The San Francisco call., 1895-12-31

appears to me to be the most horrible plot
that was ever conceived for the ruin of
reputation, and the destruction of family.
"My attorney permits me, however, to
answer this one question, the first that
springs to every ones lips, why on earth
did you give that woman the $50O?' an
swer that in that dark hour, when the
mouth of social hell seemed open before
me, and that woman, with three accom-
plices. seemed to have power to push me
into it, the payment OF that money ap-
peared to me to be the only possible way
of securing the absolutely convincing evil
dence of her guilt The moment had that
paper in my pocket l began my antagon-
ism to her, which has been unremitung and
persistent from that moment until now,
and will be until justice is done and she is
incarcerated in San Quentin"
Glancing round the room, DR.. Brown
continued: 81 do not see Deacon Dexter
nor Deacon Barnard here. regret their
absence, for they would bear me out in the
statement that two or three days after
had secured the paper this woman went to
Deacon Barnard's office, and in an inter-
view of an hour and a half said: DR..
Brown is a man filed with the Holy Ghost
as almost no other man whom l have ever
known. i was told by the Lord in prayer
to come to you and with tears in her eyes
she besought Deacon Barnard to use his
influence with those associated with him
in the League of the Temple not TO put
stumbling blocks in the way of DR.. Browns
good work.
deacon Barnard was profoundly i'm
pressed. and told her to go to Deacon Dex-
ter, and there she repeated substantially
the interview with Deacon Barnard. This
woman has given us too many clews to her
lies. She told Deacon Morse and myself
that she had had Bible class of 100 men,
bers at Berkeley Temple, Boston. Deacon
Morse went to Boston shortly afterward
and made inquiries. They had never
heard of her, but when he reported the
fact to me, excused her, saying, The
probability is that in the absence of a
teacher at Berkeley Temple, Mrs. David
son taught for short time and the fact
has teen forgotten there Afterward,
when Mrs. Davidson heard of Deacon
Morse's visit to Boston, she tried to SHIFT
her class around to fremont Tremple.
"However, the whole strange story will
ters to this young lady brought out i'll evil
dence."
Deacon Dexter had left the room before
the conclusion of the meeting, but his
friend, Captain Cook, who had been pres
ent on the occasion when Mrs. Davidson
called on Deacon Dexter, had been an in
terested listener to DR.. Browns address.
Before abandoning the floor the pastor OF
the First Congregational Church called on
Captain Cook to substantiate his state
ment with regard to Mrs. Davidson having
visited Deacon Dexter.
Somewhat to the surprise of the meeting
Captain Cook said: 1.-The lady did not say
much in Deacon Dexter's Office in praise
of DR.. Brown. will say. in fact, that her
opinion was unfavorable. Personally 1
was not impressed with the lady. l have
been City Marshal and have learned to
read faces quickly, and my summing up
of her face did not lead me to place rei-
ance on her words.'
Rev. DR.. Mclean made a motion ex-
pressing confidence in DR.. Brown and
sympathy in him. DR.. Pond and several
others Immediately seconded this motion,
and it was carried by a unanimous rising
vote.
When questioned afterwards with regard
to the interview in Deacon Dexter's Of
flee Captain Cook said: "Mrs. Davidson
came accompanied by Miss Overman.
do not feel at liberty to repeat the conver-
sation, but it was not favorable to DIR.
Brown. Miss Overman took little part in
the conversation, but she was present all
through the interview
DR.. Brown, when asked whom he desig-
mated by the three accomplices, said thai
at that time he had understood that Miss
Overman was an accomplice IN Mrs.
Davidsons scheme. There was the
woman whose name was not revealed to
me till the $500 had been paid, and the
third accomplice I understood to be
lodger in the house which Mrs. Davidson
stated had been seen to enter with Miss
Overman. have explained why l paid
the $500 to Mrs. Davidson and further
than that my attorney forbids me to
speak"