The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-19

tended, I believe, to be in the nature of q
public document, but rather partakes of
the character of purely personal letter.
1t is very elaborate as regards the details
and carries on it's face the appearance of
truth. Nothing appears to be missing,
and each event from the time she first met
Brown is exhaustively told.
"The letter is largely in the nature of a
confession and naturally some portions of
1T, and some references to events that
transpired are somewhat in conflict with
what Miss Overmau testified to at the trial
of DR.. Brown. Many new facts are
brought out and much new matter Is mar
rated. but nothing appears that is at all
favorable to the late pastor of the San
Francisco First Congre gational Church.
''At the same time it does not appear
that Miss Overman was prompted by any
spirit of vindictiveness or malice, but
rather that she prefers to set herself right
before the world. 1t was apparently
purely a Conscientious motive that
prompted her to act as she did. Of course
1 cannot say anything regarding the truth
of her statements, but one thing seems TO
dovetail into another so readily that much
that is circumstant,al easily takes on the
appearance of being true and reliable. It
is very evident that Miss Overman enter
tains no longer any love or even respect
for DR.. Brown, and some of her state
| ments are most damaging.
"She leaves out all that the trial brought
forth or the newspapers published and
leaves DR.. Browns character blacker than
ever. There is hardly thing that has
been suggested even, that Miss Overman
does not recapitulate. and as l already
said, in a manner that is indicative of the
truth. OF course it must be borne
in mind that Miss Overman is aware of the
fact that DR.. Brown is far away from
here and will probably not reply, and this
may have prompted her to say many
things about which she would otherwise
have remained silent. Such a confession
as she has written must not be considered
hastily, but rather charitabIy, and al
though the assertions in the letters re-
ceived by DR.. Mclean are somewhat
startling it is but just to think that some
of them may appear in a different light
after they are explained.
THE letter is in the keeping of DR.. Nc
Lean, but It's contents are known to the
members of the investigating board that
sat on the trial of DR.. Brown. There are
some points that are not quite satisfactory
to us, ana correspondence has been
opened with Miss Overman with view to
strengthening them out. When all is
ready / believe the whole matter will be
laid before the Bay Conference for con-
sideration.
"Of course, cannot say what action. if
any, will be taken. Probably DR.. Brown
will be communicated with and given an
opportunity to answer, but this is only
conjecture When Miss Overman has
sent her replies to DR.. Mclean regarding
the portions of her letter that do not APP
pear to be clear, the whole matter will
probably be given to the press.
although the confession is very inter-
esting it does not contain any matter that
can really be considered as particularly
new, but its details throw great deal of
light on much that has hitherto been
some wh ar vagina ~