Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-12

| tinued. Then describing the incid-
ents in connection with her flight for
/ which he said ketch and Hamon
| Jointly were responsible.
The defendants flight from Ard
more south into Texas was described
by Mr.. Freezing.
At Dallas, he said. Clara attempt
ed to obtain an alrplane and failing.
motored west to Wa8ahatchie, Texas.
where she observed two officers and
drove way carrying in her muff two
automatic pistols
The statement said Clara rode to
Cisco and took a train for FL Paso.
1t continued with description of
Clara's flight to Chihuahua, Mexico
and her discovery there by a news
paperman.
The pistol with which he said
Hamon was shot was exhibited by
Freezing over the protest OF the de-
fense.
AT the conclusion of his statement.
the attorney general asked the jury
TO return what verdict in its con-
science and judgment IT saw fit The
defense reserved its statement until
later.
Preceded by Sheriff Garrett and
Clara Hamon, the jury. in close for
nation filed thru two blocks OF Ard
more's principal streets this after
noon TO the hotel whore Hamon was
y
and the bailiffs entered the room.
The Jury first viewed the room oc-
cupIed by Clara Hamon and Joined
by n connecting door TO lannon's
room.
Clara Hamon personally arranged
the furniture and effects as nearly
as possible as they had been on the
day Of the shooting. She maintained
her composure apparently with an
extreme effort. The rearranginE OF
two chairs and putting two pillows
atop of one another was the only ap-
parent change made in Mr.. lannon's
room. A rocking chair was drawn
close to the side OF the bed. The
room contained two straight chairs,
a rocker. a writing table and small
stand the bed and wall lavatory.
Clsras room was only slightly chang
fashion on the bed. table was
forced closer to the wall and a cur
tain partly drawn.
I Kelley NJ. Roach of oklahoma
City. life Insurance and oil man,
was the first witness for the state
after recess. He said he came TO
Ardmore on November II to deliver
to Hamon a 100000 life insurance
policy. He said he received infor-
/ nation Hamon was at n sanitarium
and went there and saw an operation
on Mr.. Hamon by which bullet
the right side was removed from the
back Just above the kidney.
on cross examination Attorney
Mclean asked numerous questions
regarding the amount OF liquor Mr..
/ Roach. Hamon and others In
/ lannon's office drank. When Mr'
Roach delivered the life insurance
policy. Mr.. Roach said he had two
drinks of whisky and Hamon three.
He said Hamon was not drunk when
he left the office.
! John II. Carlock. an Oklahoma
state senator. next took the witness
stand and testified he went from his
home to the down town section be-
tween S:l5 and S:3O and met Hamon
walking toward a nearby sanitarium.
| Myrtle NJ. Skane. negro. formerly
maid at the hotel where Hamon was
shot. testified Hamon had room rs In
hotel here and Miss Clara Smith"
had No. 20.
on cross examination sho said she
had not seen the bed in 30 for
twenty-four hours and no blood was
/ found in room 20 on the day follow
ing lannon's shooting. questions
were asked her regarding the exact
position of the bed in room 20. On
re direct examination she testified
the foot of the bed pointed toward
Clara lannon's room.
Miss Ella Rssion, one of the pro-
prietOrs of the hotel where Hdmon
was shot. testified Clara Hamon oc-
cupied the room next TO lannon's
part time, that Hamon paid for his
room and Clara Hamon hers when
she occupied 1t. She testified she
saw MIR. Hamon about an hour before
the time he was shot and went to
Clara lannon's room about 10 p. m.
and asked IL she could do anything
and the defendant said nothing was
wrong.
on cross examination Miss Rlssion
said Hamon was called from room rs
Mrs. lannon's, to answer long dis
tancc call about Z p. IN.
on direct examination sho said she
never had seen Hamon so drunk he
could net handle himself.
There was an audible stir as DR..