The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-13
by MupEEp MORRIS

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There are hc1rthrcaks for both
women az tho trial OF Clara Smith
Z llumou proceeds.
There is still another woman 70
the drama - withcrcd little wom-
an with u gentle face Wriuklod with
care and tragic look In her tired
eyes.
Mothers Uscd to iIcnrtbrcnks.
She is Clara Smith llnmon' =
mother. she tx used to heart
breaks as nll mothcrs are.
she sits by the side of her daugh-
ter In the courtroom, sometimes
holding her hand. sometimes gently
| soothing h,r ua an" wccps.
She left the bedside of her aged
/ husband. who BE DYING In El Iaso,
I Texas. of tuberculosis
II was fathers wish that she
should come. She has reared five
/ children and buried two other
with her wrinklcd hands clnspcd
| motioulcss iu her hap she told today
Of her girl clara. II was a story
/ ~ mother love dcryiug all the world
| with It's faith.
clara WAS always good girl
| nt home" she said we were Just
/ poor folks. she went 10 WORK AZ
/ rs aud helped out at home with
-hcr wages She would como home
/ every night and study or practice
! her piano lessons. We always folt
| Clara would make somr hing Of
herself she was 80 ambitious and
/ never minded hard work
Revelation Almost Killed Parents
| Il lust could not believe II about
her and this man when heard
things. | couldn't believe II ot my
Girl. she was working for him and
| seemed doing so we'll We were
proud ~ her and so grateful To him
! FOR helping her. His wife camo l"
me once. hut | could not believe II
| even thcn.'
Her hands moved and her mouth
| trcmblod.
"It was not until five years latcr
that we pot>to know the truth. IL
| nearly killed us-father and |.
Maybe ! was TO blame, ! lold my
self. but I had done all could I"
hiring her up to know right from
,5rong but girls when they are I'm
love. don't think. I begged her 20
lcayd. but she would not listen. she
loved him and just could not under
| stand. | guess.
"Shc was so young, my poor girl
at was him WHO WAS bad. lie
wronrcd my girl, he wrongcd his
yife and children. lie brought only
misery To our home. Clara ~ hck
girl now because or his trratm"hl
n has been only shame for her
aud u.s."
"If she was guilty OF murder, j
lust could not nvo on, but she Is not
guilty. ,, ,,,,,
poor girl. ,.,
"If she was bad-but she isn't.
she's come back too us. She's my
little girl again--my clara as hhe
fused To be-
Mrs. Iinmon Near COLLAPSE
| when court convened THIS morn
linz, I'm the now famous Clara Smilh
Hnmon trial. Mrs. Jake llamon. the
widow OF the man who the detehu'
laut is accused Of numbering, whi
not prescnt nor was her l year -old
daughter. Olive Belle. Young Jake
the lg-year- old son, and Mr. liam
ou's sister were In attendance. inc
defendant, Clara smith Hamon, ap'
Ipcaring not over-anXious as 10 lh'
outcome, came into the courtroom
accompanied by her mother ana sls'
tier some minutes before court wa'
called TO order 90
-.
Uamon appears To rest on the testl
mony Of one witness.
There were only two witnesses 10
1.-The shooting OF Jake 1lamon-th'
accused woman and the dead ol
liking. Tho womau's trial has no"
become n matter Of the jury judging
between the vcrncity OF the defend
ant and the oil King.
Clara Ready to Testify.
II may bc stated authoritativcN
that the accused woman VIII tel
practically the same version of tn
shooting as she told In interview
secured for tho international an'
Universal News Services 10y san
, Blair, the newspaper correspondent
who located her In Mexico.
Blair has beer. called AZ witnca
for tho prosecution. There ar
: points In the interviews which h
o obtained from tho defendant OF
which the prosecution depends 4
break down her story. AS thing
stand now Blair's testimony eN
planning these points may convlc
or acquit the girl-wOman, In IN
| opinion Of attorneys. II the prose
| cution fails TO break down hor stor
| through Blair, the defense, II
: pointed out, will have a strong Car'
to play In tho fact that she CAV
. her version of the shooting befnr
she .had opportunity to consult an
. attorney and while still under nj
:. emotional strain In exile far ava
: from her family and friends
Tho brilliant work Of tho nttor
., ncys for tho defense yesterday II
: breaking down the testimony OF n
!, prosccution's witnesses and turn
:, inC tho story of IN" states mos
= important ono 10 It's own service ha
made belief strong today that IN
4 defendant Will be acquitted.
Girl said Jake shot Himself
o Clara Smith IIamon told Fraul
p Kctoh, administrator of the Hanoi
/ estate; that Jake Hamon shot him
t self, W. ~. Nichols, tOrme, chief o
o. police of Oklahoma city testified.
20 Nichols said he was present whci
y the girl made tho statement on th
p morning after tho shooting
i "Thc defendant came into kctch'
e office and Ee'ch said To her:
d Mrs Ilumon is leaving Chicag
3. aud Is on her way here, havI uCvc
q monkcyed with your affairs bcior
but you've got 90 get out Of here
You've brought enough disgrace oI
n the Hamon family
The girl said. You don't thin