The herald., 1896-08-22
DR.. BROWN IS DISCOVERED
An Interview Regarding Miss
Overman's Confession
The STORY IS DENOUNCED
As Simply a Repeated Attempt at
Blackmall
He Believes That the Public VIII Be Quick
to Percsive tho vindictive Ia.
justics Done Him
Associated Press Special Wire.

ASSOClitttu ttGSS oPCSiai sNhS'
CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-Rev. o. c. Brown,
formerly of San Francisco and whose
troubles are familiar to all newspaper
readers, has made a statement in reply
to the last confession of Miss Overnan
in which she says that the charge that
she originally made against DR.. Brown
and which she subsequently said was
false, are in reality founded on fact DR..
Brown denounces the entire story as one
of blackmail and says the fact that Miss
Overman now admits that she had tes-
tilted falsely should prove her unworthy
of the slightest credence. He says:
"The public should remember that
Miss Overman wrote offering to have
Mrs Tunnel make an affidavit in my
favor if / would pay a large sum for it;
but that my enemies were ready to pay
we'll for the story against me and that
they should sell such story unless
would pay their price. This is just what
they have done. OF course those who
have been willing to pay $500 or $1,000 for
such a story were shrewd enough to see
that its value would be increased by
being recited to the conference. ! do not
accuse members of the conference of
making such bargain. Whoever paid
the money, however told Miss Overman
that she must get her story before that
body. But why should the conference
listen to Miss Overman? They affirmed
again and again that her testimony in
my favor was wothless because she was
a discredited woman. Is she less dis
credited now that she affirms that she is
q c1o ho-
fore she is thrice discredited now.
During the council women were per-
mitted to offer false evidence against me
under conditions of their own choosing.
They were permitted to have or exclude
press and audience at WILL while my
witnesses and / were held to the iron
rule of a modera tor who had a personal
score to settle against me. What? A
confession from Miss Overman-she who
has given a different confession under
oath? Who offered to sell her first story
against me to a San Francisco paper;
who then came with tears to me and my
family, saying: Can you ever forgive
me for the awful wrong l have done
you" Who, after the council wrote to
me that L must pay her price or she
NOuld oCll q SlOIy " lily ene1IlleS. "A
fession? She now turns to Mrs. Tunnel
son will pay attention to such con-
fession- She now turns to Mrs. Tunnel
as her best friend; but at one time dur
ing the council, knowing Mrs. Tunnel
better than I, she feared that Mrs Tun-
nell would sell a story against her. She
then denounced her to US and threat
ened her. 1t would not surprise me
if this strange young woman should yet
turn with tears and again ask US to for
give her for the awful wrong she had
inflicted upon US.
LAS to the Bay conference, I have
tested the unfairness of it's ruling pow.
ers. have no reason to expect that they
who trampled upon both their own con-
stitution and my rights would now be
either fair or just. I shall pay no at
tention to any communication from that
conference, but wait for fairer tri-
bunal, assured that the public will be
quick to perceive the vindictive and ma
licious spirit that pursues me with this
unprecedented action"