Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-23
ALLEGED SLAYER
HAM0N READY To
PROVE INNOCENCE
PEOPLE IN CARTER COUNTY ARE
WITH MISS SMITH OFFICER
SAYS.
N sHER|FF's CUSTODY
WIN Make Bond and Then Return TO
II fsso 90 Bpcnd Holidays With
Her Parents. Miss Smith
Says.
~ Associated Prsa

~ Associated PrsA
Ell PASO, Texas, Dec. 22.-Worn
and weary after her long flight. which
carried her from Ardmore. Okls aoma,
" Chihuahua City. Mexico. Clara Bar.
ton Smith. wanted In Ardmore. on a
complaint charging murder In connec.
tion with the death Of Jake l.. Hamon,
Oklahoma millionaire az Ardmore, TO.
night surrendered In Juarez TO Sheriff
Buck Garrett VI Ardmore. but later
was allowed 10 spend the night with
her family here.
When the party. headed by Sheriff
Garrett. reached III Paso late today
they were met at the station By a corps
Of newspaper men. Both the sheriff
and the lawyers refused 10 give out
statement nj the time and speedily en-.
tered a servlce car and drove away
The ncwspaper men took another ma.
chine and lively pursuit began. last.
Ing more than an hour and ending al
the passenger station In Juarez.
The surrender OF Miss Smith tonight,
ends nationwide search for the wom.
man which began ON November 20
when the prosecuting attorney at Ard
more obtained warrants for her charg.
Ing her with the eh0oting Of Hamon
and with statutory offense.
Hamon was shot at his hotel In Ard
more Sunday. November "a. He walk.
cd 20 the hospital where he said that
n gun he had been cleaning was accl
dentally discharged. He died Novem
bcr 20.
The search for Miss Smith led
through Oklahoma and Texas oil fields
and into Mexico. Al various tunes she
had beon reported at Cisco. Texas, III
Paso and In JuareE. Mexico. going from
the border town 10 chihuahua City
from which place she arrived tonight
Sheriff Garrett announced he would
start with Miss Smith ON the return
trip 10 Ardmore tomorrow morning al
stu o'clock.
nent 10 The Associated Press regard
Ing Miss smiths plans for the future;
"Clara says she will make her 40. 900
bond the first thing after reaching ard
morr. win spend day or two with rel
atives IN Carter County. Oklahoma. ana
then will return 60 FL Paso 10 make her
nome with her parents. When her
trial u called Miss Smith. viii of
course 60 back 20 Ardmorc. but her
home will remain here.
you may tell all the world. too, that
the sympathies OF the large part Of the
people OF Carter County are with Miss
Smith"
Miss Smith herself declined 10 make
q statement tonight pleading her
fatigue and indisposition m the reason
al want the whole world 10 know INV
story" she told the correspondent o'
the Associated Press. but ! could no;
rive out any connected interview To-
night. AL can aay is that ! want tc
get back m soon as I can"
Later attempts Ia ge, statement
developed the Information that Miss
Smith was M and that 4 physician
should he summoned.
II was learned that she had been ad
vised by her attorneys not 20 make
any statement for the present.
w r. Mclean, Jr., of Mclean
Scott and Mclean. of Fort Worth
attorneys and Charles A. Coakley. an
attorney OF Ardmore. said that a speedy
trial would be asked for and that bond
would be made Immediately. They said
they were unable "a say Mt this time
what the plea or the line OF defense
would be.
eve are certain however. that Clara
smith win b. acquitted by jury Of hei
peers." Mr. Coakley said.
1--WE have no doubt that her limo
cepce Of the crime OF murder will h
proved beyond moral as well as q
technical doubt"
The statements by Garrett and th'
attorneys were made after n two houi
conference held az the home of Mis-
Smiths parents. AFR. and Mrs. Jamel
L. Smith at iiie East San Antoni'
street. Sheriff Seth II. Orndorff q
Ei Paso county deputixed servic'
car driver To stand guard In front o
the two story brick building and keel
out all visitors including newspaper
men.
Al the conclusion of the sconferenc,
during which Il In understood the DE-
tails Of the surrender were arranged
Sheriff orndorft admitted the pres
representatives who were received Il
back room BY Miss Smith and In
formed by her that she was unable 4
give out an interview.
In the warrant which Sheriff Gsrrel
hears M his authority for the arres
the defendants name is given as "clar
Smith Hamon." II is dated Dcccmbe
y. 1890. and is signed by II. NJ. Cannon
justice Of the peace Of Ardmorc tow
ship.
when the Oklahoma sheriff reachc
III Paso late today he was Joined at ,h
union station by Ernest Walker. fedcr'
agent. who arranged FOR the officer
crossing into Mexico without passpo'
After brief halt at the Santa fe Il
ternational bridge. which IN not gel
orally open 10 travellers going ini
Mexico, but IL reserved for those con
Ing out. the party 81 officers and a
torneys speeded into Mexico while the
Journalistic pursuers were forced hac
and enter by the Stanton street eros
Ing.
In spite of the delay. however. ~
nou,.nar.r man tralled thu tar 20 m