The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-08
SITs HE RUINED HER
a. Or. Brown Accused by
Miss Matte Overman
s11eRs WRITTEN At TACOMA
.,.reS He owes Her a Living,
TRIED 70 Cast Her Off-The
church Not satisfied.

-..,efseo. Jan. IA tremendous
- - presenst in Judge CantpDeils
80 - tsis afternoon when the ex-
- - ~ Mrs. Mary A Davidson for
50 -ras resumed. Long before -
w1er the court convened, the
-. vsas tamgned 10 the doors, and
So vorneu sought entrance II vain.
So ras composed mainly OF wO-
= - ~ pr3esed8ngs were marked b.
- a...ssrwance Of the Instructions OF
-. - that order and decorum must be
= $50 The witnesses. the prinei-
- attorneys and the Judge appeared
-. promptly on nfne- Dr. Brown
.sssef. but Mrs Brown occupied
So Ter husbands counsel, siessrs.
- - - Louderback. Mrs BroTn's sal
uas even deeper than IL was on
- whers she sal cold and Afeiess
80 s..sf,s7 throughout the searching
ss-,r.ination OF her husband. At the
50 -. a,,sstlons were put 70 him which
1rssg circumstances would have
- ner with bOTror. Now and then
80 2 weak effort at smiling ia
- Der friends. but nevertheless she
- picture Of despair.
-. eanerahIe defendant, Mrs. David
.,s brought into court by Detective
-, sae wore har accustomed smile
ss-.~essuce, and had il not been for her
ar she might h&ve been deemed
80 ana yivaci0us. she sat near her
s--.x.. Messfs Gallagher and Gull
=. eslaly Indifferent TO the stares OF
~sitJtude objected towards her. II
ssfs1ock when Judge Campbell called
Vs. Faalr
=. vas rsaGy 10 pat Mrs Davidson on
800 and without any delay the wo-
.s.sok ne chair. ready 10 tell her story.
Z. DAVIDSON was placed on the stand
= sxu defense. and told the history Of
80 anti she came here two years ago.
s.s.ssissa that she was born 81 Bangor.
Z, Wssn she was years OF age she
- % gucksport, Ne. She was mar
= ,ssre 10 Franklin Pierce. who was in
1. sse1 var a major. When he went 20
4. ,-set sac toe went and volunteered
3, ervsess. working on the field and IN
s. Asssltals. After the war was over she
$3.50 gith her husband 10 BuckspOrt,
- -; Immediately. He had resigned
- he army just prior 70 the close of
s,xa- He died in 1869. She subsequent
! -arses Thomas Y. Davidson. She came
. ragsorYia January Q, two years ago, TO
,say eaysefs at the Midwlnter fair. and
e. gyef here ever since. she became ac-
ss,.is5 with Matte Overman at Rev.
I, Aliens mission. About TWO months
,eyFsrs she met her at Or. Browns.
=, rsvsr was member OF DR.. Browns
ss-sa. but At the solicitation OF Or.
ss5sn and the superintendent OF the Sun
l. u s.Ha. -.
Ia RAISED her work in that capacity,
h.a bsfore and after the date on which
]. al Der the $50. lie had also eulog lzed
Arm sAer members OF the Sunday school
AZ 4 .ha church in her presence. She
sa-rat& her Intimacy with Matte Over
Ri. whom she accuses Jointly with DR..
srosa. and told how she had secured the
ri, confidence.
T. Iavsdson said that Or. Brown gave
gEa aud said be wanted her 10 protect
hin hs lRicit love for Matte Overman.
November q DIR. Brown called on her.
~ she told him thar Matte Overman
NJ confessed that she and Dr Brown had
"a lAeit intercourse ending November
! "a ara that IL had resulted In child
zg3s- Dr. Brown confessed to her tthe
rfhsSl. and asked her 10 prevent Mrs.
Esiiin. BE lodging house keeper. from
aalag to see him Next day she went 20
= Browns study and wrote a receipt for
= which be paid her the following day.
-; night she gave the money 10 Mrs.
ES.lla. Later that night she saw DR..
ssss and talked with him lie said he
:. Ike a converted man. She said she
gaa pray FOR him. and he said that II
q; we're the case he would occupy his
n.y. the next day He wanted 10 see
n Ba1diG. because he hated 10 think
ehi srecked her soul. Mrs. Davidson's
sanitation was not finished, and the
a. ven, over until Thursday afternoon.