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Show LONG SOUGHT EIRE SAYS SHE WILL GIVE 0? Parents of Clara Smith, Aliened Al-iened Slayer of Millionaire. Give Out Statement EL r'ASO. Tex.. Dec. 20 Mr. and Mrs J L. Smith, father and mother f Clara Srdlth wanted in Ardmore. Jkla., on a charge of murder in con-iie con-iie tion with the murder of Jake Hn-mun, Hn-mun, at their home today, said that, they had heard from their daughter and that she had decided to give herself her-self up and face the charges The moth"r and father refused to say where Clara Smith was. but said her attorneys had arranged for her to face triul. They denied that she had been found In Chihuahua, but said they cxpocted her soon to be in El On an sl M l Ml VI GIVJ S Mrs Smith, weeping, called for a reporter this morning and said the Smith family had s statement on behalf be-half of their daughter The statement signed by Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith, follows. "The papers have been so full of lies, we hardly know how to begin to deny all of them so will just let most of It go as it Is. A few. very few, of the papers printed the lies maliciously, the others were lust misinformed o we do not mean to censure the press In general, please understand The papers pa-pers have tried so hard to make this affair sensational, but In my opinion If they had the facts In the case, !t would have been far more sensational than the lies that have been printed, but it would have had a quite a different differ-ent coloring. If she would come hack now and tell the truth of the story, tho heated Interest would have diminished dimin-ished and she would not get justice in public opinion. This us Just another case of those uncomprchcnsihie realities reali-ties Clara 1ms so often referred to. "If we knew where she was we would insist on her returning (,. estab lish her Innocenogj for we know she Is innocent and we know tier well enough to know that she doesn't return because be-cause she 'nates the notoriety and not because she fears coiix Icllqn. She dreads scandal, but In a short time she will return to answer all charges. Signed) MR, AND MRS. J. L. SMITH. Mr. and Mrs. Smith both said they had heard from their daughter and that they believed she would soon be in El Pnso. but refused t nay where she was when they heard from her. In their sigiu t statement, however, the mother and father intimated they did not know where their daughter LRDMOIIE UNINFORMED A It DM K E, i ikla.. I ec. L'O No Information In-formation has been received here by authorities of tho alleged discovery by a newspaper man In Chihuahua. Mexico, Mex-ico, of Clara Marton Smith, sought In connection with the fatal shooting of Juke L Hftmon. millionaire oil map and political leader. Both Itussel! B. r.rown, county attorney, and Buck Garrett, sheriff, declared today tha: If the girl had been found and h.i said she Intends to return to Ardmore as reported, they have not been so advised. |