The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

en- rnuct controversy. AS a matter of course,
Matte wrote them and received them. The
man to whom she referred in her letters was
the Rev. DIR. Brown.
Rut after the trial Dr. Browns manner
changed. came north TO look alter long
deferred business interests. Al Matlie 5 re-
quest l sought an interview with DT. Brown
aanS asked him what he wished Matte to do,
or where TO go, as she had neither means nor
friends. He aeed like madman ana salo
that he would hold Matte Overman 10 her
testimony. If she expected him TO support
her, ne said, she was making serious mis- taKe;
.sNhy dom you leave herr" he demanded
replied that would not DO So was Ts Tsa oIoy ny
friend and she was nearly crazy. Inen LOT
the first time my eyes were opened peyono
doubt to the most selfish, unprlnclpleu man
had ever known.
Tho dav before Mrs. Davidson's arrest came
to san Francisco with Matte we went 10 tne
Cosmopolitan Hotel. and there met Dr. ana
Mrs Blown Matte had told DR.. Brown !haI
| shared all of her condolences. on the 1ou4w-
ing Sunday Matte sent for me to go 10 Dr.
Brown,s house, where she was lying seriously
i'll. I went there in the morning anu re-
mained until after dark When Dri DtoMn toid me
that the newspaper reporters were Iooklng l lol
me All of them wanted me to rema tnere
until informed them that must tell the
truth, and then they wanted me 10 go.
When heard DR.. Brown coaching ms Wlis
what to say in regard to the presents ne nao 20
gwen to Matte, and when they ASKED ne 70
saw nothing of the love between Matle anu
the doctor decided that it was best Tor me 10
60 Dr. Brown said that the reporters were
watching the house and were on tns Ion
steps would have to wait, be SAID, untll
they went and then / should take car, sit-
ting on the front seat so that no one shouiu
know me. IT.,
that / would attend to that part OF IL he
asked me if | had any money ana repneq
that had some He asked Matte II sne nao
any, but she had none. ne was IN aS .ng thav
condition, but Mrs, Brown had $40 ana Iney
gave me that. 1t was in this way tneG IeIS
the home of DR.. Brown on the night OF DeceLl- el-
Der %. Most of my movements from "a tnas .line aS
until returned are we'll known My expenses
were paid by DR.. Brown, Tor IL was 10 MS An-
terestto keep me out of the way.
met Matte at National City after sne nau
testified at the council and at the request OF
Dr. Brown had fed from the City. returned
to Oakland in the latter part OF Aprll. hau
with me letter from Matte to DR.. Brown as X
ing him for assistance. went to the doctor
in her behalf. He said that he would do noun
ing more than to pay her fare to her nome ana
give her living expenses Tor monLn; re-
piled that it was cruel to throw her on IN tnat
manner TO starve. He was going away and ne
might easily give her his furniture. she could
hire a house and keep lodgers he repileo
angrily that he 1ntended 10 taKe his 1uIultule
with him.
He then asked me to give Matte up and go
to Central America. But l refused ana Matte
afterward reminded me that ships sometimes
90 down IN the Pacific. The second council
was about to convene and went to Stockton,
where no representatives of the newspapers
could find me. Soon after going there re-
ceived a telegraphic mes sage from Dr. Brown.
He said he was at Pleasanton and for me to
meet him at the Stockton depot. met him
there and he demanded that swear to an az
fidavit that he was good man.
The affidavit was prepared and was to swear
to it after returning from Sacramento and be-
fore leaving for Central America. declined TO
do so. because / could not swear to lie. That
was the last saw of the Rev. DR.. G. o. Brown
Some time after that Matte came north to
San Francisco. She tried to see DIR. Brown,
but could not She made several attempts to
have an interview with Deacon Morse and
failed. Morse would not see her and DR..
Brown was very quickly on his way to the
East Matte has changed her name and in q
new business under new conditions is begin
ming anew life. think the case of DR.. Brown
is now closed.