The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-31


rns-s OF her departure. an1 asked her
why she Intended going Then she sad
Dr. Brown had a course O. lectures % &C.
liver there. and s1e would assist nm
She ID not know whether 70 20 a cay
before hin or Gay after. She was afral1
people might talk II she went with hin
] asked her II everything was all right De-
tween them, AMI she said yes. Then !
said: Wen. then. why not accompany
hirnr She replied: Wei, you know, his
wife IS 50 fuxsy' All then. Il that Is the
case I replied. Mrs. Brown suspects
something. II ali is right between You
and Or. Brown. however. ! should sug-
gest that you go with him Let people
talk Il they VIII You know there IS 10th
ing wrong
After Or. Browns return from Tacoma
ne called on me ard said Re had left Mat
tie there with her mother. He never spoke
OF her father. Then I commenced a cor
responGence with her. / never wrote 20
her that ] knew OF Dr. Browns love for
her or her feelings for him. / wrote.
though, OF temptation, and used many
texts. such as. He who thinks he knows
MS heart is q fool She wrote me two let
teFs week. ana though 7 was often busy
thought IL my duty 10 counsel her as I
could. and replied.
was again surprised when DR.. Brown
caile1 on me and said he had sent Mrs.
Tunnel TO Tacoma He had paid her fare
ana had given her SO for Matte At this
was astonished. for did not know why
she should have gone 10 Matte, who was
with her mother. DR. Brown said he want
Cd her 70 take care OF Miss Overman, for
he feared she would get careless, 20 out
In the rain and get her feet wet. / con-
tnued the CORES pondence with Matte,
giving her advice Ia the manner / had
used all along
I'm May last Mrs. Tunnel returned from
Tacoma She called upon me. / asked her
about Matte. She told me that Miss
Overman vas the eighth Of thirteen chill
cren, and that she vas with her family.
Mrs Tunnel also spoke OF Nattle's father
IT was then that learned that the girls
father was alive. At once a horrible sus-
picioa overcarne me. She had both father
and mother and numerous brothers ard
sisters. and yet DR.. Brown had sent Mrs.
nhAei 70 Tacoma 70 see that her feet
I'D rot get wet / then determined 10 ex-
pose Or. Brown and the whole repulsive
aHair- / thought OF going 10 some one
reliable man or men in the church ard
telling them the whole affair. I prepared
statement Of al / knew about the mat
ter. While / vas endeavoring to hit up
on some one in whom I might confde.
two friends from Stockton called upon
me-Mrs- Bangs and Mrs. Brook. The for
mer ~ a mill!ner, and came here TO get
her summer stock II aas in May I
think Mrs. Brooks husband formerly
conducted the Commercial hotel at Stock
ton. ] selected Airs. Bangs as the more
cool-headed and discreet OF the two, and
told her Of what knew. l gave no naAes,
but related a hypothetical case, including
al the facts 10 my knowledge.
il Wa IN the latter part Of July
Think. enc night IL July last. that / an
sWered ring at my door. Opening IT, I
found Miss Overman there She was
greatly changed. She had lost much flesh.
and her face was pinched and bore signs
OF great suffering. took her Ia my arms
ana klsse1 her. I d.a not then remark
upon the great change in her appearance.
Tor she Uas weak and sick. She sOhbed
upon my shoulder. She SAID she had been
for couple % days at Mrs. Tunnels. but
there VAS no accommodation for her there.
Then she asked me ~ / could accommo-
date her. ! said. Matte. I have very
little accommodation here. but you are
welcome 70 what there is
She said oh. Mrs. Davidson. you viii
not turn me away as an outcast, viii
youf You VIII not send me FORTH
7 looked az her s0rrOwful face. and
taking her Ia my arms. said certainly
would not. She said she was without
money But she added. I will soon have
plenty d money. / have a story about
minister that I should De able 10 sell
Tor 3. .00 He must give me money. II he
more about 10 az present She went out
the next day. When she returned she said
she had gone TO a newspaper and offered
% sell the story for g.00o. She had been
told 20 return. but had decided not 70 DO
50. she would not expose the man She
would 70 20 him herself ard demand some
thing from him. Suppose he viii give
you nothing? Then I shall force him
to- she answered.
She then told me Or. Brown was the
man. I have been through a terrible
scene she said oh, Mrs. Davidson Il
was terrible I asked her Why she did
not expose Or. Brown She said she loved
him ! love him ard yet I hate him at
the same time said Matte. Beneath all
the hatred. though. there is deep love-
About this time. Mrs. Davidson SAYS
woman named Mrs. Raddin became
aware Of the alleged relations existing
between Or. Brown and Miss Overran.
and conceived a plan 70 h,ackmaN the
minister. The financial terms OF silence
on Mrs. Baddn's part We're discussed by
Hr. Brown. Mrs. Davidson and Mrs. Bad
din. and Mrs. Davidson. TO save the doc
tors reputation. and the good name Of
the church. consented 70 receive the
money from the doctor and to pay il over
% the woman.
Miss Overnan Sc visiting DR.. Browns
family At present. hut all attempts 20 see
her for the purpose OF obtaining stat
ment from her have been futile. Or
Brown saws Miss Overman Will tell her
story in court. ard not until then.