The Washington times., 1921-03-18

mony and Attempting to show the
Jurors a semblance OF conflicting evil
dence.
The testimony of T. J. Irwin. Of
Lawton, who delivered lannon's fune-
raj oration, was declared by the attor-
ney to be either an "untruth" or his
Grafton was not inspired by an &C
credited envoy of God"
There was never a Bible in Jake
lannon's ROOM" Mathers charged.
because he died as he had lived.
cursing. swearing, and In debauch-
cry"
The defendant at frequent intervals
wept during the attorneys charges.
.I tell you the bullet which caused
Jake Hamon's death was the just exc
cution of the sentence of God" Math-
ers cried to the jury.
Mathers pleading brought tears to
many spectators.
CHARGES GOLD WAS USED.
Reference to Attorney General Free
ling as the next possible governor of
Oklahoma was made by Mathers when
he said he "did not want Mr.. freezing
to go into the governors chair
through the tears of this little girl"
was hot III tHc Va thio
defendant. 1t was her defense against
a brutal attack on an act aginst a
man she loved" Mathers said.
The ttorney closed pleading for
"justice against the corruption of gold
and against the influence and promi-
nence of the head of the prosecution,
Attorney General Freezing"
During the noon recess the defense
brought from the hotel suite occupied
by Hamon and Clara Hamon the chair
with which it is alleged the colonel
struck the defendant when he was
shot Mr.. Mclean planned to use 1t
in his argument.
Taking the floor after a recess. Mr.
Mclean explained the law of dying
declarations" saying that they should
be accepted with great caution.
The attorney said only on one point
had he and the court differed. that of
keeping out OF the court room all
girls and boys under sixteen.
81 think every child able to under
stand facts and able to understand
the relationship should hear this
My contention Is that God AL
mighty took a hand in this affair.
When a man deserts a pure wife, a
boy and girl, as that man did, he
ought to be killed.
'I say God did it"
INTERPREsTs HER LETTERS.
He pointed to young Jake Hamon
and said the father had set the worst
example possible for the son.
Mr. Mclean said:
Never in the world was a woman
to blame for her downfall as the
result of forced association with a
man, and, moreover, never a twenty
year-old girl with a forty-year-old
lawyer" as'
The attorney took UP letters and
contracts introduced by the State and
interpreted them paragraph by para
graph in tho defense's favor.
Mr.. Mclean took the chair brought
from the hotel, brandished it and had
Sheriff Buck Garrett point at him
the pistol with which Hamon was
shot to show the method of lannon's
wounding.
As Mr.. Mclean neared his close he
pleaded for acquittaL
Attorney-General Freeiing, in his
final argument to the jury said:
"If 1 could get the consent Of my
conscience, I would ask you to ac-
quit her.
MI. BrOwn, tne speCidi prOsc-
cutor. and myself. are acting under
orders we cannot disobey.
God knows 1t is costing me more
to ask you to convict a woman than
IL will cost you to render verdict
against her.
Don't cruelty q man who is in his
grave and cannot defend himself.
Let Jake Hamon take the great
burden. IL you will, but don't come
and say that Clara Smith had no re-
sponsibility.
81 think / never participated in the
trial of any case where conditions
just such as here have obtained"
He explained his activity in the case
and the situation making 1T necessary
for Governor Robertson to send him
here. He said:
'T hold no brief for the Governor,
but when he is assailed and a wrong
construction is placed on his motives,
/ must uphold his hands.
"This is a time when the hands OF
all public officials should be upheld,
and any man who attacks them dam
ages the entire structure Of state.
Innocence needs only a very weak
voice, but in this case innocence needs
a louder voice and goes. to Texas for
its greatest criminal law firm to
plead the cause Of purity.
IF the Hamon millions were inter
ested in this prosecution, would not
they have a lawyer here?"
In closing his argument, Attorney
General Freeling said:
Nobody wants a great penalty for
her"