The San Francisco call., 1896-01-03

continuing the cross-examination coun-
| sci for the defense asked:
| Did Mr. Davidson have any conversation
| with you on November 81 about Mrs. Baddin
| She did.
| What lodging-house did she mention?
She mentioned none.
When she spoke about a lodging-house, what
| dlq yoI sa! concerning Matte Overman?
| SAID nothing whatever, she repeated tn at
| Mrs. Baddln would affirm to the statement
| that Miss Overman and myself were in the
clearinghouse together.
Why did you not make answer?
Because sne asked me no direct question.
| Did she tell you what lodging g-house you
visited?
| No, she did not on that occasion.
Did she on the 22d day of November?
l do not now recall whether she did or not.
l am not absolutely sure, but l think not
Now, doctor, is not this fact that the first
conversation you ever held with Mrs Davidson
about Miss Overman occurred at Mrs. David
sons house?
The court-You must confne your question
ing to conversations that took place on the
21st or 22d of November.
Gallagher-He stated moment or so ago
that the first conversation took place at the
church, and l simply desire to prove out of
the wftness's own lips that 1t took place at her
house. l understand that there were three
conversations, one intermediate, which took
place on the steps
Did you say to-day that on November 81 you
asked Mrs. Davidson to produce that woman?
Yes, did, and the next day made inquiry
about the same and looked into the directory
to find il out
On the occasion of your meeting at the
church did Mrs. Davidson tell you that Matte
had made confession to her about yourself
and her?
No, not in those words.
Did she make statement that three persons
would swear to improper relations between
MISS Overman and yourself?
| am very confident that she did not
Did you tell her this?
AT this juncture Mrs. Davidson, whose
penetrating black eyes had been fastened
on the doctor, flushed, and she burst out
dramatically:
Yes, sir; you did, you did yourself"
81 did not, contradicted the doctor.
Gallagher-Did you not become quite ex-
cited on that occasion?
would not wonder If l were excited. / am
perfectly willing to admit that was excited.
Did she not make the statement that Miss
Overman had told her that she and you were
criminally intimate and that you gave her
medicine.
No; she did not.
In TACT, did you not furnish such medicine
to Miss Overman?
The question was stricken out and an ex-
ception taken. Gallagher explained that
by establishing the fact that the doctor did
furnish the medicine would be circum-
stance to corroborate Mrs. Davidson.
Did you shed any tears on November 2I?
No, sir; l did not.
Was any fixed amount of money agreed on
at this time?
Mrs. Davidson asked me if 1 could reach
$500, OF, if not. what l could reach, and then
intimated that / had wealthy relatives who
might furnish me the necessary funds ii l ap-
pealed to them, but / told her l would make
no appeal of such nature.
Did you not say to her that you had paid
$500 to a Mrs. Stockton to allay scandal?
81 ask the courts protection. l have told this
man already that nothing of this kind hap
pened."
Lloyd-Tou are trying to trap this witness
sir.
Gallagher-No, sir: that is not my intention.
l am not trying to entrap witness who is as
experienced as this witness.
"What language did you use when you re-
quested to see this woman, Mrs. Baddin?'
said: "Who is this Mrs. Baddin and where
is she? Take me to her."
Did she take you to her?
She did not The reason she gave was thatit
would be useless. She said: ''The woman has
confded the whole matter to me-"