The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-14
SPECTATORS HOLD THEIR
BREATHS WHILE INTIMATE
ASSOCIATES OF MILLIONAIRE
GIVE OUT STATEMENT

1--WE OlI SIAIEMENl
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day. He said on Tuesday after Hamon
was shot on Sunday night, November
81, the wounded man had said he
never would leave the sanitarium un-
Ill you boys take me out" He told
me" the witness continued. "he went
over TO his room late in the evening
threw off his coat and vest and lay
down on the bed for u rest"
Dunlap quoted Hamon as having
said, Il had been there only short
time when | heard Clara come in, and
she lay her left hand on my head
and l felt her right on my shoulder,
when she shot me"
"Of course l have been looking for
this, Dunlap further quoted Hamon
as saying. The reply was objected to
and objection sustained by the court
He said he did not have chance
to protect himself; that she walk ed
up to the foot of the bed and shot
him," Dunlap quoted Hamon after
counsel had argued the propriety of his
testimony.
On cross-examination Mr. Dunlap
was asked if he had made any report
to the county attorney or sheriff, and
said he had not.
He admitted he had two or three
conferences with the prosecution, but
denied he had stated he had taken
charge of the prosecution"
A laugh rippled over the court when
Mr.. Dunlap denied Hamon had pre-
sented him with the home in which
the Dunlap family lives, and Attor-
ney General Freeing told the court
he would insist on the court room
being cleared at the next demonstro~.
ton Of snickering.
He said he was not present when
Clara Hamon was furnished $1,000
with which to leave town.
Mr.. Dunlap said he had not asked
the county attorney to dismiss the
case, stating there was nothing to
it," He said he had asked that a
ot1tutoiS SHdi &c Gt lIIeu dl lHe SAME
time against Hamon and Clara be
dismissed.
Frank Ketch Testifies
Frank l.. Ketch, former business
manager for Hamon and now admin
istrator of the estate, was the next
witness called
J. L. Hodge, assistant county attor-
ney, arose and said Ketch on Saturday
had been made an accessory after the
fact in the murder of Hamon and
asked Ketch be prevented from testi-
flying as giving testimony would give
him immunity. Judge Champion ruled
the witness could proceed, however,
after Mr.. Hodge had made a long
statement and Attorney General Free
ling undertook direct examination.
Frank, I'll Not Get We'll"
Ketch said he first learned of the
shooting of Hamon on Monday morn
ing, after he was shot on Sunday.
Frank, l. am never going to get
we'll" he quoted Hamon as saying
at the hospital
Jake, where is She" were the first
words I said to him, Ketch testified
II did it myself" he said, continued
Ketch.
Don't tell me that" I replied.
Il want it given out l did it my
self, and you give Clara some money
and have her get away" he quoted
Hamon.
"My wife will be here as soon as
she hears of this and l want Clara
to go. Tell the world any kind of a
story, that | dropped the gun; any
thing"
Ketch said he wrote his personal
check for 5000 gave the money to
Clara and later reimbursed himself
from lannon's money with a voucher
as he had been doing.
He said he had gone back to the
office ami sent for Clara Smith Ha-
mon.
The Parting of Way
Clara, you've got to go. I've never
interferred with your personal 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.
81 was going away" Clara said. ac-
cording TO Ketch.
"You are going now" Ketch said
he replied.
Eatch enid eha tn1d hin, cba bod
TO go 10 see her folks at Wilson be-
fore she left, and that he would pack