The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13
FORD CHILLED
IN ARGUMENTS
BY ATTORNE YS

MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich. Aug IL
Tho evidence and tn" final arguments
in Henry rord's $In0U.0O0 libel SUIT
against tho Chicago Daily Tribune, are
all in. The last word was SPOKEN y!
Alfred LuCking. senior rouhs'l lot Wv
plaintiff today. Tomorrow, Judge luck
or will formulate his instructions ana
on Thursday. ne will deliver thcP. 10
the jury The fnal appeal on behalf Oh
the defendant was by Attorney Ell'o''
G.. Stevenson, preceding Mr.. Luckin6
The issue was sQuarC!y joined. MT
Stevenson ContCnding that MT. Ford was
an anarchist in June, 1916. Wh'n inc
Tribune SO characterized him. ana MI
LuCkinE asserting that there "aS ~
man in the United States FARMER r.
moved from anarchy.
Captain Joseph NJ. Patterson one
the Defendants was in court ana Sh'"
! that he hoped To stay until after me
verdict was received. but Mr.. Ford Will
not b. present according TO his counsel
4 large crowd which filled every seat
and blocked the aSl"S was present 10
hear tho climatic efforts Of the counsel
Mr.. stevenson was the first 10 speak
He rCCItcd that the alleged llh"l"uS cdl-
Inrial headed Ford is an Anarchist
Ford first sued in the federal court NJ
Chicago. but after several months with
drew the suit and instituted another IN
tho circuit court al Detroit which IN
dine course of "A change Of Venue r"-
uucStrd NV the defendant came To Mount
Clemens He then took up the editorial
itself and insisted that there WAS not
word in It's anywhCr" To JUSTIFY INC
plaintiffs contention that by IAN anar"
chist tn" Tribune meant bomb throw
rr or one who by violent means sought
In rycrturn government" Nr. Steven
son read from the editorial one OF ths
alleged lIbcls:
"A man so ignorant OF tho fnndamen-
tai principles Of the government IS
Henry Ford"
"Wcn." commented tho lawyer what
did hc ton us on IN" stand" II" sRid
h" did not know what IN" FUNDAMENTALS
wrr" and did not care.
He said he did not know what th'
fundamentals were and did not care.
Ignorant idralist' was the next al
|, rcd Iibclous statement brought by Inc
lawyer.
And they put Ford employees on the
stand to PROV" that h" could read and
write" said Mr.. Stevenson. Il WAS
never so shocked In my life.
Mr. Stevenson r"c"untcd how Mt
Ford repeatedly cvadcd reading Will" q"
the witness stand and finally f"plylnE
to Il question said ne was willing IN,
inprcssion should 60 out that he couiu
rot read.
The Tribune lawyer said that inc:-
dent after incident occurred Will" the
plaintiff was on the stand 10 prove the
charge Of ignorance.
at was pitiful." continued MI S'e-
vcnson. but they had demanded PROOF
and I had TO go on until Judge TucKei
himself said:
MIR. stevenson. you have gone far
cnourgh along this line. Gentlemen. that
phase Of the proof was completed right
there"
whether Nr. Ford would still have op-
posed sending soldiers to the Mexican
border II he had been in Jesse pccmers
place and kidnapped into Mexico where
every day a cunning bandit said:
mir. Ford. you will be shot in tho
morning"
He ,rccitcd other outrages testified 10
bv border witnesses. hut IN each nc PIC
turcd MIR. Ford as the victim and asked
IL tho manufacturer would have been
So cOmplaccnt If he had been the SUI
fercr.
And now comes MIR Ford and says
that his reputation had beer ruined. h'a
life blasted by thus EDITORIAL went on
Mr.. Stevenson. Nothing hut Sl.eO".hNO
Of Tribune money would heal II. Great
heavens, gentlemen! Blasted! Ruined!
Why his reputation was so ruined That
Michigan. two months after IA" Cdlto.
rial gave him the primary N"ic for
president. President. Think Of it, Some
Of you jurymcn may have voted for
him. don't know. but if You did.
Cod forriy,