The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-16

Colonel Hamon's nephew was for the formers convenience and that she never lived with him minute and It was not supposed they would live to- gether." T went under the name of Clara Smit part of the time and under the name ot Hamon." sine sa:d. T used the name or HamoE for MT. Hamon's convenience when he wanted me to, and part of the time I used the name smith,
 She told of purchasing the pistol with which MT. Hamon was killed.
 MT Hamon gave the money to me and told me to buy it." she said.
 Upon the day MT. Hamon was shot that you shot him-what took place, what did you say to MT. Hamon. if any thing relative to the light in the room?'' queried her counsel.
 Clara replied:
 He said Clara, you hit m or it h.; me, something like that don't remem- Der positively. I said MT Hamon, I am sure I didn't hit you I said Tie on the bed and I will call pr. Hardy He said No, don't, I can walk to the hospital I said But I must call the doctor if you are hit He said yes, am hit. Clara, I will go to the hospital myself He raised his vest to show rne where he was hit. There was spot of blood about that big around" and she curved her fingers to Illustrate.
  He left the room," she said. II will sa3 it was an accident. If anyone asks you about this, tell them it is all right, will make the explana tions," she quoted him as having said.
 She said after the shooting she changed clothes which she said had been torn badly in the fight, went out and put up her motor car and returned to her room where she spent the night. fba ayt first place you went to?' MT. Mclean asked.
 WENT TO HOSPITAL T went to the hospital to see MT. Hamon,' she replied He had asked the nurse to call me-
 She said she remained at the hospital only a few minutes then and went to MT. Ketch's office.
 Now you heard Mir Ketch's statement on the witness stand as to what took place there. Was his statement practi- cally the same in the main she was asked.
 "No; I can't remember all of his state ments. but I know much of it was in- correct" she replied. Ketch, former business manager for Hamon and now administrator for the estate, testified he gave Clara 5000 on | Hamon's instructions and had directed that she leave Ardmore and remain away. The noon recess for two hours then was ordered.
 l Resuming the stand after the noon re- cess, Clara spoke of incidents following | the shooting.
 "Mr Hamon held out~hs arms and l pulled me down and kissed me, and asked ne to forgive him and said l. | never would have happened if he had nor been drunk" she said MT Hamon told her at the hospital the morning after I the shooting.
 1 She said Hamon told her she should i leave town to save scandal but to come l back that afternoon. The defendant then detailed her flight from Ardmore, say l ing she was acting on instructions from MT. ketch.
 She said Everett w. Sallis was her chauffeur from Dallas to San Antonio as l he previously had testified, but she de nied she carried two pistols as he had said
 Arriving at Jaurez, across from Fl Paso, the defendant said she remained there three days and then went to Chi huahua City.
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 Clara sad when sne Iell Onanoma she was not fleeing from a crime she had committed but left because MT. Ketch l told her to.
 She very emphatically replied: T did not when asked if she had told Sallis she had shot man and asserted there had been no discussion on the subject of weapons best for killing man.
 Mrs. Hamon, the widow, listened to Clara's testimony intently but without depression.
 While in Old Mexico did you meet q fellow going under the name of sam Blair?" MT. Mclean asked.
 "I did," Clara replied. She said she " to ha an interview with her and that it was what she had told the court this morning.
 She said she never had gotten any money except $125 from her oil and mo tion picture properties, owned jointly with, respectively the Hamon estate and Ketch.
 "He certainly was not" Clara replied when asked if Hamon was shot while lying on bed.
 The defendant said she frequently went to Kansas City to meet MT. Hamon while she was attending school at Lex ington, Mo-, but that he did not come to Lexington. She said he came to see her at Fort Worth.
 Clara said she was not jealous of Mrs. Jake Hamon, after admitting she knew Hamon was married and the father of two children.
 Attorney General Freeling read let ter introduced yesterday, and Clara said the phrase, T will stop 1t one way or | another" in the letter meant she was ready to quit Hamon at any time and permit him to return to his family.
 When Attorney General Freeling asked if Hamon had promised to marry her, Clara replied: "He did always
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 Were there any children born of this relation?" Attorney General Freeling asked
 "No.' Clara replied.
 Reverting to the shooting, the witness said that when Hamon said he had been shot, she said she told Hamon if that is true .I want to kill myself" She said Hamon took the pistol from her.
 The defendant identified contract re- leasing from all obligations introduced yesterday as having been written and signed by her and said it indicated she 1 was ready at any time to release Hamon.
 Attorney General Freeling read another contract signed by Hamon and Clara Hamon, dated the next day, providing Clara should continue in Hamon's em- ploy at s35 week and should chlio be born provision should be made for the child during Hamons life. the child to be recognized as a Hamon. heir. ana to share in the division of the property at Hamon's death.
 N Attorney General Freeling read an in- terview with Clara Hamon purportms to have been obtained by Blair. At sev- eral noints she said she had been mis- quoted, or Mir Blair had misconstruee her words. r
 She said she did not know whether Hamon left will, but she said that Il there was a will she wanted to educate