The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 9, 1921, Page 2

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1921 PAGE TWO THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE fiat InP Witnesses to Tell of Hamon’s Phone Conversation Did He Tell One. Story. to. World, Another to Friends? { By Newspaper Enterprise Ardmore, Okla., March 9—The pro- secution has succeeddd in keeping a, mystery the principal points on which } it will try, to send Clara Smith Hafhon | to the penitentiary for the murder of Jake Hamon. But three features are expected-t6 develop at ‘the trial, starting March 10, of the young woman whp shot and killed the multi-millionaire oil man and politician after associating: open- _ ly with him for 10 years. They are: FIRST: ‘That 'Hamon was_ being blackmailed on the day he was<shot, Sunday, Nov. 21. SECONB: That Hamon after giv-; shoot- his ver- ing the world his word that the ing was an accident changed sion. THIRD: That Clara Hamon only two weeks before the shooting bought the fatal revolver in Oklahoma City. On these points, Nt is expected, Atty Gen. Prince Freeling will rely to prove that the killing was done,| with deliberate premediation.. .~! Blackmail Charge k The story commo& in Ardmore is |‘ that during the afternoon preceding |, the evening of the shooting, Hamon was in his offices opposite the Hotel Randol, where he. and Clara Hamou were living. Friends were vith him, and, fre- quently he was called to the telephone. The conversation’ indicated that, sev- eral of these calls came from the same person—but not Clara Hamorf. Once Hamon is said to have shouted: “You\ damned ‘blackmailer,\I_ know why you gre in town!” . Then he slammed the fectiver on the hook in great”anger. e ‘Little has been hinted as to the possible idantity of the telephone caller, but it'is helieved the state may attempt to show that ra Hamon, facing a-parting forever with thé man who had decided to ‘go~back to his wife and children, might have been inspired by this mysterious caller to shoot Hamon. After the shooting, Hamon walked 1} scons, he seveyal blocks » infervenin: -|™ = ety . g E ¥ jek the Randel cae pi the Arrows'‘point-to the rooms of the Randol Hotel at more, ; ° 5 : poo Hardy Sanitarium, where he died. {Okla., where Jake Hamon and Clary Smith Hamon lived. The mid- j ‘ = - - = ; “Pm Going to Die” dle picture shows the interior ofthe rooms:in which she-shot him. As he entered the hospital, he said |The bottom picture shows the Hardy Sanitarium, where Hamoa to his old friend, Dr. peer Hardy, | died. ' Hamon walked to the sanitarium,’ sev2ral blocks, from the “Doe, I’m going to die.” i * hotel, after he wa shot. ay i The word was given out at the hos- 4 pital, and later .by.Hamon’s friends who called on him. there, including Frank Ketch, hig general manager that Hamon said he had shot, himself accidentally. But Clara H. since then has admitted that she shot. Hamon, claim- ing it was. done in self-defense. To this day, however, no formal declaration has been made by any of thet physicians who attended Hamon, or the friends who called on him, that he changed his story. But when Dr. Hardy, Ketch, Kelly Roach, W. B. Nichols and others who talked with Hampn during the five days, he lay) dying, take the stand, what will they say? / This is the Yuteyarldi ig question as the trial date draws is ed ‘ Even Should they; say Hamon pri- *vately told them Clara. Hamon shot him, and shot him under such circum- stances ag the state charges, yet there is doubt. whether their, testimony would be admis&able, for’ it would] ; - havé to be made legally plain. thvi Hamon knew he was dying when he made any such statement, It is generally believed that the|- men named will relate a hitherto un- heard account of Hamon’s version of ® the shocting, and that this version will not accord, with that of self-de- fense told by the accused woman. More than 48 hours elapsed from the time Hamon -entened the hospital until his condition: etante® critical His temperature in the meantime was nearly normal and he. was able to converse. deliberately and, at length.) During this time Ketch had. much | _ to talk over with Hamons He knew every detail of Hamon's oil_and rail- way business and was famjliar with ‘Vee Private (affairs; i yy The old tine burglary in- surance companies rec- — Ognizing the-value, safe-_ ty and effectiveness. of ‘this Burglar Alarm Sys- tem, -are reducing our Fb dlddael copes. 50%.’ At We have ag safe place to keep your Liberty. ‘Bonds and other ¥ cluables ag, well as to do your| general banking business, 49 paid on Savings Accounts. ' j ing: are hay it these days that it isn’t pare to think yu have done yout TMUST KN phe “y | this thoughti in aia we began-to look Tito the ciseabiong of thé proper one of our vaults against burglary and our bank ag ainst day-light hold-up, ] ; The banks of the Central West have: ne their share in “feeding the burglar” during the , past few years and so far as we are concerned: we do net intend te contribute a penny. toward the mapenet of any bank pene no matier how clever he nos be, eo 4 The Hafion Triangle v1 f IN CASH will he paid by the - B. McClintock Co, of Minneaotis, ne for the. . S capture and conviction of any Berpon or persons attempting to burglarize or rob G this bank, oe ‘ \ oe Cae eo. = To: back ap: ‘this detertnination, we have just installed the Mbit Contplete Burglar Rare and the only Thermo-Electric ,Protection System possible to buy. This syste p protects our entire vault: against, every kind. of. attack Dossible for’ burglars’ , te make, You will ‘understand the reason why we feel so confident aout our aatety after you have ‘seen the: way this system operates. \ eae aa _— fully, guarantee this ‘system cannot’ be defeated by: the most. expert urgiar. x e é ! ot Saar ‘ : ; Ketch. Keeps Silence ince the hour ‘of: the shooting |’ Ketch hag kept silen, evcept to give ~ out Hamoh’s message “for publication. , that’the shooting was accidental. - The three poihtas in the Hamon triangle are.Mrs,, Jal Haron left), Clara: Smith Hamon:and Jake. Hamon. <Mrs-'Ha! ne But that Ketch’ in ja tent with Jako, helped him homestead a claim and start his will be. eGnisthing: Se price gett ‘clirib. to wealth and power. Clara Smith Hamon was “the other is looked for, and numerous other} wgman.” Her business sagacity helpéd’ Hamon. accumulate a’ Sin ah he ig he alked with| fortune and become a aational committeeman, and ‘power in the ea! re xpected en the story Republican party. : a Ketch will 1 > eA ae Barony in an interview giv-|every sale of firearms ‘must be regis- | Star Witness: for State ile ‘she was in México, was j quoted as. saying that the gu in with tered on, sks of the concern that! which she shot Jake Hamon had been Sls. given to her by Hamon himself. It is said that the stete will at- That the prosecution will seek to | tempt to. show that-the revolver wh. prove that Clara, not Hamon, bought | figurgd in the Hamon .tragedy the gun ih an Oklahoma City, hard-| purchased, about . a fortnight before } ware store is one probable angle of| the shooting. . the forthcoming trial. A The Oklahoma law, requires that Tired Out? ‘We™ “solicit ‘your “busi. ‘ness on the broad basis of Safety and. ‘Service, we have done to pro- tect your valuables: |S Previous Gun Episqde. Also it is expected the State may attempt to- prove ‘that. Clara Hamon on ‘one previous ‘o¢casion< drew a ‘gull on Hamon, The Ear so far has! not been’ positively established, ig that a friend of Hamyn’s entered rou know thet pata that ee ‘Teed feeling,’’:beaviness, Jame or ‘weak back, ‘sere muscles, stif of@ |: swollen joints, rheumatic. pains, lum- Lago, in the great mejority ‘Of cases, indicate kidney trouble * ful fin Pil set romptly and effectively to, , overworked oF Geared | cod bladder ‘to ‘a healthy 5 pibles, Retert Blaic. 46} S. 2 Stroet, Terre writes: 'T auaflere’ t : i Lda and ‘and bidder trouble frsegestis gets 8. his room suddenly just at the moment the girl was pointing a gum at Hat] mon. “T beg your pardon; do I intrude?? the visitor is reported. to have asked, whereupon Hamon knocked the weap- on fromythe surprised girl’s hand. The state, also, is expected to sunr: mon as a witness a reporter who} claimed Clara’ Hamon to!d him after she had decided to surrender and stand trial: “Jake was always ‘cruel and snarl- | ing with, te.’ That billet- which killed him should have been fired 10 ie beel Mornings 1 would arise fegied tired and havit "a7 pad ; = od beckerts see fos fs if HE aE years ago. I was advised to kill him —yes, by several of the biggest men in Oklahoma.” But Clara taking the stand | general manager. Ne, Frank Ketch was Jake Hamon’s He is administra-. tor of the Hamon estate and will bé fay ae y Witien tone lene at |.in her own. de . is counted.on to | Ne of the state’s most important My pacers eatigely due to Foley Kideeg j deny each and every one of these’ witnesses in prosecuting Clara Smith _ Pilla, which | gladly.s¢ eoomaends t bolas by the prosecution. i on\fcr the murder of Hamon, - CAPITAL AND SURPLUS oo Bismarck, ‘North Dakota. $300,000. 00 re e \ The First. National. ‘Bank