The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-16
phone conversation with Mr.. Ketch,
did you?
Ayes. sir, that night.
Redirect Examination

lid you?
Ayes. sir. that night.
Redirect Examination
Tesufying on redirect examination.
Clara Smith Hamon testified that she
had no reason for wanting to kill
Colonel Hamon except to protect her
self from bodily harm; that she loved
him. and that after he had told her
she had shot him she wanted TO kill
herself II that were true. She said
that the wounded man took the wea-
pom from her because of that and
placed it in his pocket
A Battle Of Wits
Her first reply on cross-examina-
tion, listening attorneys said, indicat-
ed a battle OF wits between her and
the attorney general.
Mrs. Hamon, what shall | call
you? he asked.
"Whsteyer you like. General" she
replied.
"All right, Miss Clara. most people
call you that?"
Yes, SIR she answered
That's been 50 long ago | can
not tell what was meant by it," she
replied to 81 question by General
Freezing as to what was meant by a
letter she had written TO Hamon in
which she referred to Mrs. Jake l..
Hamon and talk at the Lexington,
Mo, school which she attended, hav-
ing said "if you don't stop it, will,
one way or another"
The same reply In different words
was noted frequently throughout the
crOss-examination.
One way she said she would stop
It" was that she would quit him
any time he wanted me to-"
Sam Blair's Interview
An interview obtained by Sam Blair
newspaper man, at Chihuahua City
played a large part in General Free
ung's cross-examination, many Of his
questions being built about quotations
from the printed story. Clara Hamon
said that the report OF the fight which
led to the shooting was accurate, but
on several occasions replied:
IF | said that to Mr. Blair it was
mistake or he misunderstood me"
and II do not recall saying just those
words"
Al said only to Mr.. Blair what 1
stated this morning
Odd you say what l Just read?
Al can't recall saying Just that.
Q-According to this story you said
Mr.. Hamon made me Sit back in my
chair until he went across the street
and my automobile was sitting out IN
front and | decided to drive around?
A-There is MISUNDERSTANDING
there, II didn't happen Just that way
I didn't tell him just that; he either
misunderstood me or forgot what
told him from the time | was talking
TO him until he wrote his story
Ole didn't go across the street
after the trouble in the hotel?
A-No sir, he didn't 1 don't think
he could have, 1 don't think he had
time to go across the street before
he came to my room.
Did you say this to Mr.. Blair
The lasl day, the last day, that kept
ringing in my ears but how l hated
him for the scene ne made on the
hotel porch did you say THAR Cen
eral Freeing asked.
II dort remember It," she replied.
well, did you hate him for that
sccro"" General Freezing pursued.
~Yes / hated him for that scene;
loved aim at the same time" Clara
replied and tears came to her eyes.
When you went TO your room af-
ter that scene YOU hated hun for it?"
was the next question.
II hated the scene. not Mr.. Hamon.'
she said, Il loved him always. l stin
love him"
You hated him because you yield
ed to his dominance for so longT' the
Attorney General asked.
81 hated him and loved him at the
same time" she said.
Love, decidedly" she replied when
asked which was the stronger passion.
Did he always promise to marry
your" she was asked when she said
reference to marriage was inferred in
a letter.
"Yes, sir, he did always"
And you waited for ten years for
the consummation OF that promiseY
the states attorney asked.
Il did" she replied emphaticaIly.
Were there any children born to
this relation?" General Freezing asked
and received a low voiced No"
With the completion of the grilling
OF the defendant by the attorneys, her
direct examination, cross-examinandn
redirect and re-cross examination, tho
witness left the stand and court ad-
journed for the day:
Closing Testimony
The admlsability of the Hamon
letters to Clara will be argued this
morning, after which state counse4
VIII get to brief presentation Of tes-
timony in rebuttaL
The defense attorneys tonight said
they had no witnesses in mind for
in eur-rebuttal and that
the case probably would be ready for
the judges charge by noon tomorrow.
After that Il is indicated a half day
will be necessary for the court to pre-
pare its instructions, and then the
case will be argued.
There has been no indication as TO
what time the attorneys will request
for arguments, although It is not be-
leved more than three-fourths Of
court day will be asked for.
Drawn By the announcement cara
Smith Harmon would take the stand.
the court room was heavily beaeged
The throng remained In
side during the three hours OF recess
and one woman tainted from the