The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-22
He Calls Matte Overman q
Perjurer and Blackmailer.
SAYS NONE SHOULD TRUST HER
He Thinks No Sensible Person
Should Believe the Confession.
As For the San Francisco Clergy and
His Opponents I'm the Church. He
Can Not Look 70 Them For Justice,
and He Defies Them, Appealing TO
the fairer Public.

Chicago, Aug. 2I.-Rev. c. o. Brown,
formerly OF san Francisco. and whose
troubles are familiar 10 al newspaper
readers, has made a statement IN reply 10
the last confession OF Hiss Matte over
man. IN which she says that ine charges
which she originally made against Dr.
Browh and which she subsequently, said
were Ease, We're IN reality founded On
tact- DR.. Brown den0unces the entire
story as one Of blackmail, and SAYS The
fact That Miss oyerman now admits that
sne testified falsely should prove her an
worthy OF the slightest credence. lie says:
The public should remember that Mss
overTnan wrote. Offering 10 have Mrs. THn-
nell make an affidavit IN my favor ii
would pay large sum for Il, saying that
any enemies We're ready 10 pay ~ell for
story against me. and that they should
sell such story unless would pay their
price. This is just w4.at tGIey have done.
OF course, those who have been willing 10
pay $50 or si,oca for such a story were
shrswd enough 10 see that it's value would
Re increased BY being recitsd 10 the con-
ference. j do not accuse the members OF
the conference OF making such bargain.
Whoever paid the money. however. told
Miss Ovsrman that she must get her story
before that body. But why should the con-
ference listen 10 Miss overmaa? They
affirmed again and again that her teSti-
she was a discredited woman. Is she less
diseredlted now that she affirns that she
Is peTJurer? If she was discgeaited be-
fore she is thrice dlscredited now.
During the council women were permit-
tea TO offer false evidence against me un-
der conditions of their own choosing. They
we're permitted 10 admit or exclude the
press and audience at viii. while my Wit
nesses and / were held TO the iron rule OF
Il moderator who had a personal score TO
settle against me. What2 4 confession
from Miss Ogerman-she who has given
different confession under oath: who Of
fered 10 sell her first story against me TO
a san Francisco paper; who then came
with tears TO me. and my family, saying;
Can you ever forgive me for the awful
wrong j have done your who. after the
council. wrote 10 me that / must pay her
price or she would sell a story 20 my enc
mics? A confession from hers What sem
slbIe person will pay attention 10 such a
confession? She now turns 70 Mrs. Tunnel
as her best friend. bur az one time during
the council. knowing Mrs. Tunnel better
that l. she feared that Mrs. Tunnel would
sell a story against her. She then denounc-
ed her TO Us and threatened her. II would
not surprise me IL this strange young wom-
and should yet turn with tears and again
ask as to forgive her for the awful wrong
sne had inflicted upon us.
'As 10 the Bay conference, | have test
ed the unfairness OF It's ruling powers.
have no reason TO expect that they who
trampled upon both their own constitution
and my rights would now be either fair or
Just / shall pay no attention 10 any com
munication from that conference. but wait
for a fairer tribunal. assured that the pub
lie wlu be quick 70 perceive the vindicuve
and malicious spirit thar pursues me with
this unprecedented action"