The San Francisco call., 1896-03-06

although not every hand went up in favor
OF the motion-in fact only few voted at
all-but 1t was declared unanimous vote,
and the audience drew a deep breath and
commenced to murmur again.
The council adjourned then, but only to
resume session in a back room and free
=: from the presence of the people. There
were two witnesses whose stories were for
the council, not for the crowd. so to ac-
commodate them a session for them alone
was ordered.
Testimony had been introduced to show
that DIR. Brown had been cordial to Mrs.
Davidson, even after the $500 transaction
had taken place, that he had asked her to
speak In the prayer-meetings, and that he
had spoken words of commendation and
praise and hope and encouragement after
she had finished her prayer or said her
say before the prayer-meetings on Wednes-
day nights. This testimony Noble Lovely
and Mrs. E. NJ. Smedley had facts to con-
tradict, but Mrs. Smedley would not speak
10 the multitude, and seeing that she
would have to have an extra session any
way Mr.. Lovely decided to secrete him
self with the council also.
Mr.. Lovely was the first witness called
after the executive session opened He
remembered quite vividly the prayer
meeting held on the Wednesday evening
before Mrs. Davidson's arrest. She gave a
lovely prayer, and he becoming interested
asked his neigbbor who she was. Nor
did she stop at the prayer, for afterward
she spoke to the meeting, utteTing words
OF comfort and cheer. But DR.. Brown had
sat through it all without a word; the
witness noticed that he looked sober and
distressed and annoyed. He remembered
1t because DR.. Brown had looked sober
and distressed and annoYed-so different
from his usual custom. He looked serious,
too, and bored. and so evident was the
doctors discomfort that the witness com
mented upon 1t at home, and afterward
when he went to see DIR. Brown he spoke
OF II, too. In the meantime Mrs. David
son had been arrested, and that explained
the whole matter.
The mem bers OF the council were curious
TO know how 1t was Mr.. Lovely fixed the
Gate Of the prayer meeting. They wanted
too, to know the theme of Mrs. Davidson 8
excellent discourse. The witness finally
decided that he fixed the date because
Mrs. Davidson had never prayed and
spoken at prayer-meeting before She
had prayed and she had spoken, but not
before had she lifted up her voice under
both conditions in the prayer meetings OF
the church. AS to the theme the deacon
could not remem Der it, nor could sugges-
tons from DR.. Brown that the themes be
read Tor the witness TO choose, nor the
probing questions OF the councimen or
Attorney Nagle bring the themes which
so interested him back to the witness.
Then Nagle asked:
Did you notice DR.. Browns attitude toward
Yes. He never made any remark. He looked
very much bored and annoyed.
Was his conduct such as 10 cause comment
Yes.
Then the witness told how he had called
on DR.. Brown last Sunday and had spoken
q hp ha ha6 70 n a
had told DR.. Brown what be had noticed
and he had agreed to tell the council.
MIR. Sink asked why he was not willing
to make the statement in public, and he
said Mrs. Smedley objected, and he de-
cided she was right. Then DR.. Brown
asked:
I want you to state if I led you at all when
you came to see me-if suggested anything or
any part OF the story TO you
Why, not in the least doctor, replied the
witness. You were rather sick. guess Il
bored you; thought so after / left the house.
More questions as to how ne fixed the
date we're fred at the witness, and then he
gave place to Mrs. Smedley.
Mrs. Smedley is Mr.. Lovely's cousin.
She, too, was at the prayer-meeting, and
she, too, told the story that Mr.. Lovely
had given. She, too, said DR.. Brown
looked sad and annoyed and did not speak
after Mrs. Davidson was through. He
usually spoke after any one had talked
for any extended period, but this time he
had not. His omission fixed the matter
indelibly upon her mind.
Then Mr.. Tenney asked: "Are you sure
you have not attached the look to DR..
Browns face since Mrs. Davidson's ar
rest2'
Not that I know OF" said Mrs Smedley,
and then the meeting adjourned.
Afterward the councilmen were called
together again and they decided that after
the morning session to-day they will ad-
lourn until half-past 10 on Tuesday
morning.