The San Francisco call., 1896-03-04
[rs. Stockton alone in the church at any

| Mrs. Stockton alone in the church at any
| time.
'sI wish to repeat that I never saw Dr.
| Brown in the church alone with anl
| woman except his wife on any occasion
| And think know as much about him a.
| any man; l have been out riding will
him and about the City in his compan,
many times. No, l never saw him with
| Mrs. Stockton or Miss Overman on th'
street. am on the street a great deal, ane
very often meet the pastor, but nevel
have seen him with any woman to my
definite knowledge or remembrance.
| While waiting for the arrival OF Mis-:
Oyerman the council withdrew to private
| chamber
| An idea of what took place during the
secret cOnclave of the council was FUR
nished the audience when DR.. Hoyt, in re-
| sponse to request of the moderator, ad
dressed the council and audience concern.
ing the condition of DR.. Brown.
"He is very much Frustrated and his
physician, DR.. Palmer, fears there are
| symptoms of incipient paralysis. He is
suffering from severe pains in the right
arm and right leg, and there seems to be
| loss of memory. The chances, the ply
sician says, are about even whether he is
| night or have it postponed for one week.
Unless there should be O change for the
| worse, however, l think we can conf.
| IDENTIFY expect to have the doctor with Us
| tomorrow night at this time."
| Miss Overman had arrived during the
reassembling of the council, and having
| taken her seat on the rostrum in her Gus.
tomary attitude-half face to the council
and half back to the audience-the moder-
| ator suggested that in order to facilitate
the cross-examination and expedite the
proceedings it would be wise to let the
council members proceed with their ques-
tioning of the witness in alphabetical
order.
The scribe noted the suggestion.
d. G. Williams-I would like to ask Miss
Overman previous to her journey.
understand, Miss Overman, that prior to
your journey there was considerable COM
ment about your taking the proposed trip
with DR.. Brown TO Tacoma. Were you
not advised that your reputation was at
stake, and that If you were Indifferent
there was likely to be unpleasant conse-
quences to DR.. Brown?
There never rose a question in my
mind" was the reply.
Did not Mrs. ThurstOn raise question:
Yes; she spoke about it, l believe.
Were there not at this time runiors about the
alleged relationship exis ting between you and
DR.. Brown?
Not to my knowledge.
Did not Mrs. 1hurston and Mrs. Davidson
refer to those rumorsf
They may have done so, but as long as Mrs:
Brown did not see anything out OF the way and
urged my going with her husband l certainly
could not be expected to see any wrong in the
trip.
Davidson, did you notf
Yes; / asked Mrs. Thurston's advice. But
she did not insinuate that she thought there
was anything wrong In my relationship with
Then you accepted the escort Of DR.. Brown
on that trip?
Yes, sir.
You were aware that your feelings were not
such that you should had entertained for q
married man?
1 thought great deal of DR.. Brown. without
thought of his being married.
What were your feelings toward DR.. Brown?
think they would have been hard to define.
Did you ever say that you wished he could
squeeze your hand?
may have made that remark once.
You were desponoent, then, when he did not
make those advances?
did not say SO.
that he did not-did not squeeze you hard
and otherwise demonstrate warm feeling for
you?
No; do not know that there was; my pride
may have been hurt as that of any other
woman who may have felt under the circum
stances.
Did not Mrs. Thurston bring forth the best
reasons and advice against your going tC
Tacoma with Dr.. Brown?
1t depends on how one feels about those
things
Were your feelings toward DR.. Brown in
creased or lessened during your journey?
l don't know.
have wife and children and that the caresses
he bestowed on them might belong to you?
don't know. 1 don't think ] ever expressed
such feeling.
On your returning to this City did you write
him?
Yes, sir.
Did you frame any such thought In your
language as that given above?
may have expressed myself warmly.
Your letters, then, were full of warm senti
ment?
Which do you wish us to believe, that DR.
Brown made improper advances to you or that
you threw yourself at his feet?
do not wish you to believe either.
AT this juncture DR.. Pond interrupted
the cross-examination by saying that the
ground had been all gone over Con-
tinuing he said: 'If this thing goes on
feel that must resign. We have had all
this thing before and can see no use in
making the witness iterate every para.
graph of her testimony"
The moderator opposed DIR. Ponds OBJ.
jections and referred the same to Judge
Advocate Woodlands.
Mr.. Woodlands said: "While the ex-
animation is not strictly in accordance
with the rules laid down in such cases,
and while would check an attorney in a
like course, have much preferred to
leave it to the discretion of the council"
Mr.. Moderator-Mr. Williams says he is
leading up to important points.
The objection was sustained and Mr..
Williams proceeded with his questioning
leading up to the letters defamatory Of
DR.. Brown.
Then anger was your motive for writing
those letters? was asked.
Yes, sir. But mostly at myself.
You were angry with yourself, then, for hav-
ing committed yourself In your feeling toward
your pastor?
Yes, sir.
Did not this feeling of anger influence your
feelings on your return to San Francisco?
did not say so.
Did you not SO testify on direct examina.
ton?
Not quite.
Are YOU not sure that this feeling Influenced
you rather than Mrs. Davidson to blackmail
DR.. Brown?
anu sure 1t did not.
Then you carried on this scheme until you
found that your own character was involved
/ did not wish to go any further, as have al
ready explained.
In your letters to Mrs. Tunnel did you not re-
fer to wrongs done you by DR.. Brown?
You speak of those letters as though they
were the originals.