leach is expected to swear that all
three sacks were thrown into Ecors5
creek at the bridge over the river
road, and II the defense can show
that II was impossible for the sack
| to have worked It's way to Crosse la
down the river 1t would tend to Inn
peach the chauffeur's story. How
ever Attorney Lodge got very little
comfort out OF the testimony of Teifer
and Winnie.
Former County Physician Grimes
was the first OF the medical witnesses
to take the stanc With DR.. Staple
ton he performed the post-mortem
examination on Mabel Millmnn's
body. and he went into detail as TO
Just what was done. The examination
of the torso, which was found In the
first sack, was in progress. he said.
when the second sack, containing tho
head. arms, hair. barrette and the
legs from the knees down, was brought
In. The girls fingers were clenched.
he testified. The hair found In the
second sack was false, In the doctors
opinion, and there was bald spor
on the girps head.
The knots with which the bags were
tied were again introduced and were
identified by DR.. Grimes.
What kind OF knots are theyF
asked Prosecutor Van Zile.
Tied With Surgeons Knot.
Surgeons knots" was the answer.
How does that kind of knot diff
fer from an ordinary knott"
THE first tie is double
The witness testified that the arms
had been cleanly cut and disarticu-
lated at the shoulder.-that is, the ball
had been torn out of the socket The
knees had been sawed through.
Would you say this work had been
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