Arizona republican., 1919-08-15
JURY ASSESSES PAPER NOMINAL
 SUM UNDER IAN
Decision Includes, However, Court Costs, Which Total Thousands of Dollars Jury Deliberated More Than 10 Hours = Both Sides Claim Victory
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 MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich, Aug. +. A jury tonight awarded Henry Ford six cents damages against the Chicago Tribune for calling him an anarchist Orvy Hulett, foreman of the jury. said that they took nine ballots that 1 can remembe The first one. ac- cording to Leonard Measel another juror stood s to in favor of award : Ing MT Ford some damages.
 Attorney Alfred J. Murphy, for MT Ford, said
 Claim Ford Victory
 The important issue in this case has been determined favorably to the plaintiff He has been vindicated.
 Money damages were entirely sub ordinate and were not sought by Mr. Ford. He stands not only vindicated but his attitude as an American citizen has been justified after d trial which raised every issue against him which ingenuity and research could present His friends are entirely satisfied.
 Tribune Attorney Disacrees
 Weymouth Kirkland of counsel for the Tribune said
 We cail it a victory for the reason that Attorney Alfred Luclxing in clos ing for Mir. Ford stated that anything less than substantial damages would be defeat for his client
 The end of the great suit. which be- gan three months ago, came when the lawyers and spectators had about made up their minds that they were in for 2 night of waiting and watching. witt 3 mistriai as the probable outcome. TH, when a resounding double knock was heard on the high oId-fasnioned door of the jury room.
 Some of the lawyers had not yet returned from dinner nor had Judge Tucker put in an appearance. BaiIiff Kelley went 10 the door and then hur- ried to Walter Steffins. the court clerk and whispered:
 They're ready to report
 Foreman Gives Verdict
 Sir. Steffins got Judge Tucker and the absent lawyers on the telephone and in ten minutes all was ready
 Mir. Hulett was plainly laboring uh- der suppressed emotion as he rose and faced the court.
 Have you reached verdict. gentle mem asked Judge Tucker
 We have replied the foreman.
 You may deliver it.
 8Ir Hulett first gave the directed verdict of no case against the Solomon News company which distributed cop ies of the Tribune of June 2. 1916, cons taining the libel. The award against the Tribune was then given. and the clerk recorded the following as the verdict.
 Verdict Includes Costs
 You do say upon your oath that the said defendants the Tribune company is guilty in manner and form as the said plaintiff hath in his declaration in this case complained and you assess the damages Of the said plaintiff CT, occasion of the premises over and above. costs and charges by him abou3 his suit in this behalf expended. at the sum of six cents damages and VOL find that the defendants Solomon News company is not guilty as directed by the court
 The whole proeedings were over with astonishing brevity The whole scene did not require more than five minutes One lHaror later stated that for SIX hours the ballots stood to to give the plaintiff an award.
 MT. Ford was not in court. The .Tri- hune was represented by Captain Joseph Medill Patterson. one of the publishers.
 It was June 2s. 1gis after Mexican bandits had raided Columbus. N. NJ. and military preparedness was a burn ing issue, not only because of tie Mexican menace but because of tho conflagration in Europe. that the Chi eago Tribune printed it's famous edi- torial headed Ford is an Auarchist
 Editorial writers of the Tribune tes- tified that they had followed Mr Ford's pacifistic propaganda.. but had not rec ognized it as a real danger to the coun- try until a news item was. received from Detroit that NIT. Ford was trying 10 discourage the. recruiting of the guard which had been ordered to the Rio Grande. The item. authenticity of which was denied by Ford witnesses stated that the Ford company would not pay the salaries Of employees who went to the border. hoid their places for them nor care for their dependents
 Was Farmer Jury
 it was then that the editorial was written. It called Mir. Ford an eignor- ant idealists and remarked that h4s views on disarmament might be djf ferent if his factories were on the Rio Grande instead of the peaceful Cana clan border.
 Counsel for the manufacturer at first flied suit in the federal court at Chi cago. but later withdrew it and insti- tuted proceedings in the state court at Detroit. Here the Tribune applied for change of venue and Judge James G. Tucker of the circuit court of Ma comb county, at Nit Clemens, was agreed upon to hear the case. Selec-
 
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