The Detroit times., 1912-08-19
FIERCE FEUD BETWEEN
DENTIST AND FORMER
FRIEND STIRS WEST SIDE
G. w. Davis Scatters Circulars
Telling of Alleged Insult of
Wife by DR.. J. A. Nelson
LATTER GETS WARRANT
Says He Has Been DETAINED and
Makes Charge of Crimi-
nal Libel
LATTER GETS WARRANT

west side dentist, with ofhces at Df1
and Junction-aves., and residing al
No. 652 Toledo-ave.. swore out a war
rant, Saturday afternoon. charging
criminal libel against G. w. Davis, his
former close friend, who has flooded
the west side OF the city. in a wide
area near the dentists office and
home. with thousand handbills, OF
vitriolic nature. making grave charges
against DR. Nelson
The circulars have the west side all
agog with gossip. as they are, to say
the least. unusual
Davis, over his own signature on
the handbllls. which contain about
$50 words, accuses the dentist of In
sulting women patients in his office,
and alleges that Mrs. Davis, wife of
the signer, was one OF the victims.
Davis Is a brakeman for the Michi.
gan Central railroad, and resides In a
pretty, well-furnished home on the
rear OF the lot at No. 256 Dix.ave. He
was patron OF DR.. Nelson for years,
according 10 both men, who both also
declare that they have been warm
friends.
The circular and the charges made
in 1t, are unprintable, but when In.
terviewed by The Times, DAVIS de.
clared that he issued the circular af-
ter long consideration, and much
thought. and said frankly that he took
that method OF injuring DR.. Nelson's
reputation and practice, because he
felt that It was his only recourse.
Davis married his wife, who is only
% years old, two years ago. He says
she came from a farm near Jackson.
Mich, Is unsed to city ways, and
would be called unsopnisticated.
Davis says he sent her to DR.. Nell
son to have her teeth treated, April
10. He says he heard nothing of the
alleged Insult until July %, when his
wife's sister, only 16 years old, was
seized with toothache while visit
ing in the Davis home. Davis ad-
vised her to go to DR.. Nelson, but his
wife demurred, and when Davis in.
sisted, started to cry. Then. he says,
his wife told him that she had kept
from him the story OF the alleged in
suit. because she feared that he. hear
ing her story, might be guilty Of some
rash action which would get him into
trouble. Davis is a seutherner.
Davis says that HIS wife then told
him that on the occasion of her visit
TO DR.. Nelson In April. the dentist
had grossly insulted her. Davis de-
clares that his wife told him that DR..
Nelson then apologized saying, Il
hope there Is no offense."
Davis SAYS he was mad with rage
when he heard her story. but that his
wife made him solemnly promise to
take no desperate action.
He says that he then consulted As
sistant Prosecutor VOORHEES,. who ad-
yised him to see Justice Jeffries. JUS
tice Jeffries, he says, advised him to
"get a recommendation from the
prosecutor" and ne would issue a
warrant
Returning TO VOORHEES,. Davis says
shat the latter advised him not 10 get
warrant. because Mrs Davis would
be subjected to humiliating cross
questioning by the attorney for the
defense. and the ordeal would be dis
agreeable tc any woman"
Davis says he then consulted his
wife's father, and some OF his own
friends. and decided TO issue the cir
cular. TO do DR.. Nelson all the harm
that he could He was plainly dis
gruatled over his failure to get war
rant.
In the circular, and when inter
viewed, Davis also mentions other
cases OF like nature, among them,
one in which DR.. Nelson was brought
to trial in connection with an alleged
attack OH a sister-in-law Of a Detroit
alderman.
The charge against DR.. Nelson was
dismissed, in that case. Nelson says
that il was an attempt to blackmail
him for $500. He denies the charges
OF Davis fatty. and says he intends
to press the case to "a finish" and
have 1t thoroughly aired.
He says that he did not insult Mrs.
Davis. that she acted in ladylike man.
ner In his offlce, and that he acted
In a gentlemanly manner. He says
that the only explanation he can give
is that she misconstrued something
that he did or said to her, and was
alarmed. He denied any scene In the
office.
DR.. Nelson admits that Davis took
his wife TO confront Mrs. Nelson In
the Nelson home. July %, after Davis
says he first heard OF the assault.
Mrs. Nelson also stated that the
couple came there, and told her OF
the alleged insult. She says she
doesn't believe the story now, and
didn't at the time. The Nelson's have
one child, a daughter, 10 years old.
Davis says that his wife lost nearly
40 pounds through worry over the az
fair. She Is now on her fathers furm
recuperating. and will be home Mon
day, he says.
Dr. Nelson IN a gtant I'm build. and