The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-28
Reverend Brown Makes An I'm.
FASHIONED Address.
WHACKS THE MODERATOR.
CHARGES HIM WITH DELIBERATE
UNFAIRNESS.
Council, However, Declines to Lis
ten to Him, and Says the MOder-
ator is All That God Intended He
should Be-A Pretty Mess for
Christians to BE Mixed Up In.

FRANCESCA,
DR.. C. O. Brown became the accuser
of his judges last night. In an i'm
passioned address l1e charged the mod
orator, the Rev. D. ]. K. Mclean, with
deliberate unfairness. He accused the
council Of having become prejudiced
against him and Of having admitted
testimony which had no proper place
before the court The scene which
followed this attack was one of the
greatest excitement. Partlsans of the
accused pastor, applauded his words,
and hundreds opposed to him stamp
ed their approval of the action taken
by the council.
In the midst of the hubbub, r. G..
MCMILLAN, whose name has been dis
agreeably connected by DR.. Brown
with that of Mrs. Stockton, jumped to
the platform and in threatening words
and actions denounced the pastor. The
excited visitor was induced to retire,
and when quiet was restored Dr.
Brown was ordered to make specific
charges. He did so, and the council
mot only declined to investigate them,
but adopted a unanimous vote of con-
f1dence in the moderator. Whila the
excitement was at its height Mrs.
Brown attempted to persuade her jhus-
band to cease his attack, Aut he turn
ed quickly and replied: II might as
we'll make it now, for I am gone any
way" The excitement of the evening
came as climax to the sensational
testimony given at the trial of Rev.
DR.. Brown by Mrs. Thurston, whose
testimony is corroborative of many
of the alleged facts in the Overman
interview. Most of the information
which Mrs. Thurston gave to the coun-
Gil she had received from Matte Over
man and Mrs. Tunnel. It involved
nearly all of the leading points adj
vanced by Mrs. Mary A. Davidson.
The Rev. DR.. Brown precipitated the
scene by asking as his first question in
discrimination if Mrs. Ehurston
had ever had reason to be Jealous of
her husband. The Woman's face flush
ed in anger and the moderator de-
clared that the question was unfair.
This began the quarrel.
Mrs. NJ. A. Davidson, acting under
the advice OF her attorney, declined to
appear as q witness. Her testimony,
| which had been given in the police
court, was read.
Mrs. Eaton also declined to appear
in person. and her deposition of i'm
portant facts was presented to the
| council.
Rev. DR.. Ollie, pastor Of the Central
Methodist church, was a witness for
Rev. C. 0. Brown. The accused min
lister tried to show by DR.. Ollie that
the character of Mrs. Thurston, who
testified against him last night. was
bad, and that She was unworthy of
credence.
Mrs. Gordon was called to the stand
I to try to explain the mysterious DIS
appearance of Mrs. Tunnel, but moth
ing important was developed Harriet
Cooper, the daughter of Sarah B.
! Cooper, assistant pastor, who had
charged DR.. Brown with conspiracy in
spiriting Mrs. Tunnel away so as not
TO testify against him, was called on
for her proofs, but she was not ready
with them. The judge advocate then
! announced that his testimony for the
prosecution was all in, and he called
upon any volunteer witnesses to tes-
| tify. The moderator objected that due
diligence had not been exercised in
developing the case against DR.. Brown
and said that many points named at
the beginning of the trial had not
been since referred to. Witnesses
should be sought on these points or
else the churches would declare that
the council had not fully and impair
TALLY investigated the charges against
DIR. Brown
Miss Matte Overman with whom DR..
Brown is said to have been unduIy init
mate, was placed on the witness stand at
the evening session.
Miss Overman created a sensation by
admitting that she had entered into a
plot with Mrs. Davidson to blackmail
DR.. Brown. She said she was induced
to take the step by Mrs. Davidson, who
told her the money she could obtain in
that way would enable her to finish the
studies in which she was engaged. Miss
Overman said the letters written by her
self to Mrs. Davidson In which state
ments rejecting on the moral character
of Dr.. Brown were made, were contrtved
to carry out the plot.