The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-28
|FRITCH QU|zzED As
ITO OTHER ALLEGED
OPERATIONS
Prosecutor inquiries About Girls
Said To Have Been Treated By
Doctor, But Latter Protests He's
Not Malpractitloner.
Defense Finishes Testimony ana
Case Will GO To the Jury Thurs
day Morning.


when court adjourned Saturday noon
until Monday morning, that all the re.
buttal testimony must be submitted
Monday. He will allow Tuesday and
Wednesday for arguments and will
charge the jury Thursday morning. AZ
least, this will be the program unless
unforeseen obstacles intervene
Prosecutor Van Ziles cross-examin-
alton OF the defendant. Or. George \.
Fritch, featured the Saturday morn.
ing session. DR.. Fritch lost his tenn
per almost at the outset and largely
spoiled the good impression be made
on his direct examination Friday after.
noon. The general impression around
the court room, although the prose
cutor did not succeed Ia shaking his
story In any important particular. was
that he had injured rather than helped
his case by taking the stand.
Prosecutor Van Zile was prepared.
IL the court had permitted him TO do
so, 10 question Fritch about criminal
operations he is alleged 10 have per-
formed since his arrest IN connection
WITH the Millman girls death. AMI
even since the trial started He had
the sworn statements Of alleged pa.
y tients with which TO confront him. bur
n the court ruled that these matters
were not competent. The prosecutor,
n however. was permitted 10 ask the Wit
ness about operations claimed 10 have
been performed previous 70 the Mill
n man girls death, but DR. Fritch EN-.
phaiically denied knowing anything
about them. =.
Prosecutor Begins Mildly.
The prosecutor took up the cross.
examination shortly before 10 o'clock
a and began very mildly by questioning
Fritch about his early history He
brought out that the doctor attended
the Michigan College OF Medicine &
y Surgery about three years. but had
h NOT graduated
Il believe you told Mr.. Lodge that
Martha Henning's story was true" he
continued, getting down TO brass
facks.
II didn't say that II was only part
IS ~ true"
did you say 10 Miss Henning that
Mabel Millman might have come TO
your Office Aug. - and that you didn't
know it,"
mo"
The doctors easy smiling attitude
OF Friday had already vanished, and
he assumed a belligerent air. lie was
inclined 10 argue points with the
u prosecutor and IL was evident that
1.-THE cross-examination would not be
wanting in verbal pyrotechnics.
Fritch declared that after his sec
n ond arrest he had asked Van Zile 10
come and see him in his cell and had
then offered 10 tell him all ne knew
a of the case
M but you refused to come, he ad-
IA ded, shaking his fist.
The squabble broke out afresh and
became quite animated. Van Zile I'M
ally interposed
do you want to argue this out, or
do you want 10 testify?
GO ahead"
"You and Leach were good friends.
weren't you?"
Calls Leach a Bum.
Good friends, Do you think
Il would associate with BUM
Fritch said he had often had occa-
4 sion 10 call Leach down for his mode
& OF living and had treated him within
the last three years for certain III
= ness.
Everybody said Joe Leach is a
80 -" put in the doctor angri.y.
"Yet You couldn't bring a single PEI
son here to attack his character
IL could have brought 90.
81 "Why didn't you bring EN-?
YOU'D have ruled EN- out Anyway
IA Al wasn't necessary 10 bring them
n But you didn't bring them
"A very few people know the man.
N He doesn't stay long enough tn q
* place"
But YOU brought no witnessea
n against this man who has given tho
"A most important testimony against
81 you
"a mo. they were not here.
E Fritch admitted that he had inves-
IA tigated Leach TO some exten,
Ia Didn't you hear Lodge, IN his open
rs ing statement say that he would
M bring Witnesses 10 show Leach was
n not telling the TRUTH
IN Lodge objected but the question
81 was allowed
Isl My case IS in my attorneys hands,
answered Fritch.
Other questions along the same line
led to a wrangle in which even Tie
court took a hand
doctor. isn't the reason for you not
(. putting In witnesses a 10 your good
character because you know that there
could be plenty of proof produced Thar
you were engaged in malpractice and
had that reputation
NO"
as II not fact that Won have been
engaged IN this practice even while
this case has been in progress
Court Excludes Question.
The court. OIL Lodges vigorous ob.
lection. ruled out the last part OF the
question.
Haven't | right 60 show that this
thing has been going on right up. 20
abe present time ?" insisted ths prose
tptor.
Lo.ge protested vigorously and7Was
feprimanded by Judge Phel.n, who re-
minded him that il was his place f,
object and the courts province tu
make the ruling.
"I-et me tell you. once iOI aIl Mr.
fsodge. that YOU must contne yoursyi,
TITO getting your objection on the rec
~ord III take care of the rest
Judge Phelau again held against thr
<Drosccutor. holding that acts cOmmI-.
<cd since the filing OF the Information
Ia the case at bar are not competent
|{o permitted the prosecutor however.
4 <{o go back OF Aug. %.
no you know rifl named GcUie
<>fadyg" Van Z.ls resumed
n don't recall the name, answerei
ftitch.