The San Francisco call., 1896-01-11
In arguing on an objection made by the
defense, ex-Judge Louder5ack said:


We can judge OF her condition of mind by
what took place subsequent and prior to the
mental condition which prevents her from
recollecting anything. The story of how she
obtained sum OF money fraudulently was
published in the Boston papers. 1t also told of
how she carried on other fraudulent transac
tions We want 10 show that she was in jail,
and that perhaps her husband was in jail. We
want to show that her statement about the
bank is not true, and that she mas been sailing
a piratical craft all this time.
The objection was overruled and witness
answered as follows: II think you had
better ascertain from Mrs. Stevens"
The court-Can you answer the question,
Mrs. Davidson?
Witness-I did; all that the lady desired, and
still hold as much as l want of it.
LOuderback-You havn't returned any part
| OF 1t: Why don't you give truthful answer?
Gallagher-We object to counsel insulting
the witness.
The court-I am of opinion that the witness
Is evading and viii ask her to answer the
Witness-Mrs. Stevens gave me that money.
She was my friend She offered me the money
and l took it and agreed TO pay her a low rate
OF interest l paid her the interest, but not
not the principal She has not asked for it.
Louderback-Have you read an article in the
Boston Traveller OF January l, 1896 charging
you with having swindled Mrs Stevens out of
this money?
Witness-No. She never asked me to return
her the money.
Did you not write her letter about De-
! cember 10?
An objection to the introduction of this
newspaper account was sustained and the
witness was then excused.
The defense then called Alfred J. Clode
to the stand. He testified that he has
lived at 80 South Park since last August;
! that he arrived in this City about that
time; that he had formerly lived at Seattle
/ and that he had met Mrs. Baddin on the
steamer Umalilla the latter part of July on
voyage TO this City. On being asked
/ 10 give description of her he gave one
| that talljes almost exactly with that given
! by the defendant when on the stand Thurs
day. He further testified that she had two
chlldrer with her, boy OF and a girl or
| 5years OF age. He further testified that he
saw her again at Lilienthal's hop ranch
near Pleasanton, Alameda County, last Oc-
| tober. Some unlmportant cross-examina-
! tion followed, when witness was excused.
Mrs. G. E. Thurston was next called
/ She testified that she lived at 802 Jefferson
street, Oakland and has lived there for
! three months; that she formerly lived in
San Francisco; that she knew Mrs. Tun-
nell, Matte Overman and DR.. Brown. She
! then stated that the first time she met Dr.
Brown was at a hotel on Market street.
! between Sixth and Seventh, and that he
was accompanied by Matte Overman and
| Miss Ashbury. A determined effort was
made by the prosecution to bring out the
/ substance of conversations had by witness
with Miss Overman and Mrs. Tunnel, but
IL was frustrated by the rulings OF the
Judge, who sustained the objections made
by the prosecution.
H. w. Wllderman, president of the
Worlds Christian Cooperative Society,"
testified that Mrs. Baddin, accompanied
by two children, had made application to
join the society on the 23d of August, 1895
but had never paid the 81 fee to make her
q member. His description of her tailed
with that given by Mr.. Clode. He stated
that she was seeking employment and
gave him to understand she had come
from Tacoma, and that if she failed to find
empIoymen IN tie City she would leave
| town. On the application being examined
by Attorney Lloyd he claimed the sigma
ture was L. +. Baddin and not J. Z. Baddin.
Ernest Simpson, City editor of the
! Chronicle, testified that Matte Overman,
early IN September, came to the Chronicle
Office to sell story for $1,000, but he was
prevented by the objections of the prose-
cution from telling the nature of the story.
Detective Seymour was called in rebut-
tai by the prosecution and related his un-
successful search for Mrs. Jane Elizabeth
Baddln in the neighborhood of Sixth and
Bryant streets and Fourth and Mission
streets. He failed to get even a trace of
her, he said. He further testified that he
was searching for Mrs. Davidson for the
purpose OF arresting her from the 22d of
December till the 28th, the day of her
arrest.
This closed the case, so far as testimony
| is concerned.
Ex-Judge Louderback opened the argu-
ment and in the course of his remarks
said:
This is a most extraordinary case in some re-
| spects. A person comes into court TO have a
| blaekmailer punished. If DR.. Brown had let
| the matter pass he would have secured silence
| but ne had the moral courage TO determine
that TINS thlng must be put stop to. He said :
| III is my duty 10 prosecute this woman," and
comes here with that moral courage for Justice
! against this woman
ms woman says she went 10 Dr. Brown as
MS friend. Do you think that any sane man
| VINO had done what charged against Dr.
Brown IN this case would have had his friend
arrested? What motive in Gods wo.ld-What
motive would DR.. Brown have to arrest this
defendant Tor blackmail? She told Dr. Brown
| ana tfen wrote 1t down that she was the agent
| for Mrs Baddln. Her defense that she acted
| as the friend OF DR.. Brown is founded on false
! hood In the capacity of agent for Mrs. Bad
dlI she look that money.
There has been the most deliberate perjury
| IN TINS case This womans defense is founded
| on absolute falsehood. You never heard of
biackmaller that would not lie under oath.
mat is the very essence OF their business.
Let US take that picture. What does her
| crossexamlnation shoW2 She had the audi