The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-24
CLARA TO SEEK
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viii Consecrate Future Life to
Assuaging Sorrow Of
Her Family.
TRAIN SEVEN HOURS LATE
Woman Accused of Jake Ha-
mons Death Will Reach Ard
more Near Midnight.

more near Mldnlgnt.
Ardmore, OKLA, Dec. 24.--clara
Smith Hanion will enter a plea OF
not guilty to the charge Of murder
MED against her In connection
with the death Of Jake /, ttamen,
republican national committeeman,
when the case comes up for trial
mere at the January term Of court,
yames v. Mathers, Of counsel for-
the accused woman, announced In
4 signed statement Issued here to-
day.
5lg Springs, rex. Dec. 24.-con-
secratlon Of her future energies
ITO atonlng to her family for the
sorrow she has brought lt,' and
waste an hour Of her life" were
evowed late today by Mrs. Clara
smith Hanon, enroute TO Ard
more, Okla, to answer q charge Of
murder In connection with the
death Of Jake /. Hamon.
dent of the Associated Press lasting
nearly an hour. Mrs. Hamon spoke
earnestly on religion, philosophy.
psychic research. art, fancy work and
most earnestly OF all her own impress
sions OF Mexico, where she stayed
three weeks.
before giving herself to the custody
of sheriff Buck Garrett, OF Arimorc,
In Juarez Wednesday night. Mrs.
Hamon sedulously avoided discussing
the charge against her, and mentioned
Mr.. Hamon's name only once. when
she referred TO her opposition to mis-
retiring from active life. ~
seven Heurs Late.
Fort Worth, Tex, Dec. 24.-Seven
hours behind schedule, the train bear-
Ing eastward CLARA Smith Hamon. al
legged slayer OF Jake l.. Hamon, Okla
homa oil king, was due. TO reach here
With Mrs, Hamon are Sherifr "Buckv
Garrett. OF Ardmore. a number OF
attorneys, a battery OF photographers
and an army OF newspapermen,
The party win remain In Fort Worth
six hours FOR conference with other
members of the firm of Mclean, Scott,
IL Mclean. which has been retained
to defend the girl, In addition to the
Ardmore firm OF Mathers a Coakley,
Mrs. Hanion win reach Ardmore after
midnight,
The first train from this city for
Ardmore after 2:30 o'clock this after
noon, the hour at which Miss Smith
should arrive in the event the. train is
further delayed, Is due to leave at
S:15 o'clock tonight, and should arrive
in Ardmore shortly after midnight.
s VIII Make BaIl.
She will then be taken to Ardmore
LOT arFdlSUIncuI III cOuneCtiUH Will tuS
charge. Arrangements are said to
have been made at Ardmore for her
immediate release on bail. Whether
the party will come into Fort Worth
by train or win alight Mt nearby
station and motor in. was matter for
conjecture this morning. II officials
had any information, on the subject.
they kept 1t to themselves.
The interview took place in Mrs.
lannon's statef DOM in tho presence OF
Charles Al. Coals,ey, one Of her attors
neys. and Sheriff Garrett 1t was the
first interview granted by her since ahAr'
- 81 S hays lost been reading some Of
the many letters have received from
my de<r friends Mrs. Hamon began,
pointing e 2 package q papers iln,hg iyrhhg
sentiments expressed In them are so
sweet. and move me SO much that with
my present limited strength can only
read a few at a time: ! wanted TO ten
you of the wonderful friends had In
Chihuahua city. They were deeply. re-
ligious though not orthodox. they
mothered me and fathered me as II
were child. They brought me flowers
and even toys. and they would sana TUCK s,n,, me
as my benefactors. They protested
that there was only one benefactor ana
whatever they did was done by Him
through them as friends. II was q
for me--that visit to Chihuahua City.
entered Mexico hated Mexicans; but
I left 1t loving them. although saw
much q The bss.tItul S.s,, 4Ss1 5soSn SeleSs ssuId Il
spirits. Although I do not say that
this. belief Is wrong, / know that need
lnykhcwn levei-headed religion, for !
have one OF my own, I am too much
afratd II. myself to let myself danpie
L.. AMaA
""Wvhen Yet back to Mexico--and !
intend to 70 there again 70 rest
shall teach my friends something oi
ventilation, OF cleanliness ana nys'ehe'
New Feature.
A new issue entered the Hamon case
today when county authorities inti-
mated that Gov. ]. b. A. Robertson
was exceeding the law by directing the
attorney general here TO prosecute
sIaying Jake l.. Hamon, multi-miilion-
aire ''oil king and republican ma
tjonal committeeman. The naming OF
outgoing County Attorney Russell b.
Brown az special prosecutor q M .ne
Browns acceptance Of the post. Dis
trlct Court Judge Thomas Champion.
In his first statement to the press TO-
day, declared he would name Brown
as special prosecutor " the latter were
willing 10 continue handling the case.
Judge Champion also told the Inter-
national News Service he believed any
move on the part Of the attorney gen.
eral to assume prosecution OF the case
would not only be q violation OF ethics,
law law 20 n don't heiieve the report that
The governor directed the attorney
general to prepare to prosecute the
case Ia true" said the Judge. III II h
don't think the action Is legal. The
To,a,v rsm,ns With n this cou court Il e not mat
Ter OF the attorney-generars office.
yudra Champion added he would
name an Ardmore attorney 70 conduct
the case in event Prosecutor broWh
Wished to sirop Il when his term ex-
nired at the end Of the year. He also
ANNOUNCED the trial would open about
Efforts OF the array OF legal talent
representing the defense to win MIS-.
panaonss release on n writ OF habeas
corpur were revealed today. Prosecu-
TOR Rrown win fight every effort 70
ohtain fhe nirl's freedom prior to her
trial. The defense, Il was intimatea,
intended 20 strike q surprise blow Win
a habeas writ as soon as she was ar
rarred for relense under bond. -.
rndee champion declared bail would
ha ncceptable TO him n Prosecutor
J,rowu agreed. He said he would oe
satisfied with $4,000 bond no ma.
ave 4 hundred men IN Ardmore VINO
would furnish n for Mrs~Hamon.' sald
,ha iudge. ''The only question IN
Waived Is satisfying the law"
PROSECUTION Brown today declared ne
.,,t,,,d NOT be Averse 70 accepting ap-
rn;=tgueut AZ special prosecutor, but
,hst ~ would not make known his po-
tit, i.ta untD spproached by Judge
s-hsynpion. ''I would not wish to an
,icinate the judges action" he said.
Ardmore, meanwhile. was taxing oi
co,hinr except the possible time oi
clara smith Hamon's arrival "
-. otrrulateA among county authors
,tes said the woman would rearh Aru-