Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-16
Foap-rRieuNE JURY SECURED.
Ten Farmers TO Decide " Fiivver
Maker is Anarchist.

Mount Clemens. Mich. May lJ--Ten
working farmers of Macomb county,
one retired farmer. and one road build
er were chosen as the jury TO decide
the 81 .000. .000 libel suit which Henry
Ford has brought against the Chicago
Tribune for referring to him editorially
as IAN anarchist"
Just before the Jury was sworn at 4
o'clock this afternoon Attorney Alfred
]. Murphy OF Detroit announced new
line Of evidence which he expects to
put into this case.
rs there any gentleman on this
panel" he asked. VINO. under the
proof that the plaintiff in this case ex-
poets to prove. that the Chicago Trib-
une was endeavoring to get this coun-
try into war with Mexico. and by 50
doing. it was playing Germany's game
in an effort to keep us from supplying
munitions to the allies who were fight
ing Germany-when that proof is Of
fered and because Of that proof. is
there any gentleman upon this panel
" mo is not in a position to receive that
proof fairly and consider it properly!
II so, please indicate it,
The jurors remained silent.
Mr.. Murphy continued
Then, gentlemen, l am to infer by
the silence Of each one Of You, take 1T
that there is nothing in your minds. or
any OF your past positions you have
taken, or your past views. that will
prevent you from fairly receiving tes-
timony offered by the plaintiff, to show
one of the reasons for. the publication
OF this claimed libelous article that
the Chicago Tribune was trying to get
us into war with Mexico. doing it as
well. .in tis interests Of Germany.
"Nethinks / takeo 1t, ,whichHwill pre-
vent any Of you gentlemen from re-
ceiving and considering the testimony
fairly and impa-t;ally. If so. please
indicate it."
Silence.
: Mr.. Murphy spoke with extreme
gravity. Back of him at the Tribune
table Attorney Elliott G. SteySnson
smiled, and without rising from his
chair said: Il don't think it is wirth
while answering. your honor. We will
answer it by the proofs"
i Henry Ford and his son Edsal sat
side by side in Judge fuckers court
today when the opening statement of
Mr.. Ford's 81 100000 libel suit against
the Chicago Tribune was made by At
torney Albert ]. Murphy. Mr.. Ford
said he expected to spend most OF his
time here until a verdict was reached
In his statement Mr. Murphy asked
the jury to remember that after the
publication Of the alleged libel. July
90. 1915. the United States had not
entered the European war and did not
enter until April. 1917
to sell munitions of war and we were
trying to keep out Of the war said
Mr.. Murphy.
. "a few days before this editorial was
published. an June IS, 1916, the secre-
tary of war ordered the mobilization
of the national guard for service on
the Mexican border
Mr.. Murphy then read the editorial
headed Ford Is An Anarchist" The
article said Ford would not hold open
the places of his men who responded
to the call Of their country nor care
for their families. Ford was referred
to as an ignorant idealist" and one
"inca pa ble of thought
Concluding the reading Mr.. Murphy
continued:
eGentlemen. we shall prove that
these statements are a tissue of false
hood and libel"