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Witness Repeats
Dying Statement
Of Slain Baron ="
Politician Declared Murder a
'Frameup. Witness Tells
ArdmOre Jury.

by ASSoflaten freSS-
ARDMORE. Okla. Mar. i2.-Ad-
ditioual testimony that Jake IA
Hamon. oklahoma republican ma
tioual committeeman. 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 at the woman's trial
here today. W. 3. Nichols. a bus
mess associate of lannon's cor
roborated testimony Of yesterday
as 10 the shooting. and the Rev.
7. Z. Irwin. VINO conducted lannon's
funeral services, quoted Hamon as
saying that Clara Hamon had told
him the affair was a frame up" By
others and that she was sorry for
what she had done
For the first time i'm the trial.
which started two days ago. politics
which gained Hamon national re-
nOwn was touched on when one OF
the witnesses stated he had been
told by Hamon TO take direct to
Warren Harding the matter Of ap-
pointment to the office OF several Of
lannon's friends. in which Hamon
still expressed deep interest even
while dying.
Declares "Frameup."
This is a frameup by others"
Rev Irwin testified the dying man
told him. Three times 1 had paid
her off. but this is the last time"
The matter of the alleged frame
up" was not touched on further by
oft rAn 4
Or. Irwin did not get TO complete
the statemen he had started be
cause Of an interruption by defense
counsel.
The clergyman did not have direct
information from Hamon that the
young woman. former wife or a
nephew. had shot him he said.
Nichols, former chief Of police Of
Oklahoma City. Okla, and business
and political associate of Mr. Ham
on. was the second man through
whom the state sought to INTRODUCES
an alleged dying statement from
Mr.. Hamon. His testimony. like
that Of Kelly NJ. Roach, an Okla
homa City insurance man on yeSter-
day was TO the effect that he had
been told by Hamon he knew he
was dying. and that Clara Smith
Hamon shot him
Quotes HamOn.
Bill, she got me- Nichols quoted
HamOn as having said, and contin-
ued that the wounded man had
/ asserted he was lying down for a
/ rest on the bed Of his room. which
adjoined that OF the defendant when
! Clara Hamon came to him. placed
her left hand on his head and fired
a bullet into his body.
The former police chief testified
he was in Mr.. lannon's office the
following morning when Clara Ham
on entered and agreed upon demand
OF Frank Ketch. business manager
| for Mr.. Hamon then and now al
ministrator Of his estate, that she
/ leave Ardmore quickly.
Clara, I have never butted into
your affairs before but 7 am now
/ No more disgrace for the Hamon
( family Nichols quoted Ketch ms
/ having said why. you talk as IL
I did il" he said Clara replied. He
did it himself and will tell you so"
! on cross examination Mr.. Nichols
denied he had seen bruises and
marks on Clara lannon's face ana
/ hands At that time The defense
/ has indicated a plea that Hamon
/ was shot in "A night with Clara. and
/ that the bullet which killed him
/ was fired while he was i'm the act
/ OF striking her with a chair
Demanded Money.
Through Mr.. Nichols. II was
I brought out that Clara Hamon de-
handed $4,000 from Ketch. with
with which to leave Ardmorc and
/ the business manager agree to set
/ il for her.
Everett ". Sails. a chauffeur Of
| Dallas Tex, testified he had driven
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