The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
.FRAME-UP CHARGED
 BY RAMON, DYING,
 DECLARES PASTOR
Quotes Victim as Saying Girl Told Him Affair Was Planned
 By Others, and That She !. Was Sorry She Fired
Nv Associated Press

By Associated Press
 .4rdmore. Okla, Msrch l2.--Addit'ona. testimony that Jake l.. Hamon, Okla honan national republican committee man, had said on his deathbed that he had been shot by Clara Smith Hamon as he lay on the bed in his hotel room, was introduced at the woman's trial here today. W. E. Nichols, a business asso- ciate of Hamon's, corroborated tesa- mony of yesterday as to the shooting, ana the Rev T. E. Irwin, who conducted HAmons funeral services, quoted Hamoh as saying that Clara Hamon had toid him the affair was "frame-up by oth' CTS" and that she was sorry for what she had done.
 For the first time in the tlral, which started two days ago, politics, which gained Hanon national renown, was touched on when one of the witnesses stated he had been told by Hamon to take direct to Warren Harding" the matter of appointment to office of sev r eral of Hamon's friends, in which Hamon still expressed deep interest even while dying.
 She told me thls was frame-up by others. and that she was sorry, the Rev. T. E. Irwin. pastor Of the Presby byterian church at Lawton, who delivered MT. Hamon's funeral oration' testified the dying man told him. Three times l had paid her off, but this is the last time.'
 STATEMENT INTERRUPTED
 The matter of the alleged frame up" was not touched on further by either state or defense counsel. and pr. Irwin did not get to complete the statement he had started because oi an interruption by defense counsel.
 The clergyman did not have direct information from Hamon that the young woman, former wife or nephew, had shot him, he said
 Not so. however, with w. B. Nichols former chief of police of Oklahoma City, Okla, and business and political associate of MT. Hamon.
 MT. Nichols was the second man through whom the state had sought to introduce an alleged dying statement from Mir. Hamon and his testimony. like that of Kelly M Roach, an Okla homa City insurance man, yesterday was to the effect that he had been told by Hamon he knew he was dying and that Clara Smith Hamon shot him.
 "SHE GOT ME"
 'Bill, she got me, Nichofs quoted Hamon as having said, and continued that the wounded man had asserted he -I c.. on 10 of his own room, which adjoined thas of the defendant, when Clara Hamon came to him, placed her left hand on his head and fired bullet into his body.
 He told how Hamcn had said he threw up his left arm to knock aside the firearm, but too late, then leaped to his feet, knocked the tiny automa- tic pistol from the woman's hand, on his knees searched for it in the dark . ness on the floor, recovered it, placed 1t in his ppcket and then walked to the sanitarium where he died i've days later.
 The former police chief testified he was in MT. Hamon's office the follow ing morning when Clara Hamon en- tered and agreed, upon demand or Frank Ketch,- business manager for
 
 tor of his estate, that she leave Ard more quickly.
 Clara, I have never butted into your affairs before but am now. No more disgrace for the Hamon family Nichols quoted Ketch as having said.
 DENIED SHOOTING
 .'Why you talk as if I did it. he said Clara replied. He did it~himself to1J snt
 On cross examination MT. Nicnois denied he had seen bruises and marks on Clara Hamons face and hands at that time. The defense had indicated a plea that Hamon was shot in a 1ignt with Clara and that the bullet which killed him was fired while he was Tn the act of striking her with chair.
 Other witnesses this morning also were questioned closely on that point and denied that her face and hands bore marking from a physical compat'
 Through MT Nichols, lt was brought out that. Clara Hamon demanded $o.- 900 from Ketch with which to leave Ardmore and that the business man arer agreed to get it for her. Nichols quoted Clara as having said Jake Hamon told her she might have that amount
 BOUND TO SECRECY
 Defense counsel so far has been strict in bringing statements from each of the three state witnesses who swore to knowledge of the manner of the shooting that they had kept 1t deep secret, each witness testifyingi he had been bound to secrecy by Hamon from his deathbed.
 Everett w.. Sallis. chauffeur of Dallas. Tex, testified he had driven Clara Hamon from Dallas to Cisco, Tex. where she boarded train for E,l Paso. Tex en route to Chihuahua City, Mex; that she had attempted to rent an airplane at Dallas and that on the trip west from Dallas she had ridden with two pistols partly con- cealed in her lap.
 He said Clara Hamon told him she had shot a man. hoped he died. and that she had asked whether new or old pistol was the better to shoot a man with to kill him. Sallis said he told her an old one. as rust and dirt then would help make the wound worse.
 No afternoon session was held, and the state will conclude its introduction of testimony Monday.
 WIDOW Is ABSENT
 Mrs. Hamon, thasayidow, was unable to be in court today, If was said her breakdown Of yesterday, when At torney General Freeing displayed to