The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-13

late and "a few minutes more were
lost with the usual clearing out of
crowding spectators. and the courts
usual order to completion of less than
sixteen years.
would not hold an afternoon session
today. A one-hour adjournment over
lunch period will be taken and court
held one hour during the afternoon
session.
Going ON Long Trip
Harry Foster, garage employe,
was the first state witness. He testi-
fled that he had scen Clara Smith
liamon with pistol number of
times. The day before Hamon was
shot he said Clara came to the gar
age and ordered the two spare rims
taken Off the back OF her automo-
bile and two extra castings placed on
as she said she was going TO take
long trip"
He said on the morning following
Mr.. lannon's shooting Clara came to
the garage. asked that the tire change
be made quickly as she had far TO go
Foster said the young woman was
very nervous
He said he saw no bruises on
Clara's face or hands.
On cross-examinaton Foster said
at the time Clara Hamon came to
the garage he had heard Hamon had
been shot accidentally. but he did not
believe Hamon had shot himself
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then. weren't YOU" W. =. Mclean OF
defense counsel Interrupted. Attorney
General Freezing was on his feet
with an objection and the remark
was ordered stricken from the record
Mr.. Brown, as county attorney, filed
the information against Clara Smith
Hamon charging murder. Foster tes-
tilted Clara Smith Hamon had told
him she was planning to go to Cali
fornia and said he had not added that
on direction examination because he
was not asked
Former Okla. City Police Head
w. b. Nichols. former chief OF po-
lice of Oklahoma City. now in the oil
business, said he was In lannon's Of
flee on the afternoon of the evening
Of which Ilamon was shot, and that
he had two drinks and Hamon three
and that Hamon was sober when he
left the office two hours before he
was shot.
Mr.. Nichols said Mr.. Hamon showed
him the suit he had intended to wear
at the March fourth presidential in
auguration.
Saw Bullet Removed
He said after he heard H,unon had
been shot he went to the hospital just
In time 10 see Hamou operated on.
Mr.. Nichols identified a a5 calibre
steel bullet as similar TO the one
taken from lannon's body, the de
fense admitted It was the fatal bul.
! let. and II was submitted as evidence.
CLARA. You Must Leave"
Now Clara. Mrs. Hamon is leaving
Chicago and YOU have got TO leave
here" Mr. Nichols quoted Frank
Ketch as saying to Clara after the
shooting clara | never have but
ted INTO your affairs before. but I
am now: no more disgrace for the
Hainon family"
why you talk az IL did IT," he
quoted Clara as having said. "He did
II himself and he will tell YOU 50"
Mr. Nichols said on the morning
following the shooting, Clara Suith
Hamon's face and hands were not
bruised.
on Tuesday MIR. Nichols said Mr..
rIamon told him he had been fatally
shot.
"But she got me" he quoted IIamon
az having said.
He quoted Hamon IA having said he
was lying down for n rest and clara
came to him put her hand on his
head and fired into his body.
Lets Call II Accident"
lie said Hamon said he threw up
his arm. but too late.
Lets call II an accident" Nichols
said Hamon. said Clara said after he
had disarmed her and searched on the