New-York tribune., 1921-03-13

ARDMoRE. Okla, March u BY The
while on the witness stand at the
Hamon trial to-day. was assaied by
defense counsel for not having assisted
Russell B. Brown. ~former County At
torney, in his investigation of the
shooting. Nichols said Hamon. in
making his alleged dying statement.
had exscted promise it would not
be revealed until absolutely necessary
Nichols testified he was in lannon's
0ihce on the a1ternoon preceding the
shooting. and that Hamon was sober
when he LETT the Office two hours be
fore he was shot.
Nichols said after he heard Hamon
had been shot he went to the hospital
Just in time 10 see Hamon operated on.
Nichols identified a .25-caliber steel
bullet as similar to the one taken from
Hamon's body. The defense admitted
it vas the fatal bullet, and it was sub
mitted as evidence.
"Now. Clara. Mrs. Hamon is coming
rom Chicago. and you have got to
leave here" Mr.. Nichols quoted Frank
ketch, lannon's business associate. as
saying to Clara after the shooting
CLARA. | never butted into your af-
fairs before, but ! am going to now.
No more disgrace for the Hamon fam
ily"
"Why do you talk as il did it %
he quoted Clara as having said. "He
did it himself. and he will tell you So
Clara then said Hamon had told her
she could have $4,000 with which to 90
away, and Ketch agreed to get it for
her. Nichols said.
Nichols said on the morning follow
ing the shooting Clara lannon's face
and hands were bruised.
On Tuesday. Nichols said, Mr.. Ham n
told him he had been fatally shot.
"But she got me-" he quoted Ham on
as having said.
Lets call it an accident Nichols
said Hamon quoted Clara as saying
after he had disarmed her and searched
on the floor for the weapon he had
knocked from her hand after he was
shot.
W. D. Mclean. of defense counsel.
brought out that Nichols had not told
Sheriff Garrett or County Attorney
Brown concerning lannon's alleged dy
ing statement. Nichols replied Hamon
enacted promise of secrecy from him
to protect the name OF Mrs. Hamon
and their two ildren.
Nichols said the dying man also had
told him the names Of certain appli-
cants for office under the new national
Administration he should take direct
to Warren Harding" the new Presi
dent This wa the first reference to
politics so far in the trial.
Mr.. Nichols said Hamon discuss cd
politics and business affairs nationally,
at the same time saying he knew he
would die, and remarked, ooh, what's
the use ~
Everett W. Sails, Dallas. Tex.
chauffeur, detailed the trip from there
west to Cisco, Tex. with Clara Hamon
as passenger, saying the young woman
had told him she had shot man, hoped
he would die and wanted to know the
best pistol, old or new, with which to
kill q man.
He said she travelled with two pis-
tolls on her lap and was afraid when
she saw officers.
Sails testified Clara's face and hands
we're not bruised when she started on
the trip.
He admitted under ss-examinstion
that his first statement OF the affair
was made to d newspaper for 500.
MUSKOGEE. Okla, March IL Dr..
c. V. Rice, Muskogee physician, viii be
called as a witness for the defense in
the Harmon trial at Ardmore, it was
made known to day in a communication
from Charles Coakley, of defense couA-
sci. Mr. Coakley said DIR. Rice would
testify to dressing wounds alleged to
have been inflicted on Clara Hamon by
Jake L. Hamon aboard a train here
four yearS apO.