Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-11
4AMONSHOTWIiliEJ w NBED TINTED AS CONVENTION OF PROSECUTION
Faced By Widow Of Slain Man, Defendant Displays No Sign Of Recognition :;
 Jury Quickly Completed

ARDMORE, Okla, March 10.-Fiye hours and 50 minutess during which 49 veniremen were examined, were all that were necessary to select d jury today 10 try Clara Smith Hamon, charged with the murder of Jake L. Hamon. Taking of testimony will be started tomorrow after visit by the jury to the hotel rooms in which Hamon was shot.
 Clara Hamon, attired in blue tailored suit interestedly watched the selection of the jury. From time to time she made notations in a note book and held numerous whispered conferences with her attorneys. She was turned half around in her chair talking over her shoulder when Mrs Jake l.. Hamon, the widow. entered the court room with her father, 19 year old son, Jake L. Jr., and 14 year old daughter, Olive Belle.
 Widow Seated Near Clara
 Mrs. Jake Hamon had taken a seat directly opposite Clara Smith at the same table when the younger woman turned again toward the jury box and saw the widow and children. Clara Hamon's face did not betray any rec ognition. Although the two were seat ed within 30 inches of each other, at no time did their glances meet
 Mrs. Jake Hamon was clad in full mourning and occasionally touched a handkerchief to her eyes.
 Defense counsel tonight predicted that since the jury had been obtained Gn ha nl rn,nl1 be in by Saturday night, provided an afternoon session is held Saturday.
 Upon adjournment of court after the l2 jurors had been sworn, by un- animous agreement the jury. was di- rected to go. tomorrow to the hOteI where Hamon and Clara Hamon, for several years occupied adjoining rooms and in which Hamon was ia tally shot The defense stipulated that the furniture and furnishings of the suite had been placed as nearly as possible as on the evening on which Hamon was shot.
 After the visit presentation of the testimony Will begin.
 Death Bed Statement Tinted
 Tonight in circles close to the prosecution it was said that the state in all probability would make an ef- fort to show that HamUn wzs not shot in Clara Hamon's room, but that he was in. his own room, proDaDIy lying upon his bed. There also was much discussion of death bed state ment" that Hamon was shot without proyocation.
 During examination of veniremen today S. P Freeling, attorney general asked if the prospective juror was op- posed to capital punishment and 1T the fact that the defendant Is a wom- an would influence him in reaching a verdict. The defense questioned re- garding acceptance of justification for killing and right of self protec- tion.
 Eight persons reported to the dep- uty sheriffs after the days session that their pockets had been picked.
 These men made up the Jury: D. F. C. Loughbridge. D. E. Allen, G. E. Newman, G. M. Hainey, w. 4. Jolly, T. H. Roberts. A. D.-Davis, R. R. Cal loway, O. D: Thomas, Tom Deen, D. M. Sellars and Tom l.. Wilkes. Jurors Mostly Married Men
 One single man. one married man with no. children and 10 with families ranging from one to 10 children. com pose the jury.
 Ages of the jurors vary from 33 to
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