The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-02
WOMAN ADMITS
FIRING SHOT
That Ended Life Of Jake L.
Hamon, MuItimiIIonaire
Oil Man.
FLEES TOWARD MEXICO

Ardmore, Okla. Dec, 2---1nvestigs-
tion into the Staying Of Jake l..
Hamon. multimillonaire republican
leader OF oklahoma. centered today
on learning the identity OF wealthy
Oklahoma oil men who aided Mrs.
Clara Smith Hamon, his alleged
slayer, In her digit. according TO
County Prosecutor Russell h. Brown.
The prosecutor told tho International
News Service he would institute
criminal proceedings against every
man who had assisted the woman In
fleeing after the shooting.
II the evidence which | am now
gathering Justiles my suspicion that
Mrs, Hamon was aided by wealthy
friends OF Hamon In her flight. | will
bring charges against them ab acces-
9ories after the fact" Brown declared.
u have the statement OF Il. w.
Sails, the .tDallas taxi driver" con-
tinued Brown. 1T is clear con-
tession by Mrs Hamon that she killed
Ramon. I have other evidence, not
yet made public, which will Justify
the murder charge J viii use Salts
astaewttness against her when she is'
brought TO trial" s,
v
from Dallas To Cisco. Ten last Tues
tay and "Wednesday, Prosecutor Rrown
believes that the woman may atill be
In the vicinity ofaCisco. although ho ts
convinced that she ,intendE 10 make her
way into .MeNico and may alrA Afv have
succeeAed IN crossing the border
Aside from the search for Mrs.
Hsmon the county attorney planned
also 10 iuVebtigate statements ALLEGED
70 have been made hy her that wealthy
friends Of tho slain oil mNsnate In
Ardmoro aided her In har nIEht
Sails driver Of n livery motor car,
rade lis original abatement to Prose-
cu,or NBtown His of'1aavt was wit
uessed by Police SerPeRntE l. J. Viirip
ard v r Tsbell The story OF the
DNllas man II In declared links lutn'
othAr details ALREADY Investigated am
given snhEth ntiRtion.
sitting. nervous ana unstrynE, In the
rear scat Of SalliA' car on the lonely
ride toward Cisco Mrs HAmon, ac-
cordinR to the chauneur's allegations.
lionalre oil man and politician.
I'VE ouarreled during the after
noon and he He'd to me-" Mrs, Hamon
said, according 20 Sails Then he
Iama In drunk and treated mo like only
brute would treat a woman.
HES married, hut he and his wife
Ner. separated. They just got recon
clled"
''How many times did you shoot
himT sellie asked.
s-ssEN53ySW think he win die7'' a7'
= !aoat certainly 40 ! hope 90, any :
si,SSE 2nyons, else know thisi''' Z
mo, There aren't hut us two that
snow u and no one elsa ever will u
ho lives he'll never toll. ana II he dies
he'll never toll. know won't tell It.
c,thor,"
Hes worth LOT Of money And
= me of the men he thought were HIS
towels there and my diamonds They
are worth several thousand dollars !
gave them 10 a friend in Ardmore TO
keep for mo
"Three OF the men packed my
trunks and shipped them 10 Kansas
dore. That's the way I got away
Il know an aviator In Fan Antonio.
He used 10 ha In the army He's q
greas freud Of my brother u ] could
get 10 him I'd be safe, MY brother u
-drivins my car down this way 70
'sfhcre's so many people In this sec.
ton OF the country who knows me that
I'm afraid to ridN tho trains. I'd meet
some Of the oil men and ! know them
all -.
Hsmon came TO him early on the
" orning OF Nov. 59 ana ssned nm ,a
40 ana she tried 10 Obtain q plane for
\ flight TO San Antonio Failing In this
nhe arranged with Sails 10 drive her
20 san Antonio During tho long drive,
he declared. she told him of shooting
Unmon and declared Hhe Intended TO
cross tho border into Mexico. He left
her, he said. in, Cisco.
others to be Nsid.
Desnltn the confession Of Petar p.
Treadway that no had killed Henry T.
Pierce. wealthy manufacturers agent.
the district attorneys office today an
nouncod that all four persons In the
room al the time OF the murder would
be charged with murder In tho nrst de-
gree
"Al" smith one Of the four stu re.
ma a fugitive and IL being sought N
Ohio, where his trail has been found,
( Trshdway assumed sole reHponsihlllty
for the murder after Marie boon,
Phillips. hiH companion In eScapo' had
turned from him,