The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-13
aU'on's Purported Dying
Given to Jury
Before Adjournment
Today Till Monday
CASE WILL END
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
TAXI DRIVER TELLS STORY AND
ADMITS HE SOLD INFORMATION
TO NEWSPAPERS; ULTRA
SENSATIONAL MAY COME

A dying statement by Jake l.. Ha-
mon, reputed millionaire oil and rail-
road man and Republican committee
man Of Oklahoma, in whion he said
Clara Smith Hamon shot him as he
lay on the bed IN mis- own room of
the suite they occupied at Il hotel,
here, was given the jury today in the
trial Of the woman on murder
charge. Another witness told the story
Of Clara lannon's flight after the
shoting,
w. b. Nichols, former chief Of po-
lice Of Oklahoma. City and business
associate Of Hamon told tie jury that
Jake Hamon, after telling him he
knew he was going to die from the
bullet wound, told him Clara Smith
Hamon had fired the bullet with a
pistol held in her right hand as she
stood at his bedside. stroking his
head with her left hand.
Greatest Republican
Mr.. Nichols referred to Jake Ha-
mon as the greatest Republican in
!, the country and said the dying man
had told him the names Of certain
applicants for office under the new
national administration he should take
direct to Warren Harding" the new
president
Mr.. Nichols assaulted by defense
counsel for not having assisted Rus
sell Brown, former county attorney,
in his investigation of the shoting
said Jake Hamon. in making the al
legged dying statement, mad exacted
"a promise il would not he revealed
until absolutely necessary.
Mr.. Nichols referred to having been
told to interest himself, for certain
friends Of Hamon with President
Harding, were in close touch on poll
tics so far in the trial
"0h, What's the Use?"
Mr.. Nichols said Hamon discussed
political ana business affairs ration
ally at the same time saying he knew
he would die. and remarked. on,
what's the use.'
The former police chief said he
tried to buoy up Hamon, telling him
they had trip to Palm Beach, plan
ned and that Hamon replied yes
but where | am going there will be
plenty of palms but no beach"
Mr.. Nichols said ne also was pres
ent in lannon's office on the day fol-
lowing The shooting, when Frank
ketch, former business manager for
Hamon and now administrator of his
estate, told Clara Smith Hamon she
hal to leave; that he, Ketch, never
had butted into her affairs before
but she had 10 so now, as Mrs. Jake
Hamon was coming from Chicago and
the Hamon family had TO be spared
further disgrace.
You talk as If did it," he quoted
Clara as saying.
ketch replied he did not care to
discuss that. and Clara said. accord
ing to Nichols. "he will tell you he
did II himself"
Clara then said Jake Hamon had
told her she could have $4,000 with
which to go away and Ketch agreed
To get II for her.
Shot Man-Hope He'll Die
Sails. Dallas taxi driver told
Of the trip from Dallas to Cisco,
Texas. with Clara Hamon as a pass
enger, 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
10 kill a man.
He said she Travelled with two
pistols on her lap and was afraid when
she saw officers.
Paid for Statement
Sails admitted his first statement
regarding the affair was made To a
newspaper for $50.
Mrs. Jake Hsmon, the widow. was
not In the court room today, and her
son. Jake. Jr., was the only member
oi the family present.
II was agreed the afternoon session
OF court would be held to one hour.