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The San Francisco call., 1896-01-11
ARE THEY FORGERIES? q?
Mrs. TunneIl Declares the Overman
Letters We're Never Received
by Her

VISALIA, Call, Jan. 10.-As promised
in last nights dispatch, Mrs. Tunnel kept
her word and granted an interview to THE
CALL representative to-day. After short
conversation Mrs. Tunnel agreed to re-
duce her statement to writing, and did so.
as follows:
To the Gail: Last evening ct 7 O'Clock, when
the first intimation reached me that there
were letters published from Miss Overman to
me, after q hasty glance al the fac-simile of
part of one letter, said it looks like her writ
ing, and few sen fences read TO me led me TO
believe they were. thief or foTger is con-
cerned, for since that time have read the
letters, and find in them another evidence that
Mrs. Davidson is an accom- plisbed forger.
The letters pu tlished were never received
by me- In the last days the devil was to be
transformed into an angel OF light and deceive
if possible the very elect. | believed up to
Friday, December 9th ult., that Mrs. David
son was Christian. Since then the over
whelming evidence came that she was the
most consummate hypocrite had ever known.
Language fails 10 express my contempt for one
who uses religion as a CLOAK. / believe Mrs.
Davidson is a dangerous person, and trust she
Will be placed where she will not have another
opportunity 10 Ply her nefariouS business by
playing on the credulity of the innocent and
unsuspecung.
l have known Matte long and well and have
also known DR.. Brown for year or two and
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mallers try to blacken the characters of the
men VINO Will not submit to their demands.
uon know or any more detestable crime than
that OF blaekmail. want to encourage men
10 come into court with these cases The only
testimony that tends at all to SInirch the char
acter OF the complaining witness is that which
the defendant herself gives. Her manner
SHOWS that she is a woman of culture, of edu-
cation and refinement, but she has perverted
jury would do cannot tell, but if any twelve
men can listen TO her story and not convict
her cannot understand, for it is plain that
she eXtorted this $500, and there is nothing
lett for me to do under the law but to hold her
TO answer before the Superior Court l there
tore hold her to answer to the Superior Court
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THE PRISONER HELD.
Mrs. Davidson on the Stand Again.
Testimony Regarding the Lost
Mrs. Baddin.

Judge Joachimsen's courtroom was
the scene yesterday of the continua-
ton Of the hearing of the charge
of extortion against Mrs. Mary Abbot
Davidson by Rev. DR.. C. o. Brown. Judge
Campbell called for order at AS P NJ,
only fifteen minutes after the time set
The first matter to come up was the con-
sideration of the record from Salem, Mass,
reciting the conviction and sentence to
thirty months Imprisonment on a charge
of embezzlement of Mrs. Mary A. David
son. But before argument on this subject
was begun ex-Judge Louderback asked the
defendant to take the stand for further
cross-exam ination. Her counsel objected
on the ground that the prosecution had
completed her cross examination on
Thursday. Judge Campbell however,
overruled the objection of the defense, and
Mrs. Davidson resumed the stand.
Attorney Lioyd's assumption that the
record from Salem, Mass, showed the
defendants conviction was objected to by
Attorney Gallagher on the ground that
the record had not yet been made part
OF the evidence, and he intimated quite
angrily that Lloyd was talking for the
benefit of the audience present and the
general public.
After considerable argument counsel for
the prosecution admitted that the offense
mentioned in the record was not felony
under the statutes of Massachusetts, and
so could not be used 10 impeach the cred
ibility of defendant. But he asked to in
troduce the record for the purpose of cross
examining the witness upon it, but of this
privilege he was also deprived on the show
ing that the record which had been pro-
cured by Deacon Morse for use in the pres
ent case was not properly attested, as it
lacked the certificate OF the presiding mag
istrate of the Superior Court of Massachu-
setts.
Louderback then resumed the cross-ex-
animation of the defendant by asking her
what was the character of her physical
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Mrs. Tunnel Declares They Are
ForgerieS and the Work of
Mrs. Davidson.
a BOSTON WOMAN A VICTIM.
She Entrusted the Sum of $4,000 to
the Custody of the Alleged
Blackmailer.

Mrs. Davidson has been held to answer
before the Superior Court to the charge of
extortion preferred by Rev. DR.. C. o..
Brown.
Mrs. Tunnel, the erstwhile friend of the
aged prisoner, declares positively that she
has no knowledge OF the alleged illicit re-
Iations existing between Miss Overman
and DR.. Brown. She clinches this with
the emphatic statement that the letters
purporting to be from Miss Overman to
herself, as already published, are forgeries
pure and simple
Such in brief is the situation OF the
Brown-Davidson scandal as it stands to-
day. One OF the two women who it was
claimed could, in all probability, have
strengthened the charges made by Mrs.
Davidson affecting the morality of the
pastor OF the First Congregational Church,
now makes a statement in which she ex-
presses an abiding faith in the honesty
and purity OF heart OF the reverend gen.
tleman.
III AhE NALL VI yesterday MIS-. L 1ulheII
practically admitted the authenticity of
the "Overman letters" To-day she de-
clares that Mrs. Davidson is an accom-
plished forger.
II believed up to Friday, December 81,
ult., - she says, "that Mrs. Davidson was
aChristian. Since then the overwhelming
evidence has come out that she is the most
consummate hypocrite I had ever known.
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rians on the coast, comments upon the
Brown Davidson case as follows:


Brown-D Davidson case as tolloWs'
1t seems necessary that The occident, going
especially to Christian people, shoulu& & sPe@S -
now, though at the beginning OF tne .sSb%Icb n
what the daily journals call the -,+e With
Scandal" in San Francisco we wiz i,,jca "iSa
caution and without any atte1npb W po' pa1
the results On last Saturday week tHe I,1re 30.
c. 0. Brown, ID. pastor OF the to,,sed The arrest
of a Mrs. Davidson on the charge ol DI1C M 80
Several women thus far in the case nave pe-
come prominent before the pubic. Inns LITE hast
Davidson, who proessed to be acting "A ~ oa Done,1
of another, and demanded and secured money
from DR.. Brown TO prevent the puDAcly
expressed it. to be q too good to be
good" She is pious and righteous
10 excess. and though an aged woman anu anu
shrewdly Intelligent, has penltentlary recoru
in the East. Another OF this cluster, lne
heroine, is young woman, divorced WIN WIN an
unsavory record in Washington, VINO W WniIo Me5if tt
celvlng the friendship OF Dr. brown ls cieulE ". ~
ably said to have offered for sale TO one oL @ tHS
morning papers en- duplicating arucle: otIit it
another is n woman pronounced in the anuEvit Svi
OF reputable attorney backmailer. Stlu
another, an Adventist evangelist, VoiuH tdIIly
goes into print friend OF the others an1
processes no shame in publicly stating lnst
she knew OF the scandal and narrated ~
IN detail months before at her d1nlng-taoIe'
when there was present at least one man VINO
was not OF her family.
Such are the women who thus far have ap-
peared IN connection with this sensation. we
may hope that Dr.. Browns good name, which
heretofore has not been tarnlshed, VIII escape
this snare.
The Jewish Times and Observer says:
The proper step to clear himselfof such grave
charges against him is simply to demand an
immediate investigation in his church cons
cernlng the truth of the serious accusation
against him. Going to the Police Court and
Trying TO convict the woman does not clear
hlm OF suspicion in the eyes of the public. II
guilty jury Will convict her of blackman
ana SEND her to the penitentiary, but let the
whole matter be sifted in his congregation foR
" To
ISIS any cause for biackmaIling. We advise the
reverend gentleman 10 demand of his flock an
immediate and impartial investigation for the
purpose OF establishing the moral side of the
scandalous affair.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-11
FRATERNAL COMMENT.

The Occident Scores the Women in
the Case-Jewish Times Wants
an Investigation.
The Occident, the organ of the Presbyte-
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and mental breach" as she described it in
her testimony. She replied:
] would like to define it, but I cannot tell,
Louderback-What was the disease?
Witness-It was rush of blood to the head.
Anything else?
1t affected my nervous system and caused
my blood TO supperate unequally. 1t worked
on my nervous system, and was probably
brought on by hard work.
Did it come on in 1874?
Somewhere about then.
And this rush of blood continued until
1889?
l presume it did, more or less.
Did you have that rush of blood on and off,
or was it one continuous rush?
know that it made blank of my mind
VIII you give US the name of your physi-
clan?
l can't tell am only trying 10 tell the
truth.
You are pious woman and
Gallagher-Don't insult the woman. You
have no right to insLlt her
Louderback-What was the name of your
physician?
Witness-I do not know.
Do you know whether you did or did not
have physician for that rush Of blood?
An object ion was made and sustained.
Did you have a physician at any time while
While you were troubled with the rush of
blood?
Did you go to the Centennial in Phila-
deIphia?
L don know anything about 1t and have
told you it was a blank, and l shall stick to it,
Have not you told people that you did go to
the Centennial?
No.
During these years that you say were such
blank did you give birth TO a child?
! know nothing, sir
Did anybody tell you to repeat those words?
do not know.
Did you ever obtain $4,000, or any other
sum OF money, from Sarah Jane Stevens in
Boston?
Mrs. Sarah Jane Stevens is dear friend of
mine and she placed in my hands some money
al two different times l did not give re-
celpt. She gave it to me a loan. L took it
way.
The Court-Have you a daughter?
NltneSs-l have no knowledge of daughter
Louderback-Did anybody ever tell YOU that
you had son daughter?
No, sir, DO one ever told me. This language
does not insult me. | understood your doingS
yesterday when you were asking me about
What that paper meaning the Salem News
contained would like to have that paper
1t interested me very much
About that $500. Did you ever give If
back 10 Mrs Stevens?
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believe Mrs. Davidson is dangerous
person, and 1 trust she will be placed
where she will not have another oppor-
tunity to ply her nefarious business by
playing on the creduiity of the innocent
and unsuspecting."
Then Mrs. Tunnel tells remarkable
story. She briefly recounts her acquaint-
ancesh;p with the principal witness in the
case, and repudiates absolutely any knowl-
edge of money given to Miss Overman, or
IN fact anything which reflects on that
young lady's character.
Tie court proceedings and other inter-
esting developments in the case will be
found below.
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DIMOND HAS WITHDRAWN,
Change in the Aspect of the
Union League Election
of Officers.
The Nominating Committee Will Meet
To-Morrow Noon and Name a
Substitute.

At the regular meeting of the board Of
directors of the Union League Club yester-
day afternoon a letter was read from Gen.
eraI w. IT. Dimond which changes some
what the aspect of the situation in the
league regarding the election OF directors
and officers which takes place next Tues
day. The letter reads as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO, January 10, 1896.
Hon s. ". BdckUs, President Union League
Ciub-DEAR SIR: Although have received no
official notice of having been placed on the
regular ticket a candidate for director ofthe
club, l am informed that such action was
taken, and that my friends have also kindly
mentioned my name in connection with the
presidency.
While deeply grateful for the intended honor,
desire to withdraw from the ticket in favor of
some member who has in the past been enabled
10 give more attention to the interests of the
organization.
With best wishes for the future success Of
the league, am very truly yours,
w. H. DIMoND.
The withdrawal of General Dimond
leaves General Friedrich, the present first
vicepresident, as the only candidate in
the field for president.
The nominating committee will meet to-
day at noon, however, and name a substi.
tute for General Dimond.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-11

and mental breach" as she described it in
her testimony. She replied:
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-11
Jerome Faren,s Estate.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 10

The will OF Jerome B. Fargo was filed for
probate yesterday. He left all his estate to his
children, Jennie Eliza Fish, Fannie Josephine
are Calvin F. Fargo and Earl A. Fargo, and
they are directed TO compromise all demands
and are given power 10 handle the estate q
they deem best The estate is supposed to be
worth about 5000, 900
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-11
sEwALL LEAVES FOR NEW YORK.
He Thinks That Bryan Can Perfbrm
Miracles In Maine.

Bath, Me-, Aug. 10-when the Boston
steamer kennebec left the wharf here
Arthur Sewall was aboard He was on his
way 10 Boston. from which place he Will
go direct TO New York 20 receive the off,
cial notification OF his nomination as vice
president by the Democrats. Mr.. Sewau
wore light suit and straw hat, and
smiled pleasantly when asked what time
he expected TO reach New York.
IT can't say" he replied. Perhaps /
shall reach there tomorrow night"
Have you made any arrangements as
TO what you and Mr.. Bryan win 90 after
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES you Will then gor'
was asked.
mo. must first consult Mr.. Bryan.
believe Il is settled. though. that he VIII
return with me 10 Maine"
Have the dates been fixed for Mr..
Bryan to speak. and in what citiesr'
mo. that Is not known" said Mr..
Sewan. II shall notify Chairman Hughes,
OF the state committee, at the earliest
possible moment, that he may at once be-
gin arrangements. There is an urgent de-
mand for Mr.. Bryan from al quarters
he Is wanted In Portland. in lewiston In
Bangor and many other places but hope
that his first address viii be in Bath.
/ want my fellow citizens TO see him and
70 hear him. You have no idea of the
power OF the maa. or the impression he
makes"
When will you return TO Bath7"
II hope some time about the close Of
the week, but cannot say as 10 that"
Incidentally Mr.. Sewall remarked that
he believes In a campaign OF education,
and that. wherever practicable, joint dis
cussion should be had by the Democratic
and Republican speakers.
The only trouble" he said, lis that the
people OF the Eas; have not had their at
tention called TO free silver as the people
have out West, and II IL very little I'M
derstood. AS fast as they are informing
themselves they are coming to our belief
Several OF my friends who were formerly
gold men. and gold men. as they admitted
not because they had studied the subject,
but rather because they had not. and had
merely accepted a general impression
which seemed 10 prevail, have admitted
this. As they see II Is not 50-cent dol
Jar and not reputation which we pro-
pose but that Il is the real bi-metallism
which all economists, men OF all parties
and the Republican platform Itself rec
ogn.zes az a pressing need and as a bless
Ing which would give a tremendous re-
vival TO business and see the practical
bilfty OF our plans. they are coming to
US"
New York. Aug I0-Arthur Sewau. the
Democratic candidate for vice president
arrived in this city this afternoon In or
der to appear on Wednesday A. Madison
Square garden to receive the of1cial noti-
fcation OF his nomination. He left Bos-
ton several hours earlier than he ex-
pected, with the result that when he
reached here there was nobody 10 receive
him Among the visitors Mr.. Sewali had
tonight were Treasurer William p. ST.
John ana National Committeeman Towies
OF Missouri He also had an engagement
for conferences With Chairman Jones and
Senator German
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-11

corner o1e metal you can uss ths other.
r<o-x continued appsauee-l w5ereas.
VOC has. bat one meal which you ca1
convert sz.o money aa6 that metal 70 cor
rserea. yoa are a. the mercy Of those who
are managing the cornsr. lAppsause.e
s.Sow fast enc word more. I have heard
people AK about the great advantage 4.
would b 4 gs had free coinage laws 20
that men ccuid go cut and buy silver for
81 cents and have * coined into 100 cents.
arS make the difference. / have known
rren 10 -c4.d tire speculattnx upon how
much could be made under such Eys-
tenn Now whenever one person can I'M
Serr.an1 free coinage everybody can. and
81 everybody can DO that. I cannot for the
itf@ az ne see where the prof. - going
70 be I cannot see who In going 10 sell
silver for Jess than what he can get IL
coined fer. but yet there are people who
are Specializing as 20 the amour, that can
be made By buying IL AZ half price ZAP
piause.}
a vnIca-w,uyfr't the silver mine own
ers have q monopoly
Mr. g-yan-The mine owners are the
on,y people who produce silver, Just al
The gold miners are the only people who
produce gold. Tremendous applause ana
great cheering) TIE silver. when pro-
duced IL OF nc use 20 the man VINO pro-
duced II untu he either exchanges Il for
money or converts IL into money for his
own use and the moment be brings that
silver from the mine and converts IL into
money that money is in use TO buy the
commodities produced by the toiiers OF
this country. (Applause.l And until thar
money IS brought into existence there -
no money 10 buy the things which the
people produce. Therefore when we iegis-
late TO prevent money coming into exist
ence we ieg.siate against the interest or
those who have muscle 70 sell or products
70 sell and cannot sell them, until there IS
money to buy them. tAppiause) And
now ycu must pardon me for going into
this subject at az. l did not intend 10 do
Ii, but the earnestneS OF this audience
and the enthusiasm which they have
given expression TO have tempted me be-
yond my power 70 resist. Permit me here
to thank you for the kindly greetings
you have extended. and 20 thank you for
the interest which you manifest. Great
applause.)
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-11
GRANT DIDN'T SAY IT.
That He Signed the Act Of
1873 Unknewingly.
ANOTHER OF "coiN's" LIES.
Fred ID. Grant Never Heard His Father
Say He Would Have Vetoed
the Bill.

Indians polls. Aug ie-In reply 20 q let
ter from Attorney General ". a. hetch-
am. OF Indiana. Fred ID. Grant mas writ
ten as follows under date of New York.
August Z:
My Dear Sir-Acknowledging receipt
OF your communication OF August 1. in
which you ask ne as 20 the truth OF
statement which IS and has been gosng
the rounds for years. TO the effect that my
father, Gen Grant. at one time said that
he did not know, when he signed the coin
age act OF 1870. that the silver dollar was
dropped from the coinage. and that II he
nad known the fact he would have vetoed
the bill, I hasten in reply 20 say that
frequently talked with my father upon the
question Of standard currency. and tina.
/ never heard him intimate any such SEN
unent as Is credited 10 him above.
I am IN receipt almost daily of letters
similar TO yours. inquiring TO whether
my father made the statement attributed
10 him in the little book entitled Coin.'
l can only say that he never minated
such a statement TO me. In ali his con-
versstion with me he seemed 10 take the
ground that II was a great misfortune
OF any country TO have as the basis Tor
their circulating medium any metal that
had the least element OF uncertainty about
IL. and that the workmen when they col
lected their wages at the end OF the week
should be absolutely certain that there
could be no question as 10 the value OF
the currency which they had 10 supply
their needs. From the time he was inaug-
urated president until the resumption OF
specie payment act was passed. all hts
public announcements, and so far as I
know all his private statements, were
aimed 10 secure stable currency TO the
people OF the United States.
THE coinage act Of 1878 does not elimin-
ate the silver dollar from the coinage. In
fact. the United States has coined since
then more silver dollars than had been
coined during the entire period OF Its nat
ural existence before. and most of these
coins were made during his lifetime. 1t
Is, therefore, not probable that Gen. Grant
ever said he would have vetoed the act
of 1878 IL he had known that the silver dol
lar would be dropped from the coinage
and / would not believe any one who said
that he heard my father make such a
statement"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-11

Slsson, Cal. Aug. ia demonstration
was held In Sisson yesterday against Chi
nese laborers employed on the new Nc
Cloud river railroad to the Fall river TIM
Der belt A crowd OF white men. consist
ing of laborers. tramps and men out OF
work, gathered and melted each other
10 riot After dark on Sunday evening a
large crowd left for a railroad camp four
miles from here. They drove the Chinese,
about forty In number. with their equip
ment from the camp to the McCioud river,
five miles away. Several Chinese were
bruised with stones and clubs. but none
was seriously hurt. Manager Van Arsdaie,
manager Of the Sskiyou Lumber Compa-
ny, which is building the road. says Chi
nesa were employed because this was nee
essary TO finish the road this season. He
prefers white labor IL they will work stead
flv. TIE Chinese get the same wages as
white men except board. Sheriff Hobbs,
of Yreks. will be asked for deputies TO
protect the road. and the Chinese will re-
turn 10 work. No further trouble is an
tfctuafeH
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OPEN LETTER TO BRYAN.


New York, Aug. 1o.-The World VIII
print tomorrow four-column open letter
10 Mr.. Bryan" asking him 20 dehAe in his
speech of acceptance his position on sew
erai planks in the Chicago platform. IL
saws that upon many grounds the World
stands with Mr.. Bryan, instsncing the in
come tax. opposition 20 tariff changes,
hostility 70 trusts and monopol3es and the
bond issues in times OF peace without ex-
pliclt authority OF congress. 1t denounces
the Chicago plaaks in regard TO the s5i-
pregne court and condemnation OF Presi-
dent Cleveland for putting down the riot
AZ Chicago. Il then antagonizes SHARPLY
the demand for free coinage, aud tells Mr..
Bryan that this Is the main reason for the
disruption OF the party.
The World says that II Mr.. Bryan can
convince the undecided Democrats that II
is safe fer chem % vote their party's
1ckst, the World will comply with Mr.,
Bryaa's invitation to support him, not he
-aase "it is blind 70 the grave faults OF
tAe platform or which lie stands" but in
spite Of f. end regretting & with undlmin-
tshei ana Interchangeable CONTEMPT