The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

| decision OF the chair. MIS- Lena olanChaIG
| voted. She voted twice at that meeting, and
| my daughter challenged her vote the second
| time, and asked her: Are you member or
the church.? She repiied: NO, am not.
| Ihen my daughter said, Excuse me, put
| shall have to challenge your vote. sne tnen
| sat down, and said she was there tor the pur-
| pose OF acting as bodyguard to MIS-. cooper,
| and that she intended to see that she received
her protection.
subsequently, on the morning. of February
"a, A. u. 1896, called at the residence OF MIS-
| Lena Blanchard, at S26 Bush street, and askeo
her the question:: Are you Mrs. Lena Blanch-
aTdI aTdI' To which she replied that she was.
Ihen my daughter and l stated to her that
as matter, or act of courtesy, we had called.
! 10 make sure that We were not mistaken as 10
her Identity, as we were on our way to make
ad hn snd 5efe lore notary public sna
| lenged. She acknowledged that she had
voted there, as Mrs; Cooper had urged
you voter And Mrs. Blanchard further
stated that she certainly must have been hyp-
noticed by Mrs. Cooper and that she was labor
ing under great excitement; that she was not
| a church member, and that she knew she had
| no right to vote, and, continuing, she said: Il
further feel that owe DR.. Browa an apology,
was not too late to do so yet, and that if she
felt she was in the wrong she should do so.
| 81 have no feelings against Mrs. Blanchard,
| ana this statement is made only in the cause
OF right and justice:
! ''MRs. RUBY A. ROGERS
Signature of deponent.
State Of California, City and County Of San
Francisco-ss.
1. B. Benchley, Notary Public in and for
sald City and County, do hereby certify that
| the witness in the foregoing deposition named,
| was by me duly sworn to testify the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth; that
| said deposition taken at the time and place
| mentioned in the annexed caption, to wit:
3I7 Jones street. in the City and County of San
Francisco in the State Of Ca California on The l4th
OF 10 80 A. NJ. and P. NJ of that day. That said
| deposition was taken in shorthand by my stem
| ographer, Miss Anna c. Busteede, and was by
| her transcribed in typeWritlng, and when COM
| pleted was by me carefully read to said wit
ness, and being by her corrected, was by her
subscribed in my presence.
In witness whereof | have hereunto sub
scrlbed my name and affixed my seal OF ot1ce
the 14th day OF February, A, II D. ! 1896:
Notary Public in and for the City and County
OF San Francisco, State OF California. Office $50
Market st.
State of California, City and County of San
Francisco, ss.--Deposition.
Be it remembered. that on the 14th day of
February, A. D. 1896, at 317 Jones street, in
the City and County and State aforesaid. be-
fore me, w. B. Benchley, notary public, in
and for said City and County, duly appointed
and commissioned to administer oaths, ETC.,
personally appeared Miss Carrie Dee Rogers,
residing at 729 California street, in the City,
County and State aforesaid, witness pro-
duced in behalf of the Rev. c. o. Brown, pastor
OF the First Congregational Church, in said
| City and County, in an action now pending in
| said church, who, being by me first duly
sworn, then and there testified as follows:
81 am member of the first Congregational
Church of the City and County of San Fran
cisco, State of California. l attended the busi-
ness meeting OF said church, held on the even
ing of the 5th day of February, A. D. 1896. 1
saw Mrs. Cooper there; she and her daughter
sat Immediately in front of my mother and
myself. Mrs. Lena Blanchard sat on the right
| of Mrs. Cooper When the voting commenced
| and the BUSINESS OF the meeting. brought up
| Blanchard voted. The first time she
voted, said nothing; but when she voted the
second time ! asked her if she was a member
| of the church and she said No. then said
| to her, Excuse me, if you are not member
| of this church must challenge your vote.
and said no more about the vote, but said that
| she had come to protect Mrs. Cooper from the
tyrants of that church and that she was Mrs.
| CooperS bodyguard and would protect her.
| subsequently, on the l4th day of February,
| A. d. 1896, mamma and 1 called on Mrs.
Blanchard, at her residence at S26 Bush street,
establish her identity, as we were on our way
| to make our dispositions before notary pub
| lie to show that she had voted and that had
challenged her VOTE She acknowledged that
| she had voted, but stated that Mrs. Cooper had
| urged her to do SO, and that Mrs. Cooper must
certainly have hypnotized her, as she was
| laboring under great excitement. She further
stated that she owed DR.. Brown q very humble
apology, and mamma told her it was not too
late to make the apology yet, if she felt she
81 have no feeling against Mrs Lena Blan-
chard, and this deposition is made only in the
| 'MIss CARRIE DEE ROGERS"
Signature OF deponent.
State of California, City and County of San
Francisco-s. s.
IW. B. Benchley, notary public in and for
said City and County, do hereby certify that
the witness in the foregoing deposition named
whole truth, and nothing but the truth; that
said deposition was taken at the time and place
mentioned in the annexed caption, to wit: AT
| No. 317 Jones street, in the City and County of
San Francisco, in the State of California, on
| the 14th day OF February, A. d. 1886, between
| the hours of 1890 o'clock A. NJ. and 1 o'clock
P. NJ. of that day. That said deposition
taken in shorthand by my stenographer, Miss
Anna c. Busteede, and was by her transcribed
me carefully read to said witness, and being by
her corrected, was by her subscribed in my
presence.
In switness whereof I have hereunto sub
scribed my name and affixed my seal of Office
the 14th day OF February 4. a. D. hSgon RSs6;
Notary Public in and for the City and County
of San Francisco, State of California. Office
No. $50 Market street.
In an interview last night Miss Hattie
Cooper stated that Mrs. Browns agitation
over the Mrs. Blanchard episode was both
humorous and pathetic.
Regarding the voting Incident" said
she. ''Mrs. Blanchard was at the prayer
meeting as a spectator, and being evil
IDENTIFY of an excitable disposition was car
ried away, and when the members arose
for the vote she popped up too. 1t was
probably under the imp ulse caused by the
general movement OF the people around
her. AS she stood on her feet she saw the
awful eye of DIR. Brown upon her, and
suddenly reminded that she was not
member of the church she dropped in her
seat like plummet.
"That is all there is in poor Mrs. Browns
accusation of Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper's at
tempt to manufacture vote against Dr.
Brown. My mother never in the slightest
tried to influence Mrs. Blanchard to vote,
and the statement that she did so is Iidic-.
uIous.
"Last night about 8 o'clock Mrs. Blanch-
ard came to our house and was in the