The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-17

pulled you over on the bed on top of her?
answer yes or no, WAS asked.
Il cannot answer yes or no." Gore re-
piled. II did not intend to say at any
time that Mrs. Bond pulled me over on
top of her. That was not the case"
The senator stated that since the episode
in Washington he mas spoken twice to
Mrs Bond. He said he asked her one
time, What is all this about?' and she
said that lit was all right Again he
told her that man Robertson was un-
friendly to him and she said she knew 1t,
Senator Gore left the stand at 2:10
o'clock. His attorneys said the senator
the close of the case.
Tells of Alleged Attack
Reviewing his acquaintance with Mrs.
Bond, Senator Gore told of meeting her
in an Oklahoma City hotel when her hus-
bands candidacy for the post of internal
revenue collector here was first hroached.
At the time, Senator Gore said lie told
her that the position had been promised
to another man, but asserted that she
persisted, coming 10 Washington last
spring to urge his appointment. On the
day of the alleged attack, the senator
testified, Mrs. Bond asked him to meet
her at her hotel she was preparing
to leave for Oklahoma City. At the ho-
tel Mrs Bond escorted him to a room
where, after she had receive telephone
message, the senator testified she seized
him by the hands and fell over on bed.
Just at that time. according TO Mr.. Gore.
T. e. Robertson, Kirby Fitzpatrick and
James r. Jacobs, unsuccessful applicants
for federal patronage, appeared In the
doorway.
II freed myself" Senator Gore contin-
| ued, "and demanded to know what IL
meant Mrs Bond replied that she
n II.
realized then that I had been made the
| victim of a conspiracy"
Robertson and Fitzpatrick have testi-
| fed for the plaintiff. Jacobs may be
| called in rebuttal.
number of other witnesses were
examined at the conclusion of Senator
Cores testimony. AL Jennings, candi-
| date for governor of Oklahoma, said
| he was present at n conference in
Oklahoma City in relation to the Gore
case. The defense sought to show that
| Jacobs was present.
| did you hear Jacobs say will take
| s25, 900 to settle this case ana I will
go somewhere and start a aewspa-
per?"
| statement and after brief examina-
tion was excused.
| DIR. carp, questioned in relation to
| the incidents in a hotel at Washing
| ton when the prosecution alleges the
assault upon Mrs. Bond occurred, said
he had related the story to acuuaint-
ances and had at that time said he did
not care to be a witness when the case
came to trial. Without further ques-
tioning DIR. carp was excused and Mrs.
| Bond was recalled.
Were Jacobs, Robertson or Fitzpat-
rick ever in your room in the hotel in
Washington before the arrival of your
husband?" she was asked.
Never" she replied.
/ "Did Senator Gore call you on the
telephone after the incident at the
lhotelT'
| "Yes. twice." was the answer
| Pressed to relate the conversation
she said as soon as she learned who it
was that was talking she hung up the
receiver.
"The second time" she continued, "he
asked me how l felt but he did not
make his identity known. When he
asked me to come to his office | hung
up the receiver"
| Hubert Bolen, internal revenue col
/ lector, another witness, testified that
Senator Owen had said he was anxious
! to give DIR. carp an appointment in
the government service. II told Gore |
wanted to give carp a place." said the
witness, and he said he wished |
| would"