The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-11
TEN MORE LETTERS
That Matte Oyerman Wrote to
Mrs. Tunnell Produced.
saowss ATTORNEY AsTouNDeD
~ Clergyman said 10 Be Very Ill
a,- Brown Bitter Against Mrs.
sarah h. Cooper.

rrsneizco. March fs.-Fev. Dr. e o.
- Vas too III 70 APPEAR before the
1-s~-sxstlenas council TINS morning. and
s..grpey announced that he was In a
- condition He appears 10 De- suffer
- s,ovr slight attack OF pneumonia
- 80 bronchial tubes are badly affected
gssgit Of fhe great mental strain 70
$50 he has teen subjected during the
- ssx months THE attorney said ne
s~,sss-s II Brown would ever entirely re-
- The council proceeded without
$3.50. and a very lively session was the
xsssit
.s.,rn. had testified that DR. Brown had
.saAs ugon Mrs Davidson 10 address
s-.xsr grseslna. Miss Ogernsan was called
y. ero.s sex animation The prosecution
tas prSgared a surprise In the shape Of n
-errser Of letters. which the sJdge-advo-
-. read and asked Miss Cyerfnan 10 tden-
~ Attorney Magic, who is representing
~ Brown's interests. objected strenuous
= n the reading of the letters. bnt the
,nsssrxtor decided that they should 10
80 Magic then said that II the fnvesti-
x.,lon vas to b. conducted In such a man
-. he sag no use for him TO remain. lie
~ act leage. however. but continued 10
sxkf every point. There were ten letters
= All rad ~ the tufge-ad yocate. and al
.ka.yh II vas not stated where they were
af.afped n Is supposed they were fur
.lsb4A hy sIrR Davidson. Miss Overman
ssenfiaea all the letters as having been
tyshahly written by her. One letter. dated
yaly ], $50 she said had been rewritten in
fss Same manner az the letters to Mrs.
runrsn. The council adjourned at noon.
10 raeef again IN the afternoon.
Af,sr the adjournment Magic and Miss
6ysrraan tried 10 persuade the moderator
70 listen 70 their objections as 70 the man
r<r Of conducting the investigation, bat
ise moderator ruling had been made and
eauid not b. changed.
Al the afternoon session Mrs. Brown.
s4se Of the accused minister. took the
ssAnd ~ her husbands defense. She sale
they had been married thirty years. and
haa always lIgeA happily together She
fia of nesting Mss Overman IN Tacoma.
and Of The Introduction Of Mrs, Stockton
u Dr. Broan by Mrs. Cooper Mrs
ff0sn said The rsason she had objected
% Irs Stockton - a member OF tho
church choir Eas on accom-. of her voice.
Nhleh ste thought vas nos good enough
Tier she toll about the row over the
Turkish tea 20 which Mrg Stockton was
rstnssd admission. and said thar Mrs.
Cooper requested private conferences
With Dr Brown and herself. swearing
fh@Hl against Mrs Stockton. saying she
nas a had woman and was the mistress
q wealthy mar Of this city. Mrs.
Cooper saif che knew this @hen she intro
tHcesi Mrs stockton 70 liF Brown, hut
thai she bad introduced her as q mere FOR
mallty Mrs Brown said that Miss over
ran bad Waited AZ her house. not at Dr.
Browns request. but ai her own as Miss
gYegmau was "a great help TO her. Mrs.
a.
Kilh Miss Dgerman at her Suggest o..
aai hinte The exposure Of the scandal Miss
fivsraan had remained ia her house at
her invitation Mrs Brown said her bus
hand vas loyal 20 her and TO his hcme.
and thar shs knew hat there had heen no
Improper relations between Dir. Brown AMI
Mrs. si9ckton or any nther Woman Mrs.
EFoan saa shc attributed all the sorrows
~ herself ard husband 10 Mrs. Cooper. as
tn latter had Introduced Mrs stockton
70 them when she knew she was bad
woman.