The Detroit times., 1910-02-19
JOE LEACH REPEATS
DAMNING s DRY
AGAINST FR|TCH
Tells of Aiding Doctor In Disposing
Of Sacks Weighted With Bricks
In Greek Where Mabel Mill.
mans Body Was Found
Says Physician Gave Him $25 and
Warned Him Not To Say Any
thing To Anyone"

With Chauffeur Joseph " Leach OF
the stand. Friday. the prosecution
played its trump card against pr
George A. Fritch. when Leach told his
damning story Of being asked 20 briul
his automobile 10 Or Fritchs Office
and of taking three mysterious pack
ages from the once 10 tte EcOrss
Creek bridge. whore Dr. Fritch. ae
said, threw them into the water
Leach, since his police court ap-
pear&nce. has grown q mustache. and
has aged perez ptibly
The testimony OF Mrs. Leach. lead
Ing LIP La that given IL Ler -LIShan1-
seems to be direct contradiction 10
he star" testimony of Mrs Mignon
nette Messenger for the prosecution
Mrs. Messenger. carefully weighing
her every answer, placed herself n
Or. Fritchs office. in conversation
with Mabel Millmau, IS late IS s -
O'Clock on the afternoon OF the a.
legged operation. Mrs Leach swore
that al 3 O'Clock. Or. Fritch had
called up her husband
Attorney Lodge dwelt az length on
the time element. with both Mrs
Messenger. and Mrs Leach.
Cora James On the Stand.
Miss Cora James. Mabel Millman
Detroit friend. took the stand when
court opened. Friday. Miss James,
also known as Mrs. Nellis. a stunning
looking young woman, said that Mabel
had called on her. asking advice, and
stating that she was in trouble.
The witness said that Miss Mill.
man asked her about certain medicine
and then inquired for a physician.
These inquiries were being made Tor
"A friend. Mabel declared.
Il told her ! heard DR.. Fritch took
such cases said the witness
Was anything said about pay
ment?"
Mabel said she would loan he.
friend $40, and displayed the money"
After those few questions. Prosecu-
tor Van Zile finished with the Wit
ness.
Attorney Lodge then asked ner IL
she had not been i'll.
Yes: I hadn't ought to have come
out today" said Miss James.
Then | won't question you" said
Lodge.
"Considerate of you," sneered Van
Zile.
Mrs. leach's Story.
Louise Leach, No. "a Baker-st., wife
of the chauffeur, Joseph Leach, who
Is alleged to have aided DR.. Fritch
Ia disposing of Mabel Millman's body,
was then called.
At about o'clock. August p, Or.
Fritch called her up. the witness said.
and asked for her husband. He was
out, but DR.. Fritch told her 10 have
Leach call him up. About an hour
later he called her up again.
Leach called DR.. Fritch after 5
o'clock. She didn't hear the CONVEX
sation.
When Leach left the house, the
witness said, he told Der that DR.
Fritch had some friends that ne
wanted to take out. When she saw
him the next morning, she asked:
What did Dr. Fritch have on" and
her husband declared that he had ar.
rived too late. The parties had gone.
Called on Frtch.
"You were called before the grand
jury, were you not?" asked Prosecute.
Van Zile.
The witness said she was, and had
afterward called on DR.. Fritch and
told him that her husband was locked
up In connection with the Millman
case. She continued:
"All that Or. Fritch said, was,
That's an awful place to put man
in. know. I've been there He
offered help in case there was any
thing I needed at home"
Under cross-examination by Mr..
Lodge. the witness said her reason
for going TO see DR.. Fritch, after her
session in Justice Stems grand jury,
was prompted by worry over her hus-
bands arrest. She said the grand
jury came as surprise TO her, and
she was deeply worried when, after
giving her testimony, she was told
that her husband vas locked up FOR
completely in the Millman case
Chauffeur Leach Testites.
Joseph Leach. the first magnitude
star of the prosecutions Witnesses
the chauffeur who told. before Justice
STEMS grand jury. and later in police
court a sensational story of helping Dr..
Fritch to dispose OF Mabel Millman's
dismembered body was called 10 the
stand. after short recess. at 1870
O'Clock.
Leach said he had known Or Fritch
for g. and, perhaps II years. lie
said he regarded himself ar a friend
OF DR.. Fritch anj the doctor was
his family physician lie said that
his wife told him of DIT Fritch's mes
sage on August o. and that he called
the doctor up at about O'Clock
'Dr. Fritch," said the witness, told
me TO bring the auto but not 10 drive
up In front OF the Office 20 leave n,
machine across the street.
''Fritch asked MT If Mas hif
friend said | was I'm in, trouble
he said
inquiries For Deep Water
Il : Leach declared Dr. Fritch asked
him whore there was some deeI
water. Leach told\ him, at Belle Isle
bridge. aud also along the shore. dowr
the river.
whats the trouble? Been KILN.
somebody" Leach said he asNe,
Fritch
.'Fritch laughed" said tho wituess
"and remarked. You're not suppose
10 know anything.
Leach then told OF going into tn,
once and seeing a large paper pack
age. DIR. Fritch took this packag,
with him to the auto and then 20 bis
residence Then, with Fritch. h,
Only One "BRoMo oUININE," that
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