The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-10
SENATOR GORE TO Be
ON TRIAL MORROW
Mrs. Minnie Bond Seeks $780,
900 Damages for Alleged
Indignitics.
CASE CALLED \ "FR\MEUP"
Sentiment in Oklahoma FavOrs
the SpnatUr-Threc Men
"Eycwitncsscs."
CASE CALLED \ "FR\MEUP"

DKLAHOAtA cry. Feb. o.-The trial of
che suit Tor s5o,Uoo damages which was
brought 10y Mrs. Minnie Bond of this city
against uited States senator Thomas T..
Gore of lawton, will bc opened here on
Wednesday.
The alleged personal mdignitles ON
which the action is based were the basis
OF sensational dispatches from Washing
ION soon after President Wilson's in
augurativn Three persons. who declare
that they broke into room in WASH
ington hotel I'm respuns" to the screams OF
Mrs. Bond prepared formal charge
against Senator Gore and presented 1t TO
vice-president Marshall. demanding that
the case lie submitted to the Senate for
Investigation This the Nicc-lresident
declined to do
An effort was then made t. force a Grim
inal prosecution of Senator Corr, but tho
United states Attorney for the District Of
Columbia issued a public statement To the
effect that his Investigation of the matter
did not SHOW evidence that would warrant
fling criminal complaint.
Senator Gore announced for publication
that the charge against him was false and
that political conspirators had framed
Il to destroy him politically. He gave
warming that he would hold every news
paper liable under the law for what IT
Published concerning the matter
The Three Accusers.
The three persons who made the charge
flames Jacobs. formerly Democratic
National Committeeman for oklahoma
Territory Major Kirby Fitzpatrick. title
attorney in the oklahoma school land
department and former member of Gov
Haskell's staff. and T. l.. Robertson. an
oklahoma city attorney--went before the
United States Attorney of the District of
Columbia and demanded that they be
tried Tor conspiracy or any other charge
senator core might bee willing to lodge
IN order that the evidence could come out
N count.
This offer was not accepted Then the
three men prepared what purporteI TO be
a sworn description of the entire affair
md laid copy of the same on the desk
Of every United States senator. No SEN
ator ever brought the matter up for con-
sideration of the body.
Mrs. Bonds deposition taken after the
Hing OF her suit was to the effect that
shc sought Senator ,iores aid to get "A
political appointment for her husband and
hat the blind senator replied that he
would call al hor hotel and discuss the
matter in detail She said that he called
md was shown to Mrs. Bonds room,
where he was received.
Mrs Bond declared that instead 81 dis
'uss'Hs me. husbands aspirations tn.
Scudtur seized her hand and pressed II
and thst she warned him that shc was no,
the Hind OF woman he thought she was.
She said that he ran his hand over her
al he'll u,,f n. u.
looking
The depunent aVerrcd thar she struggled
TO ire" herself and also reminded him OF
his wife and 81 his position. She declared
that neither her physical nor moral efforts
otused him to desist And that when II" had
persisted until he had broken her glasses
and cut her cheek she screamed. She
aVcrred that n was only after the Wit
nesses had broken into tho room that the
Senator drsist"d