New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15

life and circulate it in Oklahoma. and
, get even with him.
Cores counsel introduced several depo-
sitions which purported to attack the
character of Mrs. Bond by citing alleged
specific incidents Of her life and the jury
was excused while attorneys argued their
admissbility The deposiuons were eX-
cluded finally under the courts previous
ruling that specific acts Of Mrs. Bond
could not be shown and that the defence
would have to rely on testimony as TO her
general reputation.
TON" McMecham. State Senator, took
the stand, and said that he introduced
Mrs Bond to Senator Gore at the last
session of the Legislature
II introduced her by previous arrange
ments." he testified. and said. Senator
Gore. this is Mrs. Bond. whose husband
is an applicant for the Office of Internal
Revenue Collector for Oklahoma
According 20 McMecham he referred
also to the fact that Mrs. Bond had an
uncle in Mississippi and that Senator
Gore and Mrs. Bond discussed the MIS-
sissppi relative. According TO witness
Senator Gore told Mrs. Bond he was I'M
able TO do anything for her husband, and
tho witness denied having heard Senator
Gore say to Mrs Bond that he would Ike
to see her later.
Netherlands testimony was for the pur-
nose of contradicting Mrs. Bonds testi-
monv that when she entered Senator
, Cores Office i'm Washington she COM
Yf1ift
Gore Of having a relative IN MISSISSIPPI
Witness also testified that he did not ask
DEPUTY Sheriff Eel the night Senator
Gore was served with the summons IN inc
suit to defer serving the summons De
cause an attempt would be made 10 scttie
| the case out Of court
! IF did tell Ezell," ne said. that it was
a shame to serve the summons upon sen
ator Gore after he had come TO OKLA
homa City as a guest Of the Al Club ana
the Chamber OF Commerce.
| F.. w. Fisher took the stand i'm behalf OF
Senator Gore for the purpose Of contra
dieting T. T.. Robertsons statement on
Thursday that he had not talked 70
| Fisher, but the defence objected 10 I'M
parchment testimony being introducsd
without the foundation having been iaid'
The Rev. r. ID. Licklider was called. 10
the stand by counsel for Gore after an
nouncement 20 the court that the oe'
fence would endeayor to show that a con-
spiracy existed to destroy Gore.
Mrs Bond is on the roll Of my churcn
as a member, but is not member IT
good standing" he swore Il know James
Jacobs and r t. Robertson. having hao
a formal introduction 10 them while Sec
rotary Of the Ministerial Alliance when
they appeared with Mr.. and Mrs Bona
and asked that the alliance take up the
charges against Senator Gore. Mr.. boho
read a statement of the charges his VIE
made against Gore. Jacobs also read a
statement prepared by Bend relative u
the Bond-Gore episode. They maze ho
definite request relative to the matter. bu'
"A committee was appointed 10 investigate
the charges and reported that the charges
were not such that the Ministerial AM
ance had jurisdiction Of
John NJ. Young. counsel and personal
friend of Senator Gore. as well as Fellow
townsman. was placed on the stand ana
| ntnlcu Ut. fsdlp SltN'iu'iN ''tt'N
had requested OF carp that ne forget the
conversation he had with Senator Gore IN
Washington. Young admitted paying eN-
| pense drafts drawn on him by Norman
! Pruiett but denied that any OF the money
was spent, so far as he knew, in hound
( ing the footsteps of Mrs Bond and dig
ging up testimony which would tend TO
| damage her character"