The San Francisco call., 1896-08-09
DR. c. 0. BROWNS WRATH
Finds Vent in Vigorous Denun.
citation of Mrs. Tunnel and
Her Charges.
Says She Lies for Money and Is One
of the Gang Seeking to
Bleed HIM.

CHICAGO, I'LL, Aug. S.-Rev. G. o.
Brown, formerly of San Francisco and who
was recently mixed up in church scandal,
in which Matte Overman took a leading
part, is now in Chicago Mr.. Brown, when
seen by a reporter regarding the charges
just made by Mrs. Tunnel, entered most
vigorous denial. He made written state
ment, as follows:
Mrs. Tunnel is herself one of the gang seek
ing to bleed me. This was learned from Miss
Overman before she LETT our home on her sud-
den departure for the southern part of Califor-
MIA. 1t was Mrs. Tunnel who went with Miss
tried, according to her own testimony, to sell q
story to the Chronicle.
Mrs. Tunnels story is full of falsehoods.
Let the public recall that she herself, in re-
peated interviews with the reporters of THE
CALL and Examiner, said that she knew abso-
lutely nothing against my character. She
said also, that she did not leave San Fran
cisco at my suggestion to avoid testifying
against me, but solely on her own account,
because she feared that her intimacy with
Miss Overman would involve herin newspaper
notOriety.
These interviews she afterward confirmed,
as Miss Overman wrote my WIFE Her own
past life (twice married ana twlee olvoreeq,
her last husband mere boy OF 19 years while
she was nearly SOY reveals that she had ample
reason to avoid the reporters. Aside from her
unhappy marital experiences there was an
When Mrs. Davidson was arrested Mrs. Tun-
nell undoubtedly feared that her own con-
nection with the attempt to blaeRmall me
might lead to her arrest. Those were matters
OF which I was wholly ignorant when Mrs.
Tunnel left the City. There are good reasons
to believe that she shared Mrs. Davidson s
plunder.
some people that her name was Mrs. Baker,
others that it was Mrs. Fowler others that 1t
was Mrs. Flower There will be few so simple
t.nI 81. rroho o.
hiding for months TO save me or my family, as
she claims. We had barely met the woman,
and at that time knew almost nothing OF her.
She went to save herself.
She claims now to be actuated by sense OF
duty in re-passing Mrs. Davidson's story. Who
will believe that woman who went away and
persistently hid herself when her testimony
was wanted before the council, who told SO
| many conflicting stories about her name and
Identity is really at this late hour actuated by
any high sense OF duty in going into the news,
papers? Her story OF what she alleges said
| to her is pure fiction.
The simple fact is that She like the other
| plunderers, lied for money. The story that
| sent her money, other than the few dollars
| frankly admitted TO the council and for the
entirely innocent reason there set forth, is abb
| solutely false.
| has prompted her at this late hour to lie
| through the newspapers? The following brief
| statement will show very clearly:
Just before Miss Oyerman's return to San
| Francisco she wrote us that for a sufficient
| sum of money Mrs. Tunnel would make an
| ample affidavit in my favor; otherwise she
| would publish a story against me. She af-
| irmed that newspaper reporters were after
| them and that large offers were being made II
! they would only speak against me; but Mrs.
| Tunnell would swear for me if the money
| were forthcoming.
| Irefused that proposition absolutely. When
| Mrs. Tunnell and Miss Overman returned to
| San Francisco they tried repeatedly to get into
| communication with me, as my friend Deacon
| Morse knows and he also knows that refused
absolutely either to see or communicate with
| either of Them.
| Mrs. Tunnell, failing to get money from me
| for an affidavit which she offered in my favor
| has waited Until am more than 1000 mile:
! away from her and has sold her lies to my
! enemies. She has done what she dared not dc
when was there to defend myself
The thousands who know me in this part oi
the land will, am sure, say that this nefarious
scheme has gone far enough; that the public
should have rest from these ISLANDERS, and
that those who have come into undue promi.
nence by this attack on my character should
be allowed to retire. CHARLES o. BROWN.