The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-19
Crowd in Courtroom
Turns Into Cheer
ing Throng.
WOMAN'S COUNSEL
VILE TAKE APPEAL
Announced That Finding Would
Have Been Same if, at Conclu-
sion of Plaintiffs Testimony,
Defendant Had Decided
Not to Offer Any
Evidence.

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| United states Senator Thomas r. Gore
to-day was exonerated OF charges OF
| Improper conduct by verdict in his
favor returned in tho District Court
here In the suit for $4,000 damages.
| instituted by Mrs. Minnie L. Bond, OF
| Oklahoma city.
The verdict was returned at $40 P.
NJ ten minutea after the case was
given 70 the jury. Only ono ballot
/ was taken.
VIC find the jury stated in the YER
dict. the evidence submitted by the
! plaintiff entirely insufficient upon
which TO base a suit; that said evil
dence wholly cNonerates the defendant.
and had the defendant. at the conclu-
sion OF the plaintiffs evidence. an
nounced that he desired TO introduce
no evidence and rested his case. our
verdict would have been the same in
! that event as now returned by us, in
favor of the defendant"
Despite the efforts of bailins to
maintain order when the last words OF
the verdict. favor OF the defendant"
were read the crowd which taxed the
I capacity Of the courtroom, turned into
a cheering throng. orderly but no less
determined TO give vent TO their feel
ings
Those displeased by The verdict
forced their way TO the doors and left
in silence. amid the bantering OF the
J Senator's friends
wife First 10 Greet Him.
Senator Gore heard the jury's deci-
sion without change Of countcnancc.
MIS- Core was the first to grasp his
hahd. When She turned and shook
hands with Henry Carpenter, the fore
man. tears were n'the cheeks OF both
/ herself and the aged farmer.
ne verdict confirms my faith that
truth VIII triumph" said Senator Gore.
never for moment doubted the out
come At the hands OF the fury"
From the time the jurors left the
room to prepare their verdict until the
demonstration was under wa. Mrs.
Bond sat in silence leaning on a table
ana scribbling on piece OF paper. She
seemed In no haste 10 leave the room,
until she was approached by her at
torneys. when she arose and walked
away with them and her husband.
r. J Giddings, chief OF counsel for
Mrs Bond, stated tonight that an an
peal 10 the supreme Court would be
taken on the grounds that applause
and demonstrations In the courtroom
during the trial had Influenced the jury.
Senator Gore stated that he would
remain in oklahoma City until Satur-
day, when ne Will go 10 Hot Springs
for a short vacation before returning
10 Washington
The termination Of the trial. which
has attracted more attention ana has
been more vigorously contested than
any held in Oklahoma in recent wears.
came Al tho end OF Il day devoted TO
argument by opposing counsel in
which words were not spared in de-
nouncing witnesses and opposing par
ties 10 the suit
Originator Of Consplrncy
Robert L. Rogers. of Little Rock.
Ark, OF counsel for Senator Gore.
made the direct charge that J. r Nc
Murray. a prominent Oklahoma lawyer.
now living in Washington. planned the
alleged conspiracy which the defense
declared resulted In the charges that
the Senator attempted to assault Mrs.
Bond in n Washington hotel last
March, the basis for the suit
Attorney w NJ Straight, OF Morrill,
ton. Ark. snoke for the plaintiff and
defended the character Of Mrs Bond
G y. Stuart and ~ s. Rutherford
iof Oklahoma CITY. made the final argu-
mcnts for the defense.
Trial of the suit hogan last Wcdnes-
day In her declaration. Mrs. Bond al
lcred that the Senator attacked her.
ut a hotel in WASHINGTON last March.
in connection with the possible ap-
pointmcnt of her husband. Julian Bond.
as internal revenue collector AT Okla
homa CITY. Gore seized her she al
legged. throwing her violently across n
bed, and she freed herself only after
several men appeared in the doorway
of tho room In the scuiIle Mrs Bond
asserted, her face was scratched and
hand laccrated by fragments of her
broken eyeglasses. III his answer,
Senator Gore made general denial OF
the charges, and as n counter charge,
ALLEGED that the suit was instigated by
a coterie of his political opponents who
had failed in their efforts to secure
| Federal patronage.
The Jury. composed of nine farmers.
n grocer. = banker and n broker. was
secured the first day OF the trial.
Mrs Bond was called as the first wit
ness after opening statements were
made on Thursday. Repeating her al
legations. she denied any knowledge
is 81 candidate for denomination at the
Oklahoma primaries next August
Evidence Not Vital.
Effort to have read dispositions deal
ing with alleged. incidents i'm conncc-
tion with the pas OF both parties to
the suit were prevented by ruling
OF Judge Clark, who held such evi-
dence not vital to the suit
! j. r. Robertson, Kirby Fitzpatricls
and DIR. i. carp. Oklahoma men.
| who were I'm Washington at the time
OF the hotel episode. MS applicants for
Federal positions, appeared as the
principal witnesses for Mrs. Bond All
were unsuccessful in their candidates..
| Robertson and Fitzpatrick claimed to
| have been eyc-witnesscs to the alleged
assault. while carp asserted that he