East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-19


man Says That Appeal Will BE
Taken--Wilson Sends Message.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 19.-Sen-
ator Gore was swamped with con-
gratulations and kilograms today.
Nre Bond is on the verge of a ner-
vous collapse.
Gore has not decided whether to
prosecute his accusors on charges OF
conspiracy against him. 1t was learn
ed that II he decided to prosecute 1t
would be done in Washington under
the federal conspiracy law.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb 10. -
United States Senator Thomas p.
Gore was exonerated late yesterday OF
charges of improper conduct by a
verdict In his favor returned In dis
trict court in the suit for $4,000
damages instituted by Mrs. Minnie E.
Bond of Oklahoma City
The verdict was returned five min
utes after the case was given to the
jury. Only one ballot was taken.
I'VE find" the jury stated in the
verdict. "the evidence submitted by
the plaintiff entirely insufficient upon
which to base a suit: that said evi-
dence wholly exonerates the defend
ant and had the defendant, at the
conclusion of the plaintiffs evidence
announced that he desired to intro
duce 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 bailiffs to
maintain order when the verdict was
reached the crowd that filled the
courtroom turned into a cheering
throng
Senator Gore heard the jury's de-
cision without change of countenance.
Mrs. Gore was the first to grasp his
hand When she turned and shook
hands with Henry Carpenter, the fore.
man. tears were on the cheeks OF
both
Z. ]. Giddings chief OF counsel for
Mrs. Bond, said an appeal to the su-
preme court would be taken on the
grounds that applause and demon
strations in the courtroom during the
trial had influenced the jury.
The attorney for Mrs Bond made
the closing argument. Four minutes
later a deputy was summoned to the
jury room.
we have verdict" the foreman
told him.
A hush fell over the courtroom.
The jury is coming in" whispered
Mrs. Gore. wife of the defendant. as
she leaned over and touched the sem
ator's arm. She was weeping.
Good" Senator Gore responded
his face sober. as 1t had been all
through the trial.
We the jury find for the defend
ant" read the foreman.
Then the courtroom burst into
cheers.
No one tried to stem the demon
stration. Judge Clark smiled.
After the demonstration had last
ed ten minutes, the judge left the
bench. Court never was adjourned.
The judge forgot It. So did the sher-
If.
Senator Gore alone remained calm
The crowd surgei toward him. His
wife had her arms about him. She
was weeping almost Historically
Hundreds crowded to get the senator's
hands to congratulate him. The dem
onstration 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"
IL am thinking now Of my babies
and'I want to get home to them" she
said
President Wilson was one Of the
first to send his congratulations to
Senator Gore after the verdict was re-
turned. An hour later this telegram
came from the White House signed
by the presidents private secretary:
Hearty congratulations"
The trial began last Wednesday. In
her declaration Mrs. Bond alleged
that the senator attacked her while
they conferred at hotel in Washing
ton last March In connection with the
possible appointment Of her husband.
Julian Bond. as internal revenue col
lector at Oklahoma City. Gore seized
her, she alleged. throwing her violent
ly across bed. She claimed she freed
herself only after several men appear
ed in the doorway Of the room. In
the scuffle Mrs. Bond asserted her
face was scratched and hand lacerated
by fragments of her broken eyeglass-
es.