Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-18
WIDOW SLAIN MAh WILL
Be INFORMED VERDICT
TODAY BECAUSE ILLNESS


CONTINUED FnoI rAuE oNE
ing insftsstuall, once 10 oiian an sf
plane To- her fight 81 snrfen.i.f.
o. The Garter county sheriff of VI Iusa
and returned 90 Afdmere Christmas
day.
Tho trial has lssn tenarkatif in lis
atartlng detsiOnmeais arc0rdInE fH
counsel A Jury was obtained IN isis
ihan sd hours aciuai Coaft tine al
thouah Mr. llamon vas rerardol Hr
rf1tef'r 80 49, tnrwn WBn n Car.
Ter county. and the story ~ his sh'oi
ING, Clara Hamons nlght the several
weeks search for her ard flnal'f hrr
surrender nnd rtleasa ou tund had BE-
given wide puhlieailon.
Tho states cafo Was haald ur0n aI
legged DYING statements ~ ST.. utmm
"a which o. was quaieA a. hafing n.i
h. had heon shot bY clara iitmDu as
he las upon the hei .n BIZ ouu funm
~ the hotel the twu otuplci Co., o.
number u years IN Ardmure
MI. Hamon vas declared Boa testimony
20 have sald that Clam Haman came
% his lid. PLAYED her 30 hand ur0n
his forsheaa and fired to- hullst lnto
hts hody with tn tiny automatic PISTOL
In her rlRhl hand
Clara Hamons Defense was hu.it
about a plea q self dsisnse and justin
able hcmletie.
on the vi,acss stand tWo DAYS ee0
she told IN low tones ~ events 81 ihs
day and night q November 20.
She dld not deny N, p,lnicd he pls.
toi al him. saying she feared fr her
life. hut asserted ths weapon was de
haired when NJ Hamun strurk hCr
with chair. and the bullet wa FIRED af
N Chalr hit the dstcl o. as u fsll from
b. hand under impact from the blow
That part q heT story was The sub
let today 81 attorney general Free
ang's effort IN clos.ng argument fu
ihn state O. hreak down her plea ~
sef ilfenre Tie TOOK the pistol IN ms
lana b. stos the jury that u could
not b. dlscharFci b. q blow. ana that
ifH iaHl I.'HH nf rlcs "a
nue. AZ Htr atH.Hn would fly up
Will ,he course II be- bullet thruogh
Nr. Haacns body was wnwari
Women In Tears.
Mtnv Hm.s during tn trial Clar
Hamrn anl Nra Jake Hamon were m
t,afs and IN two or three occasions
cr.ed n unison, once when the bullet
ganrced bloodsiained shirt and under.
gar-n nts worn b. Hamon when he was
shot were introduced as evidence Mrs
Jake Hamon never had seen them b.
fore and had been told tina, they had
been burned To-day they cried at thc
same time when Mr. Freeing upheld
the ballef that Mr.. Hamon in his last
few moments alive had rcpenici his
aims. both TO his wife and to the de-
PENDANT
Arguments o. three members u the
defense counsel and the closing argu'
ment Of Mr.. Freeing occupied the en-
tire time % todays sessions ~ court
The defence bitterly attacked the Ha
mon interests. alleging a fight on Clara
Hamon BY the Hamon millions. In
which the millions Of associates wer,
allied. Governor J. II. A. Robertson
q Oklahoma also was asSailed Tor hay
ing SAINT the Attorney General 70 prose
cute the case.
Mf. fFcthuk ulhtl0 ANt 1NftiNNi
action, declaring IL was proper through
the county attorney. James II. Math'
ers. having been retained as a defense
Attorney, before he assumed office Mr..
Freeing denied defense allegations II
politics and that Hamon interests had
brought undue pressure on Governor
Robertson.
Freezing tonight said that he lcf'
the case without any feeling Of animos
ify.
Verdict Accepted
"As said IN my closing argument e
the jury. your verdict Is my verdict
I shall accept that" he said.
Il attempted 10 argue and try III
case on the merits and facts as intro
duccd In a fair. concise and accura,'
way both for the State q Oklahoma
and the defendant" he added.
with sentiment already moulded.
vas q difficult case 10 try. but / hsliev
the honesty and integrity Of the judge
has been expressed In their verdict an