The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-03
Man and Woman Tes-
tify for Culver in
Libel Suit
DEFENDANT TAKES
STAND FOR SELF
Admits Having No
Personal knowledge
of Charges Made

Mrs. Marjorie Straub. of School.
craft, Mich. and James Burgess. OF
vicksburg. Mich. testified. Friday
morning in Judge Lambs court that
they had seen Grant NJ. Hudson,
state superintendent OF the Anti.
saloon league. and plaintiff in a libel
suit against Rep. Charles II. Culver,
drink wine over bar. Mrs. Straub
swore that Hudson came into her
husbands saloon In Schoolcraft
about nine years ago. soon after the
saloon opened In the morning
poured his drink out OF a bottle,
paid for II. and departed.
Burgess said he rode from School
craft TO vicksburg with Hudson aft.
er the latter had conducted a fu.
neral service for one of the Straub
children.
when we got to vicksburg." ties.
titled Burgess. Hudson stopped at
the Adams house. and said, Jim,
are you dry I said. 4 might take
a glass of beer We went into the
bar. had my beer: he had his
wins--and he paid for BOTH"
Culver. on REORGANIZATION by
Attorney Pound, admitted that he
had no personal knowledge Of any
OF the charges he made against
Hudson In the article which caused
the libel snit.
Culver cited his z40 pounds OF
bulk In the witness chair. end In
tones which could be heard in the
corridors, swore that he believed the
Anti-aSlcon league was a CROFT or
ganization anG that some of its sole.
itors were paid grafters
II had absolutely no malice to-
wards Hudson when printed that
article" Culver testified. II didn't
even know him Fact IL. wanted
TO help him. wanted him TO be
promoted to the position he now
holds. because knew he favored 10
cal option as against, statewide pro
hibition. and that's the sort Of q man
] wanted to see In the once. knew
by attacking Hudson. would be at
tracing sympathy and support Ia
him from the Anti-Saloon league
workers. / knew they would hold
my paper before one another and
ray. Look at the beer ads. The
liquor interests are behind this And
III say now that the scheme work
ed"
When asked by his attorney. VII.
liam G. Manchester. where he had
gotten the alleged information ne
printed In the article forming the
basis of the suit. Culver replied that
he had gathered II In various places
for a period covering more than Ave
years. He did not give the names OF
anyone who had supplied him with
the alleged facts, and frequently ex.
planned that some of the things he
printed were generally believed.
or that he had been told about them
by persons who lived up that way"
Culver summed up some OF the
matters he had heard" as follows:
II heard about the wine supper
while he was q student at Kalama'
zoo college. heard that he drank
heard he had been accused Of the
other immoralities referred to in the
article, and that he had to borrow
money from relatives to square &c
affair. and failed to pay It back.
II heard Mr.. Hudson had takeL q
drink while In vicksburg, Mich. and
heard also that he drank while nj
his home In achoolcraft. heard he
took a former choir singer In his
church to a hotel where food and
drink were served. and that his con
duct there was such that the younp
woman quit the church and ceased
collecting for the Anti.Saloon league
II did not name any one SPECIFIC
incident In which Mr.. Hudson
involved With woman because
stnderatO nod there vera two and nos,