The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27
MARY DID NOT COME
PEOPLE AT THE TRIAL OF DR.
BROWN DISAPPOINTED.

| lhU W N UlSA1 7 U1N ill.,
| Mrs. Davidsou's Attorney VIII Not Consent
for the Appearance of His Client Be
fore the Council Until the Superior
Court Gets Through With Her-But HeI
| Testimony on Her Preliminary is Adj
/ mitted and Proves to be Sufficiently
Sensational for All Practical Purposes
Mrs. Davidson's Memory.
| San Frincisco. Feb. 26.-To the disap-
/ pointment of hundreds of people who at
| tended the Brown trial before the Con-
grega,tional council, it was announced
that the attorney for Mrs. Mary \.
Davidson would not allow his client 70
appear before the church court until her
trial before the superior court is con-
Guided. The alleged eXtortiOner was
to have confronted DR.. Brown this after
noon but the council and the curious
public had 10 be content with the read
ing of her testimony as given at her
preliminary examination in the police
court. Mrs. Davidson's testimony was
connection with Dr. Brown for Miss
Overman and the First Congregational
church. Mrs. Davidson stated that
after November % when DR.. Brown paid
her $500, the pastor visited her Bible
class and commended her as a teacher.
The statement related that DR.. Brown
said to Mrs. Davidson: Il have an un>
lawful love for Matte Overman and
appeal 10 you TO help me-"
He had admitted that he had been
guilty before but not since that time.
The witness (Mrs. Davidson) iectured
Brown on his faults and the minister
then told the story of his entire career
in which he confessed that among his
faults had been child murder. Mrs.
Davidson suggested that DrBrown meet
Mrs. Baden, who was cognizant of his
liaison with Miss Overmen, but DR..
Brown said he did not want TO meet her
or any other woman and asked witness
to arrange the difficulty for him Wit
ness agreed to settle with Mrs. Baden
for the minister and took the money as
his agent
DR.. Brown then read the crOss-exam-
ination in the police court when Mrs.
Davidson developed extraordinary de-
fects in memory. She did not remem-
her whether she had borne a child. had
ever been arrested. or had eyer assum-
ed other names than Davidson Dr..
Brown read Mrs. Davidson's denials
that she had ever been in Jail according
to her recollection and said he would
present the records of the Massachus-
etts court to show that she served a
term in that state.
At the evening session Mrs Thurston
of Oakland was questioned. Mrs
Thurston is an intimate friend of Mrs.
Tunnel, the woman who il is thought
could unravel the mystery of Dr.
Browns relat tons with Miss Overman.
but who has disappeared beyond the
reach Of the newspapers and of the
council. Mrs. Thurston related matters
that had been cOnfided to her by Mrs
Tunnel concerning the relations of Dr.
Brown and Miss Overman.
SOMETHINK LIKE A ROW.
The night session nearly broke up in a
row. DR.. Brown accused the modera-
tor and the council of prejudice against
him and of taking an unfair advantage
of him. He declared that he would re-
fuse to go on with the council as he
vas convinced that he could NOT secure
fair treatment MISS Overman, who
was present. burst into tears and
Browns friends crowded TO his side.
The moderator demanded to know in
what respect he had been unfair and i
wordy wrangle ensued. DR.. Brown fin
ally apologized for his language and
order was restored. Mrs. Thurston
proved to be a damaging witness
against Brown. She said that Miss
Overman had told her that Dr. Brown
had sent her TO Tacoma and paid her
expenses as Mrs. Brown would not have
her in the house. Miss Overman had
told Mrs. Thurston that Dr. Brown had
squeezed her hand and kiskad her. Il
was after Mrs. Thurstons testimony
that the row occurred. The council
viii go on with the investigation tomor-
row.