The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-26
CLARA" ARRIVED IN ARD
MORE NOON SATURDAY.:
BACK FROM HER FLIGHT
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crowd. TO the curbstone where the
auto. with purring engine, awaited
her.
To the casual observer. one who
did not know that Clara had just
surrendered TO the officers OF the
law and was here facing the most
serious charges which courts of man
can file against living man or wo-
man. it might have seemed that the
defendant. in place OF being a defend
ant returning TO qualify bond in an
enormous sum- was some lady who
accompanied by her most intimate
friends was visiting the courthouse
upon some matter Of the most trivial
nature None who saw her and
noted her progress from the court
house to the office of the preliminary
justice. from that office back to the
courthouse would ever have taken
her TO be the woman the history
of whose short life is made of the
warp of misery interviewer with the
woof Of death. None would ever
have picked upon her as woman
whose life's story was intertwined
with the life story of the man who
swayed the destinies, for a few short
months, Of the leader of the now
dominant political party.
And the murmured "ohs" and "ahs"
which arose with gasping breath
from gasping mouth, did nothing
to indicate the manner in which the
wave of public sentiment drlfted--
did nothing to indicate whether sen.
timent was with the defendant or
against her-did nothing to lead any
one to suppose that her case had
been prejudged, told not whether the
Of the manner in which Hamon met
his death. or the story of the man
who now sleeps in the Ardmore ceme-
terry, his post mortem statement that
his death wound was accidentally
self-inflicted.
After waving arraignment for pre-
liminary hearing, the defendant was
bound over to the district court on
the charge Of murder. BY agree
ment in the district court with the
-county attorney, Clara was admitted to
bail in the sum Of $4,000. The bond
was ready, and was signed by Writ
Franklin, Max Westheimer, /. Fl.
Love and other prominent men Of
Ardmore.
Immediately following these pro-
ceedings, Clara was driven in motor
car to Wilson to the home Of her
sister, Mrs. V. d. Walling. Sheriff
Garrett accompanied her, and he re-
turned to Ardmore Immediately after
their arrival there.
Clara's counsel at Fort Worth, is
expected TO arrive in Ardmore to-
morrow.
Miss Smith was instructed by her
counsel not to make any statements
or speak to anyone concerning the
case except in their presence or in
the presence Of Sheriff Garrett.
The next term Of the district court
will convene on January 3rd, with
Judge II. W. Champion presiding. The
case will be set soon after the Janu-
ary term is convened, and it is the
opinion Of the court, and also of coun-
sci. that the case will be-. set soon
after the term is opened.
James H. Mathers. who has been
employed as one Of the attorneys
for the defense. will have entered
office as county attorney at the time
the trial comes up, and he will be
disqualified from taking part in the
proceedings. Judge Il. w. Champion
stated yesterday that he would ap-
point some representative member OF
OF the Ardmore bar to represent the
state in the matter OF prosecution,
but il he has made up his mind as
to his choice, he has not so indicated.
Ardmore. Okla, Dec. ?5.-Mrs. Clara
Smith Hamon. who rested in Fcrt
Worth last night before resumirg
her journey here from Chihuahua City
Mexico, TO answer charge of murder
in connection with the death Of Jake
L. Hamon, Republican national COM
mtteeman, will arrive in Arimore at
noon today, Charles A. Colkley Of
vic law arm VI EhdlhtiS anu IVAN
ley declared in a statement to "a cor.
respondent Of the press at three o'clock
this morning, shortly after his ar
rival from Fort Worth.
Mr.. Coakley, who is partner in
the law firm of Msthers and Coakley,
counsel retained for the defense OF
Mrs. Hamon, arrived here early this
morning after having accompanied the
Hamon party from 81 Paso. TO Fort
Wc:th He declared that he eft the
parry az Fort Wo-,h in order that
he m.ght prepare advance arrange
ments here for Cla:ls preliminary
hearing and fixing OF bonds.
The defendant is in a complete
state OF exhaustion and ner nerves
are shattered" Mr.. Coakley said ex-
planning the stopover a. Fort Worth
FOR The night and not preceding here
as scheduled. This morn Is early, ycu
may say, she would be sufficiently
eble TO finish the last leg of her trying
ordeal and reach Ardmore at noon.
Reports OF threatened break in che
plans which had been agreed upon
before the defendant surrendered and
. that the statement was made that she
would not return TO ArJmore but
would be freed IL known existing ar
rangements regarding her appearance
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