The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-29
DIR. BROWNS NIECE.
Evidence That Matte 0verman
Was So introduced.
THE GIRL CONTINUES HER STORY
She Admits That Mrs. Tunnel Was
Sent Away-Dr. Brown Attacks
Mrs. stockton.

fbyernsAr today resumed ner story ~ how
abe eoasptr~d WITH sfrx. Davidson 20 rsIin
DIR. q. o. Brown. axsf she First Ca1greza-
sspaal church wR crow5@f wfta Dsspie
anxso~1s 20 hear her tel the tale Coafsa-
ring her story whsse sac l~ft - isst night.
4ffss Overman told how. after she had
declined 10 go or wttr re hlaekmaiiiBZ
sssnsrsa. Mira. Davidson rad eusfe4voTes
- keep her from seeing Ir. hro~s On
one ocessdun SIRE opened tfss door ieaiirz
into Mrs. Davfd%sn.s room. ARD Mrs. Da~
Wilson. greatly a~sfafesf shat the door In
her face. not. ssosreyeF. IN time 20 conceal
DR.. Browr. who sat there. Mrs. David
son. sss sssd, Increased heF religious fer
vor. and Urged tsar 90 read asr Bssss more.
Size prayed long and fsrvent5y Tor The vel
fare u DF. Brown. and appeared anxious
- Eiorffy f9&rn before rt9a world This was
after Mrs Davidson Rad obtained t*- $40
frosn Brown.
Mrs. Davidson was successful IN KEEP
ing her Away from Brown. uatf one day
ase met him accidentally. sssd he asked Fer
n she had esey heard % Mrs fsad5sn Miss
ovsrmss sal no. AMI Brown tod her
Wat Mr. Tsagifsoa had obtained $50 from
him in her fATtss ovsrrnan'sl name. Miss
Dverman 4hen related how sae made Mrs.
D@yidagn 20 with her 20 Tf. Browns Of
acN where The ptDs was e@gsaasssl and sfsa
denounced afrs. Davidson. Then sire isff
Mira ftaniaxon's h@ssse and wsaf 60 no
rel with MFx Tunnel The next Sunday
she went - church ard saw Mrs Davidson
teaching her sssndax sehool e1aSz Thls
~ enraaest her salSt she went 90 Isr Brown
-ana demanded tia the woman - exposed.
IL ne d.a n8f 90 "a zae s8uld do 81 her-
SELF. even II she wen down with MEs. Da-
ssiaon a c0unell was hesa with Mrs
Tsrown ard sHa aeslCong ard thu arrest OF
Mrs. Davidson followed. The storY was
psblsshsd Ia the nersFapers. ard Aflss
ovsrnaan ard Mr.. THnneli took refuge ia
IBr Hfgwas hotlSs. II was decided al q
conference thaf AIRS Tunnel might ~
well 80 away. Teen the letters Matte bad
~stsssltutea for The s4ss ssae haai written
10 Mrs Tunnel were published ana ssss
saw that ahe wms ia a bad FIX There wsa
no was az explaining them to nT. Brown
exceIt 10 tel hsEn all about the Ia0t. which
che DID
Tonieht's session % the council WAS
probably the iiveliegt % tre session not
SO much OF account Of the testimony In
troauesI as the way II was given. The
session was frequently INTERRUPTED by out
bursts 81 laughter al Dr. Brown expense,
but Dr. Browns humiliation. il be was 50
affected ~ the remarks ~ witnesses. was
nore than autweighed bv the great ap-
piaase that he received after an eloquent
speech Ia which ne rakea Mrs. Stockton
ovsr the Goals Tor not appearing for fnrth-
er cross-cxaniBation by the accused. lie
FHHsstkUFE1
her testimony and 20 explain the reason
for her nan-appsafance for further exarni-
nation. which n said was on account OF
her unwilIingnesS TO answer certain ques-
tianS Of a pointed nature that Ire would
have pat 10 her. Ills remarks were fire.
quentiy interrupted by applause. which
finally became so great that one OF the
council made a motion that the room be
cleared and that the business Of the rest
NJ the eeaaipFv he carried IN n f,rfxafs
which was carried. the reporters being the
only outsiders admitted 10 the session. ~
A. very probable that the investigation will
be carried on without the admission OF the
public al Its future sessions which will be-
continued next Tuesday afternoon. ad-
iournmeaf 70 that time heiug decided
upon.
Capt. w. y. Cook was the first witness
called This evening. he testified thar At a
meeting OF The Gen. Howard Bible class. If
which be Is a member. held some time
early last year. Dr. Brown. accompanied
hy his wife and another woman. whom Wit
ness aftefward aseertained was Miss Over
man. entered tho room. and that pr. Brown
introduced Miss ovefman Ia a group OF
three or four as his niece from Tacoma.
This testimony - In direct variance from
Miss Overman's testimony or last night. 81
which she said thar she had never passed
as DR. Browns niece or had besn so recog-
nizel by Brown or any other person. Capt.
Cooks answers We're in some eases very
pointed. especially when nr. Brown asked
him where he had obtained the title OF
captain. Witness said that II gentleman
asked him that ne would answer. bat he
refused h answer his cross amIneT. HE
also said In answer 90 another question,
that from what he knew az Df Brown he
thought that be. ur Brown. Aas canable
~ lying. When asked q he could answer
By Eyes OF no. II he was positive that
rfo&n had introduced Atiss oveyusn as
his niece Capt Cook objected that he could
not positively swear so. As he Was under
oath. bat that he wes reasonably certain
OF Il.
ljr. HARVARD was then called. bat mis-
testimony was not of an important ma
tursS
nr brown then took the noor. and spoke
for fifteen 81 twenty minutes about Mrs
Stock3o ns refusal 90 again appear before
the council. he asked why Il WAS that Ia
her testimony she should be no more ae-
eurats As 20 dates, instead of saying that
such events secured Inside Of eight
months. why could not she give a better
description Of the knifo she swoFe Or.
Br0wa had threatened 60 ktu himself
With. where she ha1 obtained the means
ga live and dress % well FOR the last two
years. Nhen Size sWoFN sfsa1 before thar
tlne she was without means ard work
inE al4der SALARY tn tAc surveyor aeueral g
office aud for Che past two years ilvtus
without Any visible means 90 suppport,
Isl it Yves nos true that she travelled tT0m
this city IN the company Of = Port An
gcles f0au n taat place, and If she Vas
uot supported by foar citizens 90 that
toxin. If she had not given e party tH
that toNH. her only guests bcinS
snalos. II she had not tscen
she oas4sa ~ rendering several homes IA
that place miserable. if s,ae was aAG tac
cause of = divorce sait IN thal town and
caused MISERY worse shan sassh. as she
uot sraluins her bgautfui said f0r a ca
rsss on the sgage sn8 81 sire bad uet 5o'd
persons thar she WAS 50 fr.anls1g her ca1lia
that she WE8t have means cS l{v.ng ia
latter iffe & SIRE hat uaf oafes 3aeateB ft IS
4Anle cHtt3 So severely that fee 3ftfte VUe
bad ~ ne Iva o@~i for thfco days hoW be
was faat sAg could mex explain - here s'ss
Italian veeesaalc gardens were teaf sha
smoke ~ g hef test uloiIy. Ha ttFeH aake,l
xuo csuuetI r. a. Mrs. Sts-e st0n had affirm
ea ae haa aeta SbsssH 50 nsny s1Wcs frapl
1t.s hoale a. fste uinner AoUF. w-iay his Nlfr
FAD rog tsonirea ~ - hts NA.rea hosits.
pg RfoVea said ne Weula pst ass wife 0H
soc seaaa 60 testify as 90 the tesfsh 81
those statements. -u& Up sno fast sha D.
EaA MfA feW sNctrio3S always sese4sn-
nansei hcv hosae fV'gn cauFea EatAer.rss.
ctc
Here the apqaluse became $40 ErrAt
Thar the r>seas was crtsrred cleared af,,i
tns eeenei5 a3icarDea ta t1e nevary
where IL trsap.red thae Afs- tsattf~en s.
attorney Wsos.t& not c,spsen1 80 heg agpxAT-
anee before tha soarCa. ara the aUes;losi
81 aAmsftinN her etargvs w-a% ftaeas~s-s
"a Was Asree3 ghat the charges ssFa-st8 feal
Re admitted unless Mrs. fssTt3soa SP-
reared for cross-s1asl1. MA tsssis- t1 w1as az
neasnsca thaz Mss otsgrsan saeHt8 asa 2,
take she stanE f5lessi8y nsNE
nr. isnaNa aistt a statement that -hH
reae1s fog Miss tsteTaf8s eaati8ssssl re~f.