The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-07

SAN FRANCISCO. March s.-Rav.
j. Brown did not take the sand as
- expected, at the evening sesHion OF
Is council before which he is on trial
m charges Of immortality.
Mrs. ". E. Absr was csllRd by the de-
Esnse, and told OF things Mrs. David
son had told her about Miss overnan.
and other things Miss overmnn hnd
told her about MFs. Davidson Colned
for b. Brown Stnted TO the council that
Mrs Absr would give further tssttaony
et anosbrr time in private.
The Testimony OF Mrs. Halllgen, MIS-.
Meyer nnd Detective Seymour waS read
and Deacon VascOnzellUs was called.
He noElobornted thle testimony Of DR..
Brown hs TO the baptiRza OF Nrs..Stocs-
ton The witness was asked OF he had
ever noticed Or. Brown acting with
undue familiarity toward the ladies in
the o1vrrh. Deacon Williams shut on
the answer.
T.Twould ike TO ask II the Judge advo-
cate and the counsel for Dr. Brown"
he saJd. cannot agree that Dr.. Brown
has never been seen in the church. on
the street or any other place indulg1nE
in any familiarity with any woman un-
def the heavens. We are all convinced
that he has not done any thInks OF that
kind. and we would pnOhabiy savs
good deal Of time BY admitting that"
No onR taxing issue with this stand,
Deacon Williams made a motion 70
embody that sentiment, and Il was caE-
f1sd unanimously.
If In His own Defense.
Rev C. o. Brown resumed his testi-
rnony IN his own defense before tho
Congregational council to-day. He ad-
rnitted that he had exchanged letters
with Miss Oyerman while the latter
yTas absent In Tacoma. The letters
Wrere produced. DR.. Brown explaining
that Miss Overmnn had sent to her
home In Tacoma for the letters. AN of
the letters were prcsaic epistles, con-
cernlnG matters In the church and
books which Miss OveFnan was read
"a sweet love letter IS It not?" sug-
gested DR.. Brown. when the first Of
the dry and colorless epistles was read.
DR. Brown then referred to his connect
ion with Mrs Davidson. recOuntng
bow she had waited for him after pray
er meeting when ASEs. Brown was a6-
sent and asking him to Yalk towards
homo with her Mrs. Davidson asked
him II he did not ,riiss Matte Overman
and he had innocently replied that he
had. BE denied that he said Mss Ov-
erman was the best read woman ne
md ever met, but stated he had sad
fhat conslderinE her age and opp0rtu-
nitiesshe wondered at her intelligent
discussion OF technical and scientific
authors,
5e said that Mrs Davidson, on var
ions pretexts had induced him to ac-
company her TO see many people and
bad asked him to show her through
the z, NJ. C. A. building, She wished 20
meet the EeneFal secretary OF the as
ISOLATION. and while waiting for that
ofieer DR.. Brown said he and Mrs.
Davidson had sat for few minutes in
the ONCE OF the assistant secretary.
Or Brown said these interviews end
visltS we're all part OF Mrs. David
sons schemes 10 blackmail, and into
which he innoeentiy fell. Mrs. David
son sought to have him seen With her
IN such places as would make II pos
sfhie for her to secure witnesses as 70
what she had described as consultA-
tons regarding Miss Overman's rela-
tons concerning his alleged linson with
Mss Ovcrman-
- Loaned Her Money.
Continuing. Dr.Brow1 said that In the
last week In August Mrs. Davidson had
come to his ofiice in the church and
asked him TO lend her some money. He
loaned her at that time so, later $40,
and again $50. She always stated that
her dividends from the corset arm were
delayed in the east. Or. Brown, much
moved, said he had always believed In
MOI letting his right hand know what
his left hand did. hut he had no choice
now to explain these matters He said
that since he has been pastor Of the
present charge he had given away1nore
money than his salary came 10.
Or. Brown told how Mrs. Davidson
had finally revealed herself In her true
colors. She told how a well known
minister had visited lodging -house IN
company with a young woman. con.
cludInK with the statement that he had
been Identified rs the minister and
Miss Oyerman us the woman. He nd-
mltted he was afraid to meet such an
accusation ut a time when the city
was grsatly excited over the arrest OF
several old men for debauchi1g young
Girls. He feared that accusation would
be accepted as guilt when the populace
wac IN such an angry mood. BE said
ne had gone to every lodging house
m the district where he had been ac-
ciEsd OF accompanying Miss Overman-
md to him and n police detective each
proprlctor he'd said that Or, Brown had
never boon seen in that vicinity. Brown
then told how he had paid Mrs. David
sor $500 and taken her receipt for the
money in order 10 protect himself.