The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-16
hAMON GIRL
PRAYS;7HElV
FACES JURY
Trial OF Case Is Nearing
nd--Hamon's Love Let
tiers Are Ruled Out

COURTHOUSE. Arsmor~, Okla,
March is.--Ciara prayed and Sheriff
Buck Garrett put on extra deputies
today.
Before leaving her little cotsaxv
for the courthouse. where her trial
for staying Jake l.. Hamon. miracle
man OF the Southwest. was ressm~si
today. Clara Smith Harnen knelt IN
prayer with Mrs. Jennie sharples. Of
the Worlds Purity league. OF Chi.
cngo.
Mrs. sharples is here trying 10 In.
durs Clara to enter evangelistic
work In case she Is freed Of her
murder charge.
Sheriff Garrett. determined 10 keep
order In court today. following the
riot Of yesterday. when gunpiay was
threatened. appointed some of his
friends IN SIT among the murder
trial fans--and watch.
HAsiON's LOVE
LETTEEsS RAIsRED
Love letters written By Jake Ha-
mon 70 Clara were ruled inadfns~rtbtc
IN evidences In Csaru.s trial today.
Judge Tom Champion said the let.
ters introduced BY the defense were
not competent as evidence. The rui
ting was blow TO the defense.
Clara looked much relieved when
she entered the courtroom today.
after her trying ordeal on the wss.
ness stand yesterday. She was ac-
courpanied by Mrs. sharples.
CIara's expression was more com
placenf. and she laughed and was
cheerful as she chatted with wild
BlIi~ Mclean. her attorney.
Tho state rested Its easc after
hearing testimony by a few witnes
srs during IL morning. Court was
recessed untif5 p. m. TO give the at
torncys an opportunity TO prepare
their closing arguments 10 the. jury
and 10 allow the Judge to prepare his
instructions
PROsECUTOR WON'T
ASK DEATH PENALTY
All witnesses examined today were
called BY the state to offer testimony
In rebuttai of defense witnesses.
Prosecutor Freezing said he would
not ask the death penalty in his clos
Ing statement. He feels he has d
better chance of getting a conviction
II he asks IA lighter penalty.
The case probably viii reach ths
jury late tonight or tomorrow.
Attorneys for Clara declared shs
had saved herself by the story she
told the iury---that she was her ossr
best witness.
Erwin c. Daniels. Denison. Texas
chauffeur. testified he drove the de
fendant from Dcnisou TO Dallas last
November after Hamon was shot
and that Clara had pistol in hei
possession at the time.
Miss Rosa Cannon. lannon's nurse
who testified for the defense. was
recalled and denied making this
statement to Everett Dunlap. a
friend Of Hamon: II was surprisee
to see Clara come to the hospital, sh,
made me nervous. she looked like she
had been out the night before"
Dunlap. who followed Miss Cannon
testified Miss Cannon had made tn,
statement.
Or. Walter Hardy. In whose hospi
tai Hamon died. testified Miss Can
non told him "she would have giver
her life 10 hear what Mr.. Hamon wa
saying TO visitors"
Mrs. Jake J.. Hamon wept wher
her husbands plum-colored suit was
identified by Hardy az the ons
Hamon wore when shot.
Death threats have been received
by all principals In the trial. 1t was
revealed today.
ats the work OF cranks." ths
sheriff said, "and happens often
around here. but nothing ever comes
cf such threats"
TELLS OF VISIT
TO THE HOSPITAL
During the session yesterday Clara
continued her story. following her
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