The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-30

| WIN q Ill knowledge OF WHat puOiiclty
| OF the press meant 10 this church.
| "As soon as the matter was laid before
Captain Lees he Immediately gave in
| structions to the proper officers to arrest
the woman wherever she might be found.
! She appeared at her room yes erday for the
! first time in five days and was Immediately
| arr ested, and is now in Jail.
| 81 wish to assure the members OF this
| church and congregation that ali necessary
steps will he taken to protect the good
name of the church and the good name of
the pastor. Both The church and pastor
will be protected from the assault of this
woman.
AFTER the matter was placed in the
| hands of the police | consnli ed w. +.
I Whittier, the charm IN of the finance COM
imuee an a member of the board of
trusts es. He approved of he steps which
had been taken.
I'VE believe that the right action has
| been taken and that Dr.. Brown is entitled
to the thanks of the church and commu-
nifty for his prompt and effective action in
this natter
THIS statement by Mr.. Morse was sup
plemented by declaration from DR.. Brown
that tie intended to fight the case 10 the
end. q e said that some OF his friends had
counseled him to AVOID publicity, but he
had not eded such IA Twice. as he felt that
his duty to society was of far higher i'm
portauce than any question of personal in
rerest
Al the conclusion of the service many
members of the congregation went for
wari and shook hands with DR.. Brown.
The officers of the church were the first to
extend the hand of sympathy.
BELIEVE IT Is BLAcKMAIL
TACOMA, Wash Dec. 29.-rhe alleged
rela ions of DR.. Brown and Miss Matte
Overman are a complete surprise to their
many friends here. w. G. Wheelock,
president of the Tacoma chamber of COM
MERGE, and a trustee of the First Congre-
gatonal church of which DR.. Brown was
pastor for two years, says, after reading
the San Francisco dispatches: II be-
leve it is case of blackmail. I'd as soon
believe that the moon would fall down on
us this minute as that this story is true.
l knew DR.. Brown three years at Dubuque,
Iowa, and two y ears here, being in fact in
stIunen,al in bringing him here. Never
in II a time did hear word OF scandal
regarding him, l have understood that
some of the congregation in San francisco
left his church there on account of his UNI
compromising stand on moral questions
ami his plain preaching"
Miss Overman's family declare their be-
lief that it is a case of blackmail and say it
cannot be true that her re atoms with DR..
Brown have been any other than proper.
In proof of this they cite that she went to
live with the Browns on her first visit to
sSan Francisco, over year ago, at the
g arrest solicitation of Mrs. Brown for
W hom Matte had sewed both here and in
san Francisco. While here just year
aa % DR.. Brown called at the Overman home
and stated there that Mrs. Davidson was a
pure Christian woman. Matte had met
her on her frs visit 10 San Francisco and
went to live at Mrs. Davdson's after going
to San Francisco for the seco time last
Aueu st. Her younger sister Lille received
a letter from her yesterday. 1t was written
Tues day and she was then at Mrs. David
sons.
Yesterday afternoon came telegram
from her. reading:
"Do not believe sensational newspaper
stories. Letter will expla H."
The family did not know what she re-
ferred to until a morning paper printed
san Francisco disp atch rvgardIng the scan-
dai. The story has been kept from Mrs.
Overlnan that she may not be worried
by it.
Mr.. Overman says Matte is studying
stenography and typewriting. and he ex-
poets her home in three mouths. Her LETT
ter of explanation is expected tomorrow or
Tuesday.
IDENTITY DOUBTFUL
Boston, Dec. 29.-Inquiry here fails to
reveal any trace of Mrs. Mary A. Davidson,
the woman who makes the sensational
charges against Rev. e. o. Brown of San
Francisco. The only woman bearing her
name is still living here and knows nothing
about the San Francisco woman.
sHADowY AcCoMPLIoEs
ANN ARBoR, Mich, Dec. 29.-rhe name
of Theophilus Abbott, who is said by Mrs.
Mary Davidson of San Francisco to have
been professor in the University of Michi-
gan, does not appear in the university rec
ords for 1914. Abbott's name is not on
the list of university professors in the state
gazetteer for 1895. No one can be found
tonight who can recall any one of that
name connected with the faculty.