The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-03

up here. taking advantage Of the per.
mission granted by his wife. and
when he gets on the stand he turns 10
the court for protection when we
question him about matters that he
didn't like To so into. lie says he
was offered 1000. Wouldn't he have
/ taken IL II he had had the chance. this
man who stole his wne's baby. and
LeyN jewelry and a paltry sS7? We
might excuse him, perhaps. for steal.
ing the child. hut there was no excuse
for man who is getting $500 a month
! FROM his wfes father. stealing s37
from his wife's pOckeibook guess
his where judge Van Zile got that
So Mrs Ida Putzig is alleged To have
received from Or Fritch .or testify
ing. First they said ii was c3s. later
they chopped of dollar"
she was a cheaper woman than
thought she was put in the prose-
cutor.
Lodge took mp the testimony of
nearly every witness for the defense
: aud In an Intimate, conversational
manner. discussed with the jury the
! testimony OF these witnesses and de-
fended IL agains' the accusation that
II had been framed up.
"Our Witnesses Told the Truth"
You gentlemen know something of
me-" he continued. DO YOU think |
nave been running around fixing wit
hesses In this Gaze? say TO you men
now that our witnesses were telling
Tie truth. and, what is more, we have
documents to prove our case
The reference was 10 the receipts
produced by witnesses and the time
cheets OF the Painters He referred
sarcastcally TO the prosecutors re-
mark Thursday. that exceptions are
rot proof
And pear in mind, gentlemen, tina;
inslnuatiohs are not proof. either" he
Kent on. lie cal sit behind "A pile
CT omnous looking papers and ask sig
niiicant questions and ask you 10 dc-
cept that as eviJence."
( Lodge again referred 10 the fact
/ that Mrs. Messengers story places
Mabel Millmar in Fritch's Office alive,
| an hour aud half after he is alleged
70 have telephoned to Chauffeur
! !.each's home TO- an auto in which TO
carry her dismembered body to
( Eccrse creek. ris discrepancy alone
was enough to Iii spose OF the case aud
Gcduit the DOCTOR. his attorney de
clared.
eloquent in Peroration.
! Beginning has peroration, Lodge
Naxed eloquent.
There was a time" he said. "whel
liberty meant more than it does now.
our iorefathers went to war because
+ Of a tax on tea They were big with
the idea that n man could not be de.
prlved OF MS life or his liberty unless
his guilt were proven beyond a reason.
able doubt. am sorry to say these
lucas are becoming oldfashioncd.
Nowadays the ponce think they can
use fair means on foul to secure the
conviction OF 81 accused man.
But Thank God The jury still exists
Thank GOD. the liberty OF DR. Fr.tch IS
in your power 90 dispose OF, and ! ap
peal to You now. as sworn judges OF
the facts, 10 make true deliverance lie.
tween the state OF Michigan and the
defendant at the bar | believe we
have established mis- innocence beyond
reasonable doubt and | believe We
a.e safe In your hands
recess .odge was about to thank the
iTors for jhe consideration they had
hown during the long trial. but the
.ecess cut MIN ~ abruptly.
Il believe Nh Lodge is abour
through, put in Prosecutor Van .Zlle.
That's all right; he can finish
iatCr,' responded the court.
Il know. but that takes the tuck ont
Cf it," complained Lodge, in an
/ aside"
Il have never seen jury pay Sc
-iosC attention a. you gentlemen have
raid in this case; | confess | Was
somewhat embarrassed al times at the
close scrutiny you have given the al.
tornty res med. after tho recess.
lodge then brought into play n
nall piece IF rope ani tied a slr
ICONS knot and left it TO the jury to
say whether that was the kind Of Knot
with which the sacks were tied. lie
declared posith ely that the knots IN
,tro2uced in evidence were not sur
eeous' knots.
Let me repeat gentlemen, he said
in conclusion, ~ ieei that our case is
safe in your hands and | look for a
verdict Of not guilty
Lodges argument consumed hours
ana % minutes Court adjourned At
M 40 until l.: 40 o'clock. when Prosecu
tor Van Zile began his final summing
up.
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 10 Dr. ritch on Aug
26. 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:cful afternoon,
and of Joe" Leach. who tod Of the
disposition Of the body. Producing n
small chain, which he easily tore
apart. he quoted the old proverb. "A
chain Is no stronger than It's weakest
link" and declared that, without the
testimony Of any one Of these wiz
resses. the peoples case must fail
He then attacked the tories told by
these witnesses.
Lodge pointed out that Mrs Mes
senger saw Mabel Millman in Dr.
Fritch's Office an hour and d halt at
ter Fritch is supposed 10 have tele-
phoncd Joe Leach for the purpose of
having her body taken away. He
characterized LcdCh's story as 4 most
IL ga.