Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-18
SPEND six HOURS TO-DAY IN
SUMMING UP EVIDENCE
PRESENTED.
PLAINTIFFS COUNSEL
REPupIATEs CORES STORY
Declares Senator Told Untruth When
Hs Charged Mrs. Bond With Act Of
Impropristy = Cores Attorney Calls
Attention to Fact That Senator Told
Office Employees Of Intended Meeting.

termination or arguments ana plaCIHs
of the case in the hands Of the jury was
expected here today in the trial Of the
damage suit of Mrs. Minnie e. Bond
against Thomas p. Gore, United States
senator. The plaintiff asks $4,000 for
an alleged attack made on her in a
Washington hotel. Six of the twelve
hours allotted by Judge Clark for arsu-
ment remained when court convened
today. 'S@*
E. ]. Gliding. who began the sum-
ming up for Mrs. Bond yesterday, ridi-
culed the contention Of the defense that
tho suit was the result Of a political
conspiracy and made the fiat declara-
ton that Senator Gore told an untruth
when he alleged that If there had been
any impropriety 1t had been on the part
Of Mrs. Bond. Norman Pruitt. plead
ing the cause Of the senator, scored in
turn each of the principal witnesses for
the plaintiff as disappointed office
seekers who sought to drive Gore into
political oblivion.
Attorney Scores Jacobs.
Ross Lillard, one Of Mrs. Bonds law
yers. concluded just before court ad-
journed yesterday. He denounced j. r.
Jacobs. a widely known political leader,
who was summoned by the plaintiff,
but who was not called on to testify,
as one who had betrayed a confidence
because he did not accompany Mrs.
Bond and Gore to the room on the day
Of the alleged attack. ...
It has been expected that Jacobs and
several others would be called to testi-
fy in rebuttal yesterday but instead the
counsel for Mrs. Bond announced their
evidence finished at the opening of
court. Argument began after Judge
Clark read his instructions to the Jury.
Publicity Due 70 Woman. ~ ~.
Robert L. Rogers. an attorney OF
I Little Rock. Ark. addressed the Jury
in the senator's behalf. He insisted that
the senator in going to meet Mrs. Bond
at her hotel was making no clandestine
visit: that he had made 1t known be
fore he left his office that he was going
to the hotel to talk with Mrs. Bond.
Rogers contended that evidence in the
trial showed that Mrs. Bond was a
party in the alleged conspiracy against
Mr.. Gore and that she knew the motive
was political opposition to the senator.
This woman" he said. complains
sAAs~S VA "SSOoHS Va pQoilSASS 6IScu tuc
affair at the hotel she has been dam
aged $4,000. Who gave the affair pub.
libity? She did and the three men with
her in the conspiracy"
MeMurray Back Of Conspiracy.
The charge that James F.. McMur-
ray. an Oklahoma lawyer. now living
in Washington. planned the alleged
conspiracy against Thomas p. Gore,
United States senator from Oklahoma,
which resulted in his being sued for
$4,000 damages for an alleged attack
on Mrs. Minnie E. Bond. was made in
the trial here today.
Robert L. Rogers. an attorney for the
defense. in addressing the jury, said
several years ago McMurray sought to
prosecute claims for 100000 fees
from Indians Of Oklahoma in connec.
tion with the transfer Of their lands. He
asserted that Senator Gore opposed the
claims and II retaliation the conspiracy
had been planned.
"Oklahoma has home for such con-
spirators," he shouted. 1T is over al
McAlester." The state prison in To-
Gated there.
After Mr.. Rogers had finished. three
attorneys still remained to speak be-
fore the case was ready for the jury.
1t was expected the jury would gel
the case about o'clock this afternoon