The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-26
END COMES WHEN
INJURY AFFECTS
ACTION OF HEART
Oil Millionaire Better Yesterday; Be.
lieved Crisis was Passed; Re-
lapse Sets in Last Night,
Say Doctors.
FUNERAL TO BE HELD
MONDAY IN ARDMORE
Jim Harris May Succeed Hamon as
National Republican Committee
man; Mo Trace Of Woman
Has Yet Been Found.

Ardmore, Okla, Nov 26.--JaEe l..
Hamon, millionaire oil magnate OF
this city and republican national
committeeman, died at 8:1S this
morning at the Hard sanitarlum
here, acute dilation Of the heart,
being given as the immediate cause
OF his DEATH
He had been nursing gunshot
wound since last Sunday.
The end came after a twelve hour
attack of heart trouble, Or. Walter
Hardy, head of tho sanitarium said
u was believed by physicians that
Mr.. Hamon had passed the danger
mark early Thursday morning, but
he suffered a relapse last night when
his heart started falling.
Mrs. Hamon and their daughter
were at the bedside when he passed
away, A telegram was sent to their
son, who resides in Chicago when it
was seen that the Injured man was
again in danger. The son is expected
to arrive in Ardmore today
1amon was unconscious four hours
prior to his death lie appeared to
be in good spirits yesterday spend
ing most of Thanksgiving day in
talking with his wife and a number
of intimate friends who called at
the sanitarium.
No Trace Of Woman.
Mrs. Clara Hamon, OF Ringllng, a
relative of the committeeman, and
who is charged with the shooting Of
the oil millionaire, is believed to be
fleeing to California.
Shortly after the shooting, It was
rumored that she had left Ardmore
on a north bound train This train
was searched by officers, but tho
woman was not found. 1t was lator
reported that she was seen in Tulsa.
but an investigation there by Off
GERS failed to locate her.
IT is said that this woman married
Jake lannon's nephew and that they
did not live together she is alleged
to have been Hamons private secre-
tary and stenographer for a number
of years and some reports have 1t
that she was on many occasions
called on by Hamon for advice ~
to the proper procedure in the mukh
ing of big deals She was thoroughly
conversant with lannon's business
affairs, it is said.
Russell Brown, county attorney OF
Carter County who filed charges OF
assault with intent to kill against
Mrs. Clara Hamon aud also filed an
information charging the pair with
immortality, had no statement to
make this morning.
Funeral on Monday.
Funeral services for Jake l..
Hamon will be held in the First
Presbyterian church here at 4
o'clock Monday afternoon and will be
conducted by Rev T. J. Irwin Of
Lawton, lannon's former pastor. as
sisted by Or. C. C. Weith. pastor OF
the First Presbyterian church of this
! city. Burial will occur in Rose ceme-
terry, two miles south of Ardmore.
according to plans as announced to-
day. Ia
Woman In Texas?
Officers here express the belief that
Mrs. Clara Hamon may be in hiding
at some point in Texas. Her brother
was arrested near Ft. Worth, but
was later released.
When detained by officers he was
driving his sisters big red car.
which he declared he secured at
Wilson. Okla.
Harris May Succeed.
BY United Press.
Oklahoma City, Nov 2s-James
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