The Sentinel=record., 1914-02-19
JURY NOT ONLY PROMPTLY AC- QUITS CORE BUT SAYS MRS.
 BOND HAD NO CASE.
WILL COME ID HOT SPRINGS
Senator and Mrs. Gore Will Arrive Here Within a Few Days to Rest and Reeuperate After the Trying Ordeal of the Case.

Oklahoma City Feb. 1S.-A verdict in favor of United States Senator Thomas P Gore, was returned here today in the suit of Mrs. Minnie E. Bond against him to recover $50,000 1 damages for an alleged attack made on her in a Washington hotel last March
 The jury was out only ten minutes.
 The verdict read as follows:
 "We the jury. empanneled in the case entitled Minnie E. Bond ys. Thomas Pryor Gore, find that the evidence is insufficient upon which to predicate a suit, and that said evi- dence wholly exonerates the defend ant, Thomas Pryor Gore, and we further find, that in our opinion, the facts in the case were entirely in sufficient upon which to base suit; and we unanimously state that at the conclusion of plaintiffs evidence, had the defendant at that time announced that he desired to introduce no eVi- dence in his behalf and rested his case our verdict would have been the same in that event as the one which is submitted by us. to-wit in favor of the defendant, Thomas Pryor Gore.
 'Tn witness whereof, each of us in divfdually sign this statement. Signed:
 Henry. Carpentef,. foreman
 "R. F. 'Britton. I Clarence Prosper. "J E Schutten, 'fRex Ferguson. "F H. Morris w. w. Gentry. Robert Arneson. "W. P. O'Neal. "G. C. Meekekrk. ''Benson Beneax." During the reading of the verdict there was no perceptible change III the expression of Mrs. Bonds face From the time the jury left the room until the demonstration began, she sat leaning on table and seribbling on piece of paper. She seemed in no haste to leave the room until she was approached by her attorneys, when she arose and walked out with them and her hus- band.
 Following the dismissal of the jury. the crowd again began to cheer as It filed out of the court house. For sey- eral minutes Senator and Mrs. Gore fingered in the court room accepting the congratulations of friends. A car bon copy of the jury's verdict was presented to Senator Gore. The senator announced that he will remain in Oklahoma City until Satur- day. He win speak before the state convention of the Young Mems Demo cratic club Thursday.
 From here he and Mrs. Gore will go to Hot Springs, Ark. for a few days of rest and will then return to Washington.
 The jury retired for it's delibera- 1 tions at 5:SS5 o'clock and in ten min utes had filed back into the court room and taken their seats. The packed court room was silent as Judge ! Clark read the verdict. l At his final words Sin favor Of the defendant" those near the front or | the room heard Mrs. Gore utter stifled cry as she ieaped from her chair grasped the hand of the sena- tor and whispered something into his ear. When she turned and shook hands with Henry Carpenter, the foreman of the jury, tears were streaming down the eyes of both her and the aged farmer. Senator Gore said:
 "The verdict confirms my faith that truth will triumph. 1 never for a moment doubted the outcome at | the hands of a jury" | Attorney E. J. Giddings, counsel {, for Minnie F. Bond, declared Wednes- day night, that he would appeal the case to the state supreme court on | the ground that the applause and demonstration in the court room had | influenced the jury.