The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-25
PREPARES BOND
FOR MRS. HAMON
More Than Sixty Business Men
Of Ardmore Voluntarily
Sign Document.
ON WAY FROM MEXICO

Ardmore. Okla, Dec. 25.--Mrs. Clara
Smith Hamon, who rested at Fort
Worth last night before resuming her
Journey here from Chihuahua City,
Mexico, TO answer q charge OF murder
In connection with the death Of Jake
l.. Hamon. republican national COM
mitteeman. will arrive In Ardmore AZ
noon today. Charles A. Coakley, at
torney employed, in Mrs. Hamon's de-
Tense. declared early today. shortly
after his arrival here from Fort
Worth Mr.. Coakley said he left the
party at Fort Worth in order to pre-
pare advance arrangements here for
Mrs. lannon's preliminary bearing
and fixing OF bond.
Mrs. Hamon is in a complete state
OF exhaustion and her nerves are
sbattered." Mr.. CoalSiey said, explains
ing the stop-over at Fort Worth
.This morning Mrs. Hamon win be
sufficiently able 10 finish the last le&
OF her trying ordeal and reach Ard
more at noon. The magistrate. coun-
ty attorney, bondsmen and other Of
ficlais connected with the fetaiIs at-
tending Mrs. Hamon's waiving Of pre-
limlnary hearing. her request 70 br
bound over TO the district court Of
Carter county for trial and applica-
tion for ball. will be ready today -.
serve on Mrs. rIamon when she makes
her appearance" Mr.. Coakley de-
ciared.
The circulation OF a bond late yes-
tarsay by Fred E. Tucker, former
Oklahoma state senator end local real
estate man. TO be rendered Mrs. Ha-
mon when she malses her petition for
bond, resulted In afiixlng Of more than
fiSty signatures. few Of whom rep~
resented wealth estimated al between
81, ,OOo,0o0 and sB,000.0oo, Mr.. Tucker
sald last night. Men prominent N
tho Affairs OF practically all profess
slons In Ardmore supcfibed ~ bonds-
men, he sad.
Friends OF Mrs. Hamon as well a.
her counsel are determined That nhe
ahal not be placed In jail upon her
arrival here. because OF which sucn
minute details have beon worked OUT
IN advance, Mr.. Tucker said.
Nothing would be said in authorlta-
tive sources available from Mrs. da-
mons side Of the case what her plans
would be II she were granted bail ana
given hor freedom. II is known sne
originally pianns ~ to spend ChritsniaS
day with her brother and sister ~
Wilson. Okla, small town tnifty
miles west OF here. but whether or
nor she intends TO make this visit late
today could not no learned.
ArraIanmsnt immediately.
County authorities here to-day today eens s
nrmed reports from rors ssvsS Moss,n vim eas ehe
d murder % 81 Jake IL. Hamon, muikir
sn,iilnnaise s'enplre hnilder. would af.
riyn here this nft0rnob1 !.
mira Harnon = !. undeF F,,,.r,s sFsss'h ,et. rss
ihs lssoniS as1hnesa h,sMn q iisr aA stserneys
Win M, nhev the letter of the law. shefln
Gerr~if IA under orders 20 bring .her
direct 10 Ardmore and can't unaef-
stand the present delay. Of course y
the woman was ~ that 10 ahoshss
mH1,s' Ths prosecutor declared ne expected
Asrs usmon to reach Ardm0re late tq-
dav lie aaid she would be arfAinnea
imrnadlately despite tho holiday. Juafs
Champion s probably WI, Yin hp,u require ire only
4 few minutes for the Arralknman1
nrovn alho said Mrs. Hamon also
would be arraigned At once " she etr
rived Sunday. -.
The acCVneu woman wiz ...ffa = ~ s|
~ mot guilty. according to nkNsM
sfateYnsnt issued by James Mntn.t*
~ ths law firm retained TO defend 49,
tia,nnu Mnthera also denied that thN
woman had been interviewed ny 10y
other newspaper man excepting se.n .
blair IIe declared tho biair in'sss''N
IA aiao denied that she had neg
srem Ardmore as fugitive. am 49,
denIed the chauffeur'e story, puuh.sns1@ ~
shortly after her hight. II whcn 49,.
Iinmrn was quoted a. show'hk
'rame 'TSss9s' ssoSs !, Fors wersn. !. T..
Fort worth, Tex, Dec.
clara ffamon, alleged slayer ot saks =
tlamon, Oklahoma oil magnAte, ~.
arrived here from III Paso late yvs.s4s
day afternoon. win leave mere ios asriv Ms4i
more thia morning arriving tnnks vs.sx
,his Afternoon, where bond WIN pe ~
nedlately furnished. ....,.a =. =
The woman was not trcatea ~
,ka Wentbrook hotel. closely 9uhrnm%
sga,ugt intrudera by herlattorncys hnA
sharlff muck Garrett OF Ardmore. -.
MANY newspaper man seekink 'hsss ~
.,,.ass wrre turned away from tM4
Motel Her attnrneyn told tne W.
representatives that Mrs. Ramon 49,
...fttna 10 say