Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-14


ministrator of his estate, went or
the witness stand in the trial here
today OF Clara Smith Hamon
charged with lannon's murder
over objection OF the assistant
county attorney, J. L. Hodge, who
announced that developments Sat
urday were such as to indicate that
Ketch would be charged as an ac'
cessory after the fact of Hamon's
murder. Judge Thomas w. Cham
pion ruled Ketch should testify
however, and after he left the stand
Is. p. Freling, state attorney gen
eral, said that the witness under the
law had been rendered immune by
the fact he had testified on the
stand.
Gave Clara $4,000.
Ketch testified that under Jake
Hamon's instructions he had drawn
$4,000 from his personal account.
given it to Clara Hamon on the
day following lannon's shooting in
the hotel suite he occupied with the
young woman and had told her to
leave Ardmore and remain away.
Ketch said on the witness stand
that Mr.. Hamon at first told hinl
that he had shot himself accident
ally and moment later had ad-
mitted that Clara had fired the bull
let and that the matter should be
hushed up and Clara gotten away
as Mrs. Hamon, his wife, and the
children would come to Ardmore as
soon as they heard of the affair.
Ketch said he wrote his personal
check for $4,000, gave the money to
Clara and later reimbursed himself
from Hamon's money with a
voucher authorized by Jake.
Woman Agreed to Go.
He said he went to the office and
sent for Clara Hamon.
clara, you've got to go. I've
never interferred with your per
sonal business or that of Jake but
the parting of the way has come.
You are going away and you are
going to stay" Ketch said he told
Clara.
II was going away" Clara said,
ACCORDING 10 he'en LA
You are gong now he'oi' Sou
he replied.
Ketch said she told him she had
to 20 to see her relatives at Wilson
before she left and he told her that
ne woulu pack her truhh ioi ne
me trunks Mere cneehuu
sas Clty on fiailoh raii,o"u pa99'
put cara misseu the sraih ny ""
minutes ana ne save nsf P"S"
age containing sooVv,
Mn haHoh hAAcusNu'
Mrs' Jake L. fiaiiio.'' .ne wiuo~,
VINO hau peeh eApec'eu 10 'eS'iS a.
Ihe morning sessio was too nerV
ous 10 take tne witness s'anu' "a
Lhoush she was III the eouI' rum
When at - Crock .ne STATE hah
exhausted lts aVaiiaoie WITNESSES
excepting Mrs' Hainoh' II dskeu lor
l recess uhtiI one CLOCK, When "u'
d town WITNESSES snouiu pe aVan
lple'
me deIehse saiu II was reauy toI
'eslh lts case anu tha' II hao short
Witnesses ana assured ehe court
10 deiay wouiu be encountered
"neh II got uhuer way,
Slarh tiaHioh' ueiehuane' WIN DC
ne iast ueiehse witness 10 take the
'tahu. her couhseI saIu looay' Iheir
ISL Oh witnesses numbers ohiy nihe'
exclusive Oh repu''al "ithesses the9
nay ihtrouuce.
AEuihore' oKia'' mar l4'-Four
u tile state ehleI witnesses III
MRS cara Smlth ha mon trial Tor
nuroer renamed 10 oe called Wneh
ne trlai was resumed To-Day Ihey
hciudeu MIs' Jake L. Hahloh' WIZ
w ol the siam OH man ana Polltl-
nan ATTORNEY General Freezing
ald ne expected these ana rev
illnor Witnesses 70 coinplele thfH
estlmony IN ume Tor the defense
0 bglh lts case iate To-Day.
FRANK l.. hetch' Hahhohs pusi-
'ess manager Erret Duhlap' close
iehu' ana sam blalr' newspaper
nan 10 whom the derehdant gave
.ory OF the killing OF Hamon. are
ne main witnesses 10 De caIIe1 Tor
ne state Ihrough these and other
Witnesses, IL is sald' the sta'e VIII
tteihpt TO es'aDilsh that cara Is
years oIu ana at Che tine her
ssociaeoh "tlh ramon began was
anu Ho' an immature elr'
hVloehce ALREADY brought OUT at
ne 'riai ana statements previously
laue oy the oeiehuaht piaceu ber
&c at Zf'
ne case snoulo De IN the hanos
lne Jury by iate THURSDAY or Fri
ay, ueclareo Mr.. Frehhg' II as
ipio tline Is mace TINS week as I'M
ne Ilrst days OF the triai'
ne tolu me ne went over 10 ms
Doih iate III tiie evening" thre" OH
ls Goa. ana vest anu Iay "o"h on
'e Deu ior FeS'' Duh'dp tesu-
co
DuAiap quo'eu ilai'oh aS having