Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-15
OKLAHOMA LAWYER TEsT1FIEs
Tells Of Lending Money to Man APP
pearing for Plaintiff.
APPEAL MADE TO MINISTER'S
Mrs. Bond Sought to Get Preachers
Interested in Her Case.
THEY VOTE TO KEEP IN CLEAR
Blind Defendant Being sued for
Fifty Thousand Dollars More
Cheerful Thnny Any Time
since Trial started.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl.. Feb. A-ln-
stead Of calling Senator Gore to the wit
ness stand when court opened for tho
third days session of the trial OF the
$4,000 damage suit brought against the
senator by Mrs. Minnie Bond, counsel for
tho defense decided at the last moment
to call other witnesses In the effort to
lay grounds for the impeachment OF sew
eral of those who testified for the plain
tiff.
The first witness today was w, f.
Fisher, an oklahoma City lawyer. Fisher
testified that he had loaned T. II. Robert
son, the lawyer, who was present and
witnessed the alleged attack on Mrs. Bond
s2t5 and when Robertson came back from
Washington after the alleged Gore In
cident he demanded that II be repaid.
Objections by counsel for Mrs. Bond
caused Fisher to be excused at this point
until Robertson could be recalled and
foundation laid on which to base his ex-
animation.
Deputy sheriff witness.
Deputy Sheriff Ezell testified about
! conversation he had with Robertson, the
day before the suit was filed against
Gore. lie said Robertson told him:
IL have a paper want you to serve to-
morrow
Ezen asked about It, and he said
Robertson replied:
Never mind now. You'll know what
| II is when you see the headlines in the
newspapers tomorrow. l want you to
serve the papers on man who has done
mo dirty. II will be sweet revenge FOR
| me-"
The next day suit against senator Gore
waa filed.
Rev. II. d. Licklider. pastor OF olivet
fBaptlst church. testified that Mrs. Bond
and her husband and James r. Jacobs
tried to induce the ministerial alliance OF
this city to make an effort TO get the
case Of Senator Gore before the United
States senate.
Member OF HIS Church.
/ The witness said Mrs Bond, accom-
panied by her husband and Jacobs, at
tended a meeting OF the ministers shortly
after the episode in Washington, and that
Mrs. Bond told of the details OF the al
! legged attack The alliance. he said. after
hearing the statements. voted to have
nothing TO do with the case.
! Rev. Mr.. Licklider said Mrs. Bond was
member of his church, but that she
had not attended It during the last two
years.
! Attorney Robertson denied the alleged
Conversation with Fisher, but admitted
he had gone with Mrs. Bond and James
r. Jacobs before the ministerial alliance
! Fisher was recalled and testified TO
hearing Robertson say:
I'VE have a frameup against Gore. and
unless he comes across with $4,000 he
Will have to get out of the race"
! C. w. Gould of Oklahoma City testified
DIR. carp had told him that Gore was
an old blind fool and would have 20 get
out OF the senate
Senator Gore appeared more cheerful
today than at any time since the trial
! began.
Met Woman I'm Hotel.
DIR. ]. o. Newell. marshal for the west
ern district of Oklahoma who was in
Washington at the time OF the alleged
occurrence, testified he met Mrs Bond
In the parlor OF her hotel and In reply to
a question as to how she felt, said: Not
very well, but ] have some strings TO
pull on Gore yet"
Newell said he met DR.. carp last sum-
mer In Oklahoma City and carp showed
him an Indian paper containing what
purported TO be a long confession from
Senator Gore. Earp Newell testified,
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