The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-07-03
Murder
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Mae answered, three detectives
showed their way into the house
and asked where Nelson Davis was.
My daughter called me but before
! could get 10 them, the detectives
were inside the room and asked me
where my husband was hiding.
II asked them what they wanted
with him and one OF them said
you know damn well what We want
with him asked him not to swear
in front OF my daughter and TO re-
spcct our home il he didn't respect
his job. He just looked at me and
said you damn people amt the
kind 10 be respected They wouldn't
tell me what they wanted with my
husband. u
Nelson was In the bedroom and
told them I would call him, but
they pushed themselves into the
room and told him TO get your
damn clothes on, we want you ]
asked them il they had q warrant.
and one OF them said we don't
need no warrant for you people. l
told them my husband was sick
and {the spokesman said you pco-
pie always get sick after you get
in trouble
Il told them 10 step out OF the
room so my husband could get
dressed and this man who seemed
10 be the leader said ne amt cot
a damned thing 10 hide! Then they
began rambling through the clothe
closets, and throwing our Clothes
all over the house
Looking for Gun
Mrs. Davis said that when she
asked what they were looking for.
the detectives told her they were
looking for 1.-The gun that killed
that white man She said she then
asked him not 10 strew the clothes
around and 10 show some decency.
He said you people amt decent
and nobody should be decent 10
you"
Davis, she said. refused 20 have
anything 10 say. realizing that he
would probably be beaten II he
even protested 10 what VAS GONG on
in his home.
While rambling Through the
closet they came upon bag OF
money with the days receipts and
counter checks. They said We had
been running around breaking into
white peoples places while the riot
was gong on and when I told them
The money was from our own busi-
ness one OF them said you amt got
no damned business They started
70 take the money away and
wouldn't let them move Il without 4
counting IT, Then one Of. them said |
70 my daughter. come over here
and count this damned money but
she refused TO obey him. told them
they couldn't take the money away
without the receipts and they finally
decided 10 leave the money there"
Called Robbers and Thieves
Continuing the search. Mrs. Davis
SAID. the detectives came across a
supply OF soap she had bought for
her restaurant and home. Then, she
said, one O.. the detectives accused
them OF "robbng stores after kill
ing a white man and robbing him.
That's where you got that damned
money"
Finally when my husband was
dressed taey sad were taking you
down FOR me murder Of that white
man. A. ne police station | heard
him say ia an officer al the desk
were holding this IF for kill
in1 that white man on Brush street
They asked my husband Il he
heard sho,s on the cay OF The shoot
.nz and when ne ssld ne only heard
the shots that killed Negro the
detective SAID We amt talking
about the IF that was killed,
we're taking about TIA; white man.
When ! asked him later II could
see my husband ne said don't say
= damn thing 10 me. the less you say
nov the better IL will be for hin"
DAVIS has been employed by the
Ford Motor company for the past
81 years. He came 20 Detroit % years
ago and has been in the restaurant
business for the past is months He
IS incumbent candidate for presl-
dent OF the Production Foundry
Unit Of Ford Local 600 He has de-
med any knowledge Of the killing
o. white man near Brush and
Warren Monday.