The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-21
The Latter Narrowly Escaped Being
Lynehed.
He Claims That the Shot Was
Fired Accidentally, While He
Was Defending Himself From
the Dead Man Mysterious
Death in San Bernardino-A
Young Girl Slabs Herself in
Her Fathers Presence.

DYEA (Alaska), March II, via AS
toria (Or), March 20.-Frank Clement
of Hillsboro, Or was shot and killed
at Sheep Camp this morning by Gott-
lieb Schneider of Howard County,
Maryland A lynching was averted
only by the prompt action of the Of
ficers in getting the murderer out of
the way He is now in Jail at this
place.
Clement lived several hours, but
failed to give an account of the quar-
rel. Schneider's story told to an AS
ISOLATED Press correspondent, is as fol-
lows:
Il met Clement coming up. on the
steamer Elder in February and saw
him once here and in Dyea afterwards.
Several days after we got here Glenn
ent came tome and said that his part
ner had decided to go back and he
wanted me to buy the outfit and go
to Dawson with him. L told him that
l had nothing with which to buy it.
He then told me he had enough money
to buy out his partner, and If would
go along with him he would sell the
outfit and let me pay for 1t after we
got to Dawson. l finally agreed to this
and we drew up an agreement in Ger
man and each took a copy.
In the first two weeks we got some
of the stuff up to Sheep Camp and
some to Scales. BY that time l found
out that Clement would start quar-
rel every chance he had. We camped
at Sheep Camp, a short distance be-
low the power house. One day the
weather was very bad and it was
showing so fast we could not see.
Clement wanted me to button up his
coat but / could not see to do 1t. he
became very mad and cursed me and
again that night after we retired in the
tent he again cursed me and SAID ne
would cut hell out of me for it. The
next morning as l was getting break
fast ne told me to get out. l told him
| would do so if he would pay me for
what racking l had done.
Yesterday we had another quarrel,
and in the evening l was sleeping In
the tent, when Clement came in and
yelled at me: Stop that snoring, or I'll
cut your throat / said nothing, but
got to sleep, being afraid he would
carry out his threat. This morning L
was cooking breakfast, when he came
in and said he was going to divide some
of the flour we had bought together,
and then sell the other outfit. l told
him he had already sold it to me, but
he said: Yes, when you have paid for
it. l told him / wanted what was fair
for my work He said; To hell with
your work. I grabbed him, and he
reached around and got knife and
said he would cut my heart out.
reached for my revolver and cooked it,
holding my thumb so that the hammer
which would not stay up alone, would
not drop Clement hit my hand and
knocked my thumb off, which dis
charged the gun. He ran outside, cry
ing that he had been shot, and l went
out and gave myself up to the officers.
Schneider was surrounded by the
mob, and threats were made of hang
ing him, but he was gotten away before
the threat was put into execution.
Three gamblers and all-around toughs
were arrested and jailed to-day on sus-
picion of being the murderers of sam
Roberts, who was murdered yesterday.
One of them, named Corbett, had a
bullelt-wound in the shoulder, sup
posed to have been inflicted in the
melee.
A saloon and lodging house belong
ing 70 Henry Douglass burned week
ago and two men persisted The wife
of one of the dead men says her hus-
band had considerable money which is
now missing. 1t is supposed the house
was set on fire