The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-11
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entered the RAndoi hotel and vent 20
his rooms
at O'Clock bs vvns 10 IN hotel
lobby to talk over long Distance
HE went 20 room ~. occupied By
the Defendant. and walked thru the
connecting door 20 his own room
TOLD FRIEND HE WAS
MORTAII.Y WOUNDED
HE loft the rooms later. Senator
Cariock saw Hamon walking toward
the Hardy sanitarfum.
The proof win show Hsncu told
Or. Hardy. in charge os the hospital
I am shot Cara did IL I'm going
TO die
I'VE win pvvv~ shsf Hanson plead.
81 with Or. Hardy. For 0csTs sake
never tell this--sAy IT vas an ao
ciders'"
Freeing said exaynfnssscn showed
buffet had entered Hamon's body
between the eighth and ninth RIBS
ard lodged In tn. abdomen and an
operation was performed.
Tho DEFENDANT stayed In tne
Randoi hot-i that night
Tho merit day she called On
Harmon st the hospital for . few
minuteA Frank K~tch Hamcnr
business manages. then called on
Harmon
-Hauscn asHpd Keen ne In ten
That the Defendant shot hinn Kesch
tS~n ordered the teseodant 10 l-svse
tcwn--ncver 20 COME back lie gave
her 5000 TO ieava
Before the Defendant len. Kesch
vaid 10 her. You eo-shere's no
chance for Jake 10 live
The DEFENDANT showed ~ emotion.
HyR MARRIAGE
FOR CONVENIENCE
when the Defendant came b Ard
more she was Clara smith Later
she became Clara Smith Hanoi. ahe
married Frank Hamon. Jake liza.
mons nephew. In 1891. and was a.
vorced
at wasn't q love fnarfaes-tt was
. wedding Of convenience 20 she
could use the name of fiamon-
'Dr. Hardy viii testify that Hanon
told him that the defendant shot the
millionaire when he was lying across
his bed.
Erie Dunlap made two vfs.ss TO
sec Hamon. while he was in the hos
pitai.
"fIamon told Dunlap; The old man
won't be with you long. When I go
out OF here you boys viii take mo
out
II always thought she'd 90 n.
but thought she'd give me chance.
Erie. tho old man didn't have any
more chance than II you'd pull n
pistol and shoot me now"
Freezing then told Of Clara's flight:
OF her confession to II. w. Sails.
Dallas chauffeur.
Frcelfng's se~thing brand placed on
Clara apparently left her unmoved-
The defendant closely watched the
jury's reaction to Freeiing's charges.
She sat erect in her chair.
Across the table sat Mrs Jake
Hamon. her daughter. Olive Belle. and
her son, Jake L. Jr- listening 20
Freeing spade up n dead mans past.
Little Olive Belle kept swinging
her head about and playing with her
hands.
Jake L.. Jr.. leaned on the back
Of a chair, serious frown on his
face.
Mrs. Harnon stared frigidiy NJ the
Jury, not a tear coming 10 her eyes.
II took Freeing one hour TO present
the states case.
Court opened today IN Jake
lannon's dingy murder suite" In
the second rate Randoi hotel
Clara Smith Hamon came back 70
the scene where n bullet ended the
career OF the powerful Hamon.
This time she was in the custody
Of Sheriff Buck" Garrett lie had
a firing arm In either pocket
yURyMEN VISIT
SCENE or DEATH
Twelve silent men accompanied
her. They were the jurors who are
TO weigh the evidence In Der trial
for Hanon's murder. Counsel for
the defense and the prosecution were
there, too.
Clara was 20 reenact the closing
incident OF lannon's life that was
ended by a bullet last November. She
was taken back TO connecting rooms
e and 20 on agreement OF attorneys
for both sides. They wanted the jury
to see the rooms: 10 get the layout
Of the furniture; 70 hear Clara's YER
sion OF lannon's death.
The grim party walked thru the
store room lobby OF the shabby no.
tel and up the stairs to the second
floor. HssN
The wan paper WINS dirty and
split
The scsnty furniture was rickety,
made OF cheap maple.
Dirt spotted the worn and fringy
carpet. IL was faded.
Sunlight crept thru the grimy little