The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-26


Champion came out and prepared
come restorative medicine for Mrs.
Hamon who complained of feeling
faint. When the necessary details
had been arranged, the party came
out into the sheriff's main office.
where the most informal OF hearings
took place. From the attitude of all
officials present, it was evident that
they were trying TO spare Mrs.
Hamon as much as possible during
what must have been "a more or less
Coakley placed chair for her sug-
gesting that she sit down.
Il am more i'll than you know"
said Mrs. Hamon, as she took the
proffered chair. Only while the coun-
ty attorney was reading his petition,
charging Clara Smith Hamon with
the murder of Jake l.. Hamon was
she requested to stand. During the
reading, she stood quietly, her eyes
cast down. Her sister, Mrs. Walling
stood near her, with sad and serious
face. Judge Champion signed her
bond and said
Now, Mrs. Hamon, you are free
to go wherever you like At once
she smiled. Then, he added. I'VE
have just one intenton,-to be fair
to you and fair to ourselves"
Then one of her attorneys brought
Mrs. Hamon over to the table where
a group of us had been sitting dur
ing the hearing, and introduced her.
AS | shook hands with her, / noticed
that she had q peculiarly flexible
and very cordial and warm hand
clasp. At once she regained some
thing of what I take to be her natur-
al vivacity. Throwing out her arms
with rather a dramatic gesture she
exclaimed to the officials who sur
rounded her. "Oh' you are just like
little boys and l am an old, old
woman"
The doors We're then opened TO
admit the newspaper representatives,
and a messenger boy with kilograms
Seeing by the red and green "Holi
day Greeting" at the top that they
must be Of a congratulatory nature
asked Mrs. Hamen from whom
! tuty Hdu COiHes
From strangers" she answered.
Then her voice trembled slightly as
she said, IL cannot express what l
feel about the kindness Of the people.
They have been wonderful TO me
everywhere. They were so kind in
Mexico, in Texas" Then she told OF
how the president Of the state fed
| Af r1,thC In Nav
Mexico had journeyed to Texas TO
assure her and tender her the sup
port of the state federation.
Leaving the sheriff's office, the
party descended the stairs quickly.
Only few spectators were present
to see Mrs. Hamon and her attorneys.
her uncle, Benn Harrison, the court
attorney, the sheriff and the district
judge pose before a camera on the
courthouse steps.
"If you are not more flattering in
your photography than the last cam
era man | faced" said Mrs. Hamon
smiling, / will never pose for one
of you again
Five or six films were made. Then
the photographer asked to take one
with Mrs. Hdmon. Buck Garrett
and Judge Champion. When he di-
rected Mrs. Hamon 10 stand between
the sheriff and Judge Champion, she
said archly, Il love to stand between
two big men,"
All the while, Mrs. Hamon took the
experience in good humor, and turn
ing to one of her companions she
said, II always feel that this sort
of thing is q good deal of joke"
All this while, Mrs. lannon's sister
was waiting rather impatiently to
take Mrs. Hamon to Wilson where
the family would have Christmas din
ner, and where Mrs. Hamon could
have few hours Of much needed
rest after the momentous and rather
exciting trip through Texas. On the
trip Mrs. Hamon was accompanied
by Sheriff Garrett, who drove the
22 miles in his car. Between Mrs.
Hamon, her brother. her sister, and
her uncle, there is strong family
resemblance. That between Mrs
Hamon and Mrs. Walling is very
striking, though Mrs. Hamon is much
the prettier. And where the sister Is
subdued and quiet Mrs. Hamon Is
impulsve, spontaneous and to de-
gree, emotional.
Mrs. Hamon is absolutely confident
Of acquittal. One would hardly say
that having charge of murder
filed against one would be the hAp'
piest kind OF u Christmas. Yet, Mrs
Hamon seemed to take II all very
philosophically, and to extend SONS
good cheer from the season, perhaps
because she was over the first stage
of her ordeal, perhaps because she
was reunited 20 certain members
J of her family. perhaps because, she Is
not rs she says, at all fearful Of tho
. | nufcoua ~ "A noasihle trial