The San Francisco call., 1896-03-07
words agent for Jane Elizabeth Baodin."
DR.. Brown continued:

words agent for Jane Elizabeth Baodln.
DR.. Brown continued:
| AS soon as got that name I handed her the
/ money, put the receipt in an envelope ana
placed II in my pocket. While she was leis-
Urely and with q busineSs-like air placing the
money in her shop-bag 1 opened 8 directory,
and she grew ashen about the lips. She said TO
me: s.You needn't look in the directory for
that name for the lady has recently been mar
| RED | said: s.That would not prevent her
| husband from having his name in the diree-
tory. He hasn't changed his name; her pres
| ent name is Baddin, and that must be ms
name'' looked back in the directories Tor
| two or three years but found no Baddin.
For twenty-four hours after that scarcely
knew what / did. / tried to believe that l
could not have been so entirely deceived IN
Mrs Davidson. She came to the church next
Sunday with her Bible in her hand, her lace IN
glow and almost q nimbus about her fore
pious demeanor that 1 said TO myself, can II
be possible that this woman IS the only MIS-
Baddin?" After time l came TO think that
ii was certain that Mrs. Davidson had acted IN
! said if there is any Mrs. Baddin her womanly
curiosity viii bring her TO some OF the services
victimizsd. and Mrs Davidson cannot keep
from turning her head around 10 look at her.
DR.. Brown next narrated how he had
watched Mrs. Davidson IN church to see II
she would look around fo- Mrs. Baddin.
He often went in the vicinity OF MN-
Davidson's house TO see whether she had
any callers, and he called there oEce at an
hour when a woman visitor would be likely
TO be there, but these efforts in the de-
tective line were fruitless. The doctor
proceeded:
clusion that no Mrs. Baddiu existed. Then
said 70 myself: The whole responsibility Tor
this awful lie rests upon Miss Oyerman- II
Mrs. Davidson has no ground for approaching
me through other than her own person, that
responsibility is with Miss Orerman," and
said, 81 don't believe that could be possible"
Davidson had said was true OF Miss Oyermsn
being in the plot, 1 didn't approach her tor
lear OF raising scene.
The witness went abruptly from this
subject to the following declaration:
We know the names of three Mrs. Bsddins
that have been approached with distinct temp
tations 10 buy their souls TO perjury against
me.
Then the witness went on to say that on
December 49, he made up his N ind to see
Miss Oyernan, whom Mrs. Davidson had
skilifully kept apart from himself and his
wife by falsehoods. He went TO the steno-
graphic school and caught a glimpse OF
Miss Oyerman through the glass doors. Not
desiring to wait there an hour for school
to close, he went on car and made call
on a parisihoner, returning at about 4:10
o'clock, when he saw Miss Overman coming
down from the elevator on Sumner street
with several other young women. When
she left them, and he met her on kearny
street. the following occurred:
said to her, Miss oveIman. lwans TO see
you on q matter OF interest" She resented me
when / approached her. She was indignant,
and wanted 10 know why I had approached
her on the street. said, 81 hope you viii De
OF great interest," While We were crossing
Kearny street / said, "Do you know Mrs.
BsddinT' She said. .'I never heard OF such
woman until now ! said, sis il possible -hs
you are unaware that have paid Mrs David
son $500, in your name partly and partly in
the name OF 8 woman named Ms BaddilF
She literally screamed. and was fearful that
she would attract attention. II was sprinkling
81 the time, and put up my umbrells 10 hide
our faces. She protested her utter ignorance
of what had transpired. She said: 81 must tslk
with you minute more. Perhaps il viii be
best 20 step into the study" / unlocked the
door, and We were there possibly five minutes
and possibly longer. She said: ssIou and
mnsisee Ms. Davidson tonight On, how
have been deceived N that w0nel!
At o'clock in the evening they came, and
we went upstairs and l locked the door or &c
count OF tramps-
When bv Miss Oyerman's request Dr..
Brown told Mrs. Davidson what he had
told her about the $500, Miss Oyerman
sprang TO her feet and said TO Mrs. David
son: You are an infamous woman. DID
ven ever say anything like that about
me? You have lied 10 this man. Where
is that Mrs Bsddin? demand of you to
take Us 10 that woman. You yourself
have robbed this man of this money, and
you have got il this minute seWed up IN
your skirt
DR.. Brown continued:
twas 10 o'clock or s little after when we
got through, snd when we came downstairs
Miss Oyerman whispered 10 ne, II shsu leave
her house tonight" / said, 81 don. think IL
wise 70 remain win herr
The next morning the doctor received q
telephone message from Matte announc-
ing that she had left Mrs. Davidsons
house. He thereupon told Mrs. Brown of
what had taken place the night before,
and on the next morning be aud Mrs.
Brown went 10 see Miss 0verman. Mrs.
Brown on that occasion invited Miss Over
man TO her house.
We foressw that If there should be sn arrest
and the consequent exposure OF the plot sgsinS.
me Miss Oyermsn would be besieged with yis-
itors, and thst in face of the publicity no
lodging-house keeper would wan. 20 have her
in his house
The doctor explained that he had not
stopped Mrs. Davidson from teaching the
Bible class because it would have preeipi-
tated matters too suddenly. He had de-
termined 10 put the whole matter II the
hands of the police. and did so, By advice
of Deacon Dexter and Mr.. Morse.
Here an adjournment WAS had until
1850 o'clock next Tuesday morning.
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