Arizona republican., 1921-03-13
DYING MAN TOLD MINISTER AFFAIR
 WAS FRAME UP
CLARA HAMON PLACED LEFT HAND ON HIS HEAD AND FIRED FATAL SHOT
 HAMON TOLD FORMER OKLAHOMA
 CITY POLICE CHIEF ON DEATH BED
[RepubIlcan A. p. Leased wireI

ARDMORE, Okla, March 12.-Addf- tional testimony that Jake L. Hamon, Oklahoma national Republican com mitteeman, had declared on his death bed 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 today. w B. Nichols. a business associate Of Hamon, cor roborated testimony of yesterday as to the shooting, and Rev. T. D. Irwin, who conducted Hamon's funeral. quoted Hamon as saying Clara Hanon had told him that the affair was a frame up'' by others, and that she was sorry for what she had done Politics, which gained Hamon na- tonal renown. was touched on when one witness stated he had been told by Hamon to take direct to Warren Harding" the appointment to office of several of Hamon's friends, in whom Hamon still expressed deep interest
 This was frame up by others" Rev. T. F. Irwin, pastor of the Presby terian church at Lawton, Okla, who delivered MT. Hamon's funeral oration, testified the dying man told him, Three times I had paid her off, but l this is the last time" Dr. Irwin. apparently speaking with emotion. declared he did not want to do anyone an injustice and insisted on being permitted to make an explana-
 
 questions asked by both state and de- fense counsel Both sides, however, sharply demanded that he reply 10 the question: Doctor. never mind the i explanations"
 The clergyman did not have direct information from Hamon that the young woman had shot him, he said.
 Not so with w. B. Nichols former chief Of police of Oklahoma City and business and political associate of Mir. Hamon
 Mir Nichols was the second man through whom the state had sought to introduce an alleged dying state nent from MT. Hamon. and his testi- mony, like that of K M Roach, an Oklahoma City insurance man, yes- terday, was that he had been told by Hamon he knew he was dying and that Clara Smith Hamon shot him. Shot While Lying Down
 Bill. she got me-" Nichols quoted Hamon as saying. and continued that the wounded man had asserted he was lying down for rest when Clara Harnon came to him. placed her Jeff hand on his head and fired into his body.
 He told how Hamon had said he threw up his left arm to knock aside the firearm, but too late, then leaped up. knocking the tiny automatic pistol from the woman's hand. recovered 1t from the floor. placed 1t in his pocket. and then walked to the sanitarium, where he died in five days
 The witness said he was fin Mir Hamon's office the following morning when Clara Hamon entered and agreed on demand of Frank Ketch. business manager for Mir. Hamon then and now administrator of his estate, that she leave Ardmore.
 No more disgrace for the Hamon family Nichols quoted Ketch as say ing
 Why. you talk as if I did 1t" he said Clara replied. He did it himself and will tell you so.'
 Mir. Ketch replied, according to Nichols. that he did not want to discuss it. but that Clara must leave, as Mrs Jake Hamon was coming from Chi cago.
 No Bruises On cIara's Face
 On cross examination. Mir Nichols denied he had seen bruises and marks on Clara Hamon's face and hands Other witnesses. when questioned closely denied her face and hands bore marks.
 Through MT Nichols it was brought out that Clara Hamon demanded s50o0 from ketch. with which to leave Ard more and that the business manager agreed to get it.
 Defense counsel has been strict in bringing statements from each of three stdte witnesses Wno SWore 10 RnoWl- edge Of the manner of the shooting that they had kept it secret
 Each testified he had been bound to secrecy by Hamon and that MT. Ham on's desire was that nothing be said. unless necessary. that his family might be spared humiliation.
 Other points brought out today were that E. w. Sallis, a chauffeur of Dallas Texas, had driven Clara Hamon from Dallas to Cisco. Texas. where she boarded a train for Fl Paso, Texas, en route to Chihuahua City. Mexico; 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 concealed in her lap
 Told Chsuffeu of Shooting
 Sal1is testified he made the first A ' | EN AT aAUUu> 1