Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-18
PROSECUTOR BROWN
ALMOST BREAKS UP
HAMON MURDER TRIAL
Charges Defendants Family Lived
on lannon's Estate and Mclean
Fires Back Holly
BY CARL VICTOR LITTLE,
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT.

united fTeSS OtaH Correspondent.
ARDMORE, Okla, Mar. 15.-
Charges that Clara Smith Hamon' s
mother and family lived on her
daughters shame temporarily broke
up the Hamon murder trial today.
This same when prosecutor Brown
jumped to his feet and shouted, eve
can show that the whole Smith family
lived on the Hamon estate"
wild Bill" Mclean rose and
yelled: This girls mother is as
good as any who ever gave birth to
any lawyer in this case"
1t seemed as though everyone in
the court clapped and shouted ap-
prevail of his answer.
The judge ordered the court
cleared.
Mrs. Jake Hamon at the mention
Of the word mother broke down and
was led out by her son, Jake, Jr.
Clara burst into tears and was es-
corted from the room by her brother.
Women sobbed as they left the
room.
The whole court was in panic.
Clara Smith, outside, sobbed, "They
can do anything they want with me.
but they must leave my dear old
mother alone
Prosecutor Brown accused wild
Bill Mclean of causing the uprOar.
Mclean cast a counter accusation.
Order was finally restored, but the
seats were still full.
Prince Freezing, when things were
quiet, moved, for an adjournment for
80 minutes.
Mclean told the court: "a re-
mark was made and l am not sorry
bit for doing it had to speak.
If the counsel for the state resent
/ can't help 1t all; my remarks
stand"
Judge Champion adjourned the
court until II o'clock.
Loud conversation again broke
loose.
Mrs. Hamon returned to the court
room.
Clara Smith, with her mother and
sister, were in an anteroom.
Clara sobbed and sobbed. She
placed her arms around her mother
and said: "They don't dare do it,
mother dear; they don't dare"
| The mother and sister were crying
aloud.
The Judge finally rescinded his de-
cision and allowed the curious to
stay If they kept quiet.
Little Phyllis Walling, grand
daughter Of Clara's mother, Mrs.
Smith, was on the witness stand
when the uprOar came.
Phyllis, dressed in a simple ging-
ham frock, started to weep. She ran
down to comfort her grandmother.
Bud" Ballew, deputy sheriff, and
other deputies disarmed several in
the audience as they were pulling six
shooters from holsters when the
trouble broke.
Bud" took a gun from the son of
. an attorney.
Buck" Garrett, sheriff, stood next
to the judge with his hands on his
hip.
Buck" was one of the few calm
persons there.
S. l.. Carter, of Oklahoma City,
was the first witness called to the
stand today by the defense.
Carter testified to the statements
made by w. d. Nichols, for the state.
Carter quoted Nichols as saying
shortly before lannon's death.
"Hamon died saying it was an ac-
cident and Clara had nothing to do
with it,
The defense expected to complete
its testimony today with the accused
woman telling her own story of the
ten years she lived with the dead
man.
Phyllis Walling. Clara's niece. took
the stand when the trial was re-
sumed. II saw Aunt Clara at my
home the day after Mr.. Hamon was
shot" she said. 81 saw two bruises
on Aunt Clara's neck and scratches