Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-07-09 | Page 9 | Col. M'cormick Witness in the Ford Libel Suit

COLM'COIICK WITNESS IN THE FORD LIBEL SUIT I MfM'NT LLMKA'S, Ml. h . July 9. , Colonel Rooerl R McConnlctf, associ-j lated with his cousin, Captain Joseph; IMedlll Patterson In the publication of the t'hicago Daily Tribune, was a wit-, ness today in Henry Ford's $1.000,001) ! libel suit against that paper. i I lord, son of the plaintiff, aud subpoenaed by the Tribune wai Ml 'peeled to appeal during the day, prob- J ablj to be questioned about war con-tractfl con-tractfl Of the Ford Motor company, of which he Is president ounsel for the Tribune hope to call Henry Ford to the stand tomorrow Colonel McCormlck ii "$ years of age; a membei ol the Illinois bar an ! president of the Tribune company, in Puly, I'll". Mr McCormlck joined the Pirsl Illinois cavalrj with the iank of niaj'ii and served with his regiment on the Mexican border in l'Jlij. The First cavalry was turned into an artillery regiment and it was as a major in this organization that he served with the American forces in j France. He advanced to 'ho rank oft H KH8HBHH lieutenant colonel while with the nr tillery and later was made a colonel Colonel McCormlck said he oi zed 1U machine un battalion of the First llliom.-, cavalry but was unable iii (el machine yuns "When 1 read ol the m:us.-.o i - 1 A.merlcan troops at Carlial, In M 1 larnely because they had no machine BUM, 1 determined to et some for our own men," said the witness. "I ol-lected ol-lected a fund for the purpose, but do-where do-where ia whole United Stales Mil could I get one ' Attorney William Luclting. of coun- i por the plaintiff, objected thai the j testimony was immaterial. It Is materia as showing his state Of mind when he approved the editori- 1 . I calling Mi. Ford an anarchist." ans. ,m red Ai lornej We) mouth kicklan.l, I ,,i ihe Tribune counsel; "Ford was the reason he couldn't get machine Judte Tucker ruled that Mr. Kirk- land's remarks were improper. j fl