The Detroit times., 1910-02-10
Says DETECTIVE 5
INTIMIOATE HIS
WITNESSES
DR.. Friteh Complains Bitterly of AL
legged Action of Allen and Park
er-"He's Just Little Nerv-
GUS" Officers Declare.
Defense Springs Surprise With Tes-
timony That Instrument Was
Found in Miss Millman's Room.

The prosecution is trying to intimi-
date my witnesses" declared DR.
George A. Fritch, on trial for man.
slaughter in Judge Phelan's court
Thursday morning.
Detectives Parker and Allen are
going around bothering them and they
had better cut il out"
Later Dr.. Fritch repeated the
charge to Detective Aliens face and
worked himself into quite a temper-
Allen simply smiled and said:
'AW, shut up"
we are not intimidating any wit.
nesseS," he said 10 The Times "Tba
DOCTORS getting little nervous that's
all /"
In accordance with his plan 10 de.
Veiop his case in chronological order
prosecutor Van Zile put on as the firsr
witness, Thursday morning, Miss Alice
Reno. Of Nc. 225 Fairview-ave. She
told or accompanying Miss Martha
Henning TO DR.. Fritch's Office on the
Iuesday evening following Mabel
MlIlman's disappearance. when Mar
tina was searching for her missing
friend. She testified she heard Mar
tina tell DR.. Fritch:
III you don't tell me where my
friend is ! will have YOU arrested"
The doctor. she said, offered to
anything he could for Martha.
Searching For Another Doctor.
On cross-examination il was brought
out that Miss Reno and Miss Henning
had gone to the Washington Arcade
to look up another doctor. whose name
she gave as Hamhn. or Hammond.
but had not been able to find that any
such doctor had an Office in the build
ing, and left Witness said they had
gone there first" that is, presumably
before they went 10 Dr. Fritch's Of
flee. On redirect examination she ex.
planned, after the objection of the do
Tense was overruled. that they had
looked uD the other doctor on DR..
Fritch's suggestion md that they had
gone to the Washington Arcade AT
TER leaving DR.. Fritchs office.
Attorney Lodge made the most or
the discrepancy in Miss Reno and she
did not explain It away satisfactorily
when Prosecutor Van Zile tried to
show that what the witness really
meant was that she and Martha had
gone to the Arcade before going TO
an Ice cream parlor for a soda and az
ter leaving Fritch.
Miss Reno is employed in Hovey's
candy store and became acquainted
with Martha Henning when the lat
ter went to the store TO ask Mrs. Cora
Nellis to help her look for Mabel.
Mrs. Nellis was not in and Miss Reno
went along in her place
Edward T.. Osborn, No. 479 Lilli-
bridge-st, was next put on TO testify
that Mabel Millman had not been a
visitor 10 his home on Aug. 81 or at
any time thereafter She had not
been there. in fact. since a year ago
last September This testimony bears
on Mabel's statement TO Martha Hen
ming the morning of the day she dis
appeared that she was going 20 visit
friends on Lillibridge-st.. meaning the
Osbornes. The witness said he had
known Mabel Millman about four
years.
Martha Henning was recalled to
clear up Miss Reno's testimony as to
the "other doctor" Miss Reno, she
said, asked DR.. Fritch If he knew
where Or. Hamlln's office was and he
directed them to the Washington
Arcade. They could not find any doc
tor of that name in the building and
left. The defense had no questions.
Sheriff CASTOR Testifies.
Sheriff CASTOR was the next wit
ness. He testified to the finding OF
the first sack. containing the torso or
the dead girl, the recovery OF the
second sack. containing the arms and
head. by dragging. and the finding OF
the remainder OF the body in sack
on Crosse Isle He went on TO tell
of his work in connection with the
case aud the Identification OF Ihe
body By Miss Henning and Deputy
sheriff Kelsly. of Ann Arbor.
81 had an idea" the sheriff started
10 say. when Attorney Lodge objected.
Cant the sheriff have an idea?'
observed the court, but the objection
was sustained.
The sacks in which the dismem-
bered remains were found, anJ the
bricks used TO weight them down,
were brought in and identified by the
sheriff The sacks bore the name or
c. H. Little & Co. and the name OF
John +. Bailey & Co. bag manufac-
turers. was discernlble on one.
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