The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-07
SHE HAD SCHEMES
Dr. BROWN TESTIFIFS CONCERNING
MRS. DAVIDSON.

He Tells How She Drew Him Out on the
Subject of Hiss Overmau and Made Him
say Things Which She Afterward Used
to His Undoing-How She Also Coutriyed
to be Seen With the Doctor on All Pos
sibIe Occasions, for Her Own Purposes
And Why and How He Paid Her Money
and Took Her Receipt Therefor.
san Francisco. March s.-Rev. c. o.
Brown resumed his testimony in his
own defense before the Congregational
council today. He admitted that he
had exchanged letters with Miss Over
man while the latter was absent in Ia
coma. The letters were produced. Dr.
Brown explaining that Miss Overman
had sent 10 her home in Tacoma for the
letters.
All of the letters were prosaic epistl
concerning matters in the church and
books which Miss Overman was read
ing. a sweet love letter is ii not?"
suggested Mr.. Brown when the first
OF the dry and cOlorless epistles were
read. DR.. Brown Then referred 10 his
connection with Mrs. Davidson, re-
counting how she had waited for him
after prayer meeting when Mrs. Brown
was absent and asking him to walk
towards home with her. Mrs. David
son asked him if he did not miss Mat
tie Overman and he had innocently re-
piled that he had. He denied that he
said that Miss Overman was the best
read woman he had ever met, but sta
ted that he had said thai, considering
her age and opportunities. he wondered
at her intelligent discussion OF techni-
cal and scientific authorities.
MRS. DAVIDSON'S SCHEMES
He said that Mrs. Davidson on va
rious pretexts had induced him 10 &C
company her 10 see many people and
had asked him 10 show her through
the Y NJ Q. A. building. She wished
TO meet the general secretary OF the
associa ton, and while waiting for that
officer DR.. Brown said that he and Mrs.
Davidson had sat for a few minutes
in the office of the assistant secretary
DR.. Brown said these interviews and
visits We're all a part of Mrs. David
sons scheme 10 blackmail, and into
which he innocentIy fell. Mrs. David
son sought TO have him seen with her
BILE for her to secure witnesses as to
what she had described as consulta-
lions regarding Miss Overman's reve-
lations concerning his alleged Hason
with Missh Overman.
Continuing, DR.. Brown said that in
the last week in August Mrs. David
son had come to his Office in the church
and had asked him 10 lend her little
money He loaned her at that time
$40, later $40 and again $50. She al
ways stated that her dividens from the
corset firm were delayed in the east,
DR.. Brown, much moved, said that he
had always believed in not letting his
right hand know what his left hand did
but he had no choice now but to ex-
plain these matters. He said that since
he has been pastor of the present charge
he had given away more than half
of his salary.
MANY AN OLD TEN DOLLARS
He said there were many persons who
had borrowed ten dollars from him
whom he would be very glad to see at
the council. He denied that he had
ever prayed with Mrs. Davidson alone,
although admitting that he should have
done so. DIR. Brown said he had never
called Mrs. Davidson his mother in
CnrlSJ, addlng tnaI MIS- DAVIDSON
committed a sacrilege when she mis-
quoted him. Then DR.. Brown told how
Mrs. Davidson had finally revealed her
self in her true colors. She told him
how a well known minister had visited
a lodging house in company with a
young woman, concluding with the
statement that he had been identified
as the minister, and Miss Overman as
the woman. He admitted that he
was afraid to meet such an accusation
at a time when the city was greatly
excited over the arrest of several old
men for debauchinfg young girls. He
feared that an accusation would be ac-
cepted as guilt when the populace was
in such an angry mood. He said he
had gone TO every lodging house in the
district where he had been accused OF
accompanying Miss Overman and to
him and a police detective each pro-
prietor had said that DR.. Brown had
never been seen in that vicinity Brown
then told how he had paid Mrs. David
son $500. and taken her receipt for the
money in order TO protect himself.
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