The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-08
DENTISTS END
4 LONG QUARREL
Judge Fleming Acts as Arbiter
Between Drs. JHM. Rodgers
and Clyde Stone.
FIGHT SMASHES WINDOW

Judge Martin Fleming Is q good
diplomat. In a few minutes wednes.
day morning he succeeded in bringing
togt tier Drs. ]. NJ. Rodgers and Clyde
Stone. well known dentists, who fig-
ured in a brief. but spirited difficulty
on Market street Saturday night.
In the presence OF his honor and @
large crowd OF spectators, the young
men shook hands. agreed to lay aside
4 their differences and 80 forth as friends
The occasion brought forth a general
round OF handshalxing, with the judge
coming In for liberal share.
The rather dramatic climax came at
the end of the spirited hearing OF DIR.
clyde Stone, against whom DR.. Rodgers
swore out warrant Tuesday, charging
him with assault and battery. The war
rant was served by Plainclothesmen
Dusgan and j. III. Gouldy, the defend
ant making bond for his appearance in
court. On Tuesday afternoon DIR. Rod
gers was tried before Squire j. ]. Bork
and bound over to the grand jury. He
was brought before the magistrate on
a warrant sworn out by DR.. Stone.
Attorney Tom Crutchfield represented
DR.. Stone In police court while w. T.
Murray was the attorney for DR.. Rod
gers. Several witnesses were on hand.
Details Of Fracas.
the statement of DIR. Rodgers was
that he and c. A. Land, friend at
whose home he took supper Saturday
night, were coming down Market street
from the Western Union Office, where
Mr.. Land went to get a telegram. DR..
Stone and Grant Haley. he said, came
out of the Arcade alley when they
passed and they later ran across the
two In front OF the Robert Schwartz
store. DR.. Rodgers said DR.. Stone
made some remark which he, did not
catch and he took step or two for
ward. then retraced his steps. Accord
ing to his statement, DR.. Stone struck
at him and was thrown forward by the
blow. He then hit his antagonist, who
went through the plate glass window
and came out fighting, he said They
were soon separated. Cross questioned
by Attorney Crutchheld. DIR. Rodgers. a
Vanderbilt man, declared he did not
hun: trouble and denied he was a pugi-
listic star in college.
The statement OF Mr., Land corrobo-
rated Dr. Rodgers.
DR.. Stone then took the stand and
gave his version. He charged that DIR.
Rodgers struck two blows, one OF which
sent him through the WINDOW. He said
be clinched with the doctor when he
emerged from the window. Attorney
Murray asked him q number Of ques-
tons about his personal conduct in the
past receiving a denial of several ques-
tions. DR.. Stone frankly admitted he
was in court on one occasion about
some trouble with a mute negro.
Details of differences which arose in
the dental society cropped out during
the hearing, DR.. Stone claiming that
DR.. Rodgers attacked him and his
brother DR.. Nevin Stone, in a meeting
Of the society. The trouble, he ex-
planned, arose over ballots that were
cast over the admittance of his father,
DR.. 7. r. Stone, to membership. He
claimed DR.. Rodgers offered to take
on" either he or his brother or both.
DR.. Rodgers said the trouble came up
Stone which he considered entirely I'M
called for and out of place, and he re-
scented them, declaring he voted that
DR.. l. r. Stone be made a member Of
the society.
Grant Haley said he helped 10 sep
arate the fighters on Market street.
DR.. Rodgers was frank to admit that
when this trouble came UP at the dem
tai society he laid off his coat and Of
fered to take on the two brothers at
once.
Or. Austin Called.
Or. ]. L. Austin was next called TO
the stand and made a statement about
the dental trouble which, in the main,
tailed with that of DR.. Rodgers. Or.
Austin said there was a fair little scrap
in the meeting. 1t was brought out
that when DR.. stones wife was hurt In
an automobile accident DIR. Rodgers
moved that the society send her flowers.
DR.. Nevn Stone also gave an account
of dental society troubles, telling of the
surprise OF members at the formation
of the new organization.
Judge Fleming then got busy in the
role of arbitrator, said there was no
need OF the i'll feeling and he could see
no use of the matter going any fur
Their. He advocated that the combat
ants forget the trouble. shake hands
, and be friends. He paid high compli-
ment to DR.. l. r. Stone. as did ATTIC
ney Murray, declaring he was high
class gentleman and a good citizen,
whose desire was to see right reign.
DIR. Nevin Stone also came in for COM
mendation, the judge remarking that
sDr. Clyde Stone was. young and lacked
the poise Of his. father and brother,
but that he would settle down as he
grew older. The judge laughingly re-
ferred to his younger days. and Attor-
ney Murray smiled.
As Drs Rodgers and Clyde Stone
shook hands their faces indicated they
were willing to let bygones be bygones.
There was handshaking all the way
round, the occasion serving as re-
vival Of good feeling.