The Washington times., 1920-12-05
FLAYS
ACCUSED GIRL
Mrs. Jake L. Hamon Calls
Woman Suspected Of Staying
"Home Wrecker.'

ARDMORE, Okla. Dec. 5.-That
Clara Smith Hamon will return In a
day or two and answer charges con-
Meeting her with the death of Jake l..
Hamon. millionaire oil operator and
member OF the Republican National
Committee. was learned today from
an authoritative source.
Reports that she had fled to Mexico
were discounted at the onice OF
County Attorney Russell Brown. Ir
advised that the girl would be
found"
URGED TO LEAVE STATE.
After the death of Mr.. Hamon, who
was shot in the Randol Hotel. where
he and his secretary were stopping
some two weeks ago. IL was said pow
erful political friends OF the oil mas
nate had aided the girl to leave the
state. They wanted. IL was said. -
Shield the memory OF the man.
But the story OF the unhappy life
of Clara Smith Hamon as Mr.. Hamon'S
secretary was revealed through the
recovery OF her personal diary. and
many of the facts in connection with
the case. which lannon's friends
sought to hide. became public.
While Prosecutor Brown insisted
charges against the girl would BE-
pushed. her friends insisted she would
never be convicted. Even though she
shot him. they pointed out, her revela-
tions of her life would unquestion.
ably result in a verdict of justihabl.
homicide.
SENSATION EXPECTED.
,,glo I'D nha "
that he is but doing his duty in
prosecuting the case. II did not con
Germ him whether the lid would be
blown OFF of Oklahoma" should the
girl be brought to trial. 1t had been
said the trial would reveal sensa-
tional chapters of the lives OF a score
of prominent men.
Mrs. Jake l.. Hamon. widow of the
oklahoma Empire builder" today de-
MED that her husband had died by
the hand of Mrs. Clara Smith Hamon.
his so-called affinity. The widow
branded her rival for lannon's affec-
tions as "home-wrecker" who
stole" her husband "by her youth"
WIDOW AssAILs GIRL.
The "oil kings" widow declared
she would not raise n hand" to aid
in the prosecution of Mrs. Clara Smith
Hamon.
81 will not aid in the prosecution
Of the woman il she is caught" said
the elder Mrs. Hamon. MY husband
told me on his dying bed that he
fired the shot accidentally while
cleaning his gun. ! believe my hus-
band and have faith in his message.
viii not raise my hand against her.
Mrs. Hamon declared that her care
for her children had given the rival
Mrs. Hamon her opportunity to win
Mr.. Hamon's affections.
81 had children" she said. 81 cared
for them and | grew old. You always
do. lost my beauty. 1t was her
beauty and youth which gave her the
chance to wreck my home"
The widow said she intended to
visit in Oklahoma.
WOULD LIKE G. 0. r. JOB.
In reply to query as to whether
she would accept the post her hus-
band held on the Republican Ma
tional Committee, she sale:
81 would feel deeply honored il it
were given me-
The diary of Mrs. Clara Hamon was
rounddly scored by the widow of the
Oklahoma multi-millionaiare.
Il want every minister in America
to help me suppress II. she SAID. Il
wish thsi in order to prevent the evil
effects it will have on the minds OF
other young girls living lives similar
to that of Clara Smith"
The adoption OF the surname
"Hamon" by Mrs. Clara Smith Hamon
also aroused the widows scorn. 1t
isn't her name at ALL" she said. THE
Smith woman was divorced by my
husbands nephew She has no legal
right to it."
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