The San Francisco call., 1896-03-12

meetings, too and Mrs Davidson.
Mrs. Tunnel had called upon her, and
when she complained of hard times Mrs.
Tunnel had told her to trust in God. She
she said she would give them TO the wit
ness, but the witness never got them. She
said then that when Mrs. Tunnel left she
did not see her again, and when Mrs. Tun-
nell came again she said she had been in
Tacoma. The witness asked how Mrs.
Tunnel had found the money, and Mrs.
Tunnel told her the fare had been paid
by DR.. Brown, and he had given her $40
spending money besides.
Mrs. Tunneli told her at the time that
she had seen Miss Oyerman in Tacoma,
and that Miss Oyerman was in "scrape"
and that she was in love. The witness
asked what the scrape was. and Mrs. Tun-
nell would not tell her; all she could say
was, Didn't l tell YOU that Mrs. Brown
was Jealous of DIR. Brown?i
Then Mrs. Tunnel told her how she had
put $lOO IN company and she cleared
500 IN cash and said she had 500 more in
the bank. She would not tell where she
got the money, When she left she APP
peared TO be going in the wrong direction.
She said IN explanation that she was going
to see Mrs. Davidson that Mrs. Davidson
was friend of hers. Mrs. Tunnel said
she was coming back to see the witness,
and that she would bring some letters with
her, but when she did come the witness
would not let her in.
Then Mr.. Tenney questioned the witness
as to what Mrs. Tunnel had told her of
Miss Overman. The witness said again
that Mrs. Tunnel had told her Matte
OVerman was in Scrape and that she was
IN love With some one, but the 'tsome
ones" name was not mentioned to her.
Mr.. Nagle objected strenuously to the
line OF cross-examination, but his objec-
tlons were overruled.
When Mrs. Tunnel left for Tacoma, the
witness continued under Mr.. Tenney's
cross-examlnation. she was so poor and
shabby that the witness was seriously
thinking of asking the mission she be-
longed to to help the woman, but when
Mrs. Tunnel returned from Tacoma she
was very well dressed and had plenty of
money.
More questions were asked as to the
money which Mrs. Tunnel had, but all of
these the witness answered satisfactorily.
Mrs. Tunnel had never told her where she
had obtained the money.
The witness proceeded to tell how Mat
tie Overman took Mrs. Tunnell's letters
and clothes, and what she left the witness
took and packed them in d satchel. Mrs.
Tunnel told the witness that Matte was
going to college, and that DIR. Brown was
paying Mattie's expenses in the college.
Mrs. Tunnel, Miss Overman and Mrs.
Davidson slept at Mrs. Davidsons on the
night before Christmas eve-the evening
of the day on which Mrs. Tunnel said
that she had 500 in the bank. Mrs.
Tunnel sent for her to come to Mrs
Davidson's that night, because Mrs. Tun-
nell, as she said, and Matte were in
heap of trouble.
The witness reiterated that Mrs. Tun-
nell offered her house and an acre of
| land and horse and cart at Gait, because
she wanted the witness to live with her
and Mrs. Smith there. Before she went
away she told Mrs. Barton that besides
the S100 in bank she had about as much
| in her coat. She did not tell the witness
that she got the money from DR.. Brown,
but that she got it from the same source
as that whence she received the So pieces.
On cross-examnatlon by Mr.. Parkinson
the witness stated that Mrs. Tunnel told
her that she (Mrs. TunnelD had gone to
the Overman home in Tacoma for the pur-
pose of taking care of Matte Overman,
who "had got into scrape."
'Was 1t such scrape as a woman would
| be likely to get into who had fallen in love
with MANI" asked Mr.. Parkinson.
Mr.. Williams asked whether Mrs. Tun-
nell and the witness were not believers in
the second coming of Christ, and whether
it was not because of that belief that Mrs
Tunnel wanted to make her present of
the house and Let in Gait.
The witness replied that such was the
fact; that they believed that the second
coming of Christ wouid5take place IN three
years.
Mr.. Nagle on the cross-examination drew
ont of the witness the fact that Miss Over
man went back to Tacoma twice-once in
July, 1894, and the next time in the fall.
81 think it was in the summer time,'
added the witness. But | can hardly tell
the difference between winter and summer
in California-they are so very much
alike.
The witness said that she became ac-
quainted with Mrs. Cooper four or five
days ago, and was introduced to Mrs.
Cooper by man whose name she rather
tartly refused TO divulge.
Much merriment was caused by the an
swers OF the witness. She said that she
saw DR.. Brown in DR.. Aliens church on
one occasion.
when was that?" asked Mr.. Nagle.
"When he was there" was the very posi-
tive reply.
When asked as to what part of the
church DR.. Brown was in when she saw
him she said that she could not tell be-
cause the seats were not mum bered. Then,
when the question was put as to whether
there were any services in DR.. Aliens
church last October she replied no-"a
preacher did run away with the money"
On tue Sunday before Christmas eve
'.uc SuUudy DelOTe she skipped out OF
town." Mrs. Tunnell knocked at her
door, but the witness refused to admit
her. because if she should admit Mrs. Tun-
nell her husband would tear up or burn
the letters which Mrs. Tunnel wanted to
leave with her.
How do you know that?" asked Mr.
Nagle.
Because" replied the witness with
smile, my husband burns up my letters
and | did not want him to destroy any
body elses property"
In the course of the examination by Mr.
Nagle Mrs. Barton said that she had gone
to DR.. Browns house on Monday or Tues
day night OH which Mrs. Tunnel was in
DR.. Browns house. She did not go into
the house, but waited outside for the pur-
pose of seeing Mrs. Tunnel, who was
wanted at council of the Christian Co
operative Society. A boy went in
through the door and she thought she saw
Mrs. TunnelI inside. She could not swear
positively that it was Mrs. Tunnell, be-
cause the witness did not have her glasses
on size being very near-sighted.
The witness followed this up with the
statement that the Cooperative Society
sent several people TO DR.. Browns house
to inquire for Mrs. Tunnel, but they got
no satisfaction. Mrs. Tunnell was an Off