The daily times., 1919-08-04
HENRY FCRD'S LAWYERS OPEN
REBUTTAL IN 100000
SUE.
TRIAL DRAWING TO CLOSE
Generally Believed Now That Famous
Case Will be in the Hands of
the Jury Not Later Than
August IS.

go Tribune has rested Its defense IN
the S1,OOO,OOO libel suit brought
against it by Henry Ford, after seven
weeks of legal battle.
The Tribune introduced its first wit
ness June and closed its case with
the reading of editorials and articles
on Henry Ford on July %.
simultaneously Alfred Lucking, the
chief counsel for Mr.. Ford, announc-
ed that the plaintiff would not con-
cern itself with the Mexican phase of
the testimony offered by the Tribune.
1t has been the claim of Ford coun-
sci that affairs in Mexico have moth
ing to do with the charge, which is
that the Tribune libelled Mr.. Ford
when it called him an anarchist.
Announcement was made to the
court therefore that unless the Tri-
bune re-opened the Mexican matter
in a way which made it virtually i'm
portant to the case that no time
would be wasted in combating the
testimony given on the stand by the
witnesses who were brought here from
the border by the defendant.
May Go to Jury August is.
This, 1t is expected, will materially
shorten the case and the expectation
now is that the whole matter will be
in the hands of the jury by August
18th.
Ford counsel opened their rebuttal
testimony by calling to the stand
Frank L. Klingensmith, vice presi
dent and treasurer of the Ford Motor
company.
Mr.. Klingensmith corroborated pre-
vious testimony concerning the war
work of the company and Mr.. Ford's
long settled determination to make no
profits out of the manufacture of
war materials.
Of principal interest, however, was
Mr.. Klingensmith's unequivocal de-
clara ton that he had never talked
with p. w. Williams, the Chicago Tri-
bune's correspondent, who sent the
story which led to the editorial on
which the case is based.
Mr.. Williams has testified on the
stand for the Tribune that he called
Mr.. Klingensmith up to ask what
preparations the Ford Motor Car
company was making to care for the
dependents of men called to the bor-
der and what it would do about Civ
ing the men jobs when they returned.
He said Mr.. Klingensmith told him
that the company had done and would
do nothing. The Chicago Tribune
printed this and In commenting on
itaeditorially said that Mr.. Ford was
an anarchist
Witness Denies Tribune Story.
Mr.. Klingensmith fatty denied ever
having said anything of the kind and
said that he could not have made
such an answer because the company
had fixed policy for such cases, that
this policy was to care for depend
ents and to hold employment open
for the men.
on the testimony of John III. Dunno
wind, assistant managing editor of
the Free Press. who has stated on
the stand that he called up Mr. Kiln
gensmith at his home in Highland
Park to verify Mr.. Williams story
and that he got the same answer Will
liamS testifies he received. Dunno
wind the witness said could not have
called him in Highland Park, since
he was not living there.
Writer Did Not Interview Ford,
A deposition from Edward Marshall,
the writer, was read into the records
Mr.. Marshall stated that an interview
which he wrote with Mr. Ford was
not in reality secured from the manu-
20 He
ed with Mr.. Ford's associates, got
ideas from them and attributed them
to Mr.. Ford. This was a usual thing
to do, he said. He stated also that
1t was usual for fnterviewers to put
thoughts into the heads Of the men
they went to interview and to get
them to talk along these lines and
that this was what he did with Mr.
Ford.