The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-14
LANNON'S WIDOW
ONSTAND TODAY
State Expects to Complete Tes-
timony in Murder Trial
This Afternoon.
(sy The Associated Press.)

ARDMORE Okla, March 13.-The
state of Oklahoma will rest it's case in
the trial of Clara Smith Hamon. charged
with the murder of Jake L. Hamon, re-
publican national committee man from
Oklahoma and oil millionaire early Mon
day afternoon, states counsel said here
tonight Attorney General s. Prince
Freezing. in charge of the prosecution,
returned to Ardmore from Oklahoma
City tonight for the reopening of the
trial at 9 o'clock tomorrow.
Introduction of all states evidence and
testimony will be complete tomorrow
noon or shortly after. states attorneys
declared. -Four of the remaining chief
witnesses will be summoned to the
stand. Mrs. Jake L. Hamon. widow:
Frank L. Ketch, lannon's business man
ager; Errett Dunlap, oil man and close
business associate Of Hamon, and Sam
Blair, newspaper man, who last Decem--
ber in Mexico obtained from Clara Ha-
mon a story of the killing of Hamon.
Several minor witnesses, including J. J..
Mcclure, a. ]. Chapman and Frank Ad-
ans. also will testify. according to state
counsel.
An unexpected turn in the tactics of
defense counsel which caused a shifting
of the prosecution testimony changed his
plans Saturday to cali Mrs. Jake Hamon
TO the witness stand as the first witness.
Attorney General Freezing said, adding
that he had materially strengthened the
states case through adoption of aAother
formation.
Ketch. Dunlap or Mrs. Hamon will be
the first called tomorrow morning. how
ever, ,the first mentioned probably being
the initial selection. the attorney gem
eraI stated
I'VE hope to expedite the trial as much
as possible by the state placing it's case
within the shortest possible time At
torney Gen. Freezing stated, 'and hope
the defense will show the same disposi-
ton. The progress of the trial thus
far has been very satisfactory and if as
rapid time is made in the coming week,
the case should be in the hands Of the
jury by late Thursday or Friday at the
latest"
with the bars down, cannot tell to
what extent she will testify or upon
what angles, therefore I can hardly
place any approximate time limit upon
my cross examination the attorney
general replied. when asked as to what
length he would cross examine Clara
Hamon. if she is called to the stand.
II am informed in good faith. however,
that her testimony will not require more
than a half hours time" he added, al
though he would not comment further
on his own viewpoint.
Defense counsel has not indicated to
what length or upon what phases of the
case the defendant will testify.
States counsel expects, under present
indications to be back in rebuttaI Wed
nesday. according to Attorney General
Freezing. The statement for the de-
fense which was waived by defense
counsel at the opening of the trial, is
expected to be made after completion of
states testimony. Their case. it has
been indicated, is that Clara Hamon
shot Jake Hamon in self-defense and
while Jake Hamon was in an intoxicated
condition
Efforts on the part of state attorneys to
establish that Clara Hamon is now 29
years old, instead of q, as has been de-
clared by the defendant and touched
upon evidence introduced, became known
today.
H. H. Brown, who. with Attorney
General Freezing is conducting the pro-
secution, injected this phase into the
case in a statement today The attor-
ney general corroborated, saying states
evidence to be introduced will tend to
prove that the defendant is now in her
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