The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-02-25
GORE TEu!S''H|S'
!. !. .SORX::'0H:SIAND
BLIND SENATOR TESTH
. F1ESrOE sFRANEEUP'.

Charges Plot to Destroy Him IL
Woman's Suit for Fifty
Thousand Dollars for
Assault.
Oklahoma City, Okla. Feb. 16.-"Thi!
is plot to dertroy me"
With this statement Thomas P. Corr
United States Senator from Oklahoma this
morning entered the grim flight to cleanst
his name and save himself from politics
destruction be taking the witness stand ir
his ewn behalfin the $50, 900 brought agains
him by Mrs. Minnie E. Bond for assault
Sitting far out in his chair, his sands
folded firmly across the knob of his cane
his sightless eyes staring straight ahead
his boyish features set in look of grin
determination, was the picture Senator
Gore preseted on the stand to the mass o.
humanity that packed the courtroom tt
the limit. There was hardly q souno
except the voices Of the questioner and the
Senator's
| Senator Gore gave his name and said he
was born Mississippi. He said he had
lived IN Oklahoma since 1901. He has beer
blind ever since he was IL years old. He
testified he met Mrs. Bond at the Sklrvine
Hotel in January, 1918, and that she sai6
her hurband wanted to be collector oi
idternal revenue, but he told her he was
already uommited and could not support
him. Mr.. Go re said he did not suggest
that she bring her husbands application
to Washington.
EARP AND JAooBsAAFTER JOBS.
Gore said Washington Office In abe Sena'
torial Annex and that he had three clerks
and a messenger In the Office.
Doyou know DR.. carp and Jim Jacobsi
he was asked.
Yes, replied Gore.
Do you know whether carp wanted q
job2
Yes sir; he wanted to be. United States
marshal for the Western Districts OF
Oklahoma. Jacobs wanted the same posi-.
ton, for the Eastern District.
Did MRS. Bond ever come to your office
about her husbands application
Yes about ten days after inaguratitn.
She came In and asked me II I could. not
consider her. husbands .eanidaoy. told
her I sould do nothing. Then she said;
Then, Senator, you can't hold out any hopei
I said Mo-
did you make any advance to her such
as holding her hand or touching her footF
Most positively not"
When did you next hear from Mrs. Bond
She called me on the ghone says later
She asked me II could come down to he1
hotel to see her. I told her could not.
MET BY MRS. BOND
She called me again and asked me to
to come to her hotel. told her could
not at that time. Then she asked me II ]
could drop by her hotel on my way home
I said possibly I could,
left my Office under the guidance oi
Howard Kay about 6 o'clock, arriving a
few minutes later
| And you at any time been in the Winston
Hotel before2
Inever had.
You know nothing about the architec-
ture Of the hotel, with regard to location
Of parlors and rooms2
No sir.
What happened when you entered the
lobby Of the hotel?
| Mrs. Bond met me in the lobby and
said: will take charge OF the Senator
She started toward the elevator and ask.
ed her where we were going. She said she
would take me to parlor. After getting
on the secon floor, she said the parlor was
crowded and she would take me to hel
room.
She seated me In rocking chair.
What was the first thing she said tx
your
She remarked that she was disappointed
at he husbands failure to land the Office
I told her ! was sorry. Then remarked
that she might miss her train as she tolt
meshe was going on the GAS train.
/ SUGGESTED HERSELF EoR OFFICE.
| rose to go and extended my had. Shit
remarked she had decided not to go.
sat down. Then she suggested she her
self might become candidate for Com
missiones of Charities and Corrections
Then she suggested I would have bittel
opposition In my race for the senat.
| The she had phone call and talked fol
some time. When she came back, she sal
down on the bed. talked for few more
| told her would have to be going.
rose and extended my hand. She seized /
and pulled me toward the bed. aekec
her what it meant. T was off balance
and probably was leaning over Mrs. Bond
Then heard some one come In and
asked who itwas. The man answered, 7
E. Robinson. Mrs. Bond set up an outer!
and Robinson told her to stop squalling
Then he went to Mrs. Bond and said
What have you to say about this? Sh
said: don't want Bond to know yo'
were in my room.
Then turned to Robinson and aske'
him what this meant.
: He mumbled out something that he di
not know anything. asked Robinson T.
, take me down and he did.
= MADE NO ADVANCES.
, Did you make any advances to thi
J woman2