The Washington herald., 1921-03-15
DEATH OF HAMON
TO Be DESCRIBED
BY CLARA Smith
Widows Testimony Ends
States Case; Defendant
On Stand Today.

ARDMoRE. Okla, March a.
After hearing the testimony of Jake
lannon's widow today and the read
ing of letters containing endear-
ing terms from Clara Smith to Ha-
mon, the defense started a vigor-
GUS counter attack on the States
case.
At 5 o'clock. the hour of ADJOURN
ment. many defense witnesses had
been heard. and damaging blows
dealt the prosecutions case against
the young woman.
The trial today furnished one de-
velopment after another. There
were thrills. tears and laughs for
the record crowd that pushed and
jammed into the courtroom.
Woman signs 0uitclaim.
They heard letters containing en-
dearing and intimate terms which
had been written by Clara Smith
to Jake Hamon. They heard a con-
tract read to the jury in which
Clara Smith agreed, for the con-
sideration of 81 and certain prop
critics, to relinquish all claims to
lannon's holdings at the time. The
contract was dated January 81, 1916,
The crowd witnessed Hamon's
widow on the witness stand. saw
her control her grief and heard
her relate visit to the rooms oc-
cupned by her husband and tine
young woman who sat only . few
feet from the witness.
And then. In conclusion, they
heard the defense counsel announce
that Clara Smith herself would be
called to tell her own story some
time tomorrow.
The State closed its case with
the testimony of Hamon's widow.
Dressed in heavy mourning, the
widow took the stand. Hundreds of
eyes were turned on her by the
crowd that strained forward.
In answer to questions directed by
Attorney General Freezing, Mrs.
Hamon testified that she was mar
ried- to Jake Hamon in 1898. The
attorney general asked Mrs. Hamon
II she recalled a visit to Ardmore in
1913. when she called at the Randol
Hotel. where her husband lived after
leaving her with the children in
Lawton.
when you called that what did
yu see?" asked the attorney gen.
eral.
Il saw a picture of Clara Smith
in a beautiful dress, far better than
anything l ever had" answered Mrs.
Hamon, and then she added: Il
saw her fur coat" Here the attor-
ney general interrupted. saying that
he did not desire her to go into
those things.
Says Clara Ran Away.
Did you see this defendant that
day."
Yes, she came in the door, saw
me. and turned and ran out" an
swered lannon's widow.
Did you stay in Ardmore that
Eight"
mo. my husband put me on a
train and I returned to Lawton."
Mrs. lannon's testimony was
brief. She related that she was at
the bedside of her husband when
he died. In all she was not on the
WllntSS SldHu more tndn SIX or
seven minutes.
Throughout the widows testi-
mony Clara Smith kept her eyes on
the woman. wife of the man for
whose alleged murder she is now
on trial. The young woman defend
ant showed no trace of nervousness
and appeared as interested as 9TH
ers in Mrs. lannon's testimony.
Says Hamon kissea Her.
Jake Hamon called for Clara
Smith to come to see him after he
had received the mortal wound the
State charges she inflicted. When
she arrived Hamon took her in his
arms and kissed her. That was the
testimony of Miss Rose Canon, one
of the nurses who attended Hamon.
Among other damaging testimony
at the instance of the defense was
that of George Warner. barber.
Warner testified hes heard Hamon
address an oath to Clara Smith and
ask her where she had been on the
evening in question.
-Four witnesses testified to seeing
Hamon the Sunday afternoon a few
hours before he was shot, and that