The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

tween witnesses IN oklahoma city and
Senator core in Washington. but Judge
Clark refused to ALLOW the communics-
tons TO he introduced. The defence in
sisted that the first telegram from Bon
ner to Gore was sent at the sucRes ion
OF Kirby Fitzpatrick and that the other
kilograms. together with letter to BON
ner from Gore. resulted from Bonner hay.
ing obeyed Fftzpatricks Instructions
Telegram Proposing settlement.
The first telegram read
Gould you meet me in st. Louis Have
proposition OF settlement would al
wise acceptance Complications liable TO
arise through efforts OF some one pur-
porting to represent YOU. immediate &C
ton necessary my opinion.
July IL. 1918. Boz SER"
The telegram In answer on the same
date read:
Gould neither treat not retreat Could
not entertain proposition TO compromise
IT. L. GORE"
The letter from Senator Gore TO Bonner
dated July IL which was also excluded
ss evidence, read
Il am pleased 70 acknowledge your tele-
gram and letters Of late date I
am sure you will appreciate the spirit
which inspired my telegram 10 YOU las,
Saturday night. II was. of course the
only attitud" tina; | could take. and. 7
am sure. the one YOU expected me To
take under the circumstances.
~ am at least partly like the old Revo.
lutonary patriot who said Millions for
defence. hut not one cent for tribute :
! am. Of course. minus the millions but !
am fixed In nv resolution and my own
sef-respect. which. after ali. is tho inn
mediate jewel Of the soul
81 thank YOU again and again Tor Your
consistent. faithful and effective friend
chip
About June. Fitzpatrick came into my
Office and said that II Gore would not
oppose Robertson's appointment he and
Robertson would have nothing more 10 do
with the case" said Bonner
Bonner testified that the bank meeting
was tho result of a prior talk he ha 1
had with Fitzpatrick According to Bon
ner. he himself brought up the Gore
Bond incident for discussion and advised
the dropping If the matter for the good
Of the Democratic party.
Bonner denied that Fi'zpa,rck at that
meeting had said ~ YOU and Senator
Gore have sec.e, code nv means ~
which YOU can communicate YOU wire him
that am not asking for any appointment
and FOR HIM to go TO hell"
Tells OF Threat Against Gore.
! q Newell United states Marshal
o. the Western Oklahoma district, APP
pointed after the Winston Hotel trouble
IN March, 1913. and for which pr. Earr.
one Of the plaintiffs witnesses. had been
candidate. took the stand and testh' d
that he together with t.arp. T T.. Robert.
son. Jacobs and Webster Spates rode in
an automobile past the National Capitol
Building in Washington and that Robert
ron said III 4 had not been Tor that
old double crossing ------ We would be IN
there now with our feet upon the table.
but We will get him yet
On cross-examination Newell said that
both Senators owen and Gore had recon-
nended his appointment as United states
Marshal.
Newell denied that he had ever gone
20 the office OF the District Attorney about
ne Gore trouble. and said
"lf YOU can prove by reputable wit
nesses that ! was ever in the building or
that mission III resign
Newell said that he and Or j. n Eary
were talking about an interview published
shortly after the Bond-Gore incident
which quoted pr. carp saying that
Gore had told him that he had loved VI
Mrs. Bond and got into serious trouble
by doing so. Newell said that wher
carp read the story carp said
"That is damned lie, Gore never said
anything OF the sort. That is some OF
Jim Jacobss work"
Tells Of Planning Suit.
In trying to connect Mrs Bond with ar
alleged conspiracy TO destroy Senator Cor,
Attorney Norman Prulett read the depo.
sition of Bert Cole, Little Rock poti
clan. The deposition quoted Cole as tes
tfylng as follows
In May OF 1913 myself and wife LIVED
at the Bond residence in Oklahoma CIT,
for several weeks during which time jim
Jacobs called frequently at the house ant
discussed with the Bonds the present sui
and the attorneys TO be retained in tn,
case"
pruett also read the deposition o,
Howard NJ. Spates. manager of the Win
ston Hotel in Washington, where the ar
sault upon Mrs, Bond IL alleged to hav,
been committed, The deposition quote,
Spates as saying that he knew nothing o
the alleged assault until the Wednesda,
night after the Monday on which Mrs
Bond charges that II took place.
The deposition quoted Spates as saylnl
that Robertson was "as much put gu
about core and said that they were goinI
to publish a book about Cores past liz
and circulate it in Oklahoma and re
even with the old blind -
Cores counsel introduced several depo
sitions which purported to attack IN
character OF Mrs, Bond. and the jur,
was excused while attorneys argued thei
admssibnity. The dispositions were An
ally excluded under the courts previou
ruling that the acts OF Mrs. Bond coul
not he shown in an effort to impeach he
character and that the defence woul
have to rely upon testimony az to he
general reputation.
He introduced Mrs. Bond 20 Gore
Thomas McMecham, State Senator, too
the stand and said that he introduce
Mrs, Bond to Senator Gore at the Las
session of the State legislature. Nc
Necham testified:
II introduced her by previous arrange
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