The San Francisco call., 1896-03-27
nHEHRY MAYER"
AGAIN IN PRINT,
Alleged Author of the Val
entine Letters Defends
Brown.
REPEATS OLD CHARGES.
REPEATS OLD CHARGES.
City Editor Of the Bulletin"
Declares That the Pastor Is
the Penman.
MRS. DAVIDSON WILL LECTURE.
The Convicted Minister Reminds Her
of a Human Rodent-Brown'S
Enemies Confident.

The man signing himself "Henry May
er, but who is said by the Bulletin to te
no less a person than Rev. DR.. Charles 0.
Brown, has written another letter, Dr.
RAIDER being the recipient.
This latest effusion is YoIuminous docu-
ment full of quotations, everything point
ing to desperate attempt on the part OF
the writer to pose as newspaper man"
In part it reads as follows:
SUNDAx March %
l see by Tevis' official organs the Chronicle
and Bulletin, that Older, simpson, Mrs. Cooper
et al don't (not doesn't, as Older thinks re-
pOrters write know when 1t IS time to let GO
The criminal libel written by man named
Brooks at OIder's order and published in Fri
days Bulletin almost gave the proprietor OF
that unreliable sheet CONFUSION, so the next
day the whole subject was treated In a very con-
5 rvative way. Even he truly good Mrs. cooper
was mentioned but once by name, but her pet
story about a red-headed baby, Whlch was
first given out by her in the Bulletin office
some weeks ago, was made TO do duty IN an
inferential way. The Chronicle next morning
tame compared with previous days
Simpson contented himself with giving merely
synopsis OF the Bulletin libel OF the preeed-
ing evening. IN each paper Older and Slmp-
son give each other good characters and in
dulee in bouquet throwing. This brace of
jackals have been demoraliZeG during the
past two days, and been busy repairing their
U4I0dGtu
people by promises 10 pay Tor silence. Any
thing TO down Brown or split the church is
now their yelp, and Mrs. Cooper Is doing the
same in the churcn that they are doing out
side. As this will do for imitation of Browns
handwriting, will write the balance IN my
own hand.
The statement that there is no such man in
the city IS 4 barefaced lie. Let me call this
man Olders attention TO the long years we
have known each other, 10 the times we
worked together in THE CALL local-room under
Rail liT,rre lraH hOty
we had desks together with old man McGrew
IN the corner, TO the time | lett the newspaper
business on New Years eve seven years ago,
ana finally TO the day less than year ago
when | was given q package OF this copy paper
in the editorial-rooms or the Bulletin.
The nice yarn about The CALL reporter CIV
ing this coPy-paper won't wash. | send you
about one-haIf the quantity given me by
oder in the original wrapper, copy OF the
Bulletin OF about the date l received the
Finally, unless the coin is produced for my
work on the letters heretofore referred to be-
fore next Friday night I VIII forward to the
Examiner for publication the two notes
written by Brown to MrS. Cooper that were my
models Tor handwriting together with eight
notes from the Bulletin office and three from
the Chronicle office. We VIII see how this suits
Older, simpson, Cooper ct al. The proof Will
also be given relative 10 Simpson threatening
an Oakland police officer with: Il am the city
editor OF the Chronicle, and viii burn you up
and have you broke.' Also how two other
men across the bay were threatened with the
wrath OF the Chronicle.
People who dance must pay the piper or
stand the consequences. HENRY MAYER.
Commenting on this letter Mr. Older of
the Bulletin says:
II would be viewing the foregoing document
too seriously TO make denial of the many lying
statements il ntains. However, it might be
well to irform Brown that his tool had given
him some detective information. For instance,
Mr.. Older did not work on THE CALL until
after Hir. Ballinger and VIII Dewey were dead.
1t IS true that Mr.. McG ew did have desk in
one corner of the locaEroom, and that point is
the only one in the entire letter that is not alb
solateiy and unqualiiedlv false.
The copy-paper that has been used by the
Bulletin for years is white. That used by
Brown in writing the letter is MANILA, OF which
there has never been one sheet in this Office.
In closing the letter the threat is made that
unless money is paid for writing the Valentine
letter the writer viii reveal TO the Examiner
two notes written by Brown to Mrs. Cooper, to-
gether with eight notes from the Bulletin Office
and three from the Chronicle. OF course there
are no such letters IN existence. II Brown
wants pay fOr having written the Valentine
letter to the Bulletin why doesn't he send in
his bill openly and candidly and not resort to
such ridiculous subterfuges and malicious lies
as he has lately INDUCED in?
The contents OF this latest letter show
clearly that this desperate and unscrupulous
man Brown has spent much of his spare time
IN searching for inside Information concerning
newspaper men and the in terror workings of
newspaper Offices. That he may have hired
time or another been reporter on one OF the
newspapers here to furnish him with points is
easy of belief. 1t is undou btedly some man
whom drink has aSsailed, and who has been
dragged down by years OF dissipation to a level
where he would for a small sum of money be-
come a tool of the pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Church.
Within five minutes after Mr. RAIDER had
left the editorial rooms of the Bulletin there
walked into the private room of the proprietor
of the paper man who bore every appearance
of hpinU q aS
he passed through the local rooms frightened
the lady writer's at work there, and they were
almost impelled to sound alarm. He
passed into the room where the proprietor
was, however, and with murderous look in
his eyes started swiftly toward him. But he
quickly discovered that the managing editor
was also in the room and had his eye on him.
This caused him to halt suddenly, and after
glaring at the proprietor for few seconds
said his journey had been Tor nothing, and,
turning on his heel, left the room.
Mrs Davidson was DIT more commun-
icative yesterday than at any time since her
acquittal, though it was plainly evident
that she still struggled under the restrain
ing influence of Attorney knight.
Il am not just yet prepared to talk about
the case in all its details, she said, "Dut
no harm can come from indulging in few
side remarks. Concerning the sudden
falling down, so to speak, of DR.. Brown in
his prosecution of myself, [ have only to
say that the eLd is not yet and l mean by
this that his troubles have only just
begun.
This man reminds me very much OF a
rodent-in fact he is nothing less than a
human rodent, getting in his deadly work
here and there and then barely escaping
with his life.
II wish to be understood right here as
saying that l never followed the path of
one of these creatures without immedi-
ately catching him before he could reach
place of safety.
II presume, now that the case is ended,
his partner in crime, Matte Overman, and
the latters adviser, Mrs. Tunnel, may be
expected in San Francisco any day. There
is certainly nothing to keep them away
and further than this, Mattie Overman is
not the woman to go wandering'in des-
ert, when she can lounge in a palace.
1.-The defeat of DR.. Brown in the courts,
though | want to be understood as saying
that | never expected anything else, seems
TO me to sound his death .knell. The
beautiful decorations of last Sunday re-
mind me OF a funeral without the corpse
the latter only arrived Wednesday, but
will no doubt be exhibited next Lord S day
with great ceremony"
Mrs. Davidson has received a dozen or
more offers from managers" who desire
to play her as a star attraction on the