The Detroit times., 1910-03-01

prosecution
Lodge referred 10 the testimony OF
Mrs. Messenger as the crazy dis
closures of weird witness, and
made the most OF the prosecutor :
failure TO produce her anonymous let
/ ters 10 sheriff CASTOR He lambasted
/ the police department I'm vigorous
| style, with pointed references TO the
| third degree" although il had not
been applied To any cxlenl IN the
! t'ritCh case.
Lodge took issue with the prosecu
tors statement that there was nc
question as To the girls physical con
dition on Aug 27 in which connec
ton he pointed ont some OF the dis
1 crepanCies i'm the medical testimony
and lauShingly described how the doe
tors had gone cunning with a micro
scope. He carefully avoided all re-
ferenccs to the tiny bit of evidence
discovered by Dr Thaddeus Walker.
however the one thing that establish
ed beyond all question that Miss Mill
man was in delicate health.
Court suspended AT this point until
? o'clock Attorney Lodge said he
would take a full day for his argu-
ment This means that the prosecu.
tor will probably close Wednesday ar
ternoon ard that Judge Phelan will
charge the jury Thursday morning.
rs ner schedule.
Knott Impeaches Wife.
Frank NJ Knott. husband of Mrs
. Bessie Knott one of the star Witnesses
fur the defense in the Fritch case. took
the stand Monday afternoon To i'm
peach his wite's testimony and con
ulDuted another sensational chapter to
the famous manslaughter case
Knots most sensational statement
Was that his w'ie had told him she
was to receive 5000 for testifying in
Fritch behalf. and Offered 20 give him
sl5p OF II II he would not raise any OBJ
jCctions. lie testified further that his
wife had told OF rehearsing her story
before Attorney Lodge who pro-
nounced her testimony perfect.
Knott also alleged that his wife told
him there was $500 in ii for him If he
would testify ha saw Fritch in kinsel' $
drug store the night of Aug. 81.
The prosecution first recalled Mrs
Knott and asked if she had any 90
lection u her husband being sworn
A1HN NtRii -lAt ilaN llfilt III tINWtf "
further questions by the prosecutor.
Mrs. Knott denied telling her husband
she was going &c get money from Or
Fritch for testify ing and denied tel.
inc him that he could get some for
rendering a like service Mrs. Knott
further said that she was at home all
day Aug % until the time She
claimed 20 have left for pr Fritch's
Chice
Knott On the Stand
His foundation laid. the prosecutor
then called the husband TO the stand
He began by corrchorating DR. r. a
lamieson's Testimony that il was ne
and not Mrs Knott who took their
cnild TO the doctor Office 10 be treat.
ed, Sept 3. Mrs. Knott had testified
that she took the child TO DR. jamie
son on this occasion.
Knott said his wife had told him.
on Sept .. the day Fritch was arrest
Cd, that she was glad she was not in
Or Frtch's Office Aug. 81, Ito be cut
up" He knew positively she wasn't
there that day. ne said, because sho
was with her mother. who was very III
and called him up from the latter !
residence.
\ month ago, while they were pass.
ing the Hammond huilding, Mrs Knot
remarked Knott said, that DR.. Fritca
would be- glad TO get some competent
person 10 testify TO having seen him
I'm Kinsel's drug store about 1890
o'clock ON the night OF Aug. q. There
was $500 i'm it for him If he would SO
testify. Knott said his wife told him
Il told her I was not in town that
day and that even II ! had been
wouldn't consider such a thing, Knott
continued
"Oh. that's so. You were down east
al the time" was the wfes alleged
rCsponse. and while this was not true,
Knott said he let her think SO
Knott said that his wife first inform
ed him a week ago Friday that she
was going TO testify for Fritch and
that She was to receive 5000 for IT, She
offered to give him $3.50 If he would
keen his mouth shut. he alleged Mrs
Knott furrf7er declared. SO the husband
asserted that she had rehearsed her
Testimony before Attorney Lodge, who
had SAID her testimony was perfect
and that they couldn't shake II with
any s-eXamination
Knott testified that he told his wife
that II she insisted on going on the
stand he would appear against her,
and that he faxed "A subpoena for him.
self 10 :ry 10 dissuade her. When he
called up his home last Wednesday and
found she had gone. he came TO court
ana found her on the stand
Warns Wife Against Perjury.
II told her she ought not TO perjure
herself Knott testified. She said
'Ol that's all right Lots OF others
are dong the same thing
n'd she have any paper with ref
erenee to Gus trial?' asked the prose,
cutJr.
y es Size rad piece of yellow pa
per winch she kept referring 10 and
roaimg testimony she was going to
give on the s,dud.
Knott alE'Ited on cross-cxamination
~ Attorney Lodge that he felt his
yile's appearance as witness on be-
half the doctor would disgrace the
family and lad caused him consider
able humiliation lie also admitted
that he had frequently appeared IN
court as witness
Did yDu come down here 20 make
your wife out perjurer?" demanded
Lodge.