Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-19
GORE GWEN GOOD
CHARACTER Bill
JURY FINDS IN FAVOR OF BLIND
SENATOR IN BOND DAMAGE
SUIT.
DELiBERArEs FOUR MINUTES
IN REACHING VERDICT
Jury Holds Evidence Against Senator
Entirely insufficient - Audience
court-Wife Of Senator Gore Wssps
Differentiation Lasts Ten Minutes.

! Oklahoma City, Feb. Ex-senator
Thomas P. Gore was exonerated last
! night by the jury, which, after four
minutes elaboration, during which only
! one ballot was taken, declared that
I Mrs. Minnie Bonds evidence was in
/ sufficient to sustain her claim for $780,
600 damages on the charge that the
! senator had attacked her while in a
Washington hotel.
I'VE find" the jury stated in the ver-
/, dict, "the evidence submitted by the
plaintiff entirely insufficient upon
which to base suit: that said evidence
| wholly exonerates the defendant and
| had the defendant. at the conclusion Of
the plaintiffs evidence, announced that
! he desired to introduce no evidence and
rested his case, our verdict would have
been the same in that event as now re-
turned by us, in favor of the defend
| ant"
Trial Of the suit began last We'd
nesday. In her declaration Mrs. Bond
alleged that the senator attacked her
when they conferred at a hotel in
Washington last March in connection
with the possible appointment Of her
husband. Julian Bond, as internal rev.
enue collector at Oklahoma City.
Mr.. Gore seized her. she alleged.
throwing her violently across a bed.
She declared she freed herself only af-
ter several men appeared in the door
way of the room. In the scufrle. Mrs.
Bond asserted. her face was scratched
and one hand lacerate6 by fragments
OF her eye-gle sses, which were broken.
In his answer Senator Gore denied the
charges ard as counter charge al
legged that the suit was instigated by
political opponents who had failed in
their efforts to obtain federal patron
age.
jury Quickly Obtained.
The jury, comprising nine farmers. a
grocer, banker and broker, was OBJ
tanned on the first day Of the trial. Mrs.
Bond was called as the first witness.
Repeating her allegations, she denied
any knowledge OF the plot charged by
the senator, who Is candidate for re-
nomination at the Oklahoma primaries
next August.
Testifying In his own behalf. Senator
Gore called the allegations Infamous
lies" and asserted that Mrs. Bond
seized him and at an opportune mo.
ment Mr.. Robertson and Mr.. Fftzpat-
rick appeared in the room. Other wit
nesses for the defense quoted witnesses
for the plaintiff as admitting that a
"frame-up" against Senator Gore had
been arranged and quoted several as
having made threats to get" the sen.
ator.
Mrs. Gore Wssps.
Four minutes later a deputy was
summoned to the Jury room.
we have reached a verdict" the
foreman told him.
A hush fell over the courtroom.
THE jury is coming in." whispered
Mrs. Gore. wife Of tho defendant. as she
leaned over and touched the senator's
arm. She was weeping.
GOOD" Senator Gore responded.
We, the jury. find for the defend
ant" read the foreman.
Then the audience in the courtroom
cheered. There were rebel yelIs. and
catcalls. mingled with the stamping of
feet, clapping Of hands and pounding OF
umbrellas upon seat backs.
After the demonstration had lasted
ten minutes the Judge left the bench.
Court never was adjourned. The Judge
forgot #. 80 did the sheriff.
Wife Embraces Senator.
Senator Gore alone remained calm.
The crowd surged toward him. His
wife had her arms about him. She was
weeping. Men threw their arms about
his shoulders. The demonstration
lasted thirty minutes.
Mrs. Bond and her husband left the
court room while the demonstration
was at its height.
Mrs. Gore declared she was too
happy for words"
President Wilson was one of the first
to send his congratulations to Senator
Gore after the verdict was returned.
Gore Congratulated.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. 1s-
Scores of messages congratulatine
Thomas p. Gore, United States senator
from Okla h0foa m h;c