Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-08
MISS SMITH FOUND;
READY TO ANSWER
Woman Accused of Killing Okla
homa Oil Man is Located
IN Mexico.
nr Associated Press to Everv Evening

by Associated Press to Every Evening
Fort Worth, Tex, Dec $ A PROPOSE
ton that Clara Smith surrender and re-
turn Ca trdmorc for possible court action
N connection with the fatal shooting of
Jake J.. Hamon, Will bc submitted 90 the
woman for final decision, II was announced
today bv u law firm. members Of which
SAY thcy conferred with j l.. Smith. father
Of the missing woman, Yesterday
NJ Smith the attorneys said IS today
on his way to a small town in Mexico 70
submit the proposal to his daughter They
requested that the name of III claw firm
not he published
Fl Paso. Tex. D,c S. The search for
Clara Barton Smith. wanted in connection
with the death Of Jake l. Hamon at
Ardmore. Okla. ended last night as far as
local officers arc concerned, they said,
when Miss Smith was almost within their
grasp at Juarez
Sheriff Orndorff learned the location Of
/ Miss Smith through a confidential tele-
gram and declares the informants wanted
a reward The sheriff construed an ans
wer to telegram 10 Sheriff Garrett AZ
Ardmore to mean that Miss Smith was
not wanted and that there was no re-
that be would not continue work on the
case
]. T., Smith. father az the missing wom-
an. and his wife. were found here last night.
Smith declared that he had been here for
two weeks and that he had not seen his
daughter in more than year. He express
cd confidence she was innocent of any
thing wrong and that her reported con
fession was untrue. Mrs Smith wept as
her husband talked with reporter.
Juarez police after searching every
hotel and roominghouse in the city last
night declared that Miss Smith probably
had gone to chihuahua City or some other
interior point.
Fort Worth, Tex, Dec. After con
ference here yesterday between attorneys
and the father of Miss Clara Barton Smith
wanted at Ardmore, Okla, IN connection
/ with the death Of Jake L. Hanom. an
| nouncement was made that the lawyer
| had advised the woman to surrender to
| officisls. and il was added that surrender
within two hours WAS expected. The wom
an is said TO be in town in Mexico, near
Fl Paso, and arrangements for hef return
/ to the United States have been made
4 don't believe my apartment in
Chicago was robbed, said Mrs. Jake
L. Hamon. widow Of the oil magnate,
/ while here today on her way TO the West
/ Texas oil fields and railroad properties
Of the Hamon estate
That story Is another invention of
! the imagination. probably Of some news
paper reporter. Just like the story about
Clara Smith diary | don't believe my
letters were stolen"
''No such person As Clara Smith exists
or ever has existed. declared Mrs. Hamon.
in defending the reputation of her hus-
band She declared Hamon's love of home
and family and accused the newspapers
of their desire 10 interest readers with
spreading 'the false story of the Smith
girl"
Mrs. Hamon. referring 10 the non
existence Of Miss Smith, meant, she said.
that In SO far as the moral actions Of her
husband and the connection with the girl
and a the shooting were concerned. no
such person existed The girl had nothing
10 do with Mr.. Hanon death and had
not cast a shadow over Mrs Hamon
life, she said
Ardmore. Okla, Dec. S-With the
trial Of Miss Clara j. Smith. apparently
leading deeply into the Mexican Republic
local officials conducting the search for
the woman had not made public early
today the next steps they will take TO
brig about her apprehension.
The belief was expressed today that
the local officials would await official re-
ports from the Fl Paso authorities be-
fore going ahead with their plans
San Antonio Tex, Dec S-No word
had been received here early today from
Penny NJ. Ross, local newspaperman,
who In company with another couespon-
dent left here last night for the place near
San Antonio where Ross claims he con
versed with Clara Smith, sought in con-
nection with the shooting Of Jake J..
Hamon, Of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Ross and his companion refused to
permit city detectives TO accompany them.