The herald., 1896-01-01
According to the Tale of Mrs.
Davidson
THERE ARE OTHERS BESIDES
And the Prisoner Promises to Reveal
Their Names
Miss Overman, Charged With Naughtiness,
Denies Every Statement nade to Her
Discredit-Mrs. Davidson Lied

Associate Press Special Wire
SAN Francisco. Dec. 3l.-The Evening
Bulletin says: In addition to her written
statement regarding DR.. c. o. Brown and
Miss Overman, Mrs. Davidson today told a
reporter further details of tho alleged con-
fessions of the minister and Miss Overman
to her. She said the fact that Miss Over
man refused to corrorborate her Mrs. Da-
vidson's) statements and had contradcted
her in Browns interest prompted her to
quote Matte Overman's exact language in
making the confession. Mrs. Davidson
said when Matte came back from Tacoma
looking pale and haggard she asked If she
was ill. Upon Mrs. Davidson promising
not to cast Matte off and to preserve her
secret, Mrs. Davidson says Matte spoke as
follows: ~ was ill at Tacoma. Oh, how
suffered. DR.. Brown is responsible for my
downfall. He lured me to my ruin. Is it
not awful that man who is so black at
heart can appear SO white before the world?
To think that after casting me off like
worn-out glove he can parade be-
fore the world as honorable. Oh,
how hate and loathe him |!
Mrs. Brown became jealous of me
and accused me of paying attentions to her
husband. / denied her accusation. One
day in his study DR.. Brown told me he
loved me and felt loved him On No
vember "a. 1895, he asked me to accom-
pany him to lodging house at the corner
of sixth aud Bryant streets, which l did
We went to all upper room. He assured
me he would protect me against injury or
inconvenience on his account. When
went to Tacoma l was i'll delicate condi-
ton DR.. Brown procured drugs for me,
notably ergot.
sit was successful, but it nearly killed
me. That accounts for my changed ap-
pearance when returned 10 San Francis
co last August. DR.. Brown was response
BILE for my trouble, but he is doing the
handsome thing by me, paying me $50
monthly. | shall not expose him as long
as he treats me we'll, for l love him and
wish to enjoy his library"
Mrs. Davidson also says Brown con-
fessed his love for Matte, which was driv-
ing him mad. She said: II nave tried to
forget my inqully. since November 24th
| have lived model existence. Matte
tempted me and fell. | am not alone in
this wickedness, for there are others in
this church as wicked and as guilty as -
Finally Davidson says Matte and
Brown consulted together and determined
to arrest her. Then she told what she
knew. Mrs. Davidson further adds it was
notorious in the First Congregational
church that DR.. Brown had contracted an
unholy connection with the mistress of
one of the rich members of his church and
to avoid ENHANCEMENT was forced to pay
her 5000. Mrs. Davidson promises to re-
veal many mere names OF guilty churaA
members at her trial. She says she is con-
fident of her own vindication. She is still
in jail, being unable to procure bail.
In an interview today Miss Matte Over
man, in the presence of Mrs. Brown, said:
Il have been a tool in the hands of Mrs.
Davidson, who is an artful, plausible
woman. 1 regarded her as a mother, and
she treated me as a daughter, asking me to
live her and taking me to her rooms to
stay. The only ugly fact in this ugly busi-
ness which will be compelled to face is
my offering the story to the Chronicle for
$1,000. When Mrs. Davidson asked me to
return here she promised to provide me
with posi- ion. She failed to do 80, but
finally said had literary ability, and that
we could make lots of money by writing
sensational stories for the newspapers.
she said we would write up her own life,
but first we would get up a sensational
story on a prominent man she knew She
would not then give the name of the man
nor the nature of the story, but induced me
to 60 to the city editor of the Chronicle and