The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08
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earth. believe have been forgiven OF God
My sins believe are forgiven and God las cast
them into my past"
Gallagher-What part did you take In that
meeting?
Objection.
Gallagher want to show that DR.. Brown
thought all she did after that money was OBJ
tanned was proper and right. ITO witness)
What did you do?
After the close of the sermon Dr. Brown
called me below and said it was very
precious day, and remarked at the meeting:
1--WE are always glad to hear from Mrs. David
son."
Did you have any further talks with Dr.
Brown?
Very many.
Where were they. At the church?
AT the church and at my house.
Tell us If there were any after the 22d of
November.
I can't give you the date, but it was after
the LIST OF December. We had long talk and
he said that things were Frightening. He
said "Mrs. Davidson, it does not make much
difference to me how things go now, because l
shall be away from San Francisco | shall go
probably to Brooklyn, N Y. l have had
two calls, one to Congregational church in
Brooklyn. with a salary of $4,000, and another
to a Presbyterian church in Philadelphia with
q salary OF $1,000, and l think will take the
latter, for l need to replenish my finances
because of the drain l have had on them
have paid Miss Overman $35 month on the
same proposition that the $50 is required for
Mrs. Baden. have had other drains besides,
and then he"
ality. We do not want to hear any of the al
legged intermittent follies of DR.. Brown.
Objection sustained.
Observation-Disclosures 10 this conversation
al your house, did DR.. Brown call there again?
Yes, sir.
When was that?
Overman. The same which he had paid into
my hands before.
Objection on ground of immateriality. Ex-
Gallagher-You say that DR.. Brown came to
| your house at noon?
Yes, sir; but can't tell the exact data. 1t
! was along about the 1st OF December.
| Was anything said by DR.. Brown in relation
to Mrs. Baden or the money to be given to
| Mrs. Baden?
He said that in view of his going to leave
! San FraDciScO-as he intended to leave, even if
! he did not accept either call-he made that
! proposition to pay $35 month to Mrs Baden
! through me, because he did not wish to CORE
| spond with Mrs. Baden any other strange
woman, and preferred to send me the money
| by checks.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to that did he cal at
| your house?
| Yes, sir. He came a number of times.
Do you remember any further discussions OF
! this subject made at any of these meetings?
think got through all that was said about
| Mrs Baden.
Since that time have you had many friendly
pleasant meetings and talks with the doctor?
They were always So He took my hand and
always thanked me.
| Have you at any time had any angry talks
with the doctor?
No, sir.
| Do you remember the testimony OF DR..
Brown in regard to the time and place when
this contract receipt given and the
money paid?
do.
| l understood you to say that this contract
was drawn up on occasion different from
that on which the money was paid?
The contract was made and signed on Fri
day. II put 1t in an envelope sealed it, put
stamp on it and said he would deposit it down
town for future reference.
But You had received no money on that
CASTOR. You received it the next day. Did
you give that TO Mrs. Baden or reserve any
part of it for Yourself?
| only kept SIS.
| Witness then explained that this SIS
which she retained was money she had
| advanced to Mrs. Baden in order to keep
! her quiet until an interview could be ar
ranged with DR.. Brown to keep secret the
entire story that Mrs. Baden threatened
to make public. Continuing, witness said:
! Mrs. Baden called at my house and wished
to see me. had callers at the time and sup
| posed she wished to see me with reference to
| her business and asked her 20 call the next
| night. have not seen her since the 18th of
! September. She went into the country and did
not return for month or two. l had not
seen her from the 18th of September until that
night on the Goth day of November On
Wednesday night, when / returned from din
ner, Mrs. Baden called al my door. She said:
/ s'You know what told you in regard to DR.
Brown, and you know that if that man is ex-
posed that terrible results will follow" then
said to Mrs. Baden: "Let us walk out on the
street; and she said 80: course, this is a ter
rible thing and | said: "The best thing to be
done Is for you to go with me to DR.. Browns
office" l thought if she went we would go
together, but thinking it over I thought it
would distress the doctor if she appeared with
me and tried to dissuade her from
/ going. During our conversation l said:
do you mean what you say?" She said she
| did. adding: 81 will expose that man or you
will pay me that money" said: Here is
! $50. Come tomorrow night and l will en-