Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-19
Jury INDICATES
/. SEN. GORE QU|CKL Y
Within Five Minutes Bring in
Verdict That Acquits Him
of Woman's Charge.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb 1e-By
the unanimous verdict Of the Jury.
Thomas Pryor Gore, United STATES
senator from Oklahoma yesterdaS
won the $4,000 damage suit brought
sgainst hirn By Mrs: Minnie z. Bond
The jury was cut less than five min
utes. The verdict was rendered az
5:45 o'clock. When Judge Clark, in
reading the verdict, reached the
words find for the defendant, pan
demonium broke loose in the COURT
room. The hundreds awaiting the de-
cision climbed on chairs and cheered
she blind Senator. Hats were thrown
in the air, and came down to be
thrown up again. The denonstra ton
lasted twenty minutes and the baiiiffs
were powerless to stop il. When the
noise had quieted down Judge Clark
finished reading the verdict. Senator
Gore was standing when the Judge
began to read. AT the momenfous
words he stepped back as If dazed
and his wife seized him In her arms
ard hugged him. Tears sprang from
her eyes and sobs shook her frame
The Senator remained standing. si-
lent, but with a smile of gratitude on
his face. Hundreds thronged around
to grasp his hand and shout con-
gratuiations. Shouts of ''Speechf-
went UP. but the Senator's voice
could not be heard. To newspapers
men he said:
''TruthN Always Triumpbs.-
The only statement have to make
is the belief that truth always tri-
umphs'
Mrs. Bond fell backward in her
chair and was attended by her husA
band. She and some of her attorneys
left the courtroom Immediately. The
foreman of the jury. Henry Carpen-
ter. said a few minutes after he was
discharged:
I'VE have had our minds made IN
for days. | have looked at Mrs Bond
during the trial and have longed to
seize her and make her deny the das-
tardly charges she has made against
our blind Senator. There were seven
Republicans on that jury and I can
truthfully say every one of them win
he glad to vote for Senator Gore at
the next election. of course. the five
Democrats win do likewise
A section Of the verdict, signed by
all twelve men, said that they would
have found for Senator Gore had his
counsel waived their testimoney In
his defense.
"The plaintiffs case was too weak
il was explained.
Cores Lawyer Coliapses.
In closing for Senator Gore, Judge
c. 3. Stuart, his chief counsel, dee
livered the most mastery court ora-
ton ever heard in the soutilwest
Judge Stuart spoke for two hours and
was applauded vigorously when he
had finished. His illusions TO the life
and achievements of the blind man OF
Oklahoma, his noble character, his
unbending fortitude, brought tears to
the eyes of the jury. Hurting the lie
to the Senator's accusers Judge
Stuart at the close of his speech. col4
lapsed. Morton Rutherford, who fol-
lowed for Mrs. Bond, made splendid
speech.
Il could not ask for more complets
vindication." said Senator Gore at his
hotel tonight.
Lying in front of him was stack
of kilograms foot high from hum
dreds Of friends and admirers all over
the country. II is considered unlikely
that Mrs. Bond will appeal the care
as the court costs, amounting to sew
erai Thousand dollars. were assessed
against her.