The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20

O4 attentlol.
and now in regard to the sudden and mys-
GSllous disappearance of Mrs Tunnell On
saturday night, December 2S q reporter was
uetalled to find Mrs. Tunnell. The detail was
Si SioGn ; MN AT 20 O'Clock p. NJ, with the SIM
&le instruction, she lives on Tenth street."
WIN no more definite instructions on which
10 WoVk-wlth this very obscure suggestion
.l Ie eApiored Tenth street without finding the
MYSTERIOUS Mrs Tunnen Returning without
success, he went 10 the jail and Mrs. Davidson
a tola MIN that Mrs. Tunnel lived near the
and fn,I,eS on Tenth street. He searched
Sh,uno Gu Iouno that she had been employed at the
1htistan - Cooperative Restaurant He went
son bad 9fstaurant and learned that per-
sii soi llau Deen there and got Mrs Tuunell He
aaolIowed up tins elew and found that Mrs.
19pneu I'm had gone to DR.. Browns house.
trnd'. nsHt rS gay being Sunday, he did not in
- ~ NJ nn1hkTIhg Mrs. Tunnel would be likely
70 10 oe al DR.. Browns home for some time He
NJ nehI mere early Monday morning and asked
1es-nnS Les, brown for Mrs. Tunnel, saying he had
earned she was at his (Dr Brown's) house
Ut. NJ, Brown replied that he did not know where
LIS LIS, I9hnell was. The reporter subsequently,
~ , neu tnat Dr. Brown let Mrs. Tunneli out Of
o,o1S :stLo oy side or rear entrance about l.
o.ciocK the preceding night fSundev nigh n
SWING her Just time enough to catch the half
ward traced -oe SAe " 's ai'ei
feehng the heavy burden of resnonsihilitv
Easing, determined to see the Rev. Dr.
tbaI, ilr1aIhs ms ana Key. Or. Pond and submit to
oI o,aSIn lhe puDhShed Oyerman letters and our
t Vmn correspondence regarding kindergarten
II Lainlhg, ana ask their opinion of the hearing
tiS ;,t ietteIs Is upon the case OF DR.. Brown. In
t thIs interview with DR.. Williams which was on
t me morning OF January II, he read me a letter
u u p oIn clergyman IN Chicago, telling of Dr.
Il bs ms nMoechester experience and inquiring
a. a. ne ypF' Nllilamsl was not familiar with the
lactS In the Rochester affair
al An TINS troubled me still more, and felt
80; 80 W pe silent would be sin. Accordingly,
actlhg u p 10 my highest conviction OF dutv-a
SonNIcuoh winch Vainly tried to shake off
aetermlned TO lay the matter before two
cb iuS.ep ITlenos who were trustees of the
ia nf rfa,,, rla
morning OF Wednesday, January 20. and told
nm nm the facts, and he advised me TO enter my
IN the integrity of DR.. Brown which was 10 be
oHered at the meeting that "wednesday even
ing ing When the resolution was offered signi-
Heu 10 the chairman my desire to speak on the
resolution. spoke as follows:
During the past weeks-sad weeks. indeed-I
nave been asked many times what thought in re-
IHau 81 10 DT- Brown occupying the pulpit pending
me tae investigation OF the grave charges that have
Deen made against him. NV invariable reply has
% Deeh thaf should not think he would desire to do
So knowing as he must know. the divided senti-
ment OF the church in regard 10 the matter
have also been overwhelmed with questions
named me beyond expression Scores OF letters
from all over the country have reached me laden
WIN Win INQUIRIES showing how fast and far sad It'd
IL IS easy TO make answer at long range by
truth! :"
And Just here must be permitted to state why
my mind ana heart have been with con-
melting emotions during all this sad interval.
hen the sad disc osures first appeared, the
morning OF December 90, felt that malgnity and
crime had clasped hands in a nefarious EFFORT 10
rum the falr name Of the pastor OF this church.
1 entered my protest TO members OF the press,
with which have been long connected, character
lllhg the charges made against DR.. Rrown as in
evidence ofthe most convincing nature was in the
hands OF the editors. Even this did not shake my
faith, until I saw The published letters OF Miss
OYerman in the Examiner OF January ,.
These, must confess, staggered my faith and
cas-. deep shadow over my heart; Why? Be
cause the entire recital in those published letters
concerning the application OF Miss Overman TO
enter the Golden Gate Kindergarten Normal Train
and OF facts the written letters received from
Miss Overman by me and by our normal trainer
Miss Anna StoVal, IN regard TO the matter in ques
References to my diary, where I keep the
records concerning work, are contirmatorv of
the same dates and facts
Then, again, when fac smile OF Miss Over
mans letters appeared in the Examiner OF Janu-
airy ana January the chiroSraphy was found 10
be Identical. Striking peculiariIes and id osyn-
crases IN the matter OF orthography and of syntax
were unmlstakaole and convincing. There was no
escaping the conviction that the letters were from
the same person-wrltten by the same hand.
With such incOntroVertlble evidence OF the
genuineness of the Overman letters in my own
hands, together with much corroborative testi-
mony OF which VIII not now speak, is it to be
wondered at that have felt an irrepressible de-
sire TO have satisfactory explanation regarding
the OVerman letters, which am frank to confess
have caused me unspeakable pain and have Sc we'd
TO unsettle my hitherto Implicit confidence in a
pastor 10 whom have always given my loyal al
l=giance and unfalterIng support?
. In view OF all these puzziing circumstances I
should be personally glad II our pastor could feel
1t 10 be wise and best to refrain from preaching
until such time as he may be legally permitted to
explain all these perplexing problems, and thus
make the dark places radiant with the light of
truth and righteousness For this fervently hope
and pray.
These remarks have been characterized bv
some of the friends of Dr. Brown as un-
womanly, unchristian, and by many other
ephithets not used in polite society. l really
do not see thatthey deserve such severe CEN
sure. 1t seems to me that they are tenn perate
calm and logical However they must speak
for themselves. During their presentation DR..
me with the question: Are you aware that
you are laying yourself open to church disci-
plineT' l replied that was aware of it and
continued TO read the protest Then followed
Kisses from different parts of the audience the
son OF DR.. Brown, who sat on the piano-stooI
near me, joining in the kissing There was no
word of rebuke from DR.. Brown, who sat close
by me. The chairman, Deacon Dexter, pro-
tested from the platform. ] paid little atten-
tion to the insult, simply remarking that there
was ole creature besides man that could hiss.
should have said there were two. Later ex-
perienees in this sad affair have brought to
mind the second.
1t is hard for me to account for the venom
that has been manifested in this affair; malig-
nifty is not argument; il cannot change a
single fact. Just after had finished my pro
test DR.. Brown said: "Mrs. Cooper would have
received the explanation she demands if she
had come to my home. There, at any time,
viii give her an absolute explanation OF all She
asks. | will convince her of my innocence
and ask only her word to keep silent until
am allowed to speak"
L Immediately arose and said: "Then will
be at your home at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning"
Make it IL o'clock" returned Dr. Brown.
Isaid: "Any hour" "But IL O'Clock will suit
me better" al shall be there,'I at once re-
piled.
The next morning, just as I was about to
start for DR.. Browns residence, received a
telephone message from him informing me
that he could not see me, as Judge LoudeTback
was very angry with him for even proposing
such thing.
OF course l did not go, and had no feeling
in the matter, as the offer had come Yolun-
tarily from DR.. Brown himself, at the meeting
the night previous.
At q subsequent meeting, held one week
from that time, my daughter was character
lied by one of DR.. Browns ardent followers
"a smallpox speckled-face creature" and
was told she had better leave the room. /
mention this to show the desp-seated malignity
which manifested itself in some OF the adher-
ents of DR.. Brown. Nothing in all this bitter
experience has been so hard for me to bear
this public insult to my daughter, for rea-
sons which l stated to the press the following
day. They are as follows:
Mrs. Dorley Szanik. who by the way, is mem
Der of the First Church, insuled others as well as
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