The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-17
Oklahoma Murder Trial Has
Dramatic Climax Before
Fate of the Accused Wo-
man Is Placed In Jury S
Hands


Arimor". Okla. March IL. Tie de-
fenSe in the .'aS" Of 'larp Smith Ha!n"h
charged with the murder Of JAZZ" l..
HamUE. rkiah"mI Ui! and rai!r"In
man and politicians surprised inc s'A'"
and the court lat" today hy VARYING
IT. right ~ argument ana asking i'm
mrdia:" submission of the case To I'll"
jury. after II. H. Brown. special prose-
culor. nae completed the opening argu-
n"u' ter IN" prosecution.
r"Gr; afi"urnrd unit! tomorrow 10
Civ. ~, state t.mc u loo mt" the "a"
:Ls ;hv Proceeding wr. unusual. The
morton shed by tn" d.!-rs- c2tn',. ate"
G. - :hr jury without argument. and
after iud&" Thomas " Champion had
given his instructions 10 the jury
The dramatic Glos' followed BY 4
Gay %! r"mraratir" ;nactior. y few
hours. !, tn" morning sufficed for III"
,.X:tlE ma ion ~ the h;.if dozen %itnr>S"S
III r"6uri.l for :hr s,"t". and for argu-
men, uu ii" ldIn!saib!iiiy "f s"N"rat
letters written by llamon I" lar,
Harmon. Thu "our: barred the com
muu:,.ltinn aud recessed un;i! mid
afternoon FOR he preparation OF m
Strur;Inne. winch under the Oklah"nl;,
law. may pr,"rdr the argument Of coun-
sci.
The 1nstrucaors
II. H.. Instructions. the court dct!ur,i
the terms !Dmi"Idr and INlnsiaugh ghtcr
.,3 49,, nrs' ana tr" second CrEr"" and
I,,Inl' "u; thar dying statement was
subject T. the ordinary rulrS f"r de-
termination the rrcd!hii'ty Of IN" Wit
lI-:,S.S and that :h- Irrson making su"h
dy.CC S'Il':n :n.rI must have given Up
hop. ~ recovery.
The iur, wa .ustruct"d that Il il
brought ~ 4 v-rdict or guilty u' muir
der II should d"sirrntr whether the
pun, h'nrnt should he death OF life inn
rr!s"cm"rt.
Thn court went 20 considerable iength
70 explain tn" LAW aS u ustitia bic
hom!r:dc. holding thai the defendant.
10 u. iuS; fled must lave convinced the
iurv that SHE believed Sh" was III I'M
,r;r.rt danger Of losing her liF" or
suffering bodily harm and had used ai'
-r:.scrahI" means aprTr"nt % 4 r"as-
onabin rcrscn unie- III" cir"unstan anc"s
70 avoid the danger.
tn. customary definition o. reason
,brn doubt and direction 70 C'r" nc ne-
rrrIont tho hrnn7i Of any reasonable
doubt concluded the instructions.
r,r-!rg Tho reading OF the charge 10
the mr7.. Nrs,. Jake :. 1av,nn' wno fl'
r. aHr u<nar <e1t 0nnosit" C?n'-' Harn"n.
cried silently She k"n' hr7 eyes
-roscd tightly auG chnI"d back sonS
Tears ran down her C'n"ks.
Accused Woman Unmoved.
,.,,r Uan,nr sa' beside her unciA. Ben
IT,-r. sol. and was unm"ved. ~ Judge
, ,namp.uu rad through the 'on@ charge.
T'hr rru-t read in cl'1- d:Ntih't
vo..,, md the jury pa! him marked at
:rut.on. -
u. II. Brown. sp'"ial prosecutor. N
.rocuiIi, argument eor N" S;1t".
stressed! tha, he had -7ot been "mNi"E"h
by he NamOn estate. nor Mrs. Hamon'
no widow. 10 pr"s"c'i". h"i Mad been
.,,r,intrd by NE d;str:'' judr".
N,. said h. had no persona. t"eiHE
m u4c matter and explained turning
- Tara TIamnn and nc- relatives. IN" I
=, rn,. hrt' %: me hatt,'. lawyers SAID
things ;hcy ";h"rw.sr might not say.
THIS was interpreted ss an apology
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