The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22

further than accept DR.. Browns statement re-
garding the finding of the council, which
did in good faith, and sent the same out to
such of our papers as had not already gone to
press. Marked copies of the Grand Rapids
(Mich.) Herald, the Cleveland tOhio) Recorder,
Decatur Qll.) Herald Dispatch, Ogden tUtah)
Standard, Omaha World Record, Council Bluffs
Nonpareil, Des Moines Leader and a number of
other journals containing the dispatch dictated
by DR.. Brown have been mailed me, and are
at the disposal of those interested.
When my attention was called to the dis
crepancy between the dispatch and the true
finding of the council / added the verbatim
copy of the verdict to the story dictated to me
by DR.. Brown, making no comment whatever.
GEORGE B. FRASER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 21st
day of March, 1896. G. C. GRoEzINGER.
Justice of the Peace of the City and County OF
San Francisco, State of California.
Frank L. Perkins, employed in THE CALL
editorial rooms as stenographer, makes a
statement corroborating Mr.. Fraser in
every detail. He says:
1 am not personally acquainted with Dr..
Brown, but know him very we'll by. sight,
having attended one of his sermons at the
First Congregational Church shortly before the
council began its labors, and having taken a
stenographic report of the proceedings OF the
council at an evening session in February, Dr..
Brown being present.
Immediately after the arrival of Dr.. Brown
at the editorial rooms had occasion to pass
through the telegra ph-room and was surprised
to see DR.. Brown standing at Mr.. Fraser's desk
in company with two other gentlemen. His
rather excited appearance and the emphatic
manner of his speech attracted my attention,
and halted, thinking that he had taken the
telegraphic editor to task for something that
had been sent East concerning his connection
with some of the women who figure In the
investigation of the council. But sentence
from his lips dispelled this illusion. In voice
that trembled with emotion he stated: alt is
a complete vindication; have been acquitted
on every charge"
1 stepped forward and glanced over the
shoulder of DR.. Brown at roll of manu- script
that the gentleman who stood next to Dr.
Brown was handling. / have since learned
that this gentleman was Mr.. Nagle. AS he
rapidly interchanged the sheets he and Dr.
Brown kept up running fire OF words with
Fraser, who nodded assent as they spoke.
paid no particular attention to the words OF
Mr.. Nagle because did not know him, and re-
garded the doctor as the principal figure.
AS the doctor and Mr.. Nagle read they would
mGhc IcudTkS upon tuc cAtIdCtS quOtCd. AS
you will see." said the doctor at the end of q
quotation, .'this completely vindicates me of
all guilt in the matter"
When he read what the council had to say
about his infrmitles Of temper, he added: 81
know that / am the possessor Of very nasty
temper and am very sorry for it," or words
similar to these.
Just at this juncture Mr.. Drury came in and
had short talk with the reverend gentleman.
heard none of this, for 1t was in the nature of
a private conversation, and 1 moved out of
hearing.
AS soon as Mr.. Drury left the room DR.. Brown
stood a moment irresolute. l addressed him
and said: "Well, you feel as if burden were
off your mind now, do you not. doctor?''
His answer was: eyes, / do. No man ever
won fight with the odds SO against him as
have" l then offered my congratulations and
we had short talk over the way the news
papers had treated him. He thought they had
bounded him, and I agreed that several of
them had been pretty harsh with him, but
thought THE CALL had been fair in its attitude
toward him. Before he had time to answer
Mr.. Fraser asked him If he did not want to
make an individual statement and he said: !:
"Tell the American public that have been
completely acquitted on every charge and that
/ am perfectly satisfied with the verdict"
These are very nearly his own words.
While was present Mr.. Nagle did not read
the com plete findings of the council, nor did
DR.. Brown. They read only certain para
graphs which they seemed to have in mind be-
fore they read them.
1t makes no personal difference to me
whether the doctor is guilty or not. AS mat
ter of fact, however, 1 have always believed he
was the victim of a conspiracy, and this was
why congratulated him when 1 thought that
hal l,o6 honv, yir,d{ tod Whan iv,t tto
papers the next day that the council had virtu-
ally condemned him was as surprised as Mr..
Fraser when he found out that he had sent
statements to the Eastern papers that had no
foundation in truth.
DR.. Brown, when asked last night if he
had anything further to say concerning
the false telegram, replied he had not.
The reverend gentleman took occasion to
deny, with some bitterness, the author
ship of the Mayer letter. Referring to
Miss Oyerman's flight he said:
"When I returned home that afternoon
1 found note from Miss Overman, saying
she thought it best TO go away. I did not
advise her to 60, but as she is her own
mistress there Is no reason why her leaving
should excite comment.
s'Miss Overman wrote me short note on
the train. Later heard from her at Tia
Juana. Mexico"
''Is that the last time you have heard
from herr" was asked.
"Well, / would not care to say" an
swered the doctor cautiously. 'I don't
care to discuss that point
DIR. Brown attempted to throw the
blame of the false dispatch on Nagle and
that gentleman's eagerness to shoulder it
all has placed both in very unenviable
light In the face of the affidavits of
Fraser and Perkins, which can be sup
ported by three other parties equally as
respon sible, Browns denial of response
bility will hardly be believed or accepted
as the truth.
The following is the programme for to-
day as arranged by Dr. Brown:
ORDER OF SERVICE.
Morning, IL o'clock-Organ prelude; introis,
so Come, Let Us Sing Unto the Lord''
(Thomas); invocation; responsive reading
doxology, Praise God From Whom All Bless
ings Flow; Scripture lesson; anthem, .'Te
Deum Laudamus" (Buck in B minor; pastoral
prayer; announcements; offertory, "Chris-
tian, the Morn Breaks Sweetlv Ger Thee''