The Detroit times., 1910-03-02
LODGE SCORES N
PLEA TO SAVE
DR.. FRITCH
Points Out Mrs. Messenger Plaeo|
Mabel Millman Alive in Doctors
Office Hour After Alleged Tele-
phone Message To Joe Leach.
Courtroom Is Crowded as Defendants
Attorney Begins His Final Sum-
ming Up To Jury.

The fact that IL was arraignmens
day in the recorders court tended To
augment the throng in attendance at
the Fritch trial, Wednesday morning.
Attorneys and others who had bust
ness in the other branch OF the court
focked 20 Judge Phelans room To
hear Attorney Frank Lodge close his
| argument for the defense. while wait
| ing for their own cases TO be called.
Many of the curious we're disap-
POINTED, however. After the seats IN
the lobby were died, the officers adj
mitted Only those whom they knew.
while the less fortunate ones gath
ered in the corridors, about the court
room doors. craning their necks TO get
view OF the speaker and straining
their ears to hear what he had to say.
Women Patients in Court.
Among the women in attendance
were several of DR.. Fritch's PATIENTS
who had testified for him. DR.. Fritch
held a litLe reception in the clerks
otfice before court opened and then
calamity escorted them TO seats.
II find | have talked to you three
hours and 10 minutes said Lodges
continuing his address, and during
all that time we have been finding
Weaknesses in the peoples case. ~
the prosecutors case is SO strong do
you think 1t would stand three hours
of such discussion"
Lodge for the first time referred 10
the bit of evidence revealed by the
microscopical examination conducted
by Or. Thaddeus Walker.
You must be careful" he said, In
considering testimony revealed by tho
microscope This defendant has not
had a fair show with regard TO this
microscopical evidence. Has anyone
else been permitted to look through
that microscope? No. All we have
is DIR. Walkers word for what he
saw"
Three Links in Chain.
Continuing his argument, Tuesday
afternoon, Attorney Lodge declared
that the prosecutions chain of CIR
cumstantial evidence consisted OF
three links, these being the stories OF
! Martha Henning. who told of Mabel
Millman's visit to DR.. Fritch on Aug.
20, and the making of an appointment
for the following day; OF Mrs. Mes
senger, who places the girl in the doc
tors office on the fa:eful afternoon,
and of Joe" Leach. who told Of the
disposition of the body. Producing a
small chain. which he easily tore
; apart, he quoted the old proverb, A
I chain is no stronger than its weakest
9 link" and declared that, without the
: testimony of any one Of these wit
\ resses, the peoples case must TAIL.
/ He then attacked the stories told by
these witnesses.
+ Lodge pointed out that Mrs. Mes
senger saw Mabel Millman sin Dr.
Fritch's Office an hour and haf az
ter Fritch is supposed 10 have teie-
phoned Joe Leach for the purpose OF
= having her body tSken away. he
characterized Leachs story as most
A. mrrobable one and regarded the
d chauffeur's inability to hold job LOT
II anv length Of time and his admission
< that he had received commission
e. from resort keepers for steering trade
Is 10 them as sufFicien. impeachment
n II would have been an easy matter
IL for him to concoct such a story as he
I. told on the stand, counsel declared.
,. The attorney vlciously attacked DR..
al Crimes. former county physician.
whose TESTIMONY contributed one or
4 the comedy chapter; 10 the case.
a Or. Grimes Slammed Hard.
u IF there WIS medical blunder Or.
u Crimes failed to make IL was because
u he didn't see it. Lodge said. The
u Lord help the man. innocent or guilty.
u whose fate depends on such testimony
as his"
p Lodge pointed out that the sub
stance DR.. Walker claimed 10 have
e discovered was not visible 10 the
: naked eve and was not seen by Drs.
Stapleton. Grimes or Clark. Then he
, reverted to the post-mortem, declar-
ing.
"The full history of that bungling
post-mortem has not been told and
never will be-
Lodge made a point OF the fact that (
millions OF sacks OF cement such as
used in disposing OF the Millman girls
body had been sold in Detroit last
year and asked is Or Fritch the
cnlv man In Detroit who had c. n.
Little sacks In his house?'
Now they attempt 20 convict Dr.
Fritch out OF Mabel Milman's moutn.'<
he continued and | say 10 YOU tney
cannot convict him except out Other
mouth, double hearsay though IL Ia.
Now let us see what Mabel Millmhn
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