The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18
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ney, Il il said. gained much information
that led to OBrien's arrest.
O'Brien was with Gibson and his party
five days and nights from Hootchikoo to
the island OF Lebarge, where he fell be-
hind. At Skagway Col Walsh, who came
on to see Gibson, informed him that he
had arrested O'Brien as one Of tho alleged
murderers.
4N OWRTEM ON THE TRAIL. I
( Gibson and HIS party. who left Dawson
December IL, saw nothing Of any Of the
CIayson party on tho trail. although they
kept lookout after learning they were
missing. When seen at the Northern last
night, Gibson said:
'.our party reached Mimic December q.
and there heard Of the disappearance. The
following day, while we were engaged at
dinner at Hootchikoo, a man passed by
the station. We finished our meal ana
then started on. About two miles out we
overlook the man who had passed us.
and he joined our party. remaining with
us until we reached the island Of Lebarge.
He had fine. large dog. I asked him
what he would take for the animal and
he said ~ asked him when he left
Mimic. and he said December 20.
II asked him what he had been doing
all that time on the road, and he replied
Mimic, and that detained him. We Ques-
toned him no further. and he said moth
Ing, more to US that would make us sus-
pfcious. Before we reached Lebarge, Col.
Walsh joined our party and then gained
information during his trip to Lebarge
that caused him to arrest OBrien AZ one
OF the murderers.
There Is no doubt that ono man did
not murder four stout travellers, and be-
were engaged In the murder. and that one
has already reached Seattle"
MEETING WITH O'BRIEN.
Mrs. Platter tells Of their meeting with
O'Brien. az follows:
Flight miles this side of Mimic my
husband and / became separated from
our party. A number Of trails led In va
rious directions, and we followed fresh
track, thinking 1t probably a short cut to
the main trail again. We went mile and
half, and found signs of . fresh camp.
My husband went farther. the trail gave
out, and we turned back
ION the way back ran ahead ana sud-
denly came on to a man who, we think,
IL the one under arrest at Tagish. CThis Is
the same man Col. Walsh informed Glib
son was under arrest.) He was standing
still, and fine Newfoundland dog lay at
his feet. 1t seemed he had come from a
place on the little tran and from some
where in the woods, j bIuntly asked what
he was doing there, and he said he had
lost the trail the night before, and had
camped In the woods.
I'VE Travelled on and became separated,
and he fell in with the others Of our par
ty before reaching Mackey's, and told
found him to let his dog rest his feet.
He told me he was going to Atlin, but
told Gibson and Barg he was going to
Skagway and Seattle"
Kastner and La France reached Mimic
January Q. They heard at Selkirk Of the
missing men, hut Richardson stated to
Kastner that as he had seen the men start
out OF Mimic an right he thought prob
ably they might be OFF the trail.
Az these travellers came ON, NO news OF
the missing party had been obtained and,
In their opinion. 1t Is unlikely that they
would be off the trail so long.
There is one hope held, and that is that
Oleson, learning Of some break in the line
requested his companions to go with him
to repair it, or that the party learned Of
some new strike or excitement off the
trail and went to Investigate.
While all these are possible. they are
not considered probable. and rather that
the bodies of the men now lie hidden be-
meath the snow, victims of dastardly
crime, secret buried until spring.
A SECOND ARREST.
F. H. Clayson and william Clayson left
Seattle when the Klondike excitement first
broke out and went to Skasway, where
they opened up q large clothing store and
ever since have done a large business
Fred is Is years old and during his resi-
dence here was well thought of in business
and social circles.
Just before the Topeka sailed from
Skagway Northwest mounted police Of
ficer arrived and stated that a second ar
rest had been made at White Horse. but
no name is known.