The Detroit times., 1910-02-11
PROSE c UTION Is
DEPENDING MUCH
ON LEACH
II His Story Stands Up Against the
Battering Lodge Will Give 1t,
Things Will Look Dark
For DR.. Fritch.
Jury OFF For Crosse lie To Visit Spot
Where Body Was Found-De-
PENDANT Won't Testify.


over 100 sacks OF cement Of the kind
in which the dismembered remains OF
Mabel Millman were found and re-
turned only 90 "empties' SO far as
known. and that these sacks we're In
his possession at the time the Mill
man girls body was dissected, were
two important points brought out in
the testimony in the Fritch man
slaughter trial, Friday morning.
Il was shown, further. that on Sept
l., after the girls disappearance and
before the finding of her body, Dr.
Fritch called UP c. II. Little a Co..
and asked them TO send for some
empty sacks. The sacks were called
for the following day and the prOsecu-
ton will claim that this was the
bunch of 60 empties for which Dr.
Fritch received a check amounting
To $3.50 Sept. %
In thi1 connection the fact that the
bricks placed ia the sacks TO weight
them down are identical with bricks
found on DR. Fritch's premises and
used in the construction OF his garage
for which purposes the cement was
also used. becomes important.
Thus Prosecutor Van Zile in forg-
ing link by link, a chain OF circum-
stantial evidence that will tend to
establish more than suspicion or
guilt II the star witness, Chauffeur
Joseph Leach, stands up. II he holds
10 the story he told the police and
the defense Is unable TO batter II
down. things will look dark for the
doctor.
With the exception of Leach's story
and the testimony OF Mrs Messenger
on whom the prosecution relies TO
place Mabel Millman In Dr. Frltch
Office on the afternoon she is suppos-
ed 10 have met her death, the peo-
nIe's case is now fairly complete
These witnesses will probably be
reached early next week and their
testimony will come as sort OF
grand climax.
ONLY two new points have been
brought out thus far They relate 10
the finding OF an instrument In Mapel
Nulman's room and the existence OF
ditch emptying into the Ecorse
creek Neither has become import
ant factors in the case as yet, ana Is
not likely to become so.
Attorney Lodge stated, Friday, that
the defense has about 30 witnesses
exclusive of character witnesses but
n is not likely that all of them Will
be called. ,o,,
will Dir. Fritch take the stand2'
was asked. -.
THAT will be decided later. | don
think II will be necessary, but am
not afraid TO put him on.
II was learned, Friday, that Cora
lanes also known as Mrs Nellls, one
of the witnesses for the people, Is
seriously III with enteritis and may
not no able TO testify. II was she who'
according TO Martha Henning, gave
Mabel Mllman the address OF Dr.
Fritch. ,.
Court and jury left at 12:45 O'CLOCK
Via the Michigan Central, for Crosse
lie IN view the spot where the third
sack containing the pelvis and por-
tions of the legs of the victim, was
Sound The trial will be resumed
Monday. -,. 40
chances in the Fritch case Is eNlue.i.
I'm the precautions being taken ~
guard witnesses against all possipii,
Itv Of interference. In auul'ioh "
detectives Parker and Allen, the OF
acers regularly assigned TO the case
aud the regular court detall OF piue
coats. Detectives High and Larklhs
are on duty in the corridor anu tney
are on the alert constantly "a'chiNs
everv move made by DR.. Frltch.
"They seem to think I'm trying 10
oct to some of their witnesses, salu
the doctor. Friday morning Ihey
needn't worry. wouldn't talk Win
them If | could"
Another big crowd was on hand,
Friday morning. eager TO gain ADMIT
tance TO Judge Phelans court room.
M tho seats were filed early anu
many of the curious were turned
Marshal George Perry, Of Ford City,
was recalled when court opened anu
,ras questioned further about the
cover emptying into Ecorse creek,
which was first brought into the case
Thursday. n.
Tbe defense. It is learned, was first
trcIined 70 attach some Importance
40 q because of report, early In the
case that bricks such as those found
an the sacks were used In the recon-
struction OF the mouth of the sewer.
examination OF the sewer failed 20
reveal any bricks.
Perry said that the sewer was con-
rected with but n single residence,
end that the quantity Of water pass
inc through It was very small. II the
defense had any idea of showing that
tho sacks might have come through
the sewer Il was not successful.
The Jury was taken to Ecorse creek
IN n spe9ia1 car after court adjourned
Thursday afternoon, and the points at
which TWO of the sacks containing
Mabel Millmans remains were pointe1
ont TO them. DR. Fritch danced about
or. the ice covering the creek and ap
reared to be very cheerful. he
nnused himself on the way down by
"Eidding" Detectives Parker and
Allen. -,
For the first time, Thursday after
noon. II was brought out that a sew 81
omptles into the creek a short CTS
lance south OF the bridge. Attorney
Lodge took advantage o. the trip &c
Ecorse to take measurements OF TINS
sewer which Is about Is inches II
diameter.
Several witnesses were sworn dur