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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
Mr.. Simpson Explains.

MIR. Sim pson of the Chronicle is greatly
incensed that his name should have in any
way been brought into the disgraceful pro-
ceedings. He SAID yesterday:
mayer is an entirely new factor in the
newspaper world of San Francisco so far
as 1 know or have been able to learn.
There are so many groundless accusations
in the letter as to make it almost un-
worthy of notice.
For instance, I never saw or heard of
the Tunnell-Overman letters until they ap-
peared in print. and again l never en-
ployed any one.in getting news but regular
reporters. The charge that the Chronicle
has prosecuted DR.. Brown is as amusing as
pressed many damaging facts concerning
the now properly adiudged guilty man.
"There is one'signifcant circumstance
connected with the letter received by the
council on the afternoon of March H. On
the afternoon of the same day received a
letter signed 'Guss.' l never knew but
one person by that name, aud he was at
one time employed here as otfice-boy. The
writer said the council had received i'm
portant information concerning the Val
entine letter.
II gave the matter little or no consider
alton, because the handwriting was not of
such a character as to inspire particular
confidence"
Mrs. Brown said last night that her hus-
band was out on business and that, so far
as she knew, he had not read the Henry
Mayer letter.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
WAS VERY WRONG."
Deacon William Ross Says DR..
Browns Press Dispatch Was
Not Riphf


SAN JOSE, CAL, March 20.-William
Ross, deacon in the First Congrega-
tlonal Church in this city and a member
OF the Brown council, when interviewed
to-day in regard to DR.. Browns attitude
toward the council, said
Il think that the council was very leni-
ent in its verdict and l feel that DR..
Brown should have received severe CEN
sure for his unministerial acts. The ver-
dict was entirely satisfactory to me with
the exception of that part of the findings
which reads, 'We are regretfully COM
pelled to confess that DR.. Browns ex-
planatlon OF the reasons in his mind for
paying to Mrs. Davidson the sum OF $500
and agreeing to pay the further sum of $35
per month for a series of years, all for the
purpose OF securing the silence of sup
posed Mrs. Baddin, is not altogether satis-
factory to U.S.
II thought the word altogether ought
to have been eliminated. While / believe
it was scheme of Mrs. Tunnell's to black
mail DR.. Brown, I believe he was little
injudicious and unwise in his acts. In the
council the testimony of Deacons Barnard
and Hatch and Mrs. Thurston and Mrs
French carried great weight. and but little
attention was paid to the testimony OF
Mrs. Davidson, Mrs. Stockton and Miss
Overman.
IF DR.. Brown sent out that press report
he is said to have done, think it was very
wrong and entirely out Of place. can see
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
An Important Discovery.

A large and partially unexplored region
north OF the province of Quebec and be-
tween the head waters of the Ottawa
River and James Bay, the southern por-
tion of Hudson Bay, has recently been the
scene OF notable discovery by Professor
Bell of the Canada Geological Survey.
During his explorations last summer he
traced the course of a large river, hitherto
unknown, which drains the region to the
southeast OF James Bay. The river is
larger than the Ottowa, and a great part of
it averages mile in width. The country
drained by it is level or gently undulating,
and may be generally described as a
plateau of 1000 feet above the sea level
along the height of land, diminishing to
some 400 feet at 100 miles or so from the
mouth of the river, and then descending
more rapidly to the shore of James Bay.
The soil is sandy in the vicinity of the
height of land and for some distance be-
yond, bnt of brownish clay along the
banks of rivers and in the forests. The
country is well wooded, and is fitted to be
the home of large population.
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night regarding the latter's conduct in
rushing to THE CALL Office and debating a
message regarding his vindica.ion by the
council. He said:
Il only feel as any other person would
feel to have man tell barefaced false
hood. Ii he sent or dictated such dis
patch he did very wrong and very un-
wise thing for himself. should think
that he would have seen that to do such
thing when the full text of the findings
were going to be made public would only
have injured his cause.
II have been told by others that he now
denies that he sent or dictated the dispatch
to the United Press as related in THE CALL.
How true this is I cannot tell. All know
OF the whole affair is what have read in
IHE CALL. suppose he can now say that
he misunderstood the findings of the coun-
Gil in the excitement, and believed they
were really more favorable to him than
they actually were.
III do not care to express any opinion on
his action at the Wednesday night prayer
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was the most propitious moment to move,
because there would be little time for in
vestigation, and the council would act
upon the latest impression it had received.
Proceeding on this impulse, with blind
ness as to consequences which has been
characteristic of him throughout the trial,
DR.. Brown sent to the council the letter,
written in the same handwriting as the
The letter was signed Henry Mayer. Its
object was to blacken the characters of
the persons who, DIR. Brown considered,
had injured him most in the eyes OF the
council. A paragraph charging Mrs.
Sarah B. Cooper with a crime which is SO
atrocious and preposterous that its publi-
cation is avoided in the cause of decency,
is omitted, as also is another paragraph
assailing the character of a young woman
of hitherto unquestioned probity.
1.-THE letter is written in the same CHR
ography as the Valentine letter. The
writer says he wroteithe Valentine letter.
yet with strange inconsistency he says
that he was given two notes from Dr..
Brown to Mrs. Cooper, from which he
might copy the pastors writing. He evil
IDENTIFY did not copy the writing, because
the Valentine letter and the last effusion
are in the same handwriting. He did not
disguise his writing at all.
''The story of the incident of the Ira P.
Rankin funeral is not only false, but it evil
IDENTIFY came from DIR. Brown, and clearly
indicates him as the author of the letter.
The man who reported the Rankin funeral
for the Bulletin was the telegraph editor,
who was asked to do the work because
there was no one else in the office that day
to attend to it. Tie telegraph editor has
never in his life seen DR.. Brown. He did
not enter the church and did not see Mr..
Valentine enter carriage with DR.. Brown.
Mr.. Valentine has stated that he never
told anybody of the meeting with DIR.
Brown on. the occasion in question, and be-
sides himself DR.. Brown was the on'y per-
son who knew of it.
"Who else than DR.. Brown could have
written this last letter? Who is suffi-
GENTLY interested in vilifying Mrs. Sarah
B. Cooper, in casting odium upon the
editors of the Bulletin and the Chronicle?
Who besides himself would stoop so low
as to detail a false story of the wrong do
ings of pure girl as the writer did in this
letter in the portion of it which is with
held from publication? 1t is impossible to
answer this except by saying that there is
nobody else who could have written it.
That there is no Henry Mayer has been
shown, and it is impossible to conceive
that any of DR.. Browns friends would
have undertaken the task. 1t is directly
in the pastors line of work. as hitherto
disclosed"
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
AGREES WITH DR.. SINK.
0. B. Parkinson of Stockton Gives
Brown Another
RAN


STOCKTON, CAL, March 20.-Attorney
o. B. Parkinson, who as deacon in the
First Congregational Church in this city.
was member of the council that tried
DR.. Brown, said this evening in discussing
the Doctors attack upon the council and
their findings:
~ heartily concur with DR.. Sink in his
opinion that DR.. Browns remarks were
discourteous and uncalled for. DR.. Brown
is himself to blame for the fact that the
young lady whose examination brought
about the insertion of the plank in the
findings condemning him for intimidation
was placed on the stand. He offered no
objections at the time to her being called,
and, in fact. went so far as to question her
himself.
Gas an attorney do not see how the
council could have found him guilty of the
more serious charge. The evidence was
such that no jury could have convicted
him on trial in a court. But the findings
made it very plain that it was the sense OF
the council that had we had certain other
evidence adduced at the trial, which we had
heard of from outside sources, the finding
on this point might have been more ex-
plicit. DR.. Brown has no reason to COM
plain of the action of the council, and as
he was one of the principal ones who de-
manded the hearing, he should not be dis
satisfied because the council could not con-
scientiously his defense in the case"
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for preliminary work to get the consensus
of opinion of that part of the congregation
interested in the welfare of the church.
Those present declared most positively
that upon the secrecy of their plans de-
pends the success of the scheme.
Every person at the meeting had his or
her say, and it was all vigorous Gepuncia-
tion of one man, with suggestions how to
offset his well-known cunning and surprise
him with stragetic and decisive move.
I'VE have very serious work ahead of
US for the next month or six weeks" re-
marked one of the insurgent army. "The
young people have consented to stay for
a time, until we can see what we can do.
@"None of US will attend any of the ser
vices, but all of US mean to keep our letters
in the church and continue to be members.
Every single meeting of any import
ance on Browns side sends out postal
cards TO attend the meeting. They are
not signed, either, but they are written
in that well-known hand. Not one of the
persons at this meeting ever received one
of those cards. They are sent to others;
that is why his side is well represented.
"For last Wednesday nights meeting
DR.. Brown sent out unsigned postal cards
to friends of his, and l know of four re-
ceiyed by persons whom he thought were
his friends.''
Mrs Cooper was present at last nights
council of war, as was Deacon Barnard
also; and two trustees of the church sent
word expressing their Endorsement of the
purpose of the assemblage.
1t was remarked that DR.. Browns self
arranged dispatch for the United Press
had been boomerang that had injured his
case materially and increased the opposi-
tion to him.
In church circles the friends of the pas
tor are sometimes called Brownies" and
those opposed to him are called "Anti-
Brownies"
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
UNTITLED TO PREACH.
James L. Barker Says DR.. Brown
Is Unworthy to Occupy the
Pulpit.

FQlPlts
BERKELEY, CAL, March 2O-James L.
Barker, the member of the Brown council
from Berkeley, was interviewed tonight
with reference to the statement which DR..
G. 0. Brown has made through the press
with relation to the decision of the council
in his case.
Mr. Barker furnished THE CALL CORE
spondent the following statement, to which
he appended his signature:
'Dr. Brown is wholly to blame for the
unfortunate position in which he finds
himself. 1t is most painful to think that a
minister of the gospel, whose word should
be absolute, should SO falsify the findings
of the council in his statement forwarded
to the Associated Press with the view of
misrepresenting the verdict.
'How are we to regard the findings
given to the council by DR.. Brown in the
Rochester and other cases, wherein he
claimed he was entirely exonerated? My
feeling in the matter is that he was treated
very mildly. l am convinced by what 1
have seen and heard during the meetings
of the council and since that the conduct
of c. o. Brown has been of such serious
nature as to render him untitled and un-
worthy to occupy the Christian pulpit; his
overbearing and dictatorial manner, his
imperious behavior toward many of his
flock is of such nature as to demand q
severe censure. He has clearly, to my
mind. shown his unfitness to correctly rep
resent as a minister of the gospel the living
example and teachings of the Divine Mas
ter. J. L. BARKER"
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
DIR. HOYT'S VIEW.
He Thinks There Must Have Been
Some Horrible Mistake In
the Matter,

SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 2O-Dr.
Henry n. Hoyt, pastor of the First Con-
gregational Church OF this city, in speak
ing of the findings OF the Brown case,
said
"There seems to be a prevalent idea that
there was great divergence of opinion
among the members of the council, but
this was not the fact. On the contrary
there was great unanimity and but few
slight differences. / have been intimately
acquainted with DR.. Brown for twenty
seven years. We were schoolmates, and l
knew his characteristics well. He is
fighter, and could never see the necessity
of fighting quietly, nor could he ever
comprehend that soft answer is often
more effective than harsh one.
"There can be no doubt that he
had to endure an excessive strain, and we
were fully conversant with that fact, and
during the first two weeks we made every
allowance for him. but at last l went to
him and personally warned him that his
conduct was hurting his own cause. After
that he changed his tactics and everything
was harmonious. DR.. Brown criticizes the
action of the council on two points. One
Vi ohOoO-eiAS Oo1iSo ioo oSSuoiHS AiAAA VI
intimidation-he claims came up after the
council had been in session, and he says
we had no right to inquire into this. Per-
haps we die not, but why did he not so
state at that time. instead of waiting until
this late day? The other point was in regard
to the payment of the $500 to Mrs. David
son.
''In the findings of the council we say
we did not consider his reason for paying
the money to purchase the silence Of the
supposed Mrs. Baddin was for the purpose
of obtaining legal hold on those who were
attempting to blackmail him. The steno-
graphic reports will show that DR.. Brown
said that for forty-eight hours after Mrs.
Davidson attempted to blackmail him he
did not know whether the earth was un-
der his feet or over his head, and that he
gave the money because he was over
whelmed with terror. This he has reiter-
ated to us over and over. / do not care to
express any opinion as regards the tele-
graphic report which, it is alleged, Mr..
Brown gave TO the press, until l hear his
own explanation. There must be some
terrible mistake somewhere. Of course, 1
consider prevarication extremely repre-
hensible in any individual, and far more
so in minister of the Gospel. But there
surely must be mistake"
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
TO DEPOSE BROWN.
Meeting of the Pastors Opponents
in DR.. McDonald's Office Last .
Evening.

The most fearless of the anti-Browns to
the number of thirty met in secret confer
ence last night in DR.. Jonathan T. Nc
Donald's rooms in the Columbia building
and discussed means to oust as soon as
possible the now notorious pastor of the
z irst Congregational Church in order for
one reason to save two score or moro of
the members of the congregation said to
be on the point OF severing all connection
with church work because of the unsavory
opinion they have formed from the pres
ent scandal.
1t is the intention not only to depose the
present pastor, but to prevent him from
continuing in the ministry. or, as one
speaker expressed it, 1--WE don't believe in
sending pestiferous ship to healthy
port"
All that would be officially given out for
publication was that there had been "a
unanimous, ardent, enthusiastic meeting
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l1S Sltys
ALAMEDA, CAL, March 20.-Rev. w.
W. Scudder of the First Congregational
Church of Alameda, who was one of the
counciI which tried DR.. Brown. was asked
yesterday what he thought of DR.. Browns S
attitude to the council. He was rather re-
luctant to commit himself, but said
Anything could say in regard to Dr.
Browns attitude toward the council would
not help matters in the least, but neverthe-
less something could be said and said
straight, too. What DR.. Brown has said
denouncing the council is something
think almost every member of it rather
expected. The reverend gentleman, of
course, is much more nettled over the mild
censure given by the council than be
would have been had he received scathing
write-ups from the newspapers, because he
knows that his acts have been investigated
and passed upon by body which would
be expected to exhibit a good deal of
leniency.
''If were in DR.. Browns place I would
be content to remain silent, retire and try
to live the trouble down. I should realize
how easily I had been dealt with and
would not think of criticizing a mild
verdict. But DR.. Brown is an impulsive
man. The sting of the councils rebuke he
still feels, and perhaps thinks that by de-
nouncing it he will gain sympathy"
Asked if he thought DIR. Brown would
remain with his church, Rev. Mr.. Scudder
said: "Well, shouldn't think he would
want to. He ought to 60 away some
where, get out of the City and go to some
place where he could avoid further trouble.
1 know / would want to do so."
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
WILL HIRE A HALL.
Mrs. Davinson Intends to Thunder
Forth the Gospel From Met
ropolitan Hall,


Mrs. Davidson thinks the most charita-
BILE view of the councils verdict in the
Brown case is that the men composing it
are not persons of clear mental and moral
vision.
"Why did they not accept the Overman-
Tunnel letters as evidence?" she said.
"True, Miss Ovprman claimed they were
changed to fit the occasion, but they knew
her word could not be depended upon
| counted ffty-six lies in her statement to
the council. Yet there have been instances
when child's testimony, unsupported by
any other, has been so convincing to judge
and jury that verdict was found on its
strength in a murder case. How much
more convincing were those letters, bear
ing the stamp of genuineness.
Browns character is before the public.
He has shown his nature by his action in
trying to send out dispatches TO the world
announcing that the council had found
him innocent of every charge. But he
doesn't do those things skillfully. He is
blacksmith, SO uses bludgeoD."
Mrs. Davidson speaks freely of what she
intends to do after her acquiJtal. II will
hire Metropolitan Hail. she said, ''and
thunder forth the gospel:
The trial of Mrs. Davidson will open be-
fore Judge Bahrs on Monday morning.
Dr. Brown has engaged Carroll Cook to
assist in prosecuting the case, and he, with
Davis Louderback and some one from the
District Attorneys office, will form ''coun-
sci for the prosecution" George Knight
will defend the accused.
Mr.. Knight insists that Matte Overman
and Mrs. Tunnel be present, and he has
demanded that subpenas be sent after
them
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21

was given yesterday for Miss Oyerman S
sudden fight southwark.
1t is that face reminding her of certain
conditions and deeds of past she would
like to forget appeared at the council !;
that the apparition frightened her and
she fed before it.
A fair attorney of Tacoma is in the City
on legal business and attended the session
of the ecclesiastical court the last day
Miss Overman was seen there. She re-
membered the heroine of the Brown scan
dial. Indeed she had had professional
knowledge of her. and it vas with a keen
sense of interest that she looked upon the
young woman once more. When Mattie's
wandering glance took in the features of
her one time legal enemy she paed per-
ceptibly. The next day she was missing,
and now the bright lady attorney laughs
and says, 81 scared her out of town.
The attorneys story is that her practice
made her cognizant of and in fact partici-
pant in case in which the principal fig
ures were male associates of Matte Over
man and Ter sister. An Adolf Wolf was
robbed and the suspects were traced to the
place where Matte and her sister were
staying. The young women gained some
unenviable notoriety in that connection,
being shadowed by the police for several
weeks because of that association. AS
result they left the Queens Hotel, where
they were staying, and soon after left the
city.
The recollection of the episode, with its
incidents of visits from the blue-c coated
guardians OF the peace, was not pleasant
one, and fears of more forcible reminder
of it, the lady believes, led to Miss Over
man,s FIGHT
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BAREFACED FALsEHoOD.
Rev. DR.. Mooar Says the Distorted
Dispatch Was Very Wrong
and UnWise.

OAKLAND. CAL, March 2O-Rey.
George Mooar, DID,, of the Pacific Theo-
logical Seminary and one of the members
of the council that recently heard the
charges against Rev. G. o. Brown, was
seen at his residence on Edwards street to-
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
Ladies' Cleaks. Capes. listers.
At O5 Cents Each.

This sale is in the BASEMENT.
We have taken lot of about 200
Ladies Cloaks, Capes, Jackets and
listers, of all colors, kinds and
qualities and put them into one
lot, irrespective of former selling
prices. At NINETY-F1VE CENTS
each. You never had such an op-
portunity in your existence. This
price until noon only.
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meeting. / do not know whether his &C
ton will be considered by the Bay Confer
ence at its spring meeting or not. That
body can inquire into the ministerial
standing of any of its members whenever
it sees fit to do sou
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21

WHIST, euchre and Bezique counters, dice,
poker chips, chess, checkers, backgammon,
etc. Fine assortment of prizes, game counters,
tally cards and fifty styles of playing cards.
Sanborn, Vail Il Co.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21

no reason why DR.. Brown should criticize
the action of the council, for they dealt
very leniently with him."
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
Ladies' Chemisettes and Cuffs,
2S Gents a Set,

Made of fancy percales in pretty
colorings and patterns. Either the
Chemisettes or Cuffs alone are
worth the price. Till noon only.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
LADIES' LISLE HOSE, 15c Pair

Think of it! A ladies' genuine
Black Lisle Hose, fine thread, abb
solutely seamless, in the ever-pop-
lar Richelieu-ribbed effect in all
sizes. Such Hose as would be con-
sldered splendid value at three
pairs for a dollar. On sale up to
noontime at 15c pair.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
C0LORED SATINS. 29c Yard.

A veritable bargain at such price,
when you can get all the leading
colors of good-grade satin. q
inches wide, at 29c yard; SOC to
75c is more like their worth. This
price good till noon only.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
LADIES' SILK SKIRTS. s. Each.

Made of handsome striped silk, cut
very full, tiaring all around, lined
with rustic percaiine lining and
bound with velveteen; 81 so would
be cheap, but $5 will buy them till
noon.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
LADIES' C0RSETS. s5e.

Odds and ends of lines we are clos
ing OUT several different styles,
but good dollars worth in any
pair among them. All sizes in the
lot. Till noontime at 35c.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
DRESDEN RIBBONS. 15c Yard.

Something entirely new-exquisite
patterns just TO hand Yesterday.
Think OF it! Over 81 inches wide.
Would be value at 40c yard. Yet,
on this morning till noontlme,
they'll be sold at 15c.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21

The lines of goods offered at such greatly reduced
induce morning trading The prices will hold good
long the goods last before that time
II o'clock will their original prices
afternoon these items-ITS MORNING SALE.
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HE SHOULD RETIRE.

Rev. DR.. Scudder Thinks Brown
Ought to Go Away Out Of
the Cftv.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
GROS DE LONDRES ORGANDIES,
10 Cents a Yard.

A new Spring Fabric-the name
implies its nature. All neat, pref
ty designs, and a cloth ordinarily
sold for 25c a yard. Until noontime
to-day you can buy it at 10c.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
| SWISS EMBROIDERED HDK'FS.
SILK PI.USHES. 49c Yard.

These Pushes are full 19 inches
wide and of regular dollar quality.
Most desirable colors, for fancy
work and other plush uses. Until
noon 49c yard will buy them.