The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-15
Tilt Between Brown, for the
Prosecution, and Mclean
for the Defense Creates
Temporary FurOr
NEWS WRITER'S ARE
LEFT UNDISTURBED
DEPUTIES RESTORE ORDER; RE-
CESS TAKEN FOR ONE HOUR TO
PERMIT WOMAN TO REGAIN
CONTROL OF NERVES
(By The Associated Press

(By The Associated Press
The trial OF Clara Smith BamOL
charged with the murder Of Jake L.
HamOn, WAS thrown into 4 furor
this morning when the spectators
burst into wild handclapping and the
defendant broke into tears and was
led from the court room with tears
streaming from her eyes
The outbreak Of applause and
Clara lannon's breakdown came after
w. p. Mclean OF defense counsel, re-
piled heatedly to Ii. Ii. Brown, special
prosecutor, who had told the court:
"Well, we are willing for the jury
TO know how they took it, the old
woman and all
BY "The Old Woman Mr.. Brown
referred TO Clara Smith lannon's
mother.
Mr.. Mclean who prior to Mr..
Browns remark had said that he want
ed the jury TO know how the entire
Smith family took "the association
L
of Clara with Colonel Hamon."
THAT old woman. as he calls her.
will be on the witness stand and she
can testify. and she is, in my judgment
as good u woman as has given birth
to any lawyer in this case"
The hand clapping was stIled IN a
moment, but 1t had been loud and ap-
parenuy was frotn all over the court
room.
Defendant weeps Bitterly
The court erdored the room cleared.
but the spectators were reluctant to
move. and after efforts OF deputy
sheriffs and bailiffs 10 remove the
spectators and news writer's, the court
reversed itself, first as regarding the
newspaper men and women. and fin
ally the spectators were permitted 10
remain. although given a lecture and
pointed warning.
Clara Hanon could not compose her
self sufficiently TO return to the court
room and q one hour recess was OBJ
tanned
IT don't care what they do to me,
she said as tears streamed from her
eyes, but they must let my poor old
mother alone"
Frceling Insists ON Order
S. p. Freezing. state attorney gem
cral. arose q moment before the re-
cess and told the court he would In
sist on the same order in this trial
as at any other. and that at the next
demonstration would insist on the
room being cleared for the remainder
of the trial
Mr.. Mclean arose and tolt tho court
his remark had not been made under
, stress OF the situation, but that II
should nave been made and ''still
81 stands"
The court room remained jarumed to
capacity and a steady hum and throb
/. of conversation went ON.
r Bud Ballow Searches Attorneys Son
a After tho outbreak had subssicd, Bud
a Baucw, deputy sheriff known
/, Throughout tho southwest, took the
$ grown son of one OF the attorneys con-
nectcd with the prosecution from the
court room and searchcd him for nre
: arms. but found none.
5 Mrs. V. b. walling. sister of the
j defendant. Just had let the witness
stand when the remarks of counsel
; precipitated the outbreak OF applause
Mrs. warling testified that Clara Ha'
' mon was born In iss3. and is % years
!, old, but a few minutes later that she
was 80.
!, ''Dti you know Jake Hamon In his
a lifetime shc was asked.
"Wen. / knew him. yes sir. but
wasn't very well acquainted with him
a only saw him very few times.
y she replied.
" Ibid YOU know Of the improper rela
tions existing between him and you
sisterT" Afr. Mclean asked