The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08
MRS. DAVIDsoN's CASE.
The District Attorney Yesterday
Filed the Inform alton Charg-
Ing Extortion.

Ing EHLOTClons
Mrs. Mary A. Davidson was formally
charged with the crime of extortion in the
following information filed in Judge Heb
bard's court yesterday afternoon:
Mary A. Davidson is accused by the District
Attorney by this information of the crime of
felony, to wit, extortion, committed as fol-
lows: The said Mary A. Davidson, on the 22d
day of November, A. d. 1895. at the said City
and County of San francisco, State of Califor-
MIA, devising and intending to extort money
from one Charles o. Brown, did wilfuliy I'M
lawfully and felonious!y and verbally make
and communicate to SAID Charles o. Brown a
threat to impute to him disgrace which would
expose him TO public hatred, contempt and
ridlcule, and would impeach the honesty
and integrity and virtue and reputation of
she, the said Mary A. Davidson, did
then and there, willfully, unlawfully,
and feloniously and verbally state to said
Charles o. Brown that she, said Mary A. David
son was the agent for one Jane Elizabeth Bad
din, and that she, Mary Davidson, was acting
for the said Jane Elizabeth Baddin, and then
and there with said intent did wilfully, unlaw-
fully and feloniously and verbally threaten to
said Charles O. Brown that unless he, said
Charles o. Brown, paid to her. said Mary
A. Davidson, as the agent OF SAID Jane Eliza
beth Baddin the sum of $500 and $35 a
month for five years to come, said
Jane Elizabeth Baddjn would accuse
that he, the said Charles o. Brown had main
tanned wrongful relations with one Martha
Overman in q lodging house, the said Martha
Oyerman being then an unmarried woman,
and he, the said Charles o. Brown, having then
lawful wife living, and being then and
there the pastor of the First Congregational
Church OF the City and County of San Fran
cisco, State of California, and would publicly
expose and publish said accusation and impu-
tation OF improper relations with said Martha
Overman, and said Mary A. Davidson did then
and there by means of SAID threats and
with the consent of said Charles o. Brown
induced by a wrongful sense of
fear, 10 wit: by fear induced by said
obtain and extort from said Charles o. Brown
certain money, to wit, the sum of $500 ia law
full money of the United States, and
OF the personal property of said Charles o.
Brown. All of which is contrary to the form,
force and effect of the statute in such cases
made and provided and against the peace and
dignity of the people of the State of California.
WILLIAM S. BARNES.
The case will be referred to Judge Slack
to-day, and will be assigned by him for
trial.
Walter Gallagher, the attorney for Mrs.
Davidson, expressed himself as much
pleased that the informal had been
filed, and said he was anxious to bring the
case to trial. He added that the calling of
the Brown council would not affect his
clients case In any way.
Neither he nor Mrs. Davidson will be
present at the council unless invited by
the ecclesiastical court Should they be
invited, the Sheriff has agreed to take
Mrs. Davidson to the meetings, provided
she desires to attend. That she is desirous
of being present is indicated by the fact
that she is now engaged in preparing a
which she desires to submit to
the council.