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The Atlin Claim, Saturday, May 6, 1899
A little 8 by 10 tent, between two log cabins, a smokeless chimney and a log to bar entrance told the world that silence was within and no answer came to the knock when your correspondent sought news about the Pine City [Editor note: Pine City was also known as Discovery City] tragedy. Passers by referred me to another tent and there I found Mrs. Freeman.
"I take exception to the statement that deceased was living with me at Pine City," she said, at the same time kicking a box whereon a stove rested. "He was not. I have been living alone ever since we mutually agreed to separate three years ago. We separated at Skaguay. We couldn't get along together.
He went south to California and I came to the Summit. He is a native of Modoc, Cal., and 33 years of age, and has a brother in Skaguay. He located some claims on Pine and Spruce last year and disposed of a half interest to people in Dyea. The first I knew of his presence in the country was one day last week, while on my way to Atlin. I met him at the foot of the Big Hill. So sudden and unexpected was the meeting that for the once I forgot myself and spoke first. He spoke also. We both conversed and then he asked me to sit down on the edge of the road and talk over old times. I told him he was not a fit man for any woman to sit down with on road's edge. He had better go to town. He went with me too Atlin. I left him there and came back that evening. Next day he came to Pine City, and asked to be allowed to enter my tent. I refused. I told him that I wanted to be left in peace; that the tent was mine and did not want to see him any more. He went away and in about an hour he returned. This time he did not wait for an invitation. He stepped in and as he did he said: 'So you won't let me in, eh: well it's all off, and as he said this he pulled a gun out of his pocket, placed it over his left nipple and fell backward, dead."
He was buried on Sunday and is the first to rest on the hill back of Discovery street. A layman read the service. A coroner's inquest returned a verdict of death by a weapon in his own hands.

Birth	29 Mar 1866	Folsom, Sacramento County, California
Separation	1896	Living
Death	29 Apr 1899	Discovery City, British Columbia, Canada
Burial	May 1899	Atlin Pioneer Cemetery, Atlin, Stikine Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Marriage		Living

Spouse

Living ( - )

Father	Walter Ross FREEMAN (1830 - 1882)
Mother	Amy Esther SMITH (1832 - 1916)
Sibling	Adelaide Alzina (Addie, Elgina) FREEMAN (1852 - 1927)
Sibling	John Clark FREEMAN (1854 - 1922)
Sibling	Alfred Jay FREEMAN (1857 - 1931)
Sibling	Melissa Jane FREEMAN (1859 - 1862)
Sibling	Frank Leonard FREEMAN (1861 - )
Sibling	Charles (Fred) Frederick FREEMAN (1863 - )
Sibling	Laura Belle FREEMAN (1870 - 1955)
Sibling	Harry Ross FREEMAN (1873 - 1947)