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the council, and spoke as follows !:

the council, and spoke as tollows:
desire to make a statement OF the con-
ditions under which Mrs. Stockton will come
before the council 10 testify, as friend Of
Mrs. Cooper and the council.
The hearing of Bartnett was referred to
the committee OH charges.
DR.. Pond here renewed his motion thai
attorneys, as attorneys, be not permitted
10 appear before the council. He ex-
planned his motion by saying that their
taking part in the proceedings would be
to get things into a tangle. The motion
was laid on the table.
Brown asked if such rule had not been
adopted, and the scribe informed him that
1t had not. The matter had simply been
recommended, he added, at the prelimi-
nary and informal meeting of Monday.
When the committee returned DR.. Hoyt
stated that the committee had heard Mr..
Bartnetts statement, and had made it
known to the judge advocate, who would
make it known to the council. Mr.. Wood
hams was not ready to make the state
ment, and he then called Mrs. Cooper TO
the stand for cross-examination.
DR.. Brown asked if she had not stated
that she had Away been loyal to the pas
tor up to this affair.
l did.
Had not been loyal to you?
/ think you had.
Who is responsible for the breaking or inter.
ruption OF that relation between us?
Dr. Brown.
You say that you suffered mental anguish
on account of what you had heard. Don't you
think that II you had communicated with me
you could have avoided that anguish7
l made an effort to do so when wrote to
you that second time when Mrs. Brown con
cIuded 1T was not proper for DR.. Brown to see
me.
Brown explained that he wanted to
show that Mrs Cooper had not followed
frafs Hat thay,
You have been called born advocate, have
you not?
Yes; many times.
Was it not your desire to be considered borr
| advocate, rather than your desire to reach tht
NO, thousand times no.
DR.. Brown continued to question Mrs
Cooper, with q view to showing that she
did not take the proper steps to ascertain
from him the explanation of the state.
ments she had heard. and Mrs. Cooper
held to the statement that she had done
all that she could do to give him an CD.
portunity to explain.
You stated under oath that the charges were
true, did you not?
l stated under oath that the Overman letter,
were genuine to the best of my belief.
And that there was no explanation of them
except on the hypothesis of my guflt?
Well, along that line.
brown tnen snllteu MS position and
asked il Mrs. Cooper believed that he hao
spirited away Mrs. Tunneli by means of 6
back door.
The reply was that since her statement
OF last night she had explored a little and
found that, instead of there being back
or side door to DR.. Browns residence til
door was in front.
Can you state positively that you can sub
stantiate any OF the charges you have made by
witnesses?
That remains to be seen
DR.. Brown questioned Mrs. Cooper con-
cerning the Stockton matter, and she re.
fused to answer. The reason was thai
Mrs. Stockton would appear later as
witness, under certain conditions. These
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lie at the four ladies who had made affida-
wits alleging ballot-stutfing on the part of
Mrs. Cooper.
While the witness was being sworn she
turned sqnareIy to the audience, and, in
terrupting the moderator in a voice which
showed deep emotion, exclaimed:
II came here to protect Mrs. Cooper,
ana intend to tell the truth. L have been
told that bedlam has broken loose in this
church, and l want to remedy it if pos
sible"
The judge advocate then began his di-
rect examination, eliciting only such
facts as had previously been published.
With each question, however, Mrs.
Blanchard grew more excited, rising from
her chair, and with arms extended, by
way of emphasis. approached the moder-
ator and then advanced to the edge of the
platform. With nearly every answer she
interpolated the remark, II am here to
tell the truth and nothing but tn al"
1t was when the cross examination was
fairly on that the most intensely dramatic
scene OF the week occurred. DR.. Brown
led the witness by slow stages to that part
of her testimony where she alleged in
timidation.
The pastor asked her if she had not told
the four ladies mentioned in the affidavit is
that she had voted against him, after Mrs.
Cooper had been informed by her that she
was not a member of the church. This
was more than Mrs. Blanchard could
stand.
"They have lied, she cried, springing
to her feet and rushing frantically about
the stage. "They know they lied. have
two little children to protect, and intend
doing so. Nothing can keep it from me.'
DR.. Mclean, DR.. RAIDER and others en-
deavored to quiet her, but the tears had
begun to flow by this time, and further ex-
animation was postponed. Mrs. Blanchard
was led gently from the lecture-room to
the library, crying as she passed out:
Il have not lied-I nave not liedw
Mrs. Cooper joined her in the library,
and a few moments later she was sent to
her home, 826 Bush street.
The tears, protestations of truth and de.
nunciation of falsehood, with accompany.
ing gesticulations, created mild sized
panic, which ended only when. the name
of Mrs. Stockton was mentioned.
This lady appeared at the evening
session in what might be called matinee
costume. She wore a gaily lowered silk
dress, with lace trimmings. with a fur
cape lined with light blue silk. Mrs.
Stockton was coached from beginning to
end by Attorney Bartnett.
She was permitted to answer nothing
which might tend in any way to reflect on
her moral character, except that part of
course relating to DR.. Brown.
Mrs. Stockton's story was practically the
same as that already published. She told
in general way OF numerous rides, walks
and dinner or so, when the strongest
drink was tea. She was very sure it was
tea. The winsome widow told OF kisses in
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conditions were that she should make
her statement before the council, DIR.
Brown. Mrs. Cooper and the judge advo-
cate. The Judge advocate therefore ad-
yised that all questions IN relation to Mrs;
Stockton be postponed until after she had
made her statement. DR.. Brown assented
to this and for the time gave over .he cross
examination to the council.
! DIR. Hatch asked if an explanation OF
the Overman letters should be made
would she still think him guilty. She re-
piled that she would; there were other
matters more convincing than the letters.
Judge-Advocate Woodlands said since
yesterday quite number of per-
sons had approached him with sug-
gestions and bits of evidence, and that
at present the case was in such state that
he thought an adjournment until next
Tuesday would be advisable in order to
give him time to straighten out the tangled
mass of evidence.
Dr. Hoyt moved that when the council
adjourned it adjourn until next Tuesday
at 2 P. NJ.
Brown protested against delay.
Mrs. Cooper asked permission to speak,
and that being granted, asked that the
adjournment be not taken, because she
said she had most important witness
who could be present tonight and it
would be a great calamity II she could
not be heard.
Brown declared that he would protest
against concessions being allowed Mrs.
Stockton. There were other ladies who
were to testify who should have all the
consideration granted to Mrs. Stockton.
Il here refuse" he said, "to listen to what
Mrs. Stockton has to say without the
presence Of my wife"
Mrs. Lena Blanchard was placed on the
stand, and testified regarding the manner
in which she had been induced to make
the affidavit containing the statement that
she had voted on the evening of February
during the church. business meeting.
Her testimony was on the charge of in
timidation made against DR.. Brown. She
said she had been induced to sign the atf1-
dayit by threats of imprisonment made by
DR.. Brown. Her presence at the church
she explained by stating that she had read
in the newspapers "that pandemonium
reigned in the church. that they made a
bedlam of the church."
She added: Il came to protect Mrs.
Cooper. | thought there would be phys
ical encounter, and l intended to take her
part"
During her cross-examination by DIR.
Brown she showed increasing signs of agi-
taton, and when he asked her, Ibid any
lady speak to you and ask you if you We're
q mem Der of the church2" she arose from
her seat, threw her hands above her head,
and gazing inuo vacancy literally shouted:
mo, sir. 1t is falsehood. Don't you
lie to me. have angels by my side. |
will not stand being called a liar. won't
stand falsehood. They have lied"
In the midst of. the confusion that en-
sued and which brought several members
of the council to stheir feet, a motion to
adjourn was made but ignored. One of
the members approached the witness
while she was still in her frenzy and at
TO lead her off the platform from
the rear into the library.
She went off shrieking and crying and
terms of reproach at the council.
Her last words heard were, in tones of
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A Denial of the Accusations
Shouted Out at the Mid
night Session.
ONE WITNESS IN MYSTERIES.
Mrs. Blanchard Became Wildly EX
cited and Created Scene-Judge
Campbell in the Defense.

The third days proceedings of the
council called TO determine the truth or
falsity of the charges alleging immoral
conduct on the part of DR.. Brown resulted
IN two sensations yesterday.
The first came when Mrs. Lena Blanch-
ard was produced as a witness to corrob-
crate the charge of intimidation preferred
by Mrs. Cooper. With stately step and
confident and apparently composed air
she assembled the steps leading to the ros-
trum. The moderator suggested that she
be sworn, and then followed the first of
an interesting series of dramatic incidents,
ending with Mrs. Blanchard hurting the
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MRS. STOCKTON'S STORY.
The Woman Plainly Testified That
She Was Wronged by DIR.
Brown

Rev. Mr.. Scudder opened the evening
session with prayer, and after a brief con-
sultation between Mr.. Woodlands and Mr..
Bartnett the former addressed the council
as follows:
The representative of Mrs. Stockton reports
that she is willing that one representative OF
each OF the three morning papers remain pro-
vided they win omit such portion of the pro-
ceedings as may be indicated by her, and it is
understood that Deacon Vasconcellos, repre-
senting the board of deacons, may also remain.
Brown make the special request that Judge
Campbell, who knows great deal more about
the life of this woman who is to testify this
evening, particularly with regard to her con-
nivance with the gray-haired corset-dealer
be allowed 10 remain.
Mclean addressing Judge Campbell)-What
is the custom about having important wit
nesses when one OF the witnesses is tcstifying? !?
Judge Campbell-It is usual to have all the
witnesses remain in the courtroom except
where counsel on one side the other re-
quests that they retire. In that case the court
makes an order where conflict Of testimony
is expected.
Objection was made to the presence of
Judge Campbell by Mrs. Stockton,
through her counsel.
DR.. Brown-It seems unfair that person
should be allowed to come under her own con-
dltions to bear such testimony rs / under
stand she VIII, which would swear my life
away-or all that is worth anything to me-
ing aware of what she is to testify to, as is
Judge Campbell, ask that he be allowed to
remain here.
McLean-Dr Brown, every request of yours
made by you this afternoon was granted, and
had this request been made l think it would
have been granted. / think it is now too late
10 raise a question, and you must abide by the
decision of the witness.
Brown-It does not seem to me that this body
Is here to beg of anybody to come here to make
statements that am able to and will disprove
McLean--Dr. Brown must remember that this
council is giving him great consideration in
consenting TO come here on this matter with
out charges having been provided by the
church and without witnesses being ready to
testify. AL the evidence viii have to be
weighed in the light of other evidence. The
council consented TO make stipul ton, and
ii must abide by it il it is going to do business
Judge Campbell was then courteously
asked to leave the room, and his departure
was attended with pleasant repartee, he
informing the moderator that when he
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Tdn look Dr Bronn - He
Face !"
It may have been two years ago.

1t may have been two years ago.
AS far back as 1898
1t was not longer than two years ago. 1t may
Was it while you resided at the Alexandris
Hotel?
1t was not. 1t was after that
Where were you residing when you nrsi
came here?
At5l4 Sutter street.
Was that family lodging-house?
There was lady kept it. She Kept few
roomers ] boarded and roomed there. was
the only boarder.
How long had you been attending services
here before you met DR.. BROWNE.
The first day 1 happened to accidentally
meet him.
In what part of the church did you meet
him?
In front Of the pulpit,
Where did you sit that day2
i don't remember.
Did you advance to meet hfmf
No; did not advance to meet him walked
from my seat to the front of the church to go
down below.
Had you ever been to the church before that
time?
No, sir; saw some people going downstairs,
and started to follow them.
Had you inquired of any one how to find
your way?
was following Others who were going down.
Do you remember on which side of the
church 1t was, or was 1t the centerf
don't remember; possibly the center.
We're you a regular attendant from that day
on at this church?
Yes, sir, to the best of my recollection.
How long did you continue to be an attend
ant here?
That can't answer.
When was the next occasion OF your meeting
DR.. Brown?
don't really remember exactly when. I did
meet him when attended the church on every
Sunday, and l don't remember how many
times
How long after you first came to the church
was 1t that you had your name presented for
membership?
That don't rem ember. / think spoke of i,
when first came to the church.
Do you remember the time that you joined
the church?
don't remember.
VIII you tell us within your recollection
when you next met DR.. Brown, after the first
time that You have already related?
wen, can't say. You mean after joined
the church,
Any time after you first met him in the
chnrch at your first meeting.
Ihat could not say. for sometimes ! me-
him in connection with regular church duties
Did you ever meet DR.. Brown at any place
outside of this church?
Yes, l did
VIII you tell us where you met him the frs
time outside OF this church?
Let me see. l came here to tell the truth
and want TO tell it. The first place met him
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THE INQUIRY.
Mrs. Blanchard Testifies and
Creates Scene by Going
Into Mysteries.

Into Mysteries.
Rev. DR.. Freeman opened the proceed
ings of the council yesterday with prayer.
The rollcall showed Scudder, Mckee and
Williams absent, but all three drifted in a
few minutes later
Walter Bartnett asked that he be allowed
to appear as the attorney of Mrs. Cooper.
DR.. Pond objected and made motion
that attorneys as attorneys be not heard
before the council.
Mr.. Bartnett then asked to be allowed
to say few words relative to Mrs. Stock
ton. He said she had agreed to come be-
fore the council to testify on certain con-
ditions, and added that he would ask for
no privileges in the capacity of an attor-
ney. He was given permission to address
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-01
DEATHS ny Froon.

RICHMOND, Va. Sept. so-The civ q,
Staunton. in the Shenandoah valley. was
visited by terrible food today. MANY lives
were lost and great damage done to proDertv
The great storm yesterday caused the lake tn
rise and Hood the city. All the water courses
In the valley became raging torrents md
swept over their banka carrying destructsnr
in their paths. The water invaded the lowsr
portion Of the city, rising SO RAPIDLY az.
many were unable to escape In tins and
were engulfed. Others barely escaped WITH
their lives, leaving their property to tba
mercy of the water. Houses were swa-s
from their foundations. n several cases ns ~
sons were with difficulty rescued from, r ~.
roofs and upper stories. eAe
1t is impossible at this hour to ascertain
the extent OF the loss OF life or the eYta .-Is
Of property damaged- The latter Will exceeS
half a million Telegraph poles are dowu
and wires hepelessly entangled. seors eown !.
families are homeless and many are anxiousiu
seeking to ascertain the whereabouts ana
safety Of friends or are making tea rf,1
search for the bodies or those whom the,.
know have perished.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-01
THE STORM WHICH SWEPT THE
COUNTRY YESTERDAY THE
WORST IN YEARS.
DOZEN DEAD AT SAVANNAH.
FIRST REPORTS FROM THAT CITY
WE'RE NOT AT ALL EXAG-
GERATED.
WASHINGTON IN PATH OF GALE
Much Damage Done All About the
City, and Even the White
House Shaken.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-The most
generally destructive West Indian
storm that this vicinity has known in
many years passed over the city last
night, leaving behind it wide trail
Of dismantled buildings and ruined
trees. Fortunately, no loss Of life was
caused within the city limits, but re-
ports from Alexandria, six miles down
the Potomac river state that four per-
sons were killed and several injured.
The loss in Washington is estimated at
upwards Of a quarter of million, while
in Alexandria it is as great. A strong
characteristic of the storm was the uni
formity of the damage done, no part
of the city or surrounding counties
escaping, and likewise no part being so
badly damaged as to indicate that it
has been specially singled out as an
object Of the storms wrath. Quite a
| number Of houses were blown down and
there were several miraculous escapes
from death, but it is no loss to any in
dividual building, but the vast number
| of losses ranging from a few dollars
to several thousands that brings the
aggregate up into the hundreds of thous-
ards. The Metropolitan street railway
probably suffered the heaviest individ-
ual loss; but in its case s35, 900 will cover
fully the damage to it's buildings and
cars. In every section Of the city there
were houses unroofed and otherwise
damaged to greater or less extent,
and all the chief streets in each of
the four quarters of the city were
strewn today with broken trees and
Wreckage. Fully five thousand out Of
the 10000 trees in the city, it Is esti-
mated, were destroyed by the storm
Along the river front few boats es-
capped injury. The large excursion
steamers were all damaged to some
extent and less than half dozen of
the smaller craft weathered the storm
at all. All Southern trains were de-
layed, and report damage done to
buildings all the way from Wilmington,
N. c., to Washington.
The storm completely shut off electric
communication between Washington
and the outside world and from IL
o'clock last night until this afternoon
not single telephone or telegraph wire
was working from Washington north,
south or west. Forty minutes from
11:15 the wind blew sixty-five miles an
hour and for one minute it attained the
maximum velocity of eighty miles an
hour. The weather bureau gives the
following official history of the storm
The storm which passed over Wash
ington last night was reported on Sep
TENDER 26 as a tropical cyclone NOV
ing northwest from the Caribbean SEA,
1t then being southeast of Cuba. Dur
ing the 9th 1t passed northwesterly
into the southeastern part Of the gulf
of Mexico, and on the 28th moved
northward, west of FloriSa. On the
morning of the 29th 1T had advanced
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-01
Jersey Coast ESCAPED.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3o.-Last nights wind
storm. though furious in this city and vlcln-
ity, did but little damage ashore, and thus
Jersey or New England coasts have been re-
ported. During the storm on the Hudson
river the passenger propeller, Redfeld col
Springs Pilot George Hammond and Steward
Robert Rosa. both Of the tug Terry, were
seriously injured.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 30.-The
severest gale ever known in this city
ragged between the hours of $3.50 and
40 this morning. Thousands of dol
lars worth Of damage was done, but no
lives are reported lost. The big grand
stand at Kirk Driving park was COM
pletely demolished.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-01
CHAMBERLAIN IN DANGER.
Guarded by Detectives While in
This Country.

W OctecAVes Wn1Ie In
This Country.
SALEM. Mass, Sept. 3o.-The Salem
News publishes story with reference
TO the visit Of Right Hon. joseph
Chamberlain, secretary of the colonies
OF Great Britain, which has created a
sensation. 1t is said that Mr.. Cham
berlain's visit to this country was
largely due to the discovery by the
Scotland Yard detectives, of the dyna-
mite plot, In which lyman, Ivory and
others were alleged to be implicated. IT
viii be remembered that the announces
ment by the police of their discovery
was made after Secretary Chamberlain
left England. The News states that a
few days after Secretary Chamberlain
arrived at Danvers, two detectives be-
gan duty at the home of Mrs. Endicott.
Secretary Chamberlain's mother-in-
law, guarding the premises right and
day, and accompanying Mr. Chamber
lain wherever he went. It was said
that this was the result of the dis
covery that man had been seen
prowling about the house at night.
One Of the members Of the Endicott
family, this afternoon, said that the
detectives employed to watch the man
sion were men supplied by the United
States secret service department and
were sent to Danvers on information
received at the headquarters in Wash
ingtOn
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-01

nearly a dozen lives and entailed a
financial loss of nearly s1.OO0.OOO. Each
report that is received is worse than at
first. 1t was thought only one death
would be the result Of the hurricane
but the number has increased until
there are eleven persons reported dead.
The following is a list of the dead:
]. WALLACE JOHNSTON.
CAPT. c. E. MURRAY. of the tug Robert
MARY WARNING (co:sred)
ELISA BEATTY (colored)
FANNIE M'FALL (colored.)
RUBY WILLIAMS (colored.)
JULIE JACKSON (colored)
TWO DECK HANDS of the Robert Turner
(colored.)
AN UNKNOWN MAN and an infant.
A great many persons were injured.
The most seriously hurt are:
Fannie Jackson back broken; w. F..
Thompson, leg fractured; A. B. Farnham, leg
broken; James Smith. seriously hurt by fall
ing timbers.
H. Reddy Pritchard, hurt by falling bricks.
Ben West (colored). struck by falling barn.
Joseph Hamilton (colored). struck by fall
ing barn.
John Wilson, hit by falling chimney.
Among prominent buildings damaged
by the storm are: City exchange, Duffy
Street Baptist church, st. Phillips
African Methodist church. Central
Railway warehouses, ST. Patrick's
school, Georgia Hussars armory, Hen
ley hall, city market, electric railway
power house, Vale Royal mills, Conner
Hull & Co.'s guano factory, CONNER
cial Guano company's factory. Jones
Marine railway, Fawcett Bros. whole
sale grocery building, Henry Soloman
& Sons wholesale grocery, M. j. Doy-
les retail grocery. Hundreds of resi-
dcrces were injured.
The loss to shipping will amount to
over 500 600. The most serious casual
ty was the capsizing in midstream Of
the Savannah river Of the Norwegian
bark Rogenybus, grounding of the
Morgan bark cab, and the total loss
of the tug Robert Turner. The steam err
Governor Stafford, of the Beach & Mil
Ter line, Is aground in Copper river.
and small crafts have suffered much.
many naptha launches and small sail
ing vessels having gone out to sea- The
Tybee railroad is badly damaged, many
bridges being out of plumb. Tybee.
Thunder Bolt, Montgomery and Isle
Of Hope all prominent resorts near
this city, were hurt by the blow.