Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-25
MRS. CLARA HAMON PRESIDENT ELECT
SIGNED No PAPER DISCUSSES PLANS;
REPORTER IS TOLD TAFT IS ELATEO.
DECLARES THAT SOME or sTO.
RlES HAVE BEEN HIGHLY
EXAGGERATED"
ATTORNEYS ALONE KNOW
Party From Mexican border Arrives
at Fort Worth and Goes 10 OF.
flces OF Attorneys Tor Oh.
lahoma Woman.
ny Associated Press.

ny Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, Dec. 2i.--Deniai
that she had signed any statement
whatever since she left Ardmore ex'
cert her letters 10 her attorneys and
characterizatiou of purported inter
views by a press association ns highly
colored. exaggerated and in many
places Inaccurate were made by Mrs.
Clara Hamon Smith. charged with the
murder of Jake l.. Hamon. Oklahumn
millionaire. Ia "a signed statement
given 10 the correspondent OF the A.
sociated Press. shortly before her at
rival here late tgiayaNSy.
The text of the statement follows:
Text Of Statement.
II have signed no statement what
ever since left Ardmore except my
letters To my attorneys at Ardmore
and Fort Worth and no one knows
the contents Of these letters except my
attorneys. After reading the Blair IN.
tcrvicw, | can state that Il IL higify
oolored aud greatly exaggerated ana
IN many places inaccurate.
The statement was handed to the
correspondent. who had accompanied
her party from III paso by one Of her
attorneys. W. 4. Mclean, JT., Of this
city. with the following comment:
This statement WAS signed By Mrs.
Ilnmon IN the presence OF nlne wit
ncSses. including her attorneys. .
!, guarantee the genuineness OF The sig
nature"
Go To Fort Worth.
Sheriff Buck Garrett Of ArdmoI,
Oklahoma. whege be Ia to take Mrs
Hamon TO face trial. and his party
left t"e train at Benbrook. ten miles
west 10 here. shortly after 9 o'clock
this afternoon. proceeded on their way
10 Fort Worth In automobiles that
were awaiting them. They drove i'm.
mediately To the law offices OF Aic
Lean. Scott a Mclean. where a con.
ference with Mrs. Hamon was being
held behind closed doors.
Mr.. Mclean said that Charles \.
Coakley OF Ardmorc. who In associated
with him In the handling OF the Ha.
mon case. would proc,fd 20 Ardmore
immediately, but that their client
would remain In Fort Worth with
friends until she was needed In Ard
more"
Mr.. coaklcy left for ,lrdmorc TO.
night. Sheriff Garrett, and his pris
oner were 20 remain at the home Of
air. Mclean until preparations for ner
arraignment are completed.
VIII Secure Sail.
ARDMORE. Okla. Dec. 2t.--Fred T.
Tucker former state senator and local
real estate dealer, ls circulating n bond
whom she appears her, 20 face a charge
OF murder in connection with the death
November &c OF Jake l.. Hamon, re-
publican national committeeman and
millionaire.
Mr. Tucker said that about ~ sigma
lures had already been affixed, -four uT
five Of whom represent combined wealth
a. five or six million dollars lie iS cir
culating the bond In behalf of he'
friends he said II IN denied that any
women signatures are on the bond.
There is every indication. he believes
from authoritative sources that Mrs
Hnnon viii be granted bail when sh'
appears here for preliminary hearing
Final arrangements have been made foI
Mrs. Hamon 10 appear In justice court
waive preliminary hearing and ask &
I've bound over to the district court, Hcl
application for hail viii lie granted. ne
cor,ling to the arrangements.
The same authorities stated that tn,
bond would he approximately $4,000
and would DO granted as Il IN knowr
among friends II Clara Smith HamuI
that such an agreement existed befor'
Mrs. IIamon agreed 10 surrender ans
return to Ardmore
Friends ~ Mrs. Hamon are dcterm
lncd that she shall not go to Jail.
Mr. Tucker said that her application
for hail would hc presented for eNccu
ton immediately upon her appearance,
and her waivlng preliminary hearing