Evening star., 1921-03-13
HAMON INFORMED
PASTOR SHOOTING
WAS "FRAME-UP"
Clergyman Quotes Dying
Man as Saying Clara
Was Sorry.
by the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ARDMORE. Okla, March IL. - Addi-
tional Testimony that Jake L. Hamon,
Oklahoma republican national commit
teeman. had declared On his deathbed
that he had been shot by Clara Smith
Hamon as he lay on the bed in his hotel
room. was introduced al the womsn':
trial here today W. 3 Nichols.
business associate of lannon's. corrob-
grated testimony OF yesterday as to the
shooting. and the Rev. r. L. Irwin. who
conducted lannon's funeral services.
quoted Hamon as saying that Clara
Hamo had told him the affair was
fra ame-up by others" and that she was
sorry for what she had done.
For the first time in the trial, which
started two days ago. politics. which
gained Hamon national renown. was
touched on when one OF the witnesses
stated he had been tod by Hamon to
take direct to Warren Harding the
matter of appointment to office of sew
eral of lannon's friends. in which
Hamon still expressed deep interest
even while dying.
clergyman IukeS Sta00.
She told me this was a frame-up by
others. and that she was sorry. the
Rev. T. T.. Irwin. pastor of the Presby-
terian Church at Lawton, who delivered
Mr.. lannon's funeral grafton. testified
the dying man told him. Three times
I had paid her off. but this is the last
time"
The matter of the alleged frame up
was not touched on further by either
state or defense counsel. and DIR. Irwin
did not get to complete the statement
he had started because Of an Interrupt
ton by defense counsel.
The clergyman did not have direct in
formation from Hamon that the young
woman. former wife of nephewy. had
shot him, he saiA
Not so however, with w. B. Mich
OILS. former chief Of police of Okla
homa City. Okla, and business and
political associate of MIR. Hamon.
Mr. Nichols was the second man
through whom the state had sought
to introduce an alleged dying state
ment from Mr.. Hamon, and his testi-
mOny, ike tIdt III hciy Nh. ENOdSiI,
an Oklahoma City insurance man. yes
terday. was to the effect that he had
been told by Hamon he knew he
was dying. and that Clara Smith
Hamon shot him.
..Bill. She Got Me-
Bill, she got me-" Nichols quoted
Hamon as having said, and continued
that the wounded man had asserted
he was lying down for rest on the
bed of his own room, which ad
toined that of the defendant when
Clara Hamon came TO him, placed
her left hand on his head and fred
a bullet into his body.
He told how Hamon had said he
threw up his left arm to knock aside
the frearm, but too late, then leaped
to his feet, knocked the tiny auto
matte pistol from the woman's hand,
on his knees searched for it in the
darkness on the floor. recovered it,
placed it in his pocket and then
walked to the sanatorium, where he
died five days later. f
The former police chief testified he
was in Mr.. lannon's Office the fol-
lowing morning when Clara Hamon
entered and agreed. upon demand of
Frank ketch, business manager for
MIR. Hamon then and now admin
istrator of his estate. that she leave
Ardmore quickly.
CLARA, l have never butted into your
affairs before. but ! am now. No more
tl,a Iar
Nichols quoted ketch as having said
..Why, you talk as if l did it, he said
Clara replied. He did it himself and
will tell You So"
Denies Clnrn's Face Bruised.
On cross-examination Mr.. Nichols de-
MED he had seen bruises and marks on
Clara lannon's face and hands at that
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