The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-06
MR.. GALLAGHER TALKS.
Is Inclined to Think Mrs. David
son the Victim of a
Scheme.

Gallagher-Dr. Brown
Lloyd object. Incompetent, irrelevant
and immateriaI.
His Honor-Objection sustained.
Say" said Attorney Gallagher yester-
day. sit strikes me that something like
the above will grace the records of the
preliminary hearing of the Brown-David-
son case when it is fully finished. OF
course there may be something more than
this, but if Judge Campbell k cps up his
present lick the future successful hearing
OF nay clients cause will not be ieopardzed
the least by the records of the Police
Court
at is apparent to any one that the
prosecution is fully agreed on one thing
and that is that Mrs Davidson must be
held to answer at all hazards. There is
evidently combination or clique to down
this poor woman, that being the only way
in which Pastor Brown can hope to hold
up his head even a little bit.
considering the matter as a whole it is
one of the most remarkable cases of preju-
dice | ever came across. Mind, l do not
charge that there is an actual conspiracy
to down Mrs. Davidson, but do say there
are many things which are as remarkable
as the position assumed by His Honor
Jude Campbell relative to the admission
of certain testimony. 1t looks to me very
much as if Captain Lees had adopted an
easy means of getting back at both Brown
and Campbell.
cit viii be RENE m bered that some time
ago DR.. Brown made vigorous attack on
the police department, as did also Judge
Campbell, though the latter followed diff
ferent line altogether. The criticism of
Judge Campbell by the Grand Jury is not
to be lost sight of, neither is the attack of
Pastor Brown on his Honor. The Police
Court Judge was given an opportunity to
defend himself from the same pulpit
whence he was denounced, hence it fol-
lows that certain amount OF gratitude
must exist in certain quarters. Of course
all this as | said before, is purely matter
of conjecture, but it all dovetails.with re-
markable accuracy.
II have been criticized for propounding
certain questions to DR.. Brown while the
latter was on the witness-stand / fully
understand that to prove DR.. Brown
guilty of immoral conduct would not en-
nance the chances for acquittal so far as
my client is concerned. But it is only by
the Introduction OF such evidence as this
that can prove the intent of my client.
1t is preposterous TO say that the prosecu-
t1On can carry lCS case 10 certain point
and then say to the defense, Y on can go
no further
'The case is parallel with that of man
robbed. He must show intimidation as
factor else the charge falls to the ground.
The defense in a case of this kind certainly
would not be denied the right to show that
no intimidation had been used. | can
show that my client acted the part of
friend-that she was merely go-between,
and consequently it is necessary to intro
duce such evidence in order to establish
the good intent.
"a peculiar feature of the case and one
that has interested me good deal. though
1t proves nothing so far as Mrs. Davidson
is concerned, is that DR.. Brown has never
denied the charge made by my client.
consider that the strongest evidence of his
guilt He waited over three weeks before
beginninE an investigation, and then when
he did make the char of extortion it was
not backed up with denial.
1T is quite possible that he did not
think such course necessary in view of
the fact that Miss Overman was securely