The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-13
Mother of Clara Smith is
Witness of Triangle Drama

4 an accident and said I would She's
gut me, Rill'
Nichols testified that Kelly Roach,
tHu insurance man of oklahoma city
and Jack SaukCN were with llamun
/ the afternoon before NE was shot
Ito said they had drinks iu linmou q
office but uamon was AIT drunk
when he lot them. tie dcCutcd un
cross examination that llnmon took
only two DRINKS all afternoon Roach
ON the stand Friday said iluutuu had
taken three drinks
Mclean Repeats stunts.
Attorney w. u. Mclean IT the do
/ f,nsU AGAIN enacted the rplo of
I llamou and lay ON tho floor in the
same position witnesses Tor tho stat,
| testified lltmuu said hr waa lying
when the girl shot him Nichols
/ was handed the automatic pistol
| from which the fatal bullet was
/ fired aud instructed to enact the
s,onc as uimuu ON hig death hrd
/ described a. Nichols put his LETT
/ hand ON the forehead ot the 1tior-
/ ury posing as lllmon ana with his
other hand pointed the pistol at his
/ breast.
Nichols under cross examination
/ testified that kclcb told the girl
never to como back to tho state, The
girl hc testified, said she would go
Ito California,
MIR Nichols, wasn't 10 your duty
as a citilou and oN-otficcr Gee $50 to-
tho proper officials aud disrlusc
| what llumon had told yuu,' Attor-
| noy Mclean Of tho defense asked.
- promised Jake lInmou faith
fully that | wouldn't TOLL Nirhois
answered,
I'm others words Jahc lIamor
wanted you TO conceal the truth and
tell lie. isn't that it?'
yes" said Nichols
one OF lannon's dyuR requests,
Nichols declared was FOR him
! CNichols) TO go to Marion. ohio,
and have Warren Harding take caro-
Of hia friends after his DEATH
isn't 1t truo that the first public
announcement that linmuu did not
shoot himself como from the girl
herself. when newspaper reporter
found her In Mexico? AId his re-
port of her statements wcrc pub
llshcd in practically all the papcrsY'
counsel for the defense. asked re
forring 10 the interviews given the
| International News Service and
| Universal Service by tho accused
woman.
Chauffeur Tells Of Flight.
Nichols declared the Rirl told
kctch, liamon said hu. kCtch, was
To give her $1,000 to enable her TO
get out Of town.
T.. W Sails. tho chauffeur who
drove the accused woman from
Dallas TO Cisco Texas, on her flight
\ testified that The girl had two pis-
tolls IN her possession.
Il saw she was IN tears aud |
asked her what was the matter
Sails testified. "Sho said. 4 shot
"a man IN the stomach Then she
asked II thought he would die. !
said | didn't think so. She then
said, Il hope he does.
Sails said the girl asked (which
would kin man quicker an old
or new pistol
81 told her an old pistol" tcsti-
fled Sallia.
"rhen thc said 4 wish I had
known that"
Under cross examination Sails
admitted that he had refused t.
max, any statements to the attor'
neys or the accused woman,
lie denied he'd ever been In tn,
penitentiary.
highway robbery are pending
against him In McAlcster. Okla
Sails said the accused woman
paid him $3.50 for driving her from
Dallas to Cisco. He said he sold a
statement to newspaper for $50.
Twin Brothers have Spnt.
a semi-scrious spat between Trial
Judge Tom Champion and his twin
brother. j. Is. Champion, Of coun'
sel for the defense, cnliycncd the
session today.
Attorney Champion was on his
feet obJecilng to "A witness to3i'
mony HIS objection was Ovorrulct
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