The San Francisco call., 1897-09-07
Mrs. Mcclellan Confesses
That She Was Disloyal
to Her Home.
Believes That She Was Lead
Into a Scheme for Her
Undoing.
General Belief That an Opium Fiend
Is the Unknown Man That
Assisted Her.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL
90S Broadway, sept. g.
Mrs. Clara Mcclellan made partial con.
fession to-day, which throws some light
on the peculiar circumstances surround.
ing her case. As stated several days age
In THE CALL it is generally believed that
| she vas not alone when she committed
burglary and robbery at tn. Dias hou~ e,
Emhurst. She has, however, carefully
guarded the name of the man with whom
she was intriguing.
Next Wednesday morning when she ap.
pears before Judge Greene for sentence
she will present very different appear
ance from that which distinguished het
| at her trial. She has given away to
despair and is thoroughly broke m hearted,
| and grief has made her features pallid
and worn.
She declares at Joe Renas, the brother
OF Mrs. Dias, was III the conspiracy which
landed her in jail. This man Silveria.
whom l have SAID actually committed The
| burglary" said the prisoner this morning g,
was introduced TO me by Joe Henas at a
dance given by the Stingy Club in East
Oakland. l went with him and my sister
Gussie. This was last April. | walked
from the hall expecting to meet my sister
or the Haywards car, and. as she did not
come, | rode into Oakland on an Alameda
car. Joe Henas was on the car and paid
my fare. After meeting my sister we re-
turned to the ballroom and l danced with
Silveria several times that night. l met
him again on the evening ul the Holy
Ghost festival. Henas had come TO me the
previous day and told me that SilverIa
was favorably impressed with me and
wanted to make Gate. l told Joe
that l would meet Silveria the fol-
lowing Friday, in the afternoon.
kept the appointment and when we parted
we agreed TO go to the Holy Ghost cele-
bration together. l was 10 meet him al
San Leandro. We met in San Leandro
Park. He had one basket with him. We
got on The car and went to Eimaurst,
where we got off the car. We went to the
Dias house and | sat on the porch willie
he went inside. l did not 60 in and do
not know how he went in-whether by
the window or the door. l think there
must have been some other person there
at the time. When he came out we went
toward the railroad, AMI l remem Der
meeting a man who told us that there
were only two more cars TO Oakland that
night. / remembe the man, but don't
know where l could find him now.
Joe Henas knows who has caused all
this trouble. Why did he tell me Silveria
wanted 10 meet me? He knows who has
on the dav that my house was searched by
The offic RS? He threa tened 10 harm my
childr if ever l told any body hat he in
troduced Sitveria to me. He it was who
made me Keep the appointment with Sil-
veria and make a date with him. l am
ashau ed to admit it, but it was done, anu
can't be helped now. My husband was
not aware of my making that appoint
ment or he would n OF have allowed me to
go"
Mr.. Mcclellan, whose wife says he also
was threatened by Henas, refuses to dis
cuss the matter. lie is very religious
man and is plainly devoted to his wife.
He visits her frequently at the Jail and
believes she is innocent OF crime, though
indiscreet. The officials are certain that
Mrs, Mcclellan had a male accomplice,
but they are not at all satisfied that it wa
Slveria. They believe that it was a we'll
known opium tiend, whose name has not
yet been mentioned in connection with
the case.