The herald., 1896-02-22
SORROW AND NOT ANGER
ImpeIled Mrs. Stockton to Give Testi.
mony Against Brown
She Expresses Surprise at Judge Campbell S
Frivoiitv, and Now She Wants
to Be Left Alone

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21.-The cross ex-
animation of Mrs. NJ. A. Stockton by the
Rev. c. o. Brown on Thursday night OPEN
ed new field of sensations In the great
case. The testimony of Police Judge
Campbell revealed new shades of meaning
to the local career of the woman who had
sacrificed her own feelings to accuse the
pastor of serious offeuses. The evidence
of Mrs. May Davis added new features of
interest to an investigation which in it's
complications and in its intricacies has
involved SO many people in the city.
After the exciting scenes of Thursday
night most of the principals in the case
were in talking mood today. Much of
the interest in the affair naturally CEN
tered around Mrs. M. A. Stockton. She
was kept busy with friends and received
many letters in reference to the course she
had taken. She wishes now. she says, to
be left alone.
lit was more in sorrow than in anger.
and certainly not in a spirit of revenge"
she said, "that went before the church
council to tell what | knew of the Rev. DIR.
Brown. The pastor has my sincere pity,
forced to take the step did, and the Rev.
DR.. Brown has no one but himself to
blame. He was not satisfied with single
attack on me. He was not content to
attempt to destroy my character and hold
me up to public scorn. but insisted on
bounding me to death. Time and again
he attacked me with spirit of
unkindness which could not UNDER
stand. / was silent until he publicly
held me up to scorn, and would have re-
manned silent forever had he lef1 me alone.
But have at least tried to defend myself
and in obedience to my desire to show that
l was not as bad as he painted me 1 ap-
peared before the council. | sincerely re-
gret the past, but it was no spirit of re-
venge that prompted me to tell the hateful
story of Dr. Brown 8 wrongs to me. l felt
that my duty commanded me to speak.
My own mother could not have forced me
to testify if had not elected to do so.
But l have finished with it all now
and l want to be let alone. |
Lloyd Tevis has been used in this un-
happy affair. 1t had been my hope that
none of my friends would be dragged into
the matter. | was willing to suffer, but |
respected them enough to wish to keep
! them out Of an affair with which they had
no concern.
"The statement made by Mrs. Davis in
reference 20 me is quite uncalled for, and |
insist unwarranted. Mrs. Davis and had
a disagreement over business transac-
ton in which believed she attempted to
| to take an advantage of me and l do not
think she feels kindly toward me. l may
have referred to one or two of the officers
of the First Congregational church in un-
complimentary terms, but my remarks
were not by any means as sweeping as
| Mrs. Davis would indicate.
~ must confess that am surprised and
panied at Judge Campbell. | did not
think him capable of acting the way he
did at the trial. / am an impressionist in
these matters and never would have be.
! lieved that anyone with such dignified, inn
pressve, paternal whiskers could have
been so frivolous. But / am glad it is al
over now and that will be left alone te
| live quietly and without the notoriet,
which seems to be the inevitable attend
ant of the Rev. DIR. Erown.''
Mrs. Cooper was fatigued today from the
excitement of the day before. She hac
little to say except that she believed tina
! justice would prevail in the trial. Mrs
| Cooper regards the cross-examination O
| Mrs. Stockton hy DIR. Brown as most sig
nificant. In that cross-examinaiion tn.
revered gentleman accused Mrs. Stockton
of many serious offenses. How the paste
| can reconcile his knowledge of his ALLEGED
| facts with his attitude toward Mrs. Stock
ton is e. question Mrs. Cooper is utterly at
| loss to understand.