Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-17
Then She came back and sat on

It Then she came back and sat on
the bed
I'VE talked only few minutes l
arose and she took hold of my hand,
then fell on the bed asked, What
does this mean just then robertson
came into the room and told her 70
stop that squall.ng.
"Did YOU at any time touch Mrs.
Bond?" he was asked
81 aid not" the senator replied
The senator denied that at any time
his clothing was disarranged While IN
the room He said he talked with
DR. j. H. carp Of oklahoma city the
next day concerning the incident.
Il told him that if anyone said that
/ did anything improper it was an In
famous lie.
Senator Gore denied that he told
Or. carp TO try to get Mrs. Bond oul
Of the city
Senator Gore denied that he knew
Robertson, ia obs and Kirby litzpat-
rick were in the next room while he
was talking with Mrs Bond.
Replying TO questions, the senator
p
patrick ana Robertson. lie said Fitz
patrick wanted 10 be appointed assist
ant attorney general for the interior
department. that Robertson was
seeking the selection Of II. +. Rogers
for the post Of secretary Of the into
ror, and that Jacobs wanted some
body appointed marshal for the east
ern district Of Oklahoma.
In reply to question as to when
he first told anybody Chat Mrs. BOND
had pulled him over ON the bed VIII
her, Senator Gore said
Probably the first time | take
about g."
The senator then detailed the ef-
forts of the politicians In the alleged
conspiracy against him to get ap.
polntments. He ala not rcmemhcl
having talked with a man Of the namt
cf Graves Leeper about the appoint
ment Of Julian Bond, Mrs. Bonds hus'
iland, but was certain he never CAV,
lany announcement He said he
might have told Or J. II. carp h'
would recommend Bond for clerkship
"When Mrs. Bond pulled you over
on the bed, did you make any out
cry?' he was asked,
no" The senator replied.
"You knew It was conspiracy"
II did. at least / thought then u
was q conspiracy"
"Whcn did sou firsl think it wa.
conspiracy
hands, fell back on the bed and begar
to scream" said the senator.
did you ever lille complain
against amy of these parties? Answer
yes or no.
II cannot answer yes on no | mad'
complaint that IL was blaekmaiL
answered the senator.
Didn't you. when the summons
was served say you wanted to make
cash settlement
Did any one for you try TO make
such a settlement
"Not that | know Of, said Mr
Gore.
Reyertiug TO the meeting with Mrs
Bond i'm washington, senator Gort
explained that be went TO the hote
TO meet Mrs Bond after she had tele
phonct stating that she was 10 leave
,Yslshh.gton at GAS that night ant
for him to stop and see her ON his
way home. lie said he asked her q
cdmo TO his office, but she complained
about having 10 wait so long here ant
said she was busy packing To leave
for oklahoma.
lie went 10 the hotel, he said, viii
Howard Keyes, guide, and when ht
entered the lobby Mrs Bond came az
and took hold of him, saying. n
take care OF him" lie said she eN.
planned that the parlor was filled witt
school children and they could 20 tC
another room. II was not until attel
Mrs. Bond answered the telephone
that she took hold OF his hands, and
sank down on the bed, Senator Gore
testified.
you didn't know anybody else was
around?
Certainly not" replied the wit
ness.
The senator said he always told
those who came 10 see him for com
promise that it WAS am infamous lit
and that he would see them I'm -
before he would compromise. TIC
said he took no part liza the investi-
cation by the department Of iusuc,
and denied that he had been called
as a witness before the senate or that
he had talked with the vice president
about g.
Court recessed shortly after noon.
The direct examination of the sem
ator was completed shortly before
noon and examination taken ur
at once