The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-01
MRS. kN01|l
IS .BATI||{1E||
BY HUSBAND
Declares wife's Testimory
and That She Said ~
Get $500 for Taking et11 Is
For Fritoh.
Other Witnesses for Delenoc
Given Hard Hammerins ~
cution's Rebuttal Testim6I /

Frank nj. Knott, husband "a
BESSIE Knott, one OF the star, w{f0n
Tor the defense in the Fritch cas-
the stand Monday afternoon ~
peach his wife's testimony and 3
tributed another sensational cha
the famous manslaughter. case n A.
hnotts most sensational st6t<
was that his VIE had told Hill
was to receive 5000 for TESTIFY q
Fritch's behalf. and offered to gSto
$50 OF IL if he would not raise a.
jections. He testified further mi
wife had told OF rehearsfllg her
before Attorney Lodge. who
nounced her testimony perfect. n
Knott also alleged that hts Wis
him there was $500 In II for him
would testify he saw Fritch In Kf1r
drug store the night OF Aug. ~. ~
The prosecution first recalled
Knott and asked IL she had ox1r
lection u her husband being
She said she had none. In au91
further questions by the proeG<
Mrs. Knott denied telling her hui
she was going to get money from
Fritch for testifying and deuiGll>
ing him that he could get some
rendering a like service. Mrs.
| further said that she was at hCq1tt
day Aug. q, until the time "
claimed to have left for DIR. Fr(<
Office. ~.
Knott On thu Stand.
His foundation laid, Me pr n ~
then called the husband No. f::
He began by corroboratins q
Jamieson's testimony that : ~
and not Mrs. Knott who
child to the doctors Office to- 49,
ed, Sept. 5. Mrs. Knott had rs
that she took TIE child to- Di. ~
son on this occasion.
Knott said his wife had told
on Sept. Q. the day Fritch was 4r1
ed, that sne was glad she was AQ<
Or. Fritch's office Aug. "a, ito ~ 4
up." He knew positively she wax
there that day. ne said. becauHeT|
WAS with her mother. who was very
and called him UP from the latt'
residence.
A month ago. while they were ~
| ing the Hammond hhilding. Mrs. Kr
remarked, Knott said, that DR. Fri
would be glad TO get some compel
person TO testify to- having seen
in Kinsel's drug store about 10
O'Clock ON the night OF Aug *. IN
was $500 in 1t for him il he would
testify. Knott said his wife told b
II told her | was not in town G
day and that even II had Deez
wouldn't consider such thing" I'm
continued.
ooh. that's so. You were down e
at the time was the wife's aile1
response. and while this was not Il
Knott said he let her think SO.
] Knott said that his wife first info
ed him a week ago Friday that
was going To testify, for Fritch 4
: that she was TO receive $500 for IT,.
offered to give him $3.50 iif he M
keep his mouth shut he alleged 4
Knott further declared. so the hush'
asserted, that she had rehearsed
: testimony before Attorney Lodge,
had said her testimony was peri
and that they couldn't shake 4 y
any cross-cxamination,
81 Knott testified that he told his y
: that II she insisted on going On
!. stand he would appear agafnsk
' and that he faked& subpoena for \
D lseIf to Try to dissUade her. When
4 lcaiied mp his home last "wednesday
Hound she had gones he came to ca
ana found her on the stand.
Warns Wife Asainst Perjury.
t Il told her she ought not I'd perl
: herself Knott testified. She 81
+ oh. that's all right. Lots OF 9th
{ are doing the same thing.
!. Did she have any paper with