The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-14

her trunk for her. The trunks were
checked TO Kansas City on lannon's
pass, but Clara missed the train by
ten minutes and he gave her pack
age containing $1,000.
They decided he said, she would take
the next train to Durant, and train
over another railroad to Kansas City.
Ketch said he told tne girl at the
time he did not think Hamon would
recover, although at that time he
himself thought hamon would re-
cover.
Defense objection prevented Ketch
saying why he said that
Keep ON Going
From Durant Clara talked with him
ketch said, and he told her not To
go north, but south and keep going.
Ketch said NE saw no marks on
Clara's hands or face.
Ketch said he reported TO -Hamon
hat he had done but defense OBJ
jected TO the testimony and the court
sustained.
"On Tuesday, he said, Frank, don't
forget ] am never going to get well, ~
ketch quoted Jake.
"She shot me in my room in the
dark" he said Hamon said.
He didn't say anything about how
he was lying but said something about
struggle for the gum" he testified.
Cross Examination
on cross-examination Ketch said
Clara still has some investments
jointly with Hamon, and some business
interests, and had q small revenue
from the Hamon estate.
"She has no assignment" Ketch
said, and her income was credited
against drilling expense for another
week She now owes.
Ketch said during the days Ha-
mon fingered he (Ketch) had his
clothes off six hours.
Ketch said he delivered the suit he
thought Hamon had IN when shot tc
Sheriff Buck Garrett
Ketch denied he had told Buck
Garrett the underclothing and shirt
were burned. He said he had told the
sheriff "some boys have taken them.
81 have not" Ketch replied to ques-
tions as to whether he did not feel
bitter toward the defendant and if he
had not been active in the prosecu-
ton.
Ketch said Clara had three one.
hundred-and-twent interest
in an oil lease; five-seventieths inter.
est in a gas lease, a good property
from which her monthly income was
S40O or $500; and that Clara and he
himself owned picture show at Head.
ton. She also has $1,000 worth OF
another oil company's stock.
Ketch said he could not say whether
property Clara owned.
He said Hamon had given her a ten
carat diamond.
Ketch said Clara had drawn one
S125 dividend on oil company stock
since Hamcn's death.
Dr. Hardy Recalled
DR.. Walter Hardy was recalled TO
the stand and cross-examined, tho
bullet which killed Hamon entered his
body at an angle.
The defense counsel smiled as it has
been their contention the bullet took
such course.
Russell Z. Brown, former county
attorney and the man who filed the
murder charge against Clara Hamon,
was the first defense witness. He
was to be followed by Sheriff Buck
Garrett and Deputy Sheriff Bud
Ballew.
Mr.. Brown said Frank Ketch had
told him Hamons underwear had been
burned.
II. II. Brown, special prosecutor
cross-examined his younger brother.
Sheriff Garrett said Hamon told him
"he shot himself fooling with an au
tomato" and that DIR. Hardy had held
out TO the very last it was an acci
dent" The sheriff said Frank Ketch
had told him Hamon's underwear had
been burned.
Sheriff Garrett said Hamon, the day
before he died, told him he had heard
it rumored Clara would be prosecuted
and he did not want her prosecuted;
that he did the shooting himself acci
dentally.
Afternoon Session
The mass Of humanity that had re
mained packed in the room during re.
cess and the warmest day of the trial
produced sweltering court room wher
court reconvened at 1:l0 p. m.
j. H. Edwards, of Topeka, Kansas
president OF the Kansas Life Insuranc,
Company, took the stand and answer
ed about a half dozen identifying