The San Francisco call., 1896-03-13

Dr. Brown on that occasion what he had
against her daughter, he replied by asking
what she would have thought had she
seen him and Miss Overman coming from
the trapdoor of the organ. He then re-
peated the organ incident. DR.. Brown
added in that interview, referring to the
witness, "If she stabs me again shall not
her action would defeat his case in the
courts.
The witness asked in her statement why
had not DR.. Brown brought the matter up
eighteen months before. and why he
should have broached the matter just after
she had voted against him?
One of the members of the council an
nounced that the witness was his niece,
and for that reason he would request that
he be excused from voting or taxing any
other active part in the matter.
His request was granted.
In answer to questions by DR.. Tenney,
the witness explained that she brought
the charges because she wished to defend
her good name. She had been urged to
take this course by her family, and she
desired to lay the affair before the council
as matter of duty.
ibid | say to you, i have you in my
power p" asked DR.. Brown in the cross
examination.
"YeS."
"You are very sure of thatf''
"Yes. | am sure of il"
Ibid not say that would like you to
be as charitable in your Judgment of my
conduct as l have been toward you for q
year and half"
that. have that in my statement"
Ibid ask you for your vote9"
s'No, sir"
"How did threaten you?'.
you said that you would give it to the
newspapers if l stabbed you again"
Ibid not say" resumed DR.. Brown, '' if
this matter should get into the newspapers
would it not make a scandal?'"
"You said that" replied the witness,
"and you said that you would give 1T to
the press"
"Was not this what said, That even as
innocent an act as yours il given to the
newspapers would be liable to misnter-
pretatlon and scandal?' You admit that
said that | had no suspicion of any
wrongdoing in the organ?"
"Y ou said that you didn't think there
was any cause for suspicion, but you did
not say that there was not" replied the
witness.
The mother of the young woman also
presented statement, under oath, cor
roborating her daughters testimony as to
the conversation had in DR.. Browns
house.
DR.. Brown asked the privilege of giving
his version of the case. In a matter Of
fact way he told of the organ episode and
his later reason for requesting the young
lady to withhold judgment in his own case.
The pastor declared with much earnest
ness that he had not meant to threaten the
accusing witness, but merely to remind
her that she was under great obligation to
him for withholding from the public pos
sible unpleasant event in her life.
DR.. Brown acknowledged the unim-
peachable character of the young lady,
and failed to see why she should have
seen proper to misinterpret his remark.
The witness took occasion to refer to
the affidavit of Mrs. Lena Blanchard. He
said that no intimidation had been used
in this case. but that she told. s.her If she
failed to sign what he had sworn to the
previous evening he would consult the
Chief of Police. Mrs. Blanchard then
signed the document.
at the conclusion of DR.. Browns state
ment DR.. Freeland moved that Attorney
Nagle be not heard by the council again.
+. C. Williams promptly seconded the
motion, but before it could be placed be-
fore the house Dr. Tenney made an amend
ment to the effect that Mr.. Nagle be re-
quired to apologize.
This precipitated numerous motions,
ending finally in Mr.. Nagle's being ex-
cluded from the deliberations of the coun-
Gil as DR.. Browns attorney, and, further,
that the case of the prosecution and de-
fense be declared closed.
DR.. Brown was instructed to be present
to-day at II o'clock, prepared to make his
argument, after which the council will go
into executive session.
The council adjourned to meet at 1890
o'clock to-day.