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

Miss Johnson:
BY EDITH C. JOHNSON
Clara Smith Hamon has arrived in
Ardmore. much TO the relief OF that
portion of the population that has been
every Santa Fe train from
the south for the past two days. Just
at noon on Christmas day, she stepped
off the train to face a battery of
men and reporters, and sur.
rounded by deputy sheriffs and Off.
cials, she was hurried by her attorney,
Charles A. Coakley of Coakley &
Mathers. to a closed automobile. The
driver Of the car stepped on the gas"
and she was whisked TO the court
house, where through, her attorneys
she waived preliminary hearing before
Justice of the Peace Hal NJ. Cannon
and was bound over TO the district
court and within a few minutes was
released on bond.
Men, women and children crowded
around the entrance TO the Pullman,
where her attorneys and a couple of
deputy sheriffs stood guard Pieced-
ing her was Sheriff Buck Garrett,
who held in one hand what appeared
to be trophy in the form Of an i'm
mense pair Of steers horns. AS she
stepped off the train, her brother, who
so frequently has been mentioned in
the Sam Blair stories and interviews,
rushed forward and kissed her. Nee.
essarily, it was a hurried embrace, for
her attorney, Mr.. Coakley, lost no
time in hurrying her into the awaiting
car, which stood at the curb at the
very end Of the station platform. His
swift disposal of her was something
Of a surprise to the crowd at the sta.
ton. since it had gathered about his
own motor. which supposedly was to
carry her to the court house.
TO an unaccustomed eye the most
striking thing about Mrs. Hamon. for
that is what she insists upon being
called, as she stepped off the train,
was her pallor. When she reached
Fort Worth on Friday afternoon, she
had suffered nervous collapse, which
was responsible for her delayed arri
val, her physician there having ad-
vised her to rest few hours before
continuing the trip. She was wearing
very beautiful cloak OF beaver, com.
bined with squirrel, over a simple
navy blue serge dress, plain dark
brown sailor hat. over which was
draped black veil Of delicate mesh.
In one hand she carried small navy
blue sick bag.
Clara Smith Hamon has been called
beautiful, and perhaps she was beau.
tifM at one time. Now, one would
characterize her as attractive looking.
Frequently she has been described as
having black hair and swapping black
eyes. On the contrary, her hair, which
she wears over her ears, is of soft
dark brown shade, and her eyes are
soft dark brown. Her features are
delicate. and when she smiles, she
has charming dimple in each cheek.
There is almost thinness about her
face, and, she is very slenderly built
Her feet which were incased in dark
brown high boots, with French heels.
are very very small, and she has a
slender, delicate hand. Her glance Is
alert and few women gesture as freely
as does Clara Smith Hamon. her
movements all being very graceful and
very quick. One of her greatest
charms-and 1t must be admitted that
she is captivating woman-is mel.
lifluous voice, as well modulated as II
she had been reared in q drawing
room and had been TO the manner
born. With a native cleverness that
has seized every opportunity for i'm.
provement, she has learned much from
the ten year travel with the late Jake
L. Hamon. travel that has taken her
all over this country, and once on a
tour Of Europe. Undoubtedly she has q
natural taste for many Of the refine.
ments Of life. despite the humble en-
vironment OF her youth in the country
near Lawton.
Arriving at the courthouse, the
party consisting OF Mrs. Hamon, her
attorneys, their wives, the sheriff and
his deputies. as picturesque in their
attire as il they had just stepped
out of movieland, county attorney
Russell b. Brown, District Judge Il.
w. Champion, Mrs. lannon's uncle
Ben Harrison. her sister, Mrs. V. d.
Walling of Wilson, Okla. her hus-
band and two young children hurried
iy mounted the stairs to the second
floor and were admitted to the sher-
ifs office. Newspaper men, camera
men and spectators We're barred
deputy sheriffs guarding the two
entrances. Mrs. Hamon. her rela'
tives and attorneys held a brief con-