Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-31

" he largest and most fashippnhle M.
", INT denomination In the city.
Ms, MIS- Davidson. who Is a woman of
tb Tho NIL II years Of ogc. came here during
o. boston corset firm and lately sa,,.
SSnne'eu a cotFet store OF her own h.re
she,l pas a vaSr Dr, Browns church Tor
Shnreh matters. Miss Overnan onma
LILY rom Iacoma for her health and
fam, gy a. ~ me house OF Dr. Brown, whose
shy OF several months, during which
t,ine she became acquainted with Airs.
d Danolds9bn pa, Miss German returned to I'd.
when Mrs. Davidton promised 10 sec,,fo
employment for her.
According TO. Dir. Brown, Mrs. David.
, ion came 70 him last October. at the
| tnhe Wne1 there Nas Intense excitement
| " tue city over the exposure OF sev,r,i
Oh men who had been debauching yuunv
sihr,s, and 10 tod him she had been commis.
q lodging house keeper, 10 demand SUI
down aud 500 month for ten Years If
ne uid not want TO be exposed. She
saiq MISS oyerman had colhded in her
ma would testify against him, but thai
Mrs. Baddln knew that he had occupied
room in a lodging house With an M.
| known woman,
Mrs. Davidson pointed out TO him that
owing 10 the state of pubic feeling al
| most anything that witnes1cs would
swear . would be believed and advised
1
Dr. Brown was oirihed Mt the nature
| OF the charges brought against him and
say no means OF escape. He succeedei.
snG y a'd %Sn 5 oe g e down
raid Mrs Davidson 500 for which she
signed L receipt, After paying over the
money, Pr Brown attempted 20 fnd
Mrs. Badlin. but without success. Finally
he met Miss Overman. who was stoppiH;
with Mira. Davidson, and reproachod her
with her periidy, She Indignantly denied
confronted with Mrs. Davidson. de-
nounccd tho woman as infamous.
Miss Overman Immediately left Mrs.
Dayidson's house and went TO tho home
! the protection of his wife. Then the
minister consulted with the deacons OF
the church and the, result, Is the. arres,
OF Mrs, Davidson. PCth the minister and
Miss OveTnan deny that there IS the
slightest Foundation Tor ghe charges,
Mrs. Davidson when seen after her ar
I, :. said Dr. Brown called on her several
months ago and voluntarily confessed MS
love for Miss Overnan. He asked hei
advice and she told him TO sever MI
relations with the girl at once.
Miss overman. she says, confessed her
/ love for DIR. Brown md that he had prom.
ised 10 pay her SIS month. a few days
after this, Mrs. Davidson says, Dr. Brown
handed her ,35 to give 70 Miss overmnn
saying he had promised TO pay her ina
amount for ten months some time agt
a strange woman, who called herself Mrs
!
she knew Of DR.. browns Intimacy WIZ
Miss Oyerman and demanded slu'ow ~
the price Of her silence. About six weeki
ago She sent for DR.. Brown anG too mn
OF Mrs. Baddln's demands. Ho SAID II
IS all true and more, too
| Mrs Davidson continued: "He refused
70 see the woman ana asSsn ia me "a MAYO" 'Yot
have our hearts secrets anu toiu IN,
| everything. Or. Brown said he could ~
pay her $1,000. but wouu ny ss3S' ~ ~
a month. DR.. Brown said he wouli ieua
San Franclsco within three months ~
he had calls from churches In BrooNiyr
a' Wert dey she paid the 800 10 MRS
Raddin who said she was going W ie1n,
town. but would return ehoh nIoH tiro ~
n rId t55 for Mas Overman In Angus.
scntetnbcr. November and December. ep'
concluded her statement by sayi ,hs SAX,
a, The church; for the sake OF Miss oNen'
wan and Dr. Brown. but the trl,n nv !,
he told and 7 am sorry am obi'geo
dlv,ilge these matters ATE. ,verran II
The Chronicle says; MISS uF, nIn,, a N,
tnu Young woman with red hh il ~
lime ewes. She IL said TO be uNo,,SSe,
woman. Mamie Uverinan ~, ~ c ann 10 In,
,sbroniele and offered q story on p r,,e,,
nept man for 5000. She Is not p l't'nu
inrly good looking, but Is an ih'ei'S'''''
tn TX far the rol,ce have fa'lsd 10 nm.
,ry traces of Mrs, Baddln or me i0us'"'
house eho IS said TO have kep s,,rcn wal
an',od mis- morning as the fesult "
So cynos,ire OF the alleged blackmalil''
attempt upon DR.. Brown. r,,ol and ii
me INV rsfsrred Indirectly 20 the ~
,aclt s' mon lis reputation. one f p tI
d Sfe spoke and ea pr Sad "eSeSulte,
Breowh',s s' atdners Of iha church nero,
c w Inc arrest Of Mrs Dayh,aSon ~ IN IN
Ter tho church s,rvleen, a MI, 1at"pT, Dr. Browl
col,,sIvSnn ..,n N cnnfilence IN MIN.