CASE OF CLARA
SMITH HAMON
O ne of Most Sensational
in the History-of?
Oklahoma*.
Ardmore, Okla.—The trial of Clara
Smith Hamoo, acquitted of the charge of
bavins' murdered Jake L. Hamoo, Re
publican national committeeman and
millionaire oM promoter November 25,
last, was considereaO-cne of She most
celebrated in the history-of Oklahoma.
Clara Smith Ramon disappeared the
day following the- wounding- of Jake
Hamon. and, despite a. search which
gained nation-wide scope,, was not dis
covered until she voluntarily- gave her
self up at Juarez, her attorneys accom
panying her back to Ardmore. .
She arrived in .Ardmore Christmas
day, and was given her freedom under
bond of $12,000 a few moments after
entering the sheriff’s office. She
pleaded not guilty. Following her re
lease she has spent most of her time
with relatives at Wilson and Ringling,
west of Ardmore. .
It was many days after the search
began that it was learned the alleged
murderess had -borne-, the name of
Hamon, which she later- asserted was.
the name to whieu- she responded, ft.
was brought outithat she: was the wife
of Frank. .Louis: HaJmon, former hus
band of Clara Smith and. nephew of the
murdered tear, .
Mrs. Clara -Hanaon entered the em
ploy of Jake Hamon in the summer of
7.&12, in the; capacity of .private ste
nographer.
lluth Hamon.. in a statement made
to. the attorneys*, declared that. Clara
Smith and Frank Hamon were divorced
at Weatherford, Tex., May 23, 1917.
The statement was corroborated by a
search of the records.
It was further shown that Frank
Hiunon was paid $100 a month by Jake
Hamon as compensation for giving up
the woman/
When Hamon was found lying on his.
bed the day of the sheeting, he de
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dared that the woman shot him while !
he was lying down, with a 22.automatic,
{jiving him no chance. The wound was
in the stomach, JLater he asserted the
wound was “accidental.”
When Clara Qamon claimed a share
of the estate it threw another angle on
the case. An effort was made to ap
prehend her, and manv fictitious inter
views were given out by alleged re
porters who claimed to have met her
in Mexico. These interviews the
woman later denied.
Rainy Pass Route.
That the roadhouses along the trail
connecting the Upper Kuskokwim val-|
ley to the Alaska railroad will shut
down in the near future unless the
mail for that district is routed that
way instead of over Broad P&ss, down
the Tanana and Yukon rivers and over
the Innokc trail, is indicate! by ad
vices received in Juneau by Major J.
C. Gotwals, of the Alaska Road Com
mission. The shutting down of these
roadhouses, it is stated, would result in
the virtual cessation of all travel over
the Rainy Pass-trail from the railroad
to McGrath-and tbs entire Kuskokwim
district.
Major Gotwals states that the pres
ent routing of mails means a loss of.
time and delay to the people of the
Upper Kuskokwim of 22 days. The
McGrath-to-railroad trail, he advises,
is well laid out and in fair condition.—
Valdez Miner.
Reward Offered for Kosiovsky.
Warsaw.—Leon- Trotzky,. the soviet
minister, has offered a reward of five
million-rubles -for the body/ dead or
alive, of General Kosiovsky, revolu
tionary leader in the Petrograd region.
Kosiovsky in return has offered re
ward of ten million rubles for the de
livery of M. Trotzky, dead or alive. A
ruble at the present time is worth $50
a million.
Half Residents of Voting Age.
Washington.—Census figures showed
36 per cent of the population of the
United States live in 287 cities. There
are 25,000 more children in the country
than in the cities, and approximately
one-balf of the population of the entire
country is of voting age.
Dispensing With Passports.
Washington.—-American citizens en
tering and leaving, the United States
no longer will* < be required to obtain
passports or permits, the State Depart
ment announced today1
Twenty shou.sand boxes of straw
berries will be placed on the Juneau
market this season from the ranch of
John Dotson, a rancher of Eagle river,
if his plans fructifv. Last summer Mr.
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Dotson marketed over 17,000 boxes of
strawberries, and the fruit was large
and of exceptionally line quality. Many
ranchers are now turning their atten
tion to strawberries in Southeastern
Alaska.
In the District Court for the Ter
ritory of Alaska, Fourth Di
vision. _
John Holmgren, Plaintiff,
vs.
B. T. James.
No..2492. 2nd Alias Summons for Pub
lication
The President of the United States of
America, to the Above Named De
fendant:.
By virtue of an order for the publica
tion of the summons made and entered
in the above entitled Court and cause
at Fairbanks, Alaska, on the 4th day of
April, 1921, which.said order reads as
follows, to-w.it:.
Upon reading and filing the affi
davit of Geo. W. Albrecht, and it
satisfactorily appearing therefrom
to me, the Judge of the said Dis
trict Court for the Territory of
Alaska. Fourth Division, that the
defendant B. T_ James after due
diligence cannot be found within
the Tbrnitory of Alaska, and that
he is not- a- resident of said Terri
And it further appearing from
the affidavit aforesaid that a cause
of action exists in this action in
favor of the plaintiff and against
the said defendant, and that the
said defendant is a necessary and
proper party defendant thereto; and
it further appearing that a sum
mons has been duly issued out of
said court in this action, and that
personal service of the same cannot
be made upon the said defendant
for the reasons hereinbefore con
tained and by said affidavit made
to appear.
And it further appearing from
said affidavit that property of the
defendant within the Territory of
Alaska has been seized and is now
held in attachment in this action,
and that the Court has jurisdiction
of the subject of this action; and
the property so seized being de
scribed as follows, to-wit: All the
right, title, interest and estate of
the above Darned defendant B. T.
James, in and to placer mining
claims known and described as
One A, Goodluck Fraction, Five A,
Six A, Seven A, Eight A, and
Nine A, on Moore Creek, and
Number Eleven Below on Willow
Creek, a tributary of Moore Creek;
also the-Water Ditch known as the
“Moore creek ditch” on said Moore
oreek;.all situated' in the Mt. Mc
Kinley Recording Precinct, Fourth
Division, Territory of Alaska.
Now. therefore, on. motion of Albrecht
and' Taylbrvattorneysfo» the plaintiff,
it is ordered that service of the sum
mons in this action be made upon the
said defendant publication of said
summons in The Kusko Times, a news
paper published at McGrath, Alaska,
hereby designated as the newspaper
most likely to give notice to the said
defendant;, that said publication shall
be made not less than once a week for
six weeks.
Or, in lieu of said publication, service
of this summons and the complaints
shall be made by serving upon said de
fendant personally without the Terri
tory a copy of this summons and of the
complaint duly certified.
And it further appearing to me that
the residence and address of the said
defendant B. T. James is Oakland, Cali
fornia, care of tJnion Construction Co.,
it is ordered that a copy of the sum
mons and a certi lied copy of the com
plaint in this action he forthwith de
posited in the United States postoffice,
postage prepaid, and addressed to B. T.
James, Oakland, California, care of
Union Construction Co
You are hereby required to appear
in the District Court for the Ter
ritory of Alaska, Fourth Division,
at Fairbanks, Alaska, within thirty
davs after the completion of the six
weeks period of publication of this
summons as prescribed by said order
for publication: or if service of this
summons shall be made personally upon
the said defendant out of the Territory,
then you are required to appear as
aforesaid within seventy-two days after
the date of the said personal service of
this summons upon you.
And unless yi u so appear and answer
the plaintifl’s complaint tiled herein,
the said plaintiff will take judgment
against vou for the sum of fifteen hun
dred dollars [$15001 with interest
thereon at the rate of twelve percent
per annum from the twelfth day of
April, 1917, and for an attorneys fee
equal to ten per cent of the total
amount [principal and interest] due
upon said note at the time of the rendi
tion of judgment; and for the costs and
disbursements of this action: and will
also apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in said complaint.
And upon judgment taken the prop
erty seized and held in attachment in
this action, and hereinbefore described,
will be levied upon and sold in execu
tion.
Witness the Honorable Charles E.
Bunnell, Jud^e of said Court, this
4th day of April, 1921.
[Seal] * H. Claude Kelly,
Clerk of the District Court.
First publication, April 20, 1921.
Last publication, June 1, 1921.
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