The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-03

These facts VIII become matter Or rec
ORD il the police court. Mrs. Davidson has
sungenaed Lloyd Tevis. Mrs NJ A Stock
ton, Mrs. julia Gillte. E :. sinpSon. Nina
LYMAN. II c. White and J. Rsshop as
witnesses for the defense. Lloyd Tevis
says We VII tell his story N court. and rot
before He admits having taken some in
terest IN Mrs. stockton. gcing even so far
As to attempt TO secure her employment
What prompted that interest he will not
say until he : asked on the witness stand
Thomas J. Bass. the president q Bass
Huefer < Co. Is more frank He saws Mrs
Fannie Stockton did make an effort 10
blackmail hin, attempting 20 use Attorney
George Gear for that purpose She claimed
that Bass had DETAINED her character. and
she wanted damages. Gear Vas not in that
business. however. and saved Bass. as he
has already explained in his affidavit. The
united efforts Of the TWO men were sue
cessfui against the scherning Of Mrs Stock
ton Bass memory fails aim in an effort
10 tell how or when he met Mrs. Stockton
The father OF Attorney Gear also sheds
soma Eight on this episode.
DR. Brown Is in daily conference with
his attorney. the detectives and his friends.
Offers Of aid are coming from all sides.
and the opinion IS expressed that he VIII
come out Of the fray with his honor IN
smirched.
Many interesting letters were written 70
Mrs. NJ A Davidson by Mss Matte Over
man while the latter was in Tacoma. The
letters are filled with expressions OF the
highest regard for Mrs. Davidson, and are
also permeated with an intense spirit of
religion. Many references are made 10 ar.
g o Brown and 70 the First CongreSa-
tional church she says that she apprecia tes
fully the beneficial influence which Mrs.
Davidson has upon her. and IN more than
one of the letters regrets exceedingly that
she Is separated from her reverend friend.
Taking into consideration the statements
made BY DR. Brown OF the high intellect
uality OF Miss Oyerman, her wide reading.
general intelligence and superior mental
attainments and excellent education. the
style of the letters is hardly what one
might expect from so highly cultured a
woman. They are filed with incorrect
spelling and improper grammatical con-
struct!on.
There is no longer any doubt as TO the
identity of Matte Oyerman with the Mat
tie Overman who lived in Seattle. Her
own admissions settle that; but her expla-
nations OF her occupat ton are not borne
out BY the testimony OF those who knew
her. She was a professional manicure,
and her business was chiefly confined TO
houses south OF Yesler way and within
a small radius. Her sister, Mrs. Dubois.
was a dressmaker within the same limited
circle; and those who knew her remember
that she expressed the opinion that I'M
scrupulous women could make "a big
stake" by frightening men into paying
hush money.
Ex-5udge Cam relates an instance
wherein Matte Overman, after being paid
81 for a dress made Tor one OF his clients.
endeavored through a Tacoma lawyer to
obtain Sl00 more by threatening to make
known some supposed disagreeable facts
with which she had become acquainted
while pursuing her avocations in MS eli
ents house He answered that there had
been enough blackmailing by the Overman
woman. and no more was heard OF 1t.
she succeeded in making women who
are not too confiding In woman's virtue
believe that she was "a good girl, as
one Of them expressed it. Il always
thought she was rather green and she
looked awkward when she came among
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