The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04

ready went to the door to go out and
opened it. [ was standing face to face
with Mrs. Tunnel. invited her in, and
we three had lunch Mrs. Ashby invited
US all to her place for dinner. We went
downtown and l went to the Mission.
MIS- Iunnell told US she was going to
leave the next morning for Tacoma. We
met IN the evening at Mrs. Ashby's and
had dinner together. Mrs. Tunnel stayed
that night with Mrs. Smith of Hyde
street. She is a schoolteacher, and was
IN town to-day attending the Teachers
Association. Mrs. Tunnel did not have
anything to say regarding her trip or its
purpose.
Mrs. Ashby told me Dr. Brown was to
pay all of Mrs, Tunnels expenses while
she was gone and $40 extra. The papers
the next day said Mrs. Tunnel had gone
to Central America Mrs Ashby told me
Dr.. Brown had it published in that way.
Mrs: Ashby went north herself about two
weeks later.
Mrs. Ashby told me that Mrs. David
son was most faithful woman, and a
friend in whom DR.. Brown confided most
implicitly. | asked her one day if Mrs.
Davidson could be trusted. oh, yes, she
said, she is an honorable woman and a
good Christian | never saw Mrs. David
son but three times that l now recall, and
what l say is only to do Justice.
81 met Mrs. Tunnel often after she re-
turned from Tacoma. One day in May
last | met her and she said Matte had re-
turned TO the City and was attending
Heald's Business College. l met her again
in November. She preached the subject
of Matte by saying the girls health was
Mrs. Tunnel replied, We'll, l am afraid
she is having trouble In roundabout
way she said the girl was greatly dissatis-
fled and had some fear for her reason.
Is DR.. Brown trying to discard Mat
tie? l asked.
" Yes, fear he is was the reply.
" Womanlike, l could not refrain from
ing@ asked. Has she lost her Christian
experienceP
d Yes; fear she has, was the reply.
All she seems to think of lately is to have
a new bonnet every month"
Where does she get the money to use
so freely?'
"'Oh, she draws $35 each month. You
know Dr. Brown has been called East to a
big church at big salary. Matte says he
intends to leave her here, after having
ruined her spiritually and bodily-leave
her TO work out a miserable existence.
Wouldn't he be a fine one to discard me
and go into large congregation to preach
purity?' were the words she used.
Mrs. Tunnel went on to state that she
feared Matte would go insane or commit
suicide. She left school, but was per-
suaded to return, but il would not last
long, as she was getting desperate. l asked
what she proposed to do, and Mrs. Tunnel
said she was considering several plans
One was to lay the whole matter before
the trustees of the church.
Another plan was to make it public
through the papers if they would pay her
price for it. l asked Mrs. Tunnel why she
did not do it. She replied, When Matte
is away from DR.. Brown she is ready to do
anything, but when he is about she is as
docile as q lamb. 1 believe he has her
hypnotized, as he has such an influence
over her. This brings us down to the
time when the matter was made public.
81 have thought of this Mrs. Baddin re-
ferred to, and am not certain regarding
her. l have theory that might explain
the matter. | can only give it as a theory.
If Mrs. Tunnel and Matte or any other
two or more had combined to do DR..
Brown for his money it would have been
very easy for one of them to disguise her.
self and been presented as the Mrs. Bad
din. For all | know, however, she may
have been an actual person, who is yet to
be brought forward by some bright re-
porter. As l recall these facts now, the
foregoing is my testimony as it will be
when 1 go on the stand ii L nave mis-
represented single detail, God knows it
is unintentiOna1.