The Detroit times., 1910-02-10
FRITCH's OFFICE
IS INSPECTED
BY JURY
Little Doctor Hurries From Court
When Visit Is Planned, Receives
Party Graciously and Shows
Them Through Suite.
Martha Henning Says Mabel Millman
Had Appointment With Fritch
the Day She Disappeared.

ne tragic tate OF MISS MaDel Mlil
NTH, whose dismembered body was
ished out OF Ecorse creek in gunny
sacks last summer, was recounted ~
Judge Phelans court Wednesday
morning, when the taking OF test
mony I'm the case against Or George
A. Fritch. charged with manslaughter
ia connection with the girls death,
was begun
Miss Martha Henning. the dead
girls chum and one OF the prosecn-
tiCn's most important Witnesses was
the first to take the stand and vas
gtill under direct examination whet
court adjourned shortly after IL
o'clock, TO permit the jury 10 visit
DR. FIitch's office at Washington
boulevard and State-st., on the sus'
gestior Of Fritch's counsel Frank T..
Lodge and William r Brown.
Thus from the outset. the jurors
will have always before them a men
tai picture OF the operating room
where Miss Millman is alleged 20
have met death on the afternoon 81
Aug. q, 1909. and where, as the prose
cution will attempt 10 prove, her BODY
Was cut into sections and placed in
the sacks later found in Ecorse creek.
DIR. Fritch. as soon as 1t was an
nornced that the jury would visit the
premises. hustled 10 a telephone and
conversed with someone in low tone.
Then he hurried out of the building
without waiting for his counsel AMI
arrived AT his office long before the
rest OF the procession OF jurors, court
attaches, attorneys and newspaper
men reached there. He was waiting
ut the door 10 receive the party. and
graciously showed his visitors inside
Fritch Has Elaborate Suite.
From the outer reception room. run
ming the length of his suite. the juror
passed into another and larger recep.
ton room, which also served for an
office and consultation room. looking
out on Washington boulevard Back
of this were a series of smaller rooms,
beginning with the operating room,
fully equipped A well-stocked med,.
cine room was found as an adjunc;
OF the operating room. dressing
room, small bedroom and toilet room
were also included in the suite, all
the room connecting. The doctor called
special attention TO a buzzer which
announces the entrance Of every new
conner.
That the defense proposed TO put
mp stiff fight TO free the doctor an
take advantage OF every legal loop
hole that presents itself was apparent
from the outset Before Miss Hen.
ming was sworn. Attorney Lodge Oh.
Jccted TO the Introduction OF any tes-
timony on the ground that the court
had no jurisdiction. There had been
no evidence 10 warrant the holding o.
DR.. Fritch for trial. he contendei.
Ills objection amounted to a motion
fc- the prisoners discharge and Judge
Phelan promptly brushed IL aside.
Prosecutor Van Zile made il plain
that the prosecution would attempt TO
show that criminal operation had
been at least attempted and that Miss
Miilmsn died on the operating table
Crowds at Trial
Judge Phelans court was thronged
with the curious within a few minutes
after the doors were thrown open.
"Wednesday morning, but Il was near
" 10 o'clock Lefore Prosecutor Van
Zile arose 10 outline his theory OF the
peoples case against DR.. Fritch.
I'VE shall be able 10 prove to you,
said Judge Van Zile, by Martha Hen
ming and other witnesses that Mabel
Millman came 10 Detroit Aug. IA. 1909,
for the purpose of procuring a Grim
iilal operation; that, in company with
Miss Henning she visited Dr. Fritcn
on Thursday. Aug. 20, and made an
appointment 10 come again the fol-
lowing day; that she agreed 10 pay
DIR. Fritch s25.'
Mabel Millman left the rooming
house on Cass-st., where she was
staying with Miss Henning. about .
o'clock on the afternoon of Friday,
Aug. p, and we will endeavor to show
that she went To the office of DIT.
Fritch."
The prosecutor went on TO relate,
emitting no detail, however. as is
charged, Or Fritch engaged the ser
vices OF Joe Leach the chauffeur. in
connection with the disposal OF Miss
Millman's dismemhered body. lie pic.
tContInued ON Page Sikh
tured the doctors anxiety TO get in
touch with Leach when he called up
the lattors home about o'clock ia
he afternoon. and found Leach was
not in.
Leach finally came and at once
called up Dr. Fritch" the prosecute,
continued. The doctor asked Joe 10
come right over to his Office and leave
bis machine on the Cadillac side. lie
said to Joe: I'm in trouble and
want you 10 help me- out Joe replied
IN q joking way Have you been
Killing someone and the doctors
response was you are not supposed
to know anything about what has
been done Then DR.. Fritch asked
leach il he knew where there was
some deep water Leach said he knew
OF some under the Belle Isle bridge
A place down che river was also SUE.
gestec anu Leach left 10 return At
8 O'clock"
The prosecutor went fully into tie
midnight trip down Ihe river with the
sacks, whieh. he declared contained
the dism2mbered remains OF Mabel
Millman. FIRST detailing the trip 10 III.
Fritch's home on Trumbull-ave whore,
as Leach alleges. nc placed a number
tcf bricks in the auto under Fritch's
Crders
And We shall show he continued.
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