Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-12
COUNSEL OUTLINES DEFENSE IN
$4,000 DAMAGE CASE AGAINST
BLIND SENATOR.
FLAT DENIAL OF sToav
TOLD BY MRS. BOND
Senator Claims He Was Seized, and
Not Woman Who Brings charsss-
Trial Of Suit Growing Out Of ssnsa.
tionaI Washington Incident in Pro-,
sress at Oklahoma City.

ME e. Bond, of Oklahoma City. TODAY
gave her version in the district cour,
here of what occurred at a Washing
ton hotel March "a last when it is al.
legged she was attacked by United
States Senator Thomas p. Gore, of Ok
lahoma. Mrs. Bond is seeking to re.
cover $4,000 damages from the sena-
tor.
Mrs. Bond charged she was seized by
Senator Gore while discussing with
him the prospects Of her husband
Julian Bond. securing appointment to
a federal position. She declared that
she met the senator at his suggestion
A jury was obtained after fifty six
talesmen had been examined. Counsel
for Senator Gore charged in the court
cal conspiracy and that it was the SEN
ator who was seized and that he met
Mrs. Bond at her request.
Dozen Witnesses For Each Side.
Twelve witnesses have been sum-
same number by the plaintiff. OF the
and Kirby Fitzpatrick. all of Okla
homa, will be called as eye witnesses
to the alleged occurrence.
The meeting between Mrs. Bond and
tho senator was In Jacobs apart
because Mrs.. Bonds room had not been
put in order. The majority Of the
jurymen are farmers and all compare
YvS ~N~r .AA
clared themselves to be democrats, flve
progressives and one a socialist.
Before court adjourned yesterday
ent regulations Of the principals to the
suit would be considered.
+ Mrs. Bend aolateS lneidenk.
Despite the ruling OF Judge CLARK
yesterday that evidence assto .in4i idenl
In the past life OF either litigant waa
irrelevant. Attorney Giddings, repre-
senting. Mrs. Bond. decided to let all
the,evidence as to Mrs. Bonds charac-
ter go before the jury without objec-
ton provided the defense would not
object to evidence offered against the
character Of Senator Gore.
Counsel for the defense did not reply
to the proposition.
sault Mrs. Bond was composed thruout.
said, and again short time later at a
reception in Oklahoma City. At this
latter meeting she discussed the ap-
pointment of her husband. Julian Bond
to the position Of internal revenue COLI
!ector. At that time. she said, the sem
ator talked favorably of .he appoint
ment.
The witness then related how she
went to Washington in March, 1913. At
q reception rendered by Mr.. and Mrs.
Gore to their Oklahoma visitors she
again broached the subject and the
senator asked her to come to his Of
flee, according to her testimony.
Tells Of Assault.
Reaching the time Of the alleged
assault, the witness said she tele-
phone Senator Gore to come to her
hotel When the senator arrived she
went with him to a room occupied by
James Jacobs, of Oklahoma. In their
talk, she said, the senator asked many
personal questions and tried to take
her hand.
Il told him i was different kind Of
woman from those he had been asso-
ciating WITH" said Mrs. Bond.
She alleged that the senator took
hold of her and tried to pull her toward
him, and that her glasses were broken
in the struggle. When he pushed her
over on the bed, she said. the bed COW
ering was stained in several places
with blood from wounds made by the
broken glasses.
At this juncture. T. J. Robertson, OF
Oklahoma, entered the room, together
with Jacobs and Kirby Fitzpatrick. and
she went TO the toilet to wash the blood