Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-01
CLUBMAN' s WIFE
DIES IN PRISON;
SHAME IS BLAMED
Mrs. Alice CIemShire, Who Made
Stir at Long Beach, Expires
Suddenly at Oakland
FACED LOS ANGELES CHARGES
Deputy from Sheriff Hammers
Office Going for Woman
When Death InterfereS

Suffering keenly from the disgrace
of her arrest and knowing that dep
uty from Sheriff HammePs office was
on his way north to bring her back to
Los Angeles to stand trial on Grim
inal charge, Mrs. Alice c. Clemshire,
wife Of prominent Oakland clubman,
dropped dead yesterday morning in the
Alameda county Jail. The woman was
we'll known both IN Los Angeles and
in Long Beach and is said to have vic
timized several firms in both cities. At
the time of her death she was dis
cussing her troubles with the Jail ma
tron. A physician, called to examine
her, pronounced death due to heart dis
ease, but Mrs. Clemshire's friends In
the northern city say she died of
shame.
Mrs Clemshire first attracted atten-
ton in Long Beach several months
ago, when she took a suite of expen-
sive apartments at Hotel Virginia. She
is said to have represented herself as
the possessor of millions and she lived
on a most extravagant scale. To the
friends she made at the hotel she ex-
planned that Charles NJ Schwab had
and said that he had made investments
for her which had proved tremendously
lucrative.
At one time Mrs. Clemshire told the
hotel management that Mr. Schwab
was coming to Long Beach with
party of his friends and said he had
requested her to reserve apartments
for his use She looked at several
suites and even fixed the date of the
OF ms cpnQ n story
proved to be a myth
Mrs. Clemshire claimed also to be
physician and is said to have given
treatments to several of the hotel
guests. She paid her bills at the hotel
promptly and on several occasions ex-
hibited considerable sums of money.
GIRLS SUIT Is DROPPED
At the same time it was reported
that she had been sued for $50 by a
young woman residing in Los Angeles,
who explained that the money had
been paid by her on "Dr." Clemshires
representation that she could secure
for her client good paying position in
the public service. The place was not
Forthcoming, and when threats had no
avail a suit was begun, the action being
dismissed later, it is said, because the
money was repaid.
Mrs. Clemshire visited several real
estate firms in Long Beach and repre>
sented that she desired to purchase
property in that city on which to erect
a home, but her deals never reached
final stage, the woman giving one ex-
cuse after another for withdrawing
from her verbal contracts.
In Los Angeles, it is said, Bullock's
department store was yictimized for
several hundred dollars worth of mer-
chandise, Mrs. Clemshire securing
credit through tales of her imaginary
wealth. 1t was this step that resulted
in her arrest and subsequent death, as
the store management secured a com>
plant against the woman, charging her
with obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses. Meantime she had left the Vir-
ginia suddenly, but she was traced to
Oakland and there arrested on a re-
quest from Sheriff Hammel.
When the sheriff was notified of her
arrest he at once sent Deputy Woods
north to bring her back to Los Angeles.
Oakland friends Of the dead woman
say that she had become mentally de-
ranged and declare she was not re-
sponsible for her actions while in this
part of the state.