The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22

let Mr.. Drury called DR.. Browns attention and
the three Immediately engaged in converse
ton on the result of the council, Mr.. MacMul-
len offering his congratulations Mr. fraser
then looked up as If he were astonisheo that
DR.. Brown gave no more attention 10 the
important matter of the message, ana waited
a few seconds for his further attention wnich,
not receiving, he added sentence ana tnen
read the whole to Mr. Nagle. MT. kimbail
then reminded DR.. Brown that 1t was time to
go to the Associated Press office and asked him
if he didn't want to read what had been pre-
pared. DR.. Brown said "Oh, no; anything
that Mr.. Nagle has said is ali right" There
upon we Withdrew and met Mr.. Morse at the
Associated Press office. He having copy of
the bindings" we were able to leave copy
with them.
We all agreed that upon the various charges
of which the public knew anything the report
was an acquittal. We did not think that the
council could express as it does its "hope that
in consequence his future years may be more
fruitful than any in the past" unless they
meant to exonerate him from the serious
charges which they were calico on to investi-
gate.
At the Associated Press rooms the converse.
ton was with the night manager, Mr.. Paul
Cowles, who the next day as soon as he saw
the false statements with reference to the
alleged attempt to deceive him, telephoned
DR.. Brown, saying that he (Mr. Cowles) was not
in the least responsible for the misrepresenta-
tions, and asking that any person making such
statements be referred to him. Mr.. Cowles has
since written Dr. Brown the following letter as
to what occurred in his Office. DR.. Browns
recollection IS that in answer to Mr.. Cowles'
question he said "acquittal,' rather than "vin-
dication," but Mr. Cowles has of course given
it as he remembers the conversations:
SAN FRANCISCO, March 81, 1896.
Reu. C. O. Broa0n-DEAR SIR: l notice in sew
eral newspapers the statement that you at
tempted to deceive the Associated Press with
regard to the findings of the Congregational
council.
wish to state that not only did you not at
tempt to deceive the Associated Press, but that
your attorney, Mr.. Nagle, went over the report
with me and pointed out the vital parts OF the
verdict. After the reading aloud of the docu-
ment you said "I consider that complete
vindication on the main charges" Mr.. Nagle
also made the same statement.
My attention was called particularly to the
verdict of censure, and you then explained
that in your judgment the council had no
right to take up that matter, as the alleged in
timidation had occurred after the council had
been called. At my request you wrote out
statement commenting on that part of the re-
port referring to the payment OF money to
Mrs. Davidson
There was no attempt to deceive the Asso-
ciated Press in any way, and the report itself
was given the same publicity as your criticism
of it that the public might form its own opin-
ion of the matter. Yours truly,
PAUL CowLEs, Night Manager.
The above statement, including Mr.. Cowles
letter, recites as nearly as we can recall ex-
actly what occurred at both press dispatch
offices. J.V. KIMBALL,
CHAs. G. NAGLE,
CHAs o. BROWN.