The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-15
COURT ROOM IN UPROAR
WHEN LAWYERS INDULGE
IN HEATED PERSONALITIES
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MonotOny Broken

What promised TO be one OF the mon
otonous days in the trial Of Clara
Smith Hamon for the murder OF the
Republican national committeeman,
Jake l.. Hamon, was turned into one
replete with tenseness and suppressed
excitement. the excitement breaking
the bonds of repression when the
spectators cheered and clapped their
hands as Attorney McLain resented
remarks Of H. H. Brown, special prose
cutor. who referred to Clara's mother
as the Old woman
The excitement was further inten
sified when Clara rushed, sobbing
from the courtroom, while Judge
Champion was forced to recess court
for one hour, in order that the de-
fendant might regain her composuro
before taking the stand to tell the
sordid s'ory of her alleged intimate as
sociatons with the political leader
from the time ne was a poor young
lawyer. up to the time the fatal shot
was fired.
Court Recesses
Court adjourned for one hour from
10 to IL o'clock after the attorneys
had made explanation Of their remarks
which had created the furore.
The ruling Of the court that the bar
would be cleared at today's session
Of the trial brought practically the en-
tire crowd to its feet. Except in the
first few rows Of seats, the spectators
made more room by standing, the
crowd lining the walls and outside
aisles in larger numbers,
First Witness for Defense
f. L. Carter, Of Oklahoma City, an
electric lineman, was the first witness
called by the defense when court con-
vened at 9:15 a. m.
Defense attempted TO substantiate n
statement charged against w. =. Mich
OILS, former chief of police Of Oklahoma
City in testimony that Carter had
overheard Nichols say "he held Ham.
on's hand until the end came and the
wound was an accident"
Carter admitted he heard Nichols
make such a statement. The witness
was passed by the state,
c. 5. Sytes, "A mechanic Of an Ard
more garage took the stand as the
defense second witness. He testified to
having aided in mounting new tires,
on Clara's motor car at her request,
the Saturday before the shooting.
He also said that Clara questioned
him about shipping her car to Califor-
MIA, asking Of Sytes would crate it for
her if she decided to ship it. The
witness was asked by the state II he
had noticed any bruises on her face or
hands, and Sytes replied that she was
holding one Of her hands In peculiar
position but did not know whether It
was % natural condition or occasioned
through pain.
Mrs. Y. d. Walling, a sister Of the
defendant followed to the witness
stand. Mrs. Walling testified her own
age was 33 and that the defendant was
Ia about her twenty.ninth year" She
said she first learned Of lannon's
wounding through the defendant when
sac visited Mrs, Wallung Monday morn.
ing after the shooting at her home at
Wilson about an hours motor drive
west OF Ardmore Clara remained at
Wilson until about 2.3O p. m. the
witness testified, accompanying her
back to Arlmore. She said she saw
kotch deliver 20 Clara q package con-
tanning money nj the railroad station,
Mrs. Walling went to Dumnt with the
defendant according TO her testimony.
leaving there for Arjmore after Clara
had left Dunnt by motor car south.