The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-10

cd that she had been staying at ,hs Doran Hotel, San Francisco. up tC within week of that tme Sar ] Francisco detectives learned on call ing at the Doran that the youae woman had left the hotel that morn ing. She had gone with the first newspaper announcement of that morning giving the account of thf murder and the search Was begun for her.
 The suitcase which the girl laft behind al the hotel in her hasty de parare, was alleged by officers to have been the property of Hoch brunn. That suitcase is in Captain Remnants possession now. The ar rest of Clara Skarin unsealed the detective chiefs lips for the first time regarding her presence at the ] Doran Hotel and his custodianship of the suitcase.
 In the meantime, while the search for Clara Skarln was in progress the police were preparing their case against her in connection with the murder.
 Clara Elizabeth Skarin was the 1 daughter of Philip and Emma Skarin The father, a Seattle barber died in 1904. The mother, with a 12-year- old daughter to rear, q year after the death, accepted a position as l housekeeper for Hochbrunn, a wealthy real estate owner, bachelor and recluse. For six years the woman held this position. Her daughter, Clara Elizabeth. was edu- cated by Hochbrunn. clothed and cered for as one would care for one ol his own family.
 Obtaining a business college edu- cation, the girl, then IS, took her mother to live apart from Hocf- brunn while she helped to earn a lstlns for herself and mother. They lived at 15 Harrison Street. To this place on August 3, 1918. went Mrs. Clara Winborn, wife of Robert l.. Winborn, a Seattle barber with whom the Skarin girl had be. Come infatuated. Mrs. Winborn shot and killed Mrs. Skarin in an effort to nill her daughter. She then shot the girl in the hip and finally turned the weapon on herself, taking her cWn life.
 After recovering from her slight wound, the Skarin girl obtained employment at local telephone exchange. Here she was known as Miss Green.' She spent almost a year at this place. leaving flor Kala- h''zoo, Mich, to help nurse Robert Winborn, the man in the case Winborn died about six months later. 1T early in 1920 The young woman always has maintained that she mar, Tied Winborn on his deathbed. Sae Esed the name of Clara Elizabet h Ninborn in her correspondence after words.
 When Ferdinand Hochbrunn learn ed of his former wards Illness in t.N spring of 1921, he sent her trans. rortaticn and money to come to his home to keep house for him. .she came to Seattle in July Of last year and assumed the place as hsnse- keeper for Hoehbrunn. Alter 8 short time, however. she left the house al aolo Fifth Avenue, and applied fpl her iefmer position at the telephone exchanse. There was no yacahc; at tic time and she went to live first With her aunt Mrs. W. C. Datesman. 65zS eeth Avenue \. w. and later she made her nome for some weeks With cousin, Mrs. Anna Clark, also of thas city.
 Occasional visits were paid Hoci1- brnnl D owing her giving up the h'lscAecr ing duties late in August She never removed her trunk fror the Fifth Avenue house, and most of her clothing was left there.
 Some time between October 6 and October 20 Hochbrunn was mpr. dered. The crime was not discoy cred nltii December 21.
 Visited Scene of Trauedy
 The Skarin girl, in the interim nom he old mans disappearance in october until she left Seattle Nh. vember 2S for Portland en route to San Bernardino, as she gave il oo4 Visi:ed the acent Of the murder twice or three times weekly, always. ae. cording to Mrs. Chedotal. taking something away with her, usually ciothing Once she took Mrs. Che. dotai upstairs with her and anotber lime she took Mrs. Clark, her con. Sin, to the Hochbrunn apartments However, she took neither to fhe front of the apartments, where the body lay.
 Her explanation of her visits to the house, made to her aunt. cousin and Mrs. Chedotal. was that .HocI,- oruhh had asked her to look after the place during his absence.
 shortly after the disappearance of Hocnbrunn the young woman told Attorney von Tobel that Hochbrnnn had gone to Portland. She exbiblt ed letters she said she had received