The Mankato free press., 1921-03-18
HAMON EVIDENCE ENDED
Taking of the Testimony
Concluded Today
STORY TOLD TO JURORS
Attorneys Are Allotted Five
Hours Each For Their
Arguments
UNITED Press Dispatch.I

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limited Press Dispatch
Ardmore, Okla, March 16.-Intro-.
duction of testimony in the trial OF
Clara Smith Hamon for the alleged
murder. of Colonel Jake L. Hamon, re-
publican national committeeman from
Oklahoma and millionaire oil and rail
road man, ended at 1923 o'clock this
morning and court was recessed un-
til three p. M, to permit Judge Thom-
as w. Champion to prepare his In
structions to the jury.
Each side was allotted five hours
for arguments, and 1t was said that IL
the court had prepared his charge by
the time court reconvenes they viii
be gotten under way Immediately.
The court will charge the Jury on
conviction would carry sentence OF
death or life imprisonment; nrst de-
gree manslaughter, the sentence Tor
which upon conviction would be from
four years to life imprisonment; and !
second degree manslaughter, with
minimum fine of 81.
Will Make Arguments.
general in charge of prosecution, said
that H. H. Brown, special prosecutors.
would make the opening argument
and that he would close for the state.
w. p. Mclean of Fort Worth, Texas
leading counsel Tor the defense, an
nounced three OF the defense corps 1k
SIX attorneys Wouid speak James
Malners OF Ardmore, county attoru
or carter county, VINO was retail
by Clara Hamon before he assur
Office will make the Opening ax
ment; Joe Ben Champion, twin brc
er OF the presiding judge, will lsrtek
next, ana MT. mclean VIII close
MI. mclean SAID tnat the d4 en1e
nad supmltted g proposal to W& 9{4fe
counsel to permit the case to 81
Jury immedlateiy, after ~ #
ments, put that the state ect
Threats Are sHen4< 81
There were numerotle IT'S
tne county bulldmg 1ornt} s
tnfea4 meQe agalu <e CT S
ana tne Jurors
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8 s.
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letter Nfiften 10 = dcIIzD1x - ~ &<
tense IN Wnicn warning was 6zv@u<
OF possible violence TO the defendanf
snouid sne De acquitted. H. y. BroWn,
speciaI prosecutor, said dangerous
I'M. snreats mad peen made against him,
put ne would not go into details.
Today's short session OF the trial
seemed duh and draggy after the
startling development which piled up
on eacn otner IN rapid succession at
Yesterday sessions Wnen court was
thrown into turmoil by applause OF
the spectators, heated remarks Of
cOunsel, @ a search Tor nre arms. and a.
naily Ine testimony OF the slim, young
defendant herself. .
Newspaper Man On. Stand.
When the court overruled an intro
duction of package of letters pur-
ported TO nave been written by COL
onel Hamon to the defendant, the de-
Iense formally announced that It rest
freezing began presentation of his re-
buttal testimony.
Blair testified that long interview
ne obtained with the young woman at
Chlhuahua City, Mexico, where she
went Immediately after Colonel Ha-
mon was shot, had been given him 'sin
ssDstance as ne nad written it. An
ed as evidence was overruled by
Judge Champion when William p. Me-
Lean, leading counsel for the defense,
arose and asserted that part of the In
tervleW was questioned and that at
any rate the writer was on the wit
1ioSS SSuuu anu COulQ Dc examined
ana cross examined regarding it. a
Spectators Remained Durinc RAnea.
] Nearly half the court room remain
ed during the four and half hours
recess Newspapers and books made
tnelr appearance among the specta.
tors who settled themselves down to
while away the time. Lunch boxes
oHered others substantial base up
on which personal correspondence
was the diversion. Practically the en-
TIRE assemblage that waited during
the recess was composed of women.
attorney General Freezing pointed
out that in his opening statement he
nad not referred to q death penalty
snould CARA Hamon be found guilty
ana said ne would ask penalty which
the Jurors In their judgment find ft."
"a he SAID ne would not change from
tnat IN his argument.
Only Few Witnesses Remain,
with the story Of Clara Hamon re-
lated to the jury by the defendant
9erseif IN her trial for. the shooting of
JAKE L. Hamon, Oklahoma politician
ana ~ a;nad on man, only few witnesses re-
beginning of final fC a