New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-12
GIVES DETAILS OF
ALLEGED ASSAULTS
Defendant Ready to Fight |
the Case at the Trial
Next Month.
PROMINENT PERSONS
INVOLVED IN MATTER
Outcome of Charges Expected to I
Decide Senator's Chances
for Reelection.
rBy Telegraph 70 The Tribunal


TBy Telegraph TO The Tribunal
Oklahoma City. Jan. Il.-Whethrr or
not Thomas Pryor Gore can again Sue
ceed himself as United States Senator
from oklahoma may depend In largo
measure on the outcome OF SUIT
against him in the District Court OF
oklahoma County, to be tried IN FeoT
ruary. About FIVE hundred pages Of
depositions-a complete digest OF which
is herewith given--have been taken In
the case, including patches in this city.
Washington and Little Rock. ARK.
The suit is for damages in the sum OF
$4,000, and was instituted by Mrs.
Minnie f. Bond. thirty-one years old.
wife Of julien r. Bond, OF Oklahoma
CITY, who charges defamation OF char
acter through assaults alleged to have
been made on her by Senator Gore.
who is blind, in Washington last
March.
That the case will come TO trial al
scheduled there seems to be no doubt
as Senator Cores friends say they
want it disposed of before he opens his
campaign for reelection; and his enc
mics, looking for judgment against
him. are anxious that the verdict may
be used to insure "clean men in public
life"
Well Known Persons Involved.
| The case involves several persons
well known in oklahoma politics.
James Jacobs, formerly chairman Of
the Democratic Central Committee or
the Territory Of Oklahoma. who hss
been in politics for twenty years, is
one Of the chief witnesses against the
blind Senator. Another is Kirby Fitz-
patrick, land title attorney to the
State Board Of Public Land Commis-
sioners and a brother Of the late Rep
resentative Fitzpatrick, OF Tennessee.
Standing for clean men in public
life" The Jacksonian Democrat" a
weekly newspaper OF Oklahoma CITY.
lends support to the opposition 70 SEN
ator Gore. The editor of the paper, w.
r. Cardwell, formerly figured much In
the politics OF the then territory. The
associate editor, DR.. f. T. Bynum. used
to be dean of Epworth University here.
Friends Of Senator Gore point to the
fact that Mrs. Bonds husband was an
pplicant for appointment as internal
revenue collector for Oklahoma, and
that Mr. Gore refused to indorse him,
and that Kirby Fitzpatrick, who testi-
fed he saw part Of what forms the 7
basis Of Mrs. Bonds complaint was an 4
applicant for appointment as attorney
for the Department Of the Interior and
failed TO get the place. Jacobs's part +
in the affair is regarded as that OF the
shrewd manipulation by Senator Cores
friends.
DISPOSITIONS in the suit were taken
here on october 90 and 30 last, before
]. ]. Beall. justice Of the peace, in the
office OF Ross y. Lillard. attorney for
Mrs. Bond Moman Pruiett appeared
for Senator Gore.
The first witnesses called testified to
Mrs. Bonds good character. One Of
them was DR.. Bynum.
Mrs. Bonds Story.
Mrs. Bond. of medium height and
good looking, took the stand. She was
born in Yell County, Ark, and has
been living here for about ten years.
dentist, TO whom she was married be-
fore she was eighteen. After she had
lived with him for eight or nine months
her mother received an anonymous let
ter saying that Farrar had not got
divorce from his first wife. The father
Of the then Mrs. Farrar told Farrar he
must get q divorce and marry TIE
Young woman. This was done, but the
couple separated after one day.
The witness told OF her coming to
! this city. She had been a shorthand
instructor, aid in 1904. while teaching
| in a business college. she got a divorce
I from Farrar she left her school work
to enter the employ of local hardware
concern as stenographer and cashier.
| She was married to Bond In 1906 and
remained at home for some years.
Then she got a position on the clerical
force OF the state Legislature.
Mrs. Bond said that she left here for
Washington on February % last TO see
/ Senator Gore. Mr.. Bond sought the
job OF internal revenue collector for the
district and Mrs. Bond volunteered to
90 TO Washington with his references.
He remained at home She arrived at
the capital on March 3.
When and where did you first see
Senator Gore in Washington" asked
Mr.. Lillard
II saw him in his private Office"
Mrs. Bond answered. II don't remem-
'ber the date. but II was some time be-