The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
Declares That He Is Being Per.
secuted by a Man Worth
Millions.
THE COUNCIL MEETS TODAY
Mrs. Cooper Has Three Important
Witnesses in Reserve - Mrs.
Stockton Indorsed.

W buC Ol Vial dt q AlOOlAi4S
yesterday is carried out Matte Overman
will be the first witness placed on the |
stand.
1t is said, however, that a strong effort |
is being made by DR.. Brown and his friends |
TO postpone the ecross-examination of this
all-important person as long as possible. |
The committee having this matter in
charge holds that witness should COM |
plete his or her story, subject, of course, |
to recall at any time by either side.
Judge Advocate Woodlands. who is merely
an advisory member of the council, is dis
posed to allow the defense all the latitude
desired in presenting its side OF the case.
While there is no distinct clash betw cen
the Judge advocate and the council, there
Is a disposition on the part of the latter to
have the case presented more systema tic
ally in the future.
There are rumors afoat to the effect that
before the week is ended there will be mat
ters laid before judges of DR.. Brown which
will eclipse anything yet presented for the
consideration of that body.
Mrs. Cooper has three witnesses in re-
serve, and their testimony, she declared
last night, would destroy the confidence of
the pastors stanchest friends, who have
hitherto believed in the reverend gentle-
mans innocence.
''To give out this testimony now" said
Mrs. Cooper, would be 10 put the defense
in position to manufacture a rebuttal.
There are many people who could come
forward and tell some very damaging
things against DR.. Brown, but they have a
wholesome and well-grounded fear of the
reverend gentleman's brutal and unmanly
way Of conducting the cross examination.
There is one witness, however, who is
not afraid to face DR.. Brown. | have an
idea that when this story is told there will
be very few questions asked except by
members of the council.
81 have just received letter from DR..
Chase of Port Angeles which proves how
grolndless were the charges made against |
poor Mrs. Stockton. This letter is as fol- |
lows.
SoNoMA Cal. Feb. %.
Ny Dear Mrs. Cooper: was very much sur
prised TO read in recent reports of the trial OF
Dr.. Brown the charges he made against the
misinformed this is all q revelation to me. 1
lived in Port Angeles all the time Mrs. Stockton
did, and her having ruined homes, etc., is all
new to me. l do think she was at times friyo-
lous and perhaps indiscreet, but as to
these grave crimes l certainly know moth
ing OF them. 1t really must be that Dr..
that anything 1 say or do Will be of
service in this sad affair, bnt 1 write this
personally TO you in the hope that the woman
you are trying to befriend is not as bad as she
is represented TO be. l know of several facts
in her favor which would tell you could see
you; but what matters the past If she is DE.
many TEN mptations and queer characters to deal
with. have number OF letters from her
since this trouble and have an interest in her
such as no other could have, as have her lit
MRS. CoLYN CHASE
1t is impossible at this time to determine
when the case for and against DR.. Brown
will be finally closed and the council asked
to render verdict. The cross-examina-
ton of Miss Overman will probably con-
sumo day. Mrs. Davidson has promised
TO appear when wanted and her cross
examination will require day if not
more. Then the accused pastor must OF
ne cessity give statement, IN which must
be embodied all the details OF the charges
against him, which IN asgeneral way may
be said to have begun when he assumed |
the pastorate of the First Congregational |
Church.
In addition to the testimony and cross |
examination of the three most important
witnesses in the celebrated case, James
Mason has vet to support his charge of in |
Aimidation. This will be followed by evi- |
lldence in rebutIal, at which time Mrs. |
fCooper declares she will produce the SEN |
Isation of the trial. From present indica- |
Itiors the council will require at least eight |
QaVS to cOnCluQe lIS luVeSllSdtlOuS.
The statement of DR.. Brown, made under
oath, promises to be almost as sensational
as that of his alleged co-partner in crime,
Miss Oyerman. He will enter general |
denial of all the accusations made against |
him, and follow this up by declaring that |
he is the victim of foul plot, on which |
Miss Overman in her story touched but |
lightly.
The reverend gentleman will claim that |
he has been prosecuted by a man worth |
millions, and all because he would not |
submit to certain indignities which
friend of the millionaire endeavored to
heap upon him. He will declare that |
others had hand in associating his name
unpleasantlv with that of a now prom |
inent member of his church. The pastor
will tell all these things and attempt to |
support what he says by giving the names
of his alleged prosecutors.
DIR. Brown will of course make a vigor- |
Gus assault on the character OF MRS. DAVID |
son. He will attempt to show that she Is /
not only an irresponsible person, but has
since her confinementin prison endeavored |
10 secure per iured testimony against him.
The pastor will attempt to prove that the
alleged blackmailer under threat OF expos
ing the son of Mrs. Walling OF Muckilteo, |
Wash. who while in her employ embez-
zled 500. demanded of that lady that she
swear to certain things against him.
Mrs. Walling was expected to say under
oath. that while stopping at Sixth-street
lodging house. she had seen DR.. Brown
and Miss Overman enter the place, and
securing room next to hers, remain Tor
several hours. OF course the keyhole
figures in the story. Mrs. Waliing, it
seems. declined to enter into such an ar
rangement. but instead exposed the entire
scheme to DR.. Brown. That gentleman,
accom- panied by Detective Seymour, visited
a station just across the San Mateo line one /
day last week and then met Mrs. Walllng
and she told how she had suffered at Mrs.
Davidson s hands, of the threat, and last
of the advice of Seattle attorney, that
she tell DIR. Brown the whole story. The
accused pastor will present this in his de-
fense and will be supported by Detective
Seymour and Mrs. Brown. This lady Will
also give general statement covering the
case as she knows it.
The committee on charges will meet to-
day at l o'clock. An hour later the coun-