The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-16
THE DAILY ARDMORETTE

lawfully and feloniously, and with a
premeditated design TO effect the
death of one Jake l.. Hamon discharge
metallic bullets into the body Of him.
the said Jake L. Hamon, from a GER
tain loaded pistol which she, the said
Clara Smith Hamon. then and there
had and held in her hand and there
by inflicted a mortal wound upon him,
the said Jake l.. Hamon, from the
effect of which the said Jake l..
Hamon, languished and languishing,
did, on or about the 2Gth day OF
November, 1920. die, then in such
case you will find the defendant Clara
Smith Hamon, guilty of murder and
assess her punishment Us you will be
hereinafter directed.
TWENTY
You are further instructed that II
you should entertain from the evi-
dence, as applied to these Instructions,
a reasonable doubt that the defend
ant. Clara Smith HamCn, is guilty of
murder. then you may next inquire as
to whether or not the defendant is
guilty of manslaughter in the first
degree as that crime has been defin-
ed to you in these instructions and
if YOU believe from the evidence, be-
vond n reasonable doubt that the
defendant, Clara Smith Hamon, in
the County Of Carter and state of
Oklahoma, on or about the 2lst day
of November, 1920, did, unlawfully,
wilfully and feloniously and without
any design to effect the death of the
said Jake L. HamUn and in the heat
Of passion, but in a cruel and unus-
ual manner, or by means Of dang
erous weapon. discharge metallic bull
let's into the body of him, the said
Jake l.. Hamon, from a certain load
cd pistol, which she, the said Clara
Smith Hamon, then and there had
and held in her hand and thereby in
flicted a mortal wound upon him, the
said Jake l. Hamon, from the ef'
feet of which the said Jake l.. Hamon,
lanqmshed and lanquishing, did, on or
about the 2Gth day of November, 1870,
die, then you will find the defendant
guilty of manslaughter in the first
degree and fix her punishment as you
will be hereinafter directed.
TWENTY ONE
You are further instructed, Gentle
men of the Jury, that if you should
entertain from the evidence, as APP
Piled to these instructions, reason
able doubt that the defendant Clara
Smith Hamon, is guilty Of man
slaughter in the first degree, then
you may next inquire as TO whether
or not she is guilty Of manslaughter
in the second degree as that crime has
been defined TO you in instruction
number ten and If you believe from
the evidence, beyond reasonable
| doubt. that the defendant clara
Smith Hamon, in the County of Car
ter and State Of Oklahoma, on OF
about the 2lst day of November, 1920
did unlawfully, and feloniously by the
| culpable negligence of the said Clara
Smith Hamon, discharge metallic bull
let's into the body OF him, the said
Jake L. Hamon, from a certain loaded
pistol, which she, the said Clara
Smith Hamon, then and there had and
held in her hand and thereby inflict'
| ed a mortal wound upon him, the said
Jake l.. Hamon, from the effect Of
which the said Jake l.. Hamon, Ian
guished and languishing, did, on OF
about the 26th day of November
1920 die, then in such case you will
find the defendant, Clara Smith
Hamon, guilty of manslaughter in the