The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-01
.FRITCH SHOULD Be IN FOR .
LIFE, SAYS MRS. MILLMAN
Comments On Supreme Courts
Granting New Trial to
Detroit Physician.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, June 1.-While
the news that the supreme court had
granted DR.. Fritch a new trial was
a blow TO Mrs. Catherine Millman,
mother OF the dead girl, II did not
really come as a surprise.
When Fritch was convicted OF
manslaughter and sent TO Jackson
prison almost four years ago. the
mother, brother and sister OF the
dead girl believed that only partial
justice had been administered In the
case. They felt that the Detroit ply
sician should have been sent to
prison for life.
AS time went on and the mother
did not receive the clothing and per-
;onal belongings which her daughter
took with her when she started away
from Ann Arbor on her last trip, a
suspicion that all was not right be-
gan TO make itself manifest in the
breast OF the mother. She made in
quiries and was informed that the
clothing would be held In Detroit in
case an effort TO release Fritch were
made in order that the evidence
trial was necessary.
Il have feared action by the SUI
preme court ever since DR.. Fritch
was found guilty and sentenced to
Jackson prison" she said today. For
some time l have been expecting
something, | did not know what, to
happen, and now it has come. The
man who took my daughters life
~hould have been sentenced to life
Imprisonment, and ii Is not fair that
ne should escape the punishment
which was meted out to him.
Over year ago Harry Millman,
brother Of the girl, was approached
by friend of Fritch, wso asked him
If the family would be opposed to
steps which might be taken looking
to the securing OF new trial. Mr..
Millman was positive In his assur-
ance of opposition. He states that
the man who visited him spoke very
highly OF Fritch, and advised him to
make no trouble in the event an at
tempt TO secure a new trial were
made.
LANSING, Mich, June THE su-
afternoon, reversed the de-
cision OF the recorders court In De-
troit In the case ofFB DR.. George A.
Fritch, who was convicted In fc10 of
manslaughter for the death OF Miss
Mabel Miliman. who is said to have
died as the result of q criminal oper-
alton. and sentenced TO Is years In
Jackson prison
The court set aside the conviction
and granted a new trial. DR.. Fiitch
will be removed from Jackson prison
TO the custody of the sheriff OF Wayne
county TO await his new ttial No pro-
vision is made for bail. =
The case was appealed on a writ of
error. The supreme court says tho
medical witnesses were called upon
to give opinions based on improper
premises.
''As the case stood when the charge
was delivered" says the coury, I'VE
think what was said about the medi-
cal gentleman, however much H. may
have been deserved, was calculated to
prejudice the respondent because the
case of the people was in substance
contained in the question asked the
medical witnesses
The statement Of the prosecuting
attorney, that he could show tha. DR..
Fritch had continued the practice Of
causing abortions 10 the very hour OF
his examination AMI that he was then
in the practice, is nat aerensiblc and
in the brief for the people is no. de-
Tended. II is said, however, and is
true. that no motion was made TO
strike out the particular statement. or
to instruct he jury no to consider It,
But the principal complaint made in
the respondents brief is that by the
conduct of the prosecuting attorney
and the attitude of the court, respond
ent was placed at disadvantage and
the defense made for him was discred-
ted