Arizona republican., 1921-03-18

h hs ne lay on the bed in his room of inc oeel suite they had occupied here for number of years.
 MT. Hanon was declared in testi- nlony to have said that Clara Hamon s 10 ms bedside, placed her left iiano on his forehead and fired into his
 wl.h tiny automatic pistol
 Defendant Claimed Self Defense a damon's defense was built on plea Of self defense and justifiable homicide In her testimony she did lot ueny she pointed the pistol at him, saving she feared for her life. but as serted that the weapon was discharged when MT. Hamon struck her with a cnair; and that the bullet was fired as sthe chair hit the pistol or as it fell rom her hand under the blow
 On his closing argument for the state today, Attorney General F'reeling attempted to break down her plea of seif defense. He took the pistol in his hanq to show, he said, that it could not pc discharged by a blow, and that II a khand holding 1t was struck the InuSxie of the weapon would fly up, While the course of the bullet through Mr.yHamon's body was downward.
 Many times during the trial Clara Hamon and Mrs. Jake Hamon were in tears, and on two or three occasions cried in unison, once when the bullet pierced, blood stained shirt and under garments worn by MT. Homan were intruduced. Today they cried when MT. Freeing upheld the belief that MT. Hairon in his last few moments had repented for his sins.
 Arguments of the members of the defense counsel and the closing argu- meft of Mir Freeing occupied all of todays sessions. The defense attacked the Hamon interests, alleging fight ra dcf xuaS hU the Hainon millions in which the millions of Associates were allied. Gov. J. B. A Robertson of Oklahoma also was as sailed for having sent the attorney general here to prosecute the case, as sertipg his action was unique.
 Mr. Freeling upheld the governors actinn, asserting that it was proper because the county attorney. J. H Mathers, had been retained as de fersa attorney before he assumed or feel Mir. Freeling denied defense al leghtions of politics and that th' Harnon interests had brought undue pressure on Governor Robertson.
 Denies Political Sponsoring
 'As I said in my closing argumen to the jury. your verdict is my yer dict. shall accept that" MT. Freelint said tonight q attempted to argu' and try the case on the merits ant facts as introduced, in fair, concis and accurate way
 Only once during the trial was tn subject of politics brought out. Ina was when w B. Nichols, former busi ness associate of MT. Hamon, testified that the man had given him the names of several friends in whose interest h. should go direct to President Harding
 During his appeal to the jury today Alrlis Mathers asserted that Clar; Har1on had, through her business in tuition, aided in building up the mil lions now being used to prosecut' hers's
 On 1.-the witness stand MT. Ketch tes. tified that he owned with Clara a mo. ton picture show and that she wa. interested in several projects now un- der the Jurisdiction of the Hamor estate
 Clara Hamon testified that from these business enterprises she had re- ceived only $125 since MT. Hamon wa. shot, and that she had pawned diam onds given her by MT. Hamon to pay the expense of her trial. a
 Mir. Ketch testified over objection 6 J. Il. Hodge, assistant county attorne! who arose in court as Mir. Ketch wa. called to the witness stand and sait an Information charging him with be ing an accessory after the fact in con nection with the death of Mir Hamol had been drawn. It was understoo, that the fact that he testified gave MT Ketch immunity.
 Tonight 1t was said information wa still in the county attorneys desk.
 During her trial it was brought ou