The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-15


ferent things, and l had it sharpened
1t was very, very sharp. He reached
for that knife and said:
81 would just as soon slit your
throat as draw on this cigar
The Time Had Come
Anyway, when he reached for that
knife l knew the time had come, and
| unconsciously or consciously. OF
somehow. reached back and in my
purse ON the window sill got my lit
tie gun. l asked him to stand back
and let me pass
The Dramatic Moment
Wen what did you do with that
gun. with the pistol, when you got
hold OF it, what did you do with it?'
Mclean said.
What did I do with it? What
would anyone do with it? If they
thought their life was in danger?' the
young woman dramatically replied.
Never mind that. what did you
do with it?" her counsel said.
81 held it on him." she went on.
HE did back away sort of behind
q chair, and put his hand on the
back Of the chair, he didn't raise his
hands. / didn't ask him to- l passed
him too. ! passed him.
"I wasn't very far from him when
I passed between the corner Of the
bed and Mr.. Hamon and the chair
to get to the door to get out
He backed around to the door be-
tween our rooms and then l went to
the door to get out Holding my hand
like this (indicating) to back up to
the door to unlock it, the lock he
had locked when Bill went out him
self. and when he did that | could not
see him You know the bathroom is q
feet and ne had to be little back
of the corner of the bath room when
1 unlocked the door SO l had to let
him out Of my sight.
Raised Chair TO Strike
And you know when l unlocked
the door. to 60 in that instant he
turned off the light and raised the
chair to strike me, and did strike me,
could see from the light OF the hall
the light that comes in the room from
the outside through the transom The
LIGHT in my room was not lit, Mr
Hamon turned it out himself. he
struck me with that chair, and the
gun went off"
illustrates to Jury
The defendant left the stand and
walked before the jury box 10 Illus
trate her version OF II.
And [ was unlocking the door Ike
this and holding the gun on Mr.
Hamon, but he was just out OF my
sight for q minute and he got around
the corner and the chair came down
on me and il knocked the gun oul
on the floor like that and it went OIL
as it fell. or ] pulled the trigger or
something, as he hit me, l don !
know. The gun went off, she SAID
dropping the tiny weapon with a thuu
as her arm lowered as she said II
had done under the chairs impact
u had the pistol in my hand wheh
Mr.. Hamon hit me with the chair ana
it went off. | didn't mean to shoo'
him" she continued closing her story
and the case getting back TO It's
question and answer basis
Court Recessed for Noon
Court recessed at noon with the
voung woman still on the stand. Court
will reconvene at . p. m, when she
will finish her testimony. Deiense
counsel requested the extra 80 MN
utes so that the state could read 90
letters written TO the defendant py
Col Hamon. and which it desires TO
read into the record. Immediately
unon the recess, Mrs. Hamon, the
widow. iolned Attorney General Free
ling in that task, sitting on chairs
Just vacated by the jury
"They are all old letters" the widow
said after having read a half dozen or
co. "They were written away back
in 1914 and 1915 when he really was
infatuated with her. There are none
there written lately
Afternoon Session
Reconvening Of court was deiayeu
after p. m, by the crowd which
had swarmed inside the bar. Not a
handful OF persons left the court room
during the interrnission and SOFT
drink and sandwich salesmen did d
tbriving business. More than the
usual number Of box lunches were IN
evidence. The first arrivaln IN the
court room took seats as early as
a. m. ,ho
clara Hamon was recalled to the
stand at 2:O7 in the afternoon
She said her marriage TO Cosohel
lannon's nephew was for the former 5
convenience and that she never lived
with him q minute" and that II
wasn't supposed they would live TO-
gether." -,.
"I went under the name OF cara
Smith part Of the time and under the
name Of Hamon," she added. Il used
the name Hamon for Mr.. Halnon
convenience: when he wanted me 10
ana part OF the time I used the name
Smith. I have given checks signed
Clara p. Smith. when I had money IN
tbe bank Clara b. Hamon; part oil
the time I used uae name smith ana
part Of the time Hamon''
She told about having purchaseN
tho pistol with which Mr.. Hamon was
killed. She said;
Mr.. Hamon gave me the money
and told me TO buy It,"
"Upon the day MIR. Hamon was shot
that you shot him-when did you
after the pistol fired-what took place,
what dA you say 20 Mr.. Hamon' II
anythlng. relative to the light in the
room? qucricd her counsel
Clara replied
He said. Clara, you hit me- or II
hit me or something like that, don't
remember positively. said, Mr' Ha-
mon | am sure didn't hit YOU; l said
lie on the bed and l will call Doc