Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-15

The first question asked Dy Attorney
Mclean was:
What is your name?"
"Clara Smith HamOn." she replied
o. Are you the defendant in this case?
A Yes, sir, l am.
Q. Charged with having killed Jake
Hamon?
A Yes, sir.
O. You have examined these letters,
have you?
A Yes, sir. I have.
O. In whose handwriting are they?
A. They are Mr.. lannon's.
O. You received them from him:
A Yes, sir, 1 did.
O. Where were you born, Clara?
A Near Norman, Okla, in Cleveland
County, I think.
~ O. How long ago?
GIVES AGE
as TWENTY-NINE.
A Twenty-Five years ago last October
the 22d.
A number Of questions then related to
her schooling.
when did you first know Jake Ha-
mon" she was next asked.
II have known Mr.. HamOn for many
years. 1 don't know just how many
years. Ever since I was a girl in Law
ton, I first met him when he was pointed
out to me and 1 met him formally some
time later"
O. Did you, after you-while you were
out Of school-did you work anywhere
Al worked for Miller Bros, a dry
goods store in LawtOn.
Q. When you quit there In 1917 ala
you know Mr.. Hamon?
A. certainly did.
HAMON PAID
CLARA'S TUITION.
Q. Who paid your tuition to business
college at FIT. Worth?
A Mr.. HamOn.
Lexington?
A MI Hamon.
O. When you got out Of school, where
did you go to work
A. went to work for Mr.. Hamon. He
educated me for that purpose.
Q. What position?
a. was the stenographer, later his
= private secretary.
Q. You and he for the last four years
have been occupying adjoining rooms at
the Randol Hotel?
A. Y& sir, Randol Hotel
Q. wish you would begin on the aft
ernoon Of this Sunday of this fight and
tell these gentlemen here just exactly
what happened and how it happened
TELLS OF QUARREL
LEADING TO TRAGEDY.
A. We had breakfast about II o'clock.
After breakfast Mr.. Hamon left me; I
presume he went to his office. He usually
did on Sunday morning. l went back to
my room and in the afternoon about 80
or o'clock don't just remember-he
came back to the room and we had
very pleasant conversation. lie Law down
on his bed to rest and he only stayed a
short time, perhaps less than an hour, l
would say He had some friends waiting,
or politicians somebody, I don't just re
member who. l was very busy cleaning
up my room, reading newspapers and
getting my clothes ready to go away to
California for my trip, and l decided that
would like to have a little ride. so |
got in my car and went for a ride That
was about o'clock. I think 1 rode for
about an hour.
It was about Z, dark enough for the
street lights to be on, when I came back.
When I drove up in front Of the hotel
Mr.. Hamon was sitting out in front in
a chair. Between Mr.. HamOn and the
door of the hotel there was another chair.
He Immediately grabbed ME, | passed,
by my arm and showed me down in the
chair.
SAYS HAMON USED
PROFANE LANGUAGE
He said he wanted to talk to me and
used prOfane language. He said. Where
have you been," and I tried
to quiet him.
I told him. please don't curse here:
don't make a scene here. if you want to
curse and be mean to me and abuse me-
let's go to the room"
He continued to curse me and noticed
Sthat the lights in the car were on. and
l said, WYATT minute l want to turn
the lights out on my car" He turned
switched off the lights. As ! passed by
him. when 1 tried to get through the
door. he again grabbed me by the arm
and jerked me down on a chair and again
what are you doing2'
said, go TO the room, Mr. HamOn. if
you want to abuse me; there are some
men here. You mustn't talk that way in
public"
So he got up and I went upstairs to
my room. I was afraid of Mr.. HamOn-
very afraid Of him. l saw look on his