The San Francisco call., 1896-02-28

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"l was not AFRAID continued Miss
cooper, "and asked: is this the Chris
tlan Cooperative restaurant? No the
lady replied, it's bust up" A man in the
place told her th at the restaurant had been
sold out.
The rest of her evidence was hearsay, be-
ing what she had been told about Miss
Oyerman and Mrs. Tunnel beng so init
mate, and developed nothing that was
new. She said, among other things, that
MI. Beechel OF the Chronicle had discov-
cred that DIR. Brown let Mrs. Tunnel out
OF door under the front steps of his house
IN time to take the il 80 o'clock boat for
Oakland. Mr.. Sullivan of the Examiner
told her that DIR. Brown had admitted that
Mrs. Tunnel was in DR.. Browns house on
that Sunday evening, December %.
The witness believed that Mrs. Jones,
Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Baddin were one and
the same person. She had been informed
that Mrs. Jones had been located in a
lodging-house on Broadway in Los An
geles.
Deacon E. C. Williams testified as to
the manner in which Mrs. Eaton had
given her testimony. 1t had been ex-
tracted from her by the committee by
question and answer
The judge advocate then announced
that the case against DR.. Brown was
closed. There were more witnesses, he
said, who may be called in rebuttal, but
the main testimony was in.
DR.. Brown then called his witnesses in
rapid succession. Mrs. Eunice H. Folger,
Miss E. Henderson, Mrs. Ruby Rogers,
Deacon j. III. Barnett and Rev. John Kim
ball all swcre that they had never heard
any rumor to the effect that DIR. Brown
had any undue regard for Mrs. Stockton
or had ever seen him in her company on
the street or elsewhere or alone with anv
woman other than his wife.
In response to question by Rev. Mr..
Pond Rev. Mr.. Hoyt announced that Mr..
Mcmillan, who had interrupted the meet
ing on the night before, had appeared and
made statement to the committee.
The moderator said that Mr.. Mcmillan
was entitled TO be heard in vindication' of
his own reputation, because his name had
been projected into the case. He asked
whether Mr.. Mcmillan desired his state
ment repeated before the council, and Mr..
Mcmillan from the body of the house an
nounced that he did. He desired to con-
tradict DR.. Browns statement that he had
been with Mrs. Stockton in the Grand
Hotel.
At this juncture Lawyer Nagle declared
that 1t was he who had suggested McMil-
!an's name to DR.. Brown, and that he,
Nagle, was responsible for the use of Nc
Millan's name.
81 don't care whether you are response
BILE or DR.. Brown" retorted McMillen II
want to be put oh the stand"
Judge Advocate Woodlands was called
to the stand, and corroborated the testi-
mony of the witnesses Immediately pre-
cedlng as TO their never having seen DR..
Brown paying attentions to Mrs. Stockton.
After prayer by DR.. RAIDER at the open
ing OF the evening session, Miss Overman
was called to the stand. She occupied the
attention of the council for the entire even
ing, and was interrupted in the story only
three or four times. She spoke so low that
it was only with the greatest difficulty that
she could be heard, even by the shorthand
reporter.
She began by saying that her name was
Martha 4. Overman. She became ac-
guainted with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles O.
Brown IN Tacoma five years ago. At that
time DR.. Brown was engaged in the min
lstry there. She had heard DR.. Brown
preach, and she had been introduced to
him and his wife. That was several
months prior to their coming to San Fran
cisco. The witness first came to San Fran
cisco in 1894
Her acquaintance with Mrs. Tunnel be-
gan IN Tacoma and was renewed in this
City, and they were on friendly terms al
ways. The witness took up her residence
with the Browns as their guest by invita-
ton of Mrs. Brown. She left there about
December 10.
Then she told about her acquaintance
with Mrs Thurston. At the time she be-
came acquainted with that lady Miss Over
man was living with Mrs. Tunnel.
Miss Overman then took up the salient
points of Mrs. Thurston's testimony and
denied many of her statements, at the
ha6
told Mrs. Thurston that DR.. and Mrs.
Brown had offered her a home. She denie d
having said that she had had good time
az DR.. Browns
Did you say anythin about DR.. Brown
being very attractive gentleman?' asked
the Judge advocate.
Il can't recollect the exact words. 1t
didn't amount to very much" was the
reply,
'Dld you make this remark to Mrs.
Ihurston on her warning you to be care
ful, oh, how smart you must be to guess
my secret?' was asked.
II never use the word smart, re-
sponded Miss Overman, "and as to my
secret l was not aware that had any Sc
cret."
The witness then proceeded to tell how,
at her request, DR.. Brown had consented
that she should assist him in his study ami
act as his amanuensis occasionally.
Il was very fond of books" she added,
"and asked him if l might assistBhim. l
had nothing to do but to read. thought
OF and admired Dr.. Brown as a minister,
and | admired him TOO much. l looked
upon him as hero. / suppose something
In my manner made Mrs. Thurston guess
1t, and when she made that remark
passed 1t off very lightly, but don't re-
member what | said.'
The witness then told how Mrs. Thurs
ton had advised her that it would be inn
proper to go to Tacoma with DR.. Brown,
as she had intended to go, because DIR.
Brown had arranged to have her go on a
haif-tare ticket. She assured Mrs. Thurs
ton that she knew how to behave herself
IKE lady, and that she considered her
sell safe IN DR.. Browns company. She
promised Mrs. Thurston that she would
not go to Tacoma with DIR. Brown, but
Mrs. Brown insisted that she should go,
and she did so.