The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-22
BROWN HOUNDED HER
Mrs. Stockton Tells Why She
Appeared Against Him.
Jupce CAMPBELL SuRPRisEsHER
Mrs. Cooper on DIR. Brown and Mrs.
stockson-Nrs- Davidson Held
for Trial.

San Yra.c.rco. Feb. N-Tshe cross-ex-
animation of Mrs. sscrkfon BY Rev. DIT. G.
o. Brown CO Thursday night opened new
field OF sensations TIA the great case The
testimony CT Police Judge Campbell re-
yealed new shades of meaning 10 the local
career OF the woman who had sacrfnced
her Own feelings TO accuse the pastor 81
serious offenses. The evidence OF Mrs May
Davis added rev features OF interest 70
an inyesfIga.ioa which In It's computations
and Ia lie S1irfcacfss mas involved 80 many
people In the city. After the exciting
scenes of Thursday night. most OF the
principals In the case we're IA sAiSuis
mood today.
Much OF the interest In the affair na.ur-
ally centered around Mrs. NJ. a STOCKTON.
She was Kept busy with fr1eEds. Aed re-
ceiyed many letters Ia reference 10 the
course she had taken. She wishes now
she says. 10 be left alone IL vas more
in sorrow taan tn anger, and certainly not
in q spirit OF revenge she SAID, that !
went BEFORE me church council TO tell what
i knew OF Rev Dr. Brown The pastor
has my sfncere pity ane his wife mr. sym
pathy. bat I was forced &c take the step
did, and Rev Or. Brown has no one Dat
himself 20 blame.
..He was not satisfied With "A single at
tack upon me. lie was rot content 70 at
tempt 20 destroy my character and hold
hounssing me 20 death. Time and again he
attacked me with a spirit OF unkindness
could not understand. / was silent until
be publicly held me up 20 scorn. and
would have remained silent forever had he
left me alone But ! have at least the
right TO defend myself, and In ooedisncs
10 my desire 20 show that l Was not as
bad as he painted me | appeared before
the council l sincerely regret the past.
but II was no Spirit OF revenge that
urompted me to tell the hateful ssoFy Of
Mr.. Browns wrong 10 me. felt that duty
commanded fne To speak. NY own mother
could not have forced me TO testify II
hand not elected TO do so.
but have finished with II All now ana
I want to be let alone. I deeply regret
that the name Of LLOYD Teyfs has been
used IN this unhappy AFFAIR. II had been
my hope that none OK my friends would he
dragged unjustly into the matter. l was
willing to suffer. but ] respected them
enough 10 wish to keep them out of an af-
fair with which they had no concern.
The statement made by Mrs May
Davis in reference TO me IN quite uncalied
for. and insist unwarranted. Mrs. Davis
and ! had a disagreement over a business
transaction In which I believed she at
tempted to take an advantage of me. and
] do not think that she feels kindly
toward me. / may have referred to ono
gationai church In uncomplimentary
terms. but my remarks were not by any
means as sweeping as Mrs. Davis would
indicate.
Il must confess that am surprised and
pained at Judge Campbell. ] did not think
him capable of acting the way he did at
the trial. am an imprsssionist I'm these
matters. and l never would have believed
that any one with such dlgnified. impress
rive, paternal whiskers could have been
% frivolous. But arm glad that IL IL all
over now. and that l will be left alone TO
live quietly and without the notorie,y
which seems TO be the inevitable attendant
of Rev. DR.. Brown"
Mrs. Cooper was fatigucd today from
the excitement Of tho day before. She had
little TO say. except that she believed that
justice would prevail In the trial. Mrs.
Cooper regards the crosse xamination OF
Mrs. Stockton by DR.. Brown rs most sig
nificant. In that cross exarainAfioa the
reverend gentleman accused Mrs. Stock
ton OF many serious ofrenses How thu
pastor can recorcile lis knowledge of his
alleged facts with his attitude toward
Mrs stockton 10 a question Mrs Cooper
Is utterly at a loss TO understand.