Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-16

gavel and directed deputy sheriffs
and bailiffs to clear the room.
Because of the outbreak court
was recessed for one hour and the
spectators warned that the case
would be tried without their pres
ence should another demonstration
occur.
Clara Hamon wept bitterly as she
commented on the remark directed
at Mrs. Smith.
II don't care what they do with
me, but they must let my poor old
mother alone" she said.
Bruises on Clara's Body.
Mrs. Walling and her 14year-
old daughter. Phyllis. testified that
on the morning after Hamon was
shot Clara came to their home at
Wilson to bid them goodbye be
fore she left on instructions OF
Colonel Hamon and his business
manager, Frank L. Ketch. and that
her throat, breast and hands pore
bruises.
Mrs. Smith testified that when
her daughter came to her four Gays
later at Ell Paso, Tex. on her flight
into Chihuahua. Mexico. that the
bruises still remained. Mrs. Smith
testified Clara is 20 years old.
The state had sought TO prove
that Clara was mature woman
when she took up her ASSOCIATION
ten years ago with Hamon. '-'-'
Her version of Shooting.
ON taking the stand Clara aftef
ronl,,ing to few preliminary
questions launched into her yer
sion of the shooting of HamoH'
lhesitating only an instant TO say
TO Mr.. Mclean, Just minute J.
will finish the story, Mr.. Mclean.
Testifying on redirect eXamlna-
! tion Clara declared she mad no
treason for wanting to klll Hahloh'
except to protect herself, that sle
flowed him and that after ne haa
told her she had shot nm, sie
lwanted to kill herself if that were
tr,1e, She said that the Wounded
| man took the weapon from her
because of that and placed it in MS
Ipocket. ,...uor,
General Freezing asked: =,
Mrs. Hamon, what shall | call
y&u?" o,
she replied.
"AH right. Miss Clara, most peo-
pie call you that?'
Yes, sir" she answered. .a.
Cannot Remember. sar
That's been so long ago / cam
mot tell what was meant by 1t, She
Irplied to a question as to What
she had meant by a letter she mad
written to Hamon in which she
referred to Mrs. Jake Hamon and
talk at the Lexington, Mo, school,
which she had attended, having
said :"If you don't stop it, Will
one way or another. ~
Virtually the same reply was
noted frequently throughout the
cross -examination. one way she
testified she would stop it, was
that she would quit him any time
he wanted me to-"
Quizzcd About Interview.
An interview obtained by Sam
Blair, a newspaper man. at Chi
huahua City played large part IN
Attorney General Freeling's cross
examination. Clara 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 1t
was a mistake or he misunderstood
me-" and Il do not recall saying
Just those words.
did you say this to Mr.. Blair;
The last day, the last day, that
kept ringing in my ears but how
I hated him for the scene he made
on the hotel porch Did you say
that" the attorney general asked
II don't remember it," she re-
piled 49,
We'll, did you hate him for that
scene?" the attorney general con-
tinued.
yes, I hated him for that
scene; | loved him at the same
time" Clara replied, and tears
came to her eyes.
when you went to your room
you hated him for it," was the
next question.
Il hated the scene, not Mr.. Ha'