The Detroit times., 1915-06-29
FOE
DEFAMED,
He ASSERTS
Rev. G. M. Hudson
Sues Chas. H. Culver,
Alleging SANDER
DENIES GIVING
WINE DINNER

Strong expressions Of disapproval
for grog shops from members Of
the present circuit court jury panel.
were heard, Monday morning. In
Judge Lambs court. 1t the opening
OF the $1,000 libel suit Of the Rev.
Grant M. Hudson. state supsrinten-
dent Of the Anti-Saloon league.
against Charles H. Culver. state rep
resentative and publisher Of . week
" paper in Detroit. Two Jurors.
examined by one Of Culver's stan
OF lawyers. loudly announced that
they wished every saloon In the
state were put out Of business.
do you contribute to the Anti
saloon league!" asked the lawyer OF
John Klump. OF Worthwhile.
Yes. I do" was Tia prompt
reply. land ! think It's doing .
great work. ! wish to God every
saloon in the state was closed. Wed
be better on"
Klump was promptly excused. al
though he said his views on the
liquor problem would not prevent
him doing Justice to both parties to
the suit
J. w. Renton, of Wayne, was the
second Juror who lifted his voice
against the saloon. His words were
similar to Humps. He. too. was
excused.
The libel suit now before the
court IL the outcome of q dispute
between two men whose opinions
are - wide apart a. the poles. That
the trial will be most bitter and Of
long duration Ia certain. Judge
Lamb dismissed one Juror. w. H.
Flower. of Wyandotte. because he
believed Flower would not be able
to stand the strain Of the fierce
legal struggle expected. Mr.. Flow.
or il rs years old.
Culver's paper has been strong in
It's denunciation OF the forces which
are seeking to Danish liquor from
the nation.
Nov. Is. 1913. his paper made
charges Of q most serious nature
against Mr.. Hudson. The article
also bitterly assailed the Anti-sa-
loon league. Incidents which are
alleged to have occurred when Mr.
Hudson was a student In Kalamazoo
college were referred to. The ar
ticle alleged that Mr.. Hudson had
given a champagne dinner soon
after he emerged VIGOROUSLY from
q debate on the liquor problem. An
other charge IL of q more serious
nature. II involves Mr.. Hudson's
moral character.
All of these. says the anti.saioon
league oflicial, are malicious false
hoods. To disprove them, he has
begun the libel suit. His attorney
il James H. Pound.
Culver has come into court, he
says, to prove that he printed the
truth. william c. Manchester. for
mer attorney for the deceased State
Brewers association. and an unsuc-
oessful congressional candidate in
the last election, 10 Culver's chief
counsel. He Is associated in Gull
ver's defense with Attorney vii.
liam X. McCredie. Close to a half
hundred witnesses have been called
by both litigants.
McCredie. In questioning Jurors,
asked each II the fact that Mr.. Hud.
son is an ordained minister of the
gospel would cause him to give
more credence to his testimony,
than to that "of . newspaperman."
Not a single Juror examined. Mon
day morning. would admit that
newspaperman's word was not just
a. reliable as that Of any minister
In the country. The religious be-
liefs Of the Jurors. their personal
opinions on tho various phases Of
the worldwide struggle against
liquor, and numerous other topics
figured in the examination. At noon