The San Francisco call., 1896-03-12

Rev DR.. RAIDER then took up the exami-
nation:
What was the immediate cause of the publi-
cation OF the Stockton affair?
son.
- Did you ever pay visit to the editors of the
lily papers In reference 10 the Stockton mat
Yes, sir. I did
The witness then explained that he had
learned that Mrs Davidson's statement
gwen 10 the papers after her arrest, con-
tanned reference to the Stockton incl
cent; that he had gone TO the City editors
OF all the daily papers and that they had
aI agreed not to mention that matter
In Mrs. Davidson's statement on his
promising 10 procure an affidavit show
ing mat the matter was not based
on lacts, but on an attempt of Mrs
stockton to blackmail him. He then
stated that Mr. Garret, the City editor
OF the Examiner, day later decided that
ne would publish it, as it was likely TO be
published in the East and then be tele-
graphed back here. All the papers were
then released from their pledges and the
matter appeared in all of them on the
same day. In response to a question by
Or RAIDER he denied that he had ever paid
Mrs. Stockton 5000 or any other sum OF
money.
Deacon Williams aroused the ire of DR..
-'AthAl oOuIeHldI Dy asking MIN II ne QlO
not say that for forty-eight hours after the
arrest OF Mrs. Davidson he did not know
whether there was any foundation under
him. Mr.. Williams followed this up by
asking him whether his faith in God and
the Savior had gone from him. The wit
ness admitted that for the time it had, and
quoted Job, who, the Bible says had also
for time lost faith in God, for his defense.
The scene had quite a dramatic element to
1t when DR.. Brown began TO quote Scrip
ture in his best pulpit manner in justifca-
ton OF his discouraged feeling following
immediately aftef the arrest of the alleged
blackmaiier.
Mr.. Mckee took hand by asking Dr.
Brown If he still refused to give the de-
tails of the conversation with Mrs. Cooper
concerning Mrs. Stockton.
DR.. Brown made answer as follows:
am willing to say that what my wife said
yesterday afternoon is substantially correct.
Mas. Cooper did say that it is believed that he
Is the father OF the Oldest child OF Mrs. Stock
ton. 1t was said that it was well understood
that she was well-known mans mistress.
don't believe 1t Is true because Mrs. Cooper said
II. She said she had known Mrs. Stockton's
character before she introduced her to me.
Rev. DR.. Scudder brought up the matter
of Mrs. Tunnels disappearance aud DR..
Brown.asserted that he had nothing at all
to do with the matter.
Mr.. Parkinson had a few pointed Ques-
tions to ask:
Are you Christian man?
believe am.
Hyou were 10 appear before the Great Judge
would you declare you had never committed
adultery with Mrs. Stockton?
Yes, sir
Or with Miss Overman?
And that you never had any criminal rela-
tlons with either OF these women?
Mooar-when Mrs. Stockton asked your for
giveness did you understand that she was
conscious OF moral wrong?
believe she was.
Barker-SHbsequent to the beginning OF the
trlaI OF Mrs. Davidson did you write certain
letter 10 Judge Campbell?
That is not true.
.Tenney-Do you know how Mrs Davidson
knew OF the Stockton affair?
l know only by Inference. Miss Overman
states 10 me that Mrs. Stockton's name was
mentioned by Mrs. Davidson TO her. l believe
that the two Women--Mrs. Davidson and Mrs.
stockton-were working in cooperation, and
that Mrs. Davidson broke with Mrs. Stockton
because she did not get what she thought was
her proper share OF the $500 obtained by
blackman from a certain gentleman in this
CRY, ana that why she brought Mrs
Stockton into public notoriety in this affair.
A question by DR.. RAIDER started DR..
Brown to telling of the attempt of a Mr..
Dowling TO sell him the now-celebrated
OvermanTunnell letters and of his refusal
to have anything to do with them.
ut GChLOA4ctE6lr Ia ItS llOUSe 10 q QueS-
ton by D. Hoyt, that he had no idea that
he was ng his reputation when he had
Mrs DdEdsOn arrested, and added that
he had y dreamed that his reputation
would beAalled into question on the state
mentS Of such women as Mrs. Davidson
and Mrs. Stockton. DR.. Brown then con-
Jinued:
Things have occurred during the progress of
this trial tnat have made me believe otherwise
thsn that the council has acted justly and
fairly toward me. 1t seems to me that this
council has entertained evidence that l think
II ought not to have received.
Hoy-Has it ever occurred TO you, doctor
that our suspicious OF you have only been
caused by your apparent suspicious OF US?
That may be so. II had not occurred TO me in
that way.
Moderator Mclean spoke OF the letter
sent bv special delivery by DR.. Brown to
Mrs. Eaton after Mrs. Tunnel had gone
there, and DR.. Brown declared that
he could not remember having sent it, ad-
hitting, however, that he thought Mrs.
Eaton spoke the truth when she said such
9 letter came to her house. He then ex-
planned that it was probably written at
the request of her sister, Mrs. Ashby.
This caused DR.. Mclean to ask why Mrs.
Ashby should have burdened DR.. Brown,
q busy man, with writing letter for her
10 her sister, but DR.. Brown could not give
q satisfactory answer.
Moderator McLean-Mfss Overman's first ex-
plaaation of those letters, you said, did not
satisfy you?
T6at was the statement that Miss Overman
would have made to the investigating CON-
mittee?
Yes, sir.
Tfit did not satisfy you, why did you think it
would satisfy the committee?'
did not think it would. I depended more
upon what would say than upon her state
That was the statement that would have
been given Mrs. Cooper?
Yes, sir.
Judge Advocate woodlands led the wit
ness to deny that he had ever called upon
Mrs. Davidson to take part in the prayer
meetings after he had paid her the $500,
and to state that she had twice after that
time taken part, but without his invita-
ton.
He was asked by the same gentleman if
he had ever confessed to Mrs. Davidson
that he loved Miss Overman. The witness
emphatically stated that this was a lie on
the part of Mrs. Davidson, and that the
report OF her preliminary trial, as pub
lished in THE CALL, would show that on
one day during ner direct examination she
had made no less thar forty-ive distinct
false statements, and that on her cross
examination she had lied all the way