The New York herald., 1921-03-15
WIDOW TESTIFIES
in MURDER TRIAL
OF CLARA HAMON
Woman Accused OF Staying
viii Go on Witness
Stand To-day.
TESTIMONY FROM NURSES
Few More Persons to Be Called
and Case VIII Soon Go
TO the Jury.
TESTIMONY FROM NURSES

Jake L. Hamon to-day testified briefly
as the last witness for the State in the
case of Clara Smith Hamon, charged
with the murder Of Jake l.. Hamon-
Nearly a score Of witnesses for the de-
fence were examined, and II was an
nounced the defendant would go on
the witness stand tomorrow.
Mrs. Jake L. Hamon had been under
. physicians care since Friday when
she was unnerved by the presentation
in evidence OF the undergaIments her
husband had worn on the night he was
shot, and court also took an unusually
long recess at noon to-day. to enable
her TO regain her composure. Her tes-
timony was brief and related to one or
two occasions on which she visited
Oklahoma, and OF her meetings with
her husband and Clara Smith Hamon
there.
Frank L. Ketch, business manager for
Hamon and now administrator OF the
estate testified at length al the morning
session, relating conversations with
Hanon after the shooting and OF steps
taken to induce Clara Smith Hamon TO
leave Oklahoma
Give Clara some money and have her
get away" ketch quoted Hauon as say
Ing. He added that he gave to the
woman his personal check for $1,000,
later reSaining that amount from the
Hamon estate.
Identifies Release Contract.
ketch identified a contract signed
Clara Smith" releasing Hamon from
all claims, and he also identified two
letters as having been written By the de-
fendant.
Several OF the early witnesses for the
defence testified as to the character of
Everett Sails. a taxi driver, who testi-
fed Saturday for the State regarding the
trip of Clara Smith Hamon TO Cisco when
she was on her way to Chihuahua.
Deputy Sheriff Ballew, one OF the de-
fence witnesses. said he had been with
Sheriff Barrett a. the hospital the day
before Hamon died, and had heard
Hamon say he did not want Clara prose-
cuted.
Miss Ella Rission described lights in
the hall and ON the street which iIlumi-
mated Hancn's rooms at her hotel where
T.mcn was shot she said she since
mad seen a man raise a chair with the
regular room lights out, and that his
action was plainly visible in the street
and hail lights.
George Warner, a barber OF Ardmore,
testified &c having seen Mr. Hamon and
Clara in front OF the hotel between s and
I o'clock.
7 saw Clara drive up ana join Mr..
Hanon. who jerked her into chair
,snd asked. with an oath. Where have
YOU been"" Warner testified
DO not be cursing me. Mr.. Hamon,"
he quoted Clara as having replied
Hotel witnesses Heard.
lie further testified thar after this
clara went into the hotel and Jake fol-
lowed.
Defence asked the witness II Hamon
had attempted to beat or threatened 70
XIII her after he had pulled her into the
chair, and Warner replied. Nor He
was asked If Hamon appeared 10 him TO
be drunk, and the witness said he was
unable TO ascertain.
VIII Harris. negro porter at the ho-
tel. testified he went to work at P. NJ.
and at 7:i0 r. NJ. was called to Clara
Hamon's room where he took an
order from Clara for food, and went ou:.
lIe said Iamou. Who had followed iim
IN the hall. then passed IN and Tic heard
Hamon make 4 profane remark When
he returned with the food tie negro
said Hamon was not In the room.
DR.. $. d. Deport said he gave an
snseethetic to Hamon before ne was op-
Grated on, and the night before he died
he was at the bedside. The witness
said Hamon told him to gauge my
snasthetic." because he had been drink
ing heavily.
On cross-examination Or. Deport said
Bamon was not drunk or he would not
have referred 70 Eauging the an@sthetic.
Clara Belle Homer OF Warren. Pa.
nurse VINO attended Hamon, said she
had not heard Hamon tell any one how
he was shot. nor had he told her. and
that she was with him at night. except
when she went out to prepare medicine.
At this point, Attorney Mclean for
tho defence, in an argument as to adj
instability OF certain evidence. said II
was the defence's contention that Hamon
made no dying statement.
Miss Homer had said Hanon used
very profane" language while at the
hospital She said neither minister nor
Jake Hamon prayed while shc was there.
The nurse said no conversation had gone
on without her hearing IL, and she re-
mained obdurate under the states efforts
to change her testimony.
Frank Wesley. clerk al the hotel
where Hamon was shot, testified that
Clara received a telephone call at s:f2
Monday morning.
Rosa Cannon, also 4 nurse who al
tended Hamon. said sho worked from
4. NJ 70 : Y. ~ and that she attended
no other patient. she said shc called
Clara Hamon about s:i5 on Monday,
and Clara soon came to the hospital
Miss Cannon testified that Hamon
called FOR Clara and that when Clara
came Hamon Aeld out his arms. drew
her into them and kissed her. The nurse
said when Clara left Hamon asked her
70 return In the afternoon.