The New York herald., 1921-03-16

they thought their life was in Danger"
the young woman replied
Never mind that what did you do
with it?" her counsel asked
II held II on him" she went on
He did back away sort of behind a
chair and put his hand on the back OF
the chair. He did not raise his hands
didn't ask him 70. | wasn't very far
from him when | passed between the
corner of the bed and Mr.. Hamon
and the chair 10 get to the door to get
out. He backed around to the door be-
tween our rooms Holding my hand like
this lindicatingl to back up to the door
10 unlock IT, the lock he had locked when
Bill went out, ! could not see him. The
bathroom Is four feet and he had 10 be
n little back Of the corner OF the bath
room when ] unlocked the door so ! had
TO let him out or my sight. And under
stand when / unlocked the door 10 20, in
that instant he turned off the light anu
raised the chair 10 strike me, and did
strike me ! could see from the light OF
the hall He struck me with that chair
and the gun went off
The defendant left the stand and
walked before the jury box TO illustrate
her version Of IT,
And ! was unlocking the door Ike
this and holding the gun on Mr.. Hamon.
but he was Just out Of my sight for 4
minute and he got around the corner,
and the chair came down on me and il
knocked the gun out on the floor like
that and il Went off as 1t fell. or
pulled the trigger or something, as he
hit me. I don't know The gun went
off. ] didn't mean to shoot him"
Resuming the stand after the noon
recess, Clara spoke Of incidents follow
ing the shooting
'Mr. Hamon held out his arms and
pulled me down and kissed me and
asked me to forgive him and said II
never would have happened II he had
not been drunk She said Mr.. Hamon
told her At the hospital the morning
after the shooting
She said Hamon told her she should
leave town TO save scandal. but to come
back that afternoon. The defendant
then detailed her flight from Ardmore,
saying she was acting on instructions
from Mr. Ketch.
Clara said when she left Oklahoma
she was not fleeing from a crime she
had committed. but left because Mr..
Ketch told her to.
II certainly did not. she replied again
when asked If she had placed her hand
on lannon's head and fired the shot
which killed him
on cross-examination she said she was
% years old and had been living with
Mr.. Hamon eight or nine years"
When asked If she was II v-en that
arrangement began, the defendant said
mo. sir. not when ! began living with
him"
Clara said she was not jealous OF Mrs.
Jake Hamon, after admitting she knew
Hamon was married and the father or
two children
When Attorney General Freezing asked
II Hamon had promised 10 marry her.
Clara replied He did always"
Were there any children born OF this
relation" Attorney General Freezing
asked.
No" Clara answered
The defendant identified contract re
leasing Hamon from all obligations, in
troduced yesterday. as having been wit
ten and signed by her. and said II ind:
Gated She was ready at any time to re-
lease Hamon.
Attorney General Freezing read an
other contract signed by Hamon and
Clara Hamon, dated the next day. pro-
viding clara should continue in Hamon )
employ at S35 week. and should q
child be born provision should be made
for the child during lannon's life. the
child TO he recognized as a Hamon her
and to share in the division Of the prop
erty all lannon's death.
Clara Hamon said relations wi,h
Hamon had existed in number OF
States. but that phase was dropped when
her counsel objected her replies might in
criminate her.
Yes. | hated him for that scene on the
porch" she said in reply to a question az
IL whether she had said 10 reporter
How | hated him for that scene"
II hated him and loved him al the
same time she said. replying also that
love was decidedly the dominant pas
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