The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-16
TELLS OF INCIDENT
In HOTEL ROOM
Thought He Was Being Taken to
ParlOr Instead Of Private Room
Insists No Impropriety
in His Conduct
Telegram BY United Press.


Oklahoma City. Feb. l6.-Senato
Gore testified today in his own defens
in the Bono suit. He said he told Mrs
Bond at the skrvin hotel here in Janu
AIRY. 1918, that he was committed to al
applicant for collector Of internal rev
enue and could not endorse her hus
bead
The senator said he never encourag.
cd tho woman 90 thi1k he would sup
port her husband nor suggested that
She bring endorsements to Washing
ten lie denied that he held Mrs
Ronds hand or put his hand on her
foot when she visstsd Ais office in
Washington
The senator said that week later
Mrs. Bond asked him to come to hts
hotel and insisted though he offered to
see her az his office She told Gore
she would take him 20 the parlor. but
took him to the room OF Jacobs instead.
Mrs Bond suggested that she might
run TOR commissioner OF charities in
Oklahoma and then told him that he
would have bitter oDposition Tor re
election.
After Mrs. Bond answered pro-
tracied telephone call, Gore said he
talked with her a few minutes and
then said he would have to 90, and
rose and extended his hand
''She took my hand and seemed to
go down on the bed. said the senator.
Il asked. What does this mean !?
"and she answered indistinctly. then
heard some one come in. who said he
was T. Z. Robertson. We exchanged
salutatlons and about that time Mrs
Bead began to make an outcry and
take on"
Gore said Robertson and Mrs. Bond
passed some remarks which he did not
hear and he told Robertson TO get his
hat When he asked her to explain
Mrs. Bond said, Il don't want Mr.
Bond to know that you were in my
room"
Gore said he asked Robertson TO ex-
plain and the latter refused. Neither
suggested any improperly" said the
witness.
Gore denied he asked Robertson if
his clothing was unfastened. He said
his person was not exposed. He denied
that he attempted any improper con
duct.
Gore denied that he authorized DR..
]. II. carp to settle with Mrs. Bond
aad denied that he offered her any
thing He said he told carp he would
see those people in hell" before he
would rake any terms with them. He
heard four days after the incident that
Jacobs and Fitzpatrick were wit
nesses to it.
Cross examired by Attorney Gid
dings Gore said that Bond had been an
active Wilson man. He said he first
told OF the small woman's attempt TO
null him down a short time ago to his
attorneys. He denied that he told
carp, Il was mistaken in the woman
she fought like hyena.
Gore admitted that none of the al
legged conspirators had ever made any
demands Of him in person since the af-
fair. He denied that he promised Sen
ator Kern to appear before senate
committee and explain the afafir He
denied that he let the impression pre-
vail that Senator Owen was involved
in the affair and 1t caused a lack of
cordiality between them.
Gore was still on the stand at the
noon recess. Attorneys for the plain.
tiff plan to secure the admission oil
questions and answers on his life in
Texas fifteen years ago.
Just before adjournment Saturday
William NJ. Bonner, an Oklahoma City
banker, was put or the stand by sena
tor Cores counsel Bonner told of an
alleged offer made to him by James R
Jacobs, the witness whom counsel foi