Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-17
'HAMON RICHES
is MOTIVE FOR
CLARA'S TRIAL

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ice he might get out Of her as a ste
nographer, but to make her yield her
body to his brutal passion.
This man stole girls out Of the cradle,
and yet attorneys for the prosecution
have the audactty to ask you to convict
her for Staying this man Of 40, this
master mind and brutel
"You know the personal friends Of this
debaucher who came into the court to
swear against this girl-Frank Ketch and
Erret Dunlap-you know these men who
have their fangs on the millions Of the
dead man.
Champion included In his foundations
s. V Mullen. Mullen's brother, sitting
within a few inches Of Champion, rose
half way in his seat and caught the at
torneys arm. Sheriff Buck" Garrett
seized Mullen by the shoulder and drew
him into his seat.
what created the marvellous interest
in this case of Jake L. Hamor? 1t is
because the people Of this country are
interested to know how a prominent man,
a lawyer, a man Of 40, could be honOred
In a community and seduce a girl In her
teens2" Champion continued.
Every heartbreak, every sob in this
case, Jake Hamon made"
CLARA WEEPs, WHILE
WIDOW BOWS HEAD.
Women in the audience wept during
Champions dramatic speech. The ac
cused woman cried softly. On the other
side of the table lannon's widow sat
with head bowed as Champion scathingly
denounced the dead oil king.
'They are torturing this girl, to keep
bnr Iamnu m
clared.
And the Governor sent the attorney
general down to assist them. They have
come into court to get the girl under her
oath to deny the existence Of a will"
And then came a bombshell.
There is only one way to rife the
Hamon estate-that is TO hustle this girl
off to the penitentiary,' Champion
shouted.
"Remember that all the evidence
brought here by the State was testified
to by those who want to get this girl
away and send her to tho penitentiary.
Jake Hamon debauched, overpowered
and ruined this poor prodig gal girl and
the attorney general is overpowering her
now through the machinery Of the State.
"They are trying to hustle her of to
the penitentiary, l tell you, gentlemen,
TO save the Hamon millions"
Champion touched the spectacular by
re-enacting the prosecutions contention
Of the shooting.
A defense attorney lay on the counsel
table. Champion stroked his hair and
then pantomimed the shooting
The defendant. turning her head away.
buried her face in her handkerchief and
sobbed convulsively.
LANNON'S WIDOW
ALSO WEEPS.
The widow also wept during this juno
ture Of Champions speech.
There is one who never comes back
the prodigal girl. She never comes back"
Champion added.
Champion concluded by charging that
Hnmon had burned the scarlet brand OF
shame" into the girls 'glittering star Of
purity"
Court recessed before the defense con-
cluded its arguments.
Champions address had made a pro-
found effect on the fans.
James Mathers followed Champion with
arguments for the defense when court
reconyened.
THE prosecution is wondering whether
Hamon gold mas lined the pockets OF
this jury so that they may send this girl
to slow DEATH" he declared.
The prosecution says this defendant
as a girl of 10, seduced and raped Jake
Hamon.
Jake Hamon. the cradle snatcheri No
one, black or white, ever had to seduce
Jake Hamonw Mathers shouted.
DECLARES DOCTOR
ALSO BLINDED.
'Fiye thousand dollars Of the taxpayers
money has gone. not to the prosecution,
but to the damuable persecution of this
girl
This girl was driving in the winds
and snow and working for Jake HamOn
before he made his gold
"The whole case of this prosecution Is
based on perjured testimony and the
whole world knows It,"
Mathers declared that DR.. W. w Hardy,
owner Of the hospital where Hamon died
and one of the chief witnesses for the
prosecution was blinded by glltterine
Hamon gold"
He also made attack on Kelly Roach
and w. b. Nichols the latter a former
chief Of police Of Oklahoma City, who
testified for the prosecution.
Lake Hamon was drunk when he was
shot" Mather shouted "Who testified
to his dying words? Kelly Roach and
Bill Nichols.
They were drunk, tool
Jake HImon died as he lived, curstng,
rotten and debauched.
IF there is justice In America, let It
fash to the world in ten minutes that
there is not enough gold to corrupt the
justice Of Carter County"
Court adjourned at noon until
o'clock. when W. 7. Mclean of FIT.
Worth Will close the arguments for the
defense. Attorney General S. Prince
Freezing will then close for the State.
The case is expected to go to the jury
about o'clock.