Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05
WIDOW DOES NOT THINK
WOMAN KILLED HAM0N
Would Absolvc Miss Clara Smith
From Blame for Death Of Mill
lionairc Oil Man.
WILL NOT PROSECUTE CASE
Would Consider Tender of Position
Of Republican National Commit
tccman Greater Than Monument
TO Memory OF Husband.
IRv Assoelntcd rrcss.l


committeeman from Oklahoma. to
night was no nearer solution.
Three outstanding events marked
tho resumpt ION today CT tho inves;!ga.
ton OF the death Of Mr, IIamon. No
vember &c. After he was shot NO.
vcmber q. County Attorney Brown
announced that a warrant would be
issued for any person instrumental
in spi-itinE from Ardmore Of Miss
Clara Smith. against whom charge
OF assault with intent 10 Will has
been placed. i statement by Mrs.
Hamon that She did not believe Miss
Smith fired the bullet which killed
her husband aud that She would not
prosecute Miss smith Should She 10
apprchended ana returned To Ard
more, and another statement by Mrs.
Hamon that she would gladly become
her husbands successor as national
ccmmittccman. II the honor were Of
fercd TO her.
County Attorney Brown said the
case was no nearer solution ;han &c
had been since the supposed trial OF
Miss Smith was lost at Cisco. Texas.
10 which place she was driven in an
automobile from Dallas. Texas, SEX
cral days ago, and there purchased &
ticket 10 I'll Paso. Texas. He cx-
pressed confidence that the situation
would be cleared MP ultimately, now
ever.
In her verbal statement today. Mrs.
Hamon expressed implicit confidence
III Mir. Hamon. She expressed her
self as being satisfied by CONVERSE
tlon with him while he lay in the
hospital here that Miss Smith did not
shoot him and ;ha; the shooting was
accidental.
Mrs. Ilamon said she would accept
the tender OF the position Of Rcpub
lean national committeeman in sue
ccssion 10 her husband, should tho
place be offered.
Il would regard It as greater than
any monument the State OF Oklahoma
could erect to Mr.. lannon's memory"
she said.
Russell p. Brown. county attorney
OF Carter County. said the trail OF
Miss Smith never has been followed
farther than Cisco, Texas, where she
is believed 10 have purchased Il rail
read ticket for IL Paso. Texas. Po
lice OF the latter city say they are
convinced the young woman never
arrived there.
Not Sufficient Information.
rs We; the investigation has not
revealed sufficient Information Tor
drawing warrants against any per
sons believed to have been iustru
mental IN sp!ritinG Miss Smith away
from Ardmore." Mr. Brown said
Should obtain that Information.
however. warrants VIII b. taken OUT.
no matter who may be involved
M Harlon told me thu; tho woman
did no: shoot him ana that he shot
himself while cleaning or loading
;he automatic" Mrs. Eamcn said. Il
coult no; believe o;h-r khan that
ConscGueut!y. ! would rot prosecute
Miss Smith II sse Is Appreciated and
nrought DaCi. here"
MIS-. Hamon said tina: Tor years
she had aiken Grea, interest in
politics. "%yt % the extent Mr IIa-
mon has -he added. "fo- / wanted
him TO be tho head Of the house. bu,
j have stood back OF him and aided
him in every possible way"
Mrs HarnoE deprecated the publicity
given Miss Smiths alleged diary. say
ing it had an cv.l influence OH the
minds OF young".trls .tnd was in
moral! She sa:t t3n.r she would ;.9-
peal 20 the churches suppresslng
such alleged statements.
Appointment Takes Prominence.
The probable appointment or a
special prosecutor u proceed after
January against Miss Clara Smith