The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-22
C. 0. BROWN REPLIES
The Notorious Preacher Amazed at
Mss OVsrman's Display Of Nerve.
HE SAYS SHE IS NO GOOD
That Her Word Is Worthless, and
hat the Conference should
Not Listen to Her = De-
nounced as Blackm all.

Chicago. Aug. H.-c. o. Brown. for
merly OF San Francisco and whose
troubles are familiar to all newspaper
readers, has made a statement In re-
ply to the last confession Of Miss Over
man. In which she says that the charge
which she originally made against DIR.
Brown and which she subsequently
said was false. are In reality founded
on fact DR.. Brown denounces the en-
tire story as one Of blackmail and says
the fact that Miss Overman now ad-
mits that she testified falsely should
prove her unworthy OF the slightest
evidence
He says: The public should remem-
ber that Miss Overman wrote. Offering
TO have Mrs. Tunnel make an affidavft
In my favor it would pay large sum
for IL: but that my enemies were ready
to pay well for a story against ME and
that they should sell such q story un-
less I would pay their price. This ID
just what they have done. OF course
those who have been willing TO pay
$500 or 81 900 for such a story were
shrewd enough to see that its value
would be increased by being recited to
COIlItttIltf. uO hol attt1t ht@ts4-
bers of the conference Of making such
a 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 worthless because she was q
discredited woman. Is she less dis
credited now that she affirms that she
Is a perjurer? IL she was discredited
before she Is thrice d1scredited 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 the press and audience at
will, while my witnesses and I
were held to the iron rule OF
q moderator who had a person
al score to settle against me.
What? A confession from Miss Over
man-she who has given q different
confession under oath: who offered 10
sell her first story against me TO q
San Franciyc paper: who then came
with tears to me and my family. say
Ing Can you ever forgive me for the
awful wrong I have done your VINO.
after the council wrote 10 me that
must pay her price or she would sell
q story TO my enemies? A confession
from her? What sensible person will
pay attention to such o confession?
She now turns to Mrs. Tmnell - her
best friend; but at one time during
the council. knowing Mrs. Tunnell
better than I. she feared that MrA
Tunnel would sell a story against
her She then denounced her to u
and ehreatened her. II would not sur
prise me II this strange young woman
should yet turn with tears and again
ask US to forgive her for the awful
wrong she has Indicted upon us.
"As to the Bay conference. I have
tested tire unfalrness OF Its ruling
powers. I have no reason to expect
that they who trampled upon both
their own constitution and my rights
would now be either fair or Just.
shall pay no attention 60 any COM
muntcation from that conference: but
wait for fairer tribunal. assured
that the public will be quick to per-
ceive the vindictive and malicious
spirit that pursues me with this un-
precedentcd action"