The Sentinel=record., 1914-02-15
SENATOR DID NOT TAKE STAND YESTERDAY AS HAD BEEN
 ANTICIPATED.
OTHER WITNESSES HEARD
Defense Witnesses Testify as to Con Versations Held in Washington h. dicating That the Assault and Suit Was Frame Up.

Oklahoma City, Okla. Feb. 14.- Although it had been announced that Senator T. P. Gore would testify to- day in the s50,000 damage suit insti- tuted against him by Mrs. Minnie E. Bond, the senator's counsel deferred placing him on the stand at the re- they wanted to leave the city. It Is probable that Senator Gore will be called Monday morning.
 Court adjourned at o'clock this evening until 9 o'clock Monday morn ing, following the testimony of Wm. M Bonner. an officer of a local bank. Bonner was introduced by Senator Cores counsel in it's effort to estab- fish the existence of a conspiracy participated in by James R. Jacobs, Mrs Bond Kirby Fitzpatrick and T. E. Robertson.
 Jim Jacobs told me that for $25,- 900 he would see that the case against Senator Gore was dropped" testified Bonner. Bonner said that he asked Jacobs what he would do with that amount of money and he replied that he would take Mrs. Bond and go somewhere and start a newspaper.
 T asked him what about Bond, said Bonner, and he replied to - with him, he don't amount to a
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 While Bonner was on the stand the defense made an unsuccessful attempt to have Bonner identify several tele- grams that had passed between Bon ner in Oklahoma City and Senator Gore in Washington. Judge Clark refused to allow the communications to be introduced
 l. Q. Newell. present United States marshal of the western Oklahoma dis trict, appointed after the Winston hotel trouble in March, 1913, and for which Dr. Earp, one of the plaintiffs witnesses had been a candidate took the stand and testified that he to- gether with Earp, T. E. Robertson, James Jacobs and Webster Spates, rode in an automobile past the ma tional capital building in Washing ton and that Robertson said eff it had not been for that old double crossing we would be in there now with our feet upon the table, but we will get him yet"
 Newell said that the morning after the alleged assault upon Mrs. Bond he was eating at the same table with Mrs. Bond in the Winston hotel and asked her casually how she was get ting along with her husbands appli' cation for office, and that she re- piled. Not very well, but I have an other string yet that l can pull over Senator Gore" He said the conyersa tion came up when he said to he: "l thought you were going home last night and that she replied 'I chang ed my mind" 'It was then that asked her how she was getting along with her husbands application On cross examination Newell said that Senator owen and Gore had recommended his appointment as United States marshal and admitted that inc had been senatorial campaign manager for C. N. Haskell at the time the latter was candidate against Senator Owen in the last primary election. Plaintiff's counsel sought 1 to show that it would be unusual for 1 Owen to recommend as United States marshal 4 man who had managed the campaign of an opponent, but NeWeH replied that owen had taken down the telephone and made the descri0 ed recommendation
 Newell denied that he had ever zone to the office of the district at torney about the Gore matter, one way or the other, and said:
 If you can prove by reputable wit nesses that l was ever in the build ing on that mission I will resign
 Newell denied that he mad at thai time discussed the BondGore mel dent with Oklahoma Congressman Chas. Carter and Senator Gore. The defense were apparently endeayorlns to show that Newell secured the iH nuence of Gore in behalf of the ap pointment after the BondGore incl dent and as an indirect reward tol his testimony.
 Newell said that he and Earp wer' talking about an interview carried Y an Indianapolis newspaper. publish | , ,., s., .1,o apoud Eora in ai