The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-24
HUSBAND OF FR|TcH
WITNESS STRIKES
ATTORNEY LODGE
Frank Knott, Whose Wife TestiAssf
strongly for Doctor, Attacks Law
yer in Corridor of the
Courtroom. AZ
Opposed To Woman Testifying and,
Will Probably Take the Stand To
Impeach Her Story.

a sensational incident occurred in
the corridor OF the recorders court,
thursday morning. just before the |
Fritch case was resumed, when Frank
Knott. husband OF Mrs. Bessie Knott. /
one OF the principal witnesses for the I
defense. approached Frank T. Lodge.
counsel for Fritch, and struck him on
the chin with his clenched fist. Lodge
ala not return the blow and Detective
Larkins prevented Knott from con-
linuing the attack by grabbing him
and pulling him away.
Knott had been around the hall for
some time waiting to see his wife,
who had been kept In an ante room
on the corridor To the officers Knott
explained that he did not want his
wife TO testify for Fritch.
The scene, Thursday morning. was
sequel TO another after the adjourn
ment of court. Wednesday evening.
when Knott met his wife in the cor
rldor and insisted that she accompany
him to the prosecutors office. She
reluctantly consented, but Prosecutor
Van Zile refused TO see her Just be-
fore this Knott had introduced him.
self to Judge Phelan. What he said
the Judge will not disclose but Knott
was r. ferred 10 the prosecutor.
Mrs. Knott, vino testified on direct
examination, Wednesday afternoon,
that she was in DR.. Fritchs Office for
an hour on the afternoon OF Aug. %.
and corroDorated the telephone Incl.
dent which figures so prominently in
the defense. took the stand again
when the trial was taken up Thursday.
Mrs. Knott said that she had con-
suited DR.. K. A Jameson relative TO
/ her stomach trouble since she hal
heen attended by DR.. Fritch. She ad.
niitted that she also had been TO Dr.
! Eritch's office since Aug 81. The
! last time. she said, was two weeks
ago Tuesday. Later she corrected this
statement by saying it was two weeks
ago Saturday At that time he asked
her TO be witness for him.
The last time she was in Fritch's
Office before Aug. II was about
month previous. she said She fixed
the date finally as July IL. She re-
membered IL was the 18th because
size was III that day.
Witness Is Nettled.
The witness was plainly nettled at
some OF the prosecutors questions, and
anger was apparent In some OF her
answers.
Does your memory fail more In
the summer than in the fall?" was
one OF the questions.
II suppose 1t does" she snapped.
II suppose the heat has something To
do with it,"
The prosecutor quizzed tire witness
ut length as TO how she recalled the
incidents OF Aug. p SO distinctly She
fixed the hour OF her departure from
home by her lunch hour. the fact that
II took her three-quarters OF an hour
TO dress and. finally by the fact that
she looked at the clock on her dresser
as she left.
Were you ever In DR.. Frirh's
Office on Sunday" asked the prose-
cutor.
NO"
You talked with persons about
being there on Sunday. haven't your"
NO"
Witness fixed the time OF her ar
rival In Fritch's Office at 2:30 by es-
timating that II took her a half hour 10
come down town from her home, then
on Bewick-ave. She had waited about
half hour when DR.. F'ritch came out
and said How do you do?" He ad-
dressed several other women patients
In the same way Witness was unable
to tell how any or the other women
Lpresent were dressed. could not de-
scribe them at all, in fact The doctor.
She said gave her some little pink
tablets. and she took one in his Office.
She was unable 20 say what kind they
were except that they were pink
Repeats Telephone Conversation.
Mrs Knott said thar the telephone
rang Immediately after she was ad-
CONTINUED Page Nine.D