The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-07
REV. BROWNS STORY
BE Has Always Kept His Right Hand
in Ignorance.
WHILE THE LEFT WAS BUSY
How Mrs. Davidson. the Corset
Agent. Obtained Various and
Sundry Pieces of Money OF
Hmm attie's Letters.

San Francisco, March s.-Rev. G. o.
Brown resumed his testimony In his
own defense before the Congregational
council to-day. He admitted that he
had exchanged letters with Miss Over
man while the latter was absent In Ia
coma The letters were produced.
Brown explaining that Miss Overman
had sent to her home in Tacoma for
the letters. All OF the letters were
prosaic epistles concerning matters in
the church and books which Miss over
man was reading. "A sweet love let
ter. is 1t not?" suggested Brown when
the first OF the dry and coIorless epis-
ties was read.
Brown then referred TO his connec-
tion with Mrs. Davidson. recounting
how she had waited for him after pray
er meeting when Mrs. Brown was alb
sent and asking him to walk 'owlrds
home with her. Mrs. Davidst. asked
him IL he did not miss Matte over
man. and he had innocently replied
that he had. He denied that he said
Miss Overman was the best read wo-
man he had ever met. but stated he
had said that. considering her age and
opportunities. he wondered at her in
telligent discussion of technical and
StlcHllllC dulnOIc- ne <diu Ifdl ME-s
Davidson. on various pretexts. had in
duced him to accompany her to see
many people and had asked him to
show her through the Y. NJ. c. A.
building. She wished TO meet the gen.
eral secretary OF the association. and
while waiting for that officer. Or.
Brown said ne and Mrs. Davidson had
sat few minutes in the Office of the
/ uafart
interviews and visits were all part
OF Mrs. Davidson's scheme OF black
mail into which he innocently fell. Mrs.
Davidson sought to have him seen with
her in such places as would make IL
possible for her TO secure witnesses as
to what she had described as consul
tations regarding Miss Overman's rev.
elations concerning his alleged liaisoa
/ with Miss Overrnan.
Continuing Brown said that In the
last week in August Mrs. Davidson
had come TO his Office In the church
and had asked him TO lend her little
money. He loaned her at that time
$40. later $40 and again $50. She al
ways stated that her dividends from
the corset firm were delayed In the
East Brown, much moved. said he
had always believed in not letting his
right hand know what his left hand
did, but he had no choice now but TO
explain these matters He said that
since he has been pastor of his pres
ent charge he had given away more
/ than half his salary. He said there
were many persons who had borrowed
/ $40 from him whom he would be very
glad to see at the council. He denied
that he had ever prayed with Mrs.
Davidson alone. although admitting
that he should have done 50.
Brown said he had never called Mrs.
Davidson his "mother-in- Christ" add
ing that Mrs. Davidson committed q
Then Brown told how Mrs. Davidson
had finally revealed herself in her true
colors. She told him how a well-known
minister had visited a lodging house
in company with young woman. con-
| Guiding with the statement that he
had been identified as the minister and
Miss overman as the woman. He ad-
mitted that he was afraid TO meet such
an accusation at time when the city
was greatly excited over the arrest of
several old men for debauching young
girls. He feared that accusation would
be accepted as guilt when the populace
was In such an angry mood. He said
he had gone 10 every lodging house in
the district where he had been accused
of accompanying Miss Overman. and
10 him and a police detective each pro-
prietor had said Brown had never
been seen in that vicinity. Brown then
told how ne had paid Mrs. Davidson
$500 and taken a receipt for the money
In order to protect himself. ftfrrr