The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
SENATOR CORES
CASE EEXPECTEDTO
co To Jury TODAY
Six of Twelve Hours AL
lOtted for Argument
Consumed
HANDLE PARTIES
WITHOUT GLOVES
Lawyers for Both Sides Unsparing in
Attacks - Political Conspiracy
Charge Unfounded, Says the
Plaintiffs Attorney

Oklahoma City. Okla. February II.
Six of the 10 hours allotted for argu-
ment in the damage suit brought by
Mrs. Minnie Il. Bond of Oklahoma Cit
against United States Senator Thorn
p Gore had been consumed when co :
adjourned today and unless some
foreseen contingency prevents. 81
case will be submitted to the jur{ q .
tomorrow.
Two attorneys spoke today for e
plaintiff and one for the defense
Neither spared the parties to the suit
and both Senator Gore and Mrs. Bond
as we'll as those characterized by SEN
ator Gore as "disgruntled politicians
whose pleadings for pie were unan-
swered," and who the defense charges
engineered the suit were severely ar
iaigned. .s4s
Reads instructions
Summing up began after Judge Clark
read his instructions to the jury at the
opening of court, counsel for Mrs. Bond
announcing that they would not exer-
else their privilege of presenting addi-
tional evidence in rebuttal. Before
court convened II was understood that
| at least three Witnesses would be called
today among them James II. Jacobs,
in whose room at a Washington hotel
the alleged attack. which Mrs. Bond
| cites as the basis for her suit is said
Ito have occurred last March. No ex-
planation other than they considered
| their case established was given BY
Mrs. Bonds counsel for ending the evil
dcnce.
ll. J. Glddings. attorney for the
plaintiff. who opened the argument. de-
clared the contention OF the defense
that the senator had been made the
victim of conspiracy was without
foundation.
"Why. after nine months, has no ef-
| folr been made to have the alleged
ohspirators arrested?' he asked the
! jury "And is it not true to impute
to another crime criminal act In it,
seize"
He described Mrs Bond as plain
woman, the daughter Of simple farm
er.F and challenged counsel for SEN
fator Gore ITO. show. from the yecords
where this woman has once stepped
aside from the path Of virtue
Even though he be United states
senator Giddings shouted, II say that
Senator Gore is lying when he says that
Mrs. Bond improperly approached him."
| The senator testified that Mrs. Bond
seized him while they were discussing the
| possibility of the appointment of her hus-
| band to a federal position.
Denounces Defense Witnesses
| AIoman 2rueitt, who spoke for Senator
Gore, denounced the witnesses for Mrs.
Bond who, he pointed out, were disap-
pointed candidates for federal patronage
either directly or indirectly at the hands
4 of Senator Gore.
| Ross Lilard of counsel for Mrs Bond
caused surprise when in the course of
| his argument he scored Jacobs
'The action of Jacobs toward Mrs. Bond
on the day of the hotel occurrance was
| inexcusable,' Lillard declared HE be-
| trayed her confidence when he failed to
! go to his room with her and Senator
| Core
| Other than this no reason has been
| given why Jacobs, former democratic ma
| tional committeeman for Indian Territory,
and regarded as one of the most impor-
tant witnesses summoned by the plaintiff,
was not called upon to testify.
Both Sides Satisfied
Attorneys for both parties to the suit
expressed themselves as satisfied with the
instructions of the court to the jury.
/ Judge Clark devoted himself almost en-
| tirely to setting forth what constituted a
| conspiracy under the Oklahoma statutes
| and instructing the jurors that the past
4 character of neither Senator Gore nor
| Mrs. Bond should influence them. confin-
/ ing themselves to the direct allegation
| on Mrs. Bonds petition and Senator
| Cores counter-charge of conspiracy.
Tomorrow attorneys for the defense
| will have four hours for argument and
| counsel for the plaintiff two.