The herald., 1896-03-05
In Defense of the Pastor Under.
going Trial
THE PREACHER is VERY ILL
But His Interests Are Watched by an
Attorney
Mrs. Cooper Makes an Interesting Five Min.
utes for Good Deacon Morse-Some
Contradictory Statements

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 4.-Rev. c. 0.
Brown is still too i'll to appear at the meet
ing of the Congregational council where he
is being tried for alleged immortality. His
interests are being watched by an at
torney.
Miss Overman's cross-examination was
continued at this afternoons session of
the council She admitted that Mrs. Tun-
nell, the missing witness whom the council
would like to find, had no means, and that
she had sent Mrs. Tunnel several remit
tances since her departure. She admitted
further that the money had bsen furnished
by DR.. Brown, and when asked why DR..
Brown should send money to Mrs. Tun-
nell. asked: "Why should he not!f'
The crossexamination of the witness re-
garding the published letters from herself
to Mrs Tunnel got the witness into a tan
gle from which she extricated herself by
saying that she had not marked the inter-
polated passages of all the letters. She
said she had never expected the letters
would be published, supposing that DR..
Brown would never allow the matter to go
go far and that he would rather pay n large
sum OF money than attempt to expose
the conspiracy she and Mrs. Davidson had
formed.
Up to within the last five minutes of the
session of the Brown council tonight every
thing went off very quietly and smoothly,
but Mrs. Sarah h. Cooper made that five
minutes very interesting by denying with.
out reserve the statements OF Deacon
Morse, the previous witness. who stated
that he had held conversation with Mrs.
('annop chortiy of ha Turkish tna and
quoted that lady as saying she had invest-
gated stories as regards Mrs. Stockton's s
character. and that she was convinced that
Mrs. Stockton was a disreptuable woman.
Mrs. Cooper's words we're very emphatic
ally spoken and caused somewhat of
sensation, though there was no demonstra-
ton. The first witness at toniGht's session
was 0. FL. Heynemann, who acts secre:.
tary for Captain Lees, the chief of the local
detective force. He stated that Mrs. Da-
wilson had aaked Mrs. Wellesley of Fruit
vale to personify Mrs. Baddin. Mrs. Wellr-
ley is subject to heart trouble and has not
been able to make a certified statement.
although she made verbal statement TO
Detective Seymour. Heynemanp also
stated that the detective force OF this
county is unable to loo ite Mrs. Baddin.
Deacon Morse was then called. He has
been member of the church since 1868
and constant attendant since 1850. He
tOlu inc cOuncll tn0l deacon DeAteT dit
himself were the first persons that DR..
Brown had discussed the case with. and it
was at Dr. Browns Invitation that he met
Deacon Dexter and De. Brown at DIR.
Browns home for consultation, at which
both the pastors wife and Miss Overman
were present. The story told by Deacon
Morse is practically the same as told by
Miss Overman. He explained the long
lapse between the paying of the money to
Mrs. Davidson and the consultation by
saying that DR.. Brown had spent almost a
month looking for Mrs. Baddin. He never
Stockton or with any other woman than
his wife. He said that he had had con-
versa,ion with Mrs. Cooper, with the result
stated above. 1t was at Deacon Morse's
suggestion that DR.. Brown went to Capt.
Lees after Mrs. Davidson's refusal to re-
store the money to DR.. Brown. Witness
said he would stake his life on DR.. Browns
creditihility.