Show CONSPIRACY SAYS GORE BLIND SENATOR DEFENDS SELF ON WITNESS STAND STANO OKLAHOMA CITY Okla Feb rob 1 i Political opposition was held heid responsible by Thomas P. P Gore United States 8 senator son sen ator from Oklahoma for the tho damage suit for tor OOOO filed hod against him thu by Mrs Minnie Bond who alleges that tho thu senator senator sena sena- tor attacked her in a a. Washington hotel Senator Gore testified In his own behalf be he- half today IIo Ho denied making an attack on Mrs Bond and said he lie believed the charge to have havo been made to injure him in his ht camp campaign for tor a athe as tho the Democratic candidate for tor the tho sen eon ate Senator Gore Goro was asked about hia he acquaintance ac so with Mrs Mn Bond and replied he lie remembered mooting her ber at a n. n reception reception reception recep recep- tion hero here and that her husbands husband's candidacy candidacy can for for internal revenue collector was was was' mentioned at the thc time timo IIo ITo said he be had not given her bar any encouragement about her hor husbands bands candidacy Regarding Bearding the tho alleged assault in Was Washington tho the senator in in reply to questions told told tod about meeting Mrs Bond at her hotel after she had hao telephoned him making the appointment lie IIo said he never know knew that James R. R Jacobs or I T. T E. E Robertson were at the hotel at atthe atthe the time I Never There Before I tor L ha had l never ne been In there thera before ho he said Mid and when I reached tho the door Mrs lira nd approached mo In the lobby I 1 opposed we wore were to go to the hotel pa parlor par par- lor Jor but she he took mo to another er room Where here bere did you Oll sit Bit Senator Gore was wae asked I sat wat In a 0 rocking rocking- chair he lie replied We Ve talked about the appointment of ofu her u r husband I J told her again there was no chance chanco for him She seemed to feel eel that ho had lost I 1 1 arose remarking that I must go o and und Mrs Ir Bond Ind took hold of ot m my hands She was waa remarking that I was going to to have 1 a II hard race At that moment the thet t telephone rang and she sho It It Then she came back bacle and sat at on the bed bcd I fId only only a few minutes I I 1 Ithen ot t then en fell on th bert ed hIS Just t then n Robertson Came ame into th jv t room and n 1 old her to stop that 9 Did ou at t any time touch Mrs Irs Bond n b ne was as naked asked I 1 r did not the senator replied Senator Goro said ald ho cia told Robertson on ne anted wanted to soc sec Mrs MIT Bond ng again ln I risked asked her If It she abe had anything to ea about the Incident say sav I I 1 know what wh this means I said fald She Sho replied she did not want vant her husband to know about It Robertson also sa Bald leI he had nothing to toas tas as about It It D Dented Denied nied Clothing Disarranged The senator denied deniM that an any time tinte hIs clothing was war disarranged while In the room Senator Gore denied that he knew Robertson Rob Rob- ertson Jacobs and KIrby Fitzpatrick were ere In the next room Willie wiliie hI ha was as talking with i. i Mrs Bond Tho The senator told of his acquaintance Jacobs and Robertson He said Fitzpatrick trick wanted antoo to be appointed assistant attorney general Jeneral for the Interior department that Robertson was wag seeking the selection of ot R. 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L Rogers for tor or the post of or secretary of ot the Interior and that Jacobs wanted Continued on ou paye paA 2 2 1 GORE CHARGES Continued from front page 1 1 some somebody appointed marshal for Cor the thc eastern eastern eastern east east- ern district of Oklahoma Made No Outcry I When Mrs Bond pulled you over r on the bed did you make any outcry ho he was aas l asked No the senator replied You know It was a conspiracy I did rt It least I thought then it was wasa was was' wasa a 1 conspiracy When Whan dIr ld jcu HIJ first It waa Raa Ra a cons conspiracy conspiracy con con- s When Mrs Mm Bond Band grabbed m my hands fel felt back on the bed and began besan to scream raid ad the senator Senator Gore explained that he went to the hotel to m meet lt Mrs Bond after she had telephoned honed stating that she ghe was to leave Washington at o'clock that t night and for tor him to stop to see seo her on his way home Ho said he asked her to come to his office but she complained about having ha to wait walt BO so long lory there and said Id she Rhe was busy packing to leave for Oklahoma He went to the hotel ho he said with Howard Keys Kes a guide and when he fie e entered tho lobby lobby lobb- Mrs Bond came up and took hold of ot him saying Ill rn take care of or him Tells TeUs of Her Explanation He said paid she ehe explained that the parlor was filled with school children and the they would go o to another room It Jt was wan not un until until until un- un til after Mrs Bond had answered the telephone call caB that olio cite took hold of or his hands hande and sank down on the tale bed Senator Gore testified You did not know anybody else was around 7 Certainly not replied r the witness ss The senator said he always told those who as came mo to see him for tor a compromise that it was as an infamous lie Ho and that he would see Me them in before he would compromise He Ho said flaM he took no part Inthe in inthe inthe the investigation tn made by the de department of Justice and denied that tat he ho had been called as a a witness before the senate or that he had talked to the tho vice president about It Jt |