Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23
Woman Returns to United
States to Face Charge
of Murder.
NET BY SHERIFF
IN JUAREZ, MEXICO
Permitted TO Spend Night at Home
OF Parents In FL Paso-WilI Go 70
Ardmore, Okla, Give Ball and Re-
turn to FL Paso 60 Await Trial ON
Charge Of Killing Jake Hamon.
Millionaire OIL Man and Po,l.ieIa,
~ Associated Press.

s'0 VII man and Politician,
s5y Associated Press.
Ell Pasco. Tex. Dec. 2s.--Clara
Barton Smith left Ell paso at g a.
clock this morning. bound for Ard
more by way OF Fort Worth. She
was accompanied by her lawyers and
Sheriff Garrett.
Confident Of AcquittaI,
AZ the station her attorneys said
that 1t was likely Miss Smith would
ieave the train at Fort Worth with
sheriff Garrett and her attorneys for
conference.
They added that the young woman
was expected TO spend the ho,iaays
In Oklahoma with friends and rein
tives and then return to El Paso "a
walt mere with her parents until the
trial in Ardmore. Her uncle, Ben f.
Harrison. accompanied her.
After kissing their daughter good
bye at the family home the father
and mother retired to their rooms.
Ihey received no guests until early
noon. then admitted newspaper re-
porter.
MY girl is tired and sick" said
Mrs. smith. Clara's mother. $50 she
Is coming back to the sunshine OF Ell
Paso to live after she goes to Ard
more, and We ara going to nurse her
back to health and happiness"
The Smiths are confident tina girl
will be acquitted.
Miss Smith left Ell Paso with a
smile.
TN be back before long, she told
her mother.
BY Associated Press.
Ell Paso, Tex. Dec. 23.-Clara Bar
ton Smith slept under the parental
roof last night.
Ending search by Oklahoma Off
GERS which began on Nov. %, Miss
Smith came to Juarez. opposite here
last night, surrendered to Sheriff
Buck Garrett, Of Ardmore, Okla,
where she spent the night.
Today. II her condition permitted
she was to be taken aboard train
for Ardmore to plead. to a murder
charge tomorrow in connection with
the death OF Jake L. Hamon In that
city on Nov. 26.
Met by Sheriff.
Little OF the story Of her disap-
pearance from Ardmore, following
the shooting Of Hamon on Nov. 21
was made public by the young wom-
an. She was met at the train in Jua-
rez by the sheriff. her uncle, Ben F.
Harrison, and attorneys who had
been engaged as her counsel. There
was short greeting and consulta-
ton on the station platform, and then
the party was Whisked back over the
international bridge into Ell Paso.
Miss Smiths father told part of
the story Of the woman's flight from
Juarez to Chihuahua City.
"A man she met on the train from
Juarez to Chihuahua must have been
heaven sent" he said. "She had new
er seen him before. They did not even
talk the same language. He ap-
preached her knowing she was in
trouble and volunteered to shield her.
And Clara reposed her trust in him.
He guarded her as carefully as tho
she were his own child I believe that
a miracle. believe God guided that
friend to her in her hour of need"
Clara is broken in health" the
father said.
To Make No Statement.
When asked for an interview Miss
Smith said she wanted to give her
story to the Associated Press, but she
was too tired last night. Later her
attorneys announced that they had
advised that she give out no further
statements because Of the charges
against her. Late last night a physi-
clan was summoned to administer to
her.
Sheriff Garrett made good his
promise to allow her freedom with
her family. Sheriff Orndorff, of Ell
Paso. deputized taxi driver and sta
toned him in front Of the Smith
guard, he said, but to keep newspa-
per men and curious people from ap-
preaching the house.
Back Home to Await TrieI.
The party is scheduled to reach
Fort Worth Friday morning and to
reach Ardmore that afternoon. Bond
Of $1,000 is TO be furnished immed-
lately and Miss Smith expects to
spend a few days with relatives in
Oklahoma before returning to Ell
Paso to await the trial.