Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-16
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EACH SIDE GIVEN
81. FIVE HOURS FOR
THEIR ARGUMENTS
ll lurnors Of Threats Against
Ig State Counsel and Jury
s 5 Are Current.
foday's Short Session Dull
Compared With That of
Yesterday.

S1or arguments and it was said that if
slhe court had prepared his charge by
the time court reconvenes they will be
gotten under way Immediately.
NJ The court will charge. the jury on
three points: Murder, which, upon
conviction. would carry a sentence of
death or life imprisonment; first de-
Sgree manslaughter, the sentence for
which upon conviction would. be from
four years to life imprisonment, and
second degree mahslaughter, with q
minimum fine Of 81. :.
Prosecutor First.
3s S. Prince Freezing, state attorney
general, said that II: H. Brown, spe-.
cial prosecutor, would make the open
for the state.
w. p. Mclean of Fort Worth,
Texas. leading counsel for the de-
fense, announced three of the de-
Tense corps Of six attorneys would
speak. James H. Mathers of Ardmore.
county attorney of Carter county, who
was retained. by Clara Hamon before
ing argument; Joe Ben Champion,
twin brother of the presiding judge,
will speak next, and Mr.. Mclean will
close. +.
Mr.. Mclean said that the defense
had submitted. a proposal to the state
counsel to permit. the case to go to
the jury Immediately after the judge
read his charge and without argu-
ments. but that the state had declined.
Stories Of Threats.
There were numerous reports about
the county buiMing this morning Of
threats made, against state counsel and
the jurors should a verdict of guilty
Z be returned aeainst Clara Hamon.
Sheriff Buck Garrett said however,
that no such reports had reached hirnS
with one-exception. that Of "a letter
written to q member Of the defense
counsel in which a warning was given
should she be acquittedt !.
H. H. Brown, special prosecutor,
said dangerous. threats had been made
against him, but he would not go into
details. 'r.s
0t Dull Session.
Today's short session Of the trial
seemed duh and draggy after the
startling developments which piled
upon each other in rapid succession at
yesterdays sessions, when court was
thrown into, turmoil by applause of
the spectators, heateds remarks Of
counsel. a search for firearms, and
finally the testimony Of the slim young
defendant herself.
When the court overruled intgoduc-
tion of q package of letters, purported
to have been written by Colonel
Hamon to the defendant, the defense
formally announced that it rested its
case and Attorney General Freezing
began presentation of his rebuttal
testimony. Only five witnesses were
introduced, including Erwin c..
/ Daniels, a DeniZon, Texas. chauffeur;
/ Sam Blair, a Chicago newspaper man.
+ new witnesses, and DR.. Walter Hardy,
y Errett Dunlap and Miss Rosa Cannon,
q recalled to the stand.
III Blair testified that long interview
The obtained with the young woman
ut Chihuahua City, Mexico, where she
t went Immediately after Colonel
4, Eamon was shot, had been given him
a ain substance as he had written it.
An effort of the state to have it in
L troduced as evidence was overruled by
/ Judge Champion when VIM. p. Nc
Lean, leading counsel for the defense.
arose and asserted that part of the
ginterview was questioned and that at
B any rate the writer was on the wit
4. ness stand and could be examined and
cross examined regarding it.
lizard Boiled Witness.
Daniels, roughly dressed and de-
q scribed by the attorneys as "hard
boiled" witness. testified he had driven
Clara IIamon from Denizon to Dallas
MAST november OO[Vucl
SEwas shot, and that he hadyseen a small
5pist ol in her handbag.
5S Miss Cannon denied she had told
y DR.. Hardy and Errett Dunlap that
n she had not heard Clara's conversa-
A tion with the wounded man when she
5 went to the hospital to see Colonel
u Hamon after he was shot. They both
B testified, that she had made that state
( ment. DR.. Hardy identified a plum
cOlored suit of clothes as that worn
4 By Hanaon when he came to- the hos
pital and 1t was submitted as evi-
bgdence. d Il. 5tlT.
Clara Hamon yesterday said the
man she shot had not worn that suit,
4 but had worn a blue suit. ~
5s5I Nearly half the court room re-
manned filled during the four and a
half hour recess. Newspapers and
books made their appearance among
fhe spectators who settled themselves
down to while away the time.
$stsA Lunch boxes offered others q sub
ktSStantial base upon which personal
was the diversion.
y soda pop and sandwiches was the
popular menu. Practically the entire
x nssemblage that waited during the re-
sscess was composed of women.
fft Attorney General Freeling pointed
sout that in his opening statement he
4 had not referred to q death penalty
should Clara Hamon be found guilty
s$;and said he would ask q penalty
which the jurors lin their Judgment
SsSind fit." He said he would not change
Sg1rom thAt In his argQment.