Arizona republican., 1921-03-17
DEFENSE RESTS IN CLARA RAMON
 TRIAL WITHOUT
 JURY ARGUMENT
Court Adjourns Until Nine O'Clock This Morning For Ruling on Sending Case to Jury Today
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ARDMORE, Okla, March 16--Waiv- ing its rights to arguments the de- fense in the trial of Clara Smith Hamon, charged with the murder of Jake L. Hamon, late today asked that the case be sent immediately to the jury. Court adjourned until tomorrow when ruling will be made
 H. H. Brown of Ardmore, special prosecutor. had just concluded a plea for the. conviction of Clara Hamon. when w. P. Mclean of Fort Worth, Texas, arose and said.
 The state has opened argument of its case and dt has closed it"
 The state was unprepared for the move and S. P. Freeing, state attornev general was not present
 The court withheld a ruling until Attorney General Freeling could reach the courtroom, and after he had said that he wished time to examine the law on the question of the court, ordered adjournment until tomorrow.
 Tonight Judge T. W. Champion said that heretofore it had been the prac- tlce to dispense with arguments when counsel so elected in minor cases. The attorneys are not under a time limit. put It generally was said by the eight attorneys involved, only four of whom Will speak if it is ruled that the argu- ment must go on. that the case would De In the jury's hands by noon tomorrow
 In his charge to the iurv. Judsa Champion pointed out the three de- grees Of murder under the Ol<lahorna coae: Murder, with a sentence of fife imprisonment or electrocution. first desree manslaughter with sentence or rom four years to life imprfson- ment' and second degree manslauehter M "ith minimum fine of one dollar. He |
 ters of self-defense. excusaIde bo,r,s cue ana dying declarations
 ravlng the way for Attorney General I,eeIius closing argument and ask ing that the defendant be conv;ctad 5af. M.. brown spoke for one hour and rrequentiy he pointed to Mrs Tat. L. Hamon as she sat weepinp 'arS .ts 2 ! ueiehoant and asked the i,ro,s compare the two. 10
 MT. brown asserted Clara Han,,,. story or the shooting was told fean, sas, Hl,ness stand yesterday in a senooied tragic voice" a Ills references to her
 Wno had crept into the Hs,r, u-ish uIl aho who had sold herself bo,,,- e-5 soui brought from the deferda "iiu sish or emotion. Her uncle Ear, Ho .S n.soh or spokane. Wash, who s,t !. shA aer TOT the first time. scowIed . | l i.s' anu the faces of fba ,&b<.. lelatlVes sss about showed signs of ,ysrilsl Uiel SSppfovai Sniip as he referred to tbe ,n,itn ,a,ntia Iamiiy as having profited bv ,he G i Hamon with Colonel mads ad 0penlns Ishn his address Mir. Brown ~ what was interpreted i,, ss,'.n oM T quarters as an apology for. his III some eS1erusy in which he referred to MrS ~ S,ara ~ L smith of Fl Paso, mother of
 hamon, as ''the old wonan :,
 ne paid a tribute to his 1o,,. +o,ner, atto, Russell Brown. former cou5ty oh Who placed the Information chsrslng murder against Clara Tar,ar
 should it be ruled tomorrow morn- lns ,nat arguments in the trial are not ehded. the defense counsel will nress -, olree or its members before Atforne,, 1eheral Freeling makes the final ar, gument ar
 The attorneys will not be limited in | their debate HI
 The case made rapid progress today The defense announced that if rested when Judge Champion ruled fnad- missioie letters purported to have been