Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-26
Policeman Tells
How Dodge Hit
Head on Floor
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and three men. The jury is eX-
pected 10 receive the case today
Tucker was a member OF the
merry fourSome assembled al his
home, 1866 Van Dyke place, next
door 10 the Howard Lange home,
1860 Van Dyke place, where Dodge
was arrested as a prowler.
He revealed Dodge fell in the
Lange home after knocking his
wife. Mrs. Dora Mcdonald Dodge,
Ia the floor with two blows which
she testified cut her lip and rem
dered her unconscious.
SAW HIM HIT WIFE
Said Tucker:
IL saw Dodge hit Mrs. Dodge.
/ was looking through the win
dow from my house into the
LANCE home.
"They both fell, Dodge falling
on top OF Mrs. Dodge. He fell
face forward. That was all l
saw. pulled down the shade
then"
Prosecutor William + Bowling
asked il any OF fuckers party
suggested rescuing Mrs. Dodge
81 don't remember" Tucker
replied.
Seeking 10 refresh fuckers
memory. Bowling brought out that
Tucker was an air raid warden.
AS an air raid warden YOU
nre trained To observe, are you
not ." Bowling asked.
"Oh, I know IL ID il thermite
bomb that drops" Tucker an
swered.
CHALLENGED TUCKER
Tucker told Of Dodge'S challenge
20 him 10 fight.
"He asked me 10 step outside"
Tucker said II asked him To
step inside. He wouldn't and 1
wouldn't ~ we both retired"
Mrs. William j Garfield social
registerite. who lives across the
street from the Tucker home,
testified that Dodge twice at
tempted 20 fight Tucker She told
of, being awakened by commo-
ton and Of watching Dodge from
her home
"ThiS man was obviously In
toxicated and some Of his Ian
guage was unrepeatable," said
Mrs. Garfield Il saw him walk
away from the Tucker home
and heard him shouting, i want
my woman.
CALLED THEM WILD
al have always said they
were a Wild gang. I will not
have them interfering with my
woman -
Earlier testimony by Dodge S
wife and Miss Mignon FortaIne
with whom Dodge was drinking
when Mrs. Dodge called az he
Lange home had been that Dodge
left the house only once.
This was after he had accus
Mrs Dodge Of spying on him
nocked her down and left al
leCedly 10 look for Tucker Mrs
Dodge was a guest al the Tucker
home
ION the night Of August ~. ]
was awakened by n most dread
fail and violent banging" said
Mrs Garfield with a broad East,
orn accent 1T was exactly l2:45
n. m.
II went in my sons room 10
sec what was the trouble. Some
one Mt the door of the Tucker
home was apparently trying TO
get In. heard some one say:
Get out and stay out. Damn IL,
mean II"
The speaker she identified as
Tucker. who had been previously
pointed out 10 her as an air ralc
warden
CREPT TO WINDOW
"Ancr the door had been
closed" She continued. "the
same man got down on his hands
and knees and crept 10 the win
dow Of the Tucker home. He
made several unsuccessful at
tempts TO raise himself 10 the
WINDOW Nv the ltuet.
II was realty fearful for Mr..
fuckers safety. 40 l went into
my daughters room and woke
her. Together we watched the
man. who appeared Ia he trying
10 find something TO throw
through the window"
Still mumblng with decided,
thick cnunClatI0n Dodge re
turned 10 the LANCE home. III
said something She thought
about If they have any OF my sll
yer plate. | want II back.
would YOU call his words a
TRADE ." asked Assistant Prose-
Cutor Julian c. Macintosh.
II most aSSuredly would" re-
piled tho witness.