The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-16
STATER RESTS
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MURDER trial
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ering at the courthouse today; they
evidently believed today's proceed
ings cannot exceed the emotional
happenings of yesterday.
Opening of court was delayed
when the jury got dry. Sheriff
Buck" Garrett sent out for twelve
bottles of soft drinks to refresh his
charges.
Clara Enters.
Clara entered accompanied by
Mrs. Jennie Sharples. who had
prayed with her before starting for
the courthouse.
Clara looked much relieved to
day. Her expression was more
complacent-she had unburdened
herself yesterday.
Clara smiled cheerfully at times
while she chatted with wild Bill
Mclean, defense counsel.
Court was opened at $40 a m.
Judge Tom Champion Immediate
ly ruled that the love letters writ
ten by Hamon to Clara would not
be accepted as evidence.
The defense sought to present
them.
Call Reporter.
Sam Blair, newspaper reporter,
was called to the witness stand by
Prince freezing, prosecutor.
Blair interviewed Clara while she
was in Mexico.
Clara, on the stand yesterday,
denied parts of the interview with
her obtained by Blair.
Freezing quoted excerpts from
Blair's interview and asked if Clara
had made the statements.
In substance" and "in general"
was Blair's reply.
Blair explained he had the inter-
view three months ago and the con-
versation was a bit hazy.
Freezing tried to introduce the
interview as evidence but it was
thrown out by the court.
Taxi Drivers Tale.
Erwin c. Daniels, Denison, Texas,
chauffeur, took the stand.
Daniels testified he drove the de-
PENDANT from Denison to Dallas last
November after Hamon was shot
! Daniels testified Clara had a pis-
tol in her possession at the time.
when you are offered money by
passenger more than the regular
fare. you are in a receptive mood
aren't your" cross-examined Nc.
Lean.
Did you ever see taxi driver
who wasn't" was the reply.
Nurse TestifieS.
Miss Rosa Cannon, lannon's
nurse, who testified for the defense
a few days ago, was recalled to the
stand by the prosecution.
Miss Cannon, when she testified
before, said she was with Hamon
at the hospital II hours day while
he was MORALLY wounded and said
she heard Hamon make no dying
declaration that Clara shot him de-
liberately.
Miss Cannon denied making this
statement to Errett Dunlap, q
friend Of lannon's:
Il was surprised to see Clara
come to the hospital; she made me
nervous; she looked like she had
got out the night before"
Dunlap, who followed Miss Can
non, testified Miss Cannon had
made the statement.
"Mr. Hamon told you If he hadn't
been drunk he wouldn't have been
wounded, didn't he?" Mclean ask.
ed Dunlap.
NO." said Dunlap.
DR.. Walter Hardy, in whose hos.
pital Hamon died, was recalled to
the stand.
Hardy testified that Miss Cannon
told him that "she would have Civ
en- her life to hear what Mr.. Hamon
was saying"
Mrs. Hamon wept when her hus-
bands plum colored suit was ident-
flied by Hardy as the one Hamon
wore when shot.
The state rested its case at 1922
Court was recessed until 3 p. IN
to give Judge Champion time to
prepare his instructions to the jury
and to give attorneys time to pre-
pare final arguments to the jury.