The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-22

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Instance where ! Attempted - int1mi1aee
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The pastor waited for . ssply. ana IN
until Dr. F7awth arose and aid to Brown:
did you mot 90 to the house q Nra.
French and beg ana plead With her not 10
appear against you. and WHEN ~ ssenne4
70 remain away dld you not then tArmtsa
herr
II do not remember having ever said
anything but the kind1iest words 70 Mn.
French" DR.. Brown answered Il vent
to eeo her on the morning she appeared.
to tank with her over her evidence. and I
did ten her to remember the Importance
OF the case. and to b careful In what she
said. That w1s ell.
"A few words moro ana I have oono.
Ny adversaF1eo have had uothiug good 70
say about me this afternoon. Have
done nothing that b good IN the years
have osen among y0u? could tn1ks yoa
where have sat By the side Of the sick
and the dying I have given my money
In charity. An this you could have found.
Deacon Williams. had you looked for Il
instead Of hunting for lodging housed"
The pastor continued: ''Oh. might mot
have some reference been made to these
works? Surely deserved some little rec
ignition" After Dr.. Brown had finished
the vote waS taken
DIR. Brown closed his appeal q follows:
II ask my brothers again that something
moro In the nature Of testimony b. adj
duced before / am condemned. would
rather have you bind my hands behind
my back and have six men In an adjoining
room ready TO shoot than have you pass
this judgment against me. In the name
Of God. say to you. dear brothers. don't
shoot"
The audience was then dismissed. ana
- to e. The moderator announced the
suspension Of DR.. Brown. and the confer
ence adjourned.
In . short time Dr.. ana Nrs. Brown
were surrounded By . number Of sympa-
thizers In the body Of the church, who
made loud promises Of support in the fu-
ture. Nearly all Of the delegates had re-
tired. when suddenly there was an exciting
scene in one corner Of the church.
Rev. DR.. J. X. Mclean, who was mod
orator at the late ecclesiastical council,
was little late in leaving the body Of the
church. He had taken . decided stand
against DR.. Brown In the proceedings Of
the day. and while the minister was tank
ing to . friend. Valentine Brown, DR..
Browns son. rushed up to DIR. Mclean,
and In very threatening manner said:
How dare you vote against my father?
Ill put = hole through you"
DR.. Mclean waved his hand gently ana
said: Take this little boy away"
Young Brown was not to be silenced
He clenched his fists and. drawing bacR
his arm. was about to strike DR.. Mclean
derco blow In the face. Just 1t that mo-
ment . powerful man grappled with
young Brown and held his arm fast.
There's Valley in trouble" said Mrs.
Brown.
Then there was rush for the scene Of
the excitement. DR.. Brown, Valentine
Brown. Mrs. Brown and . score OF sym-
pathixers surrounded DIR. Mclean, They
upbratded him, called him names ana al
most assaulted the aged pastor. The
scene was intensely exciting, a. DR.. Nc
Lean. standing In the midst OF threats
raised his head and said: God viii Judge
you ALL"
Valentine Brown tried to ret At DR.. Nc
Lean again, and the preacher simply said;
Take the boy away" By this time DR..
Brown had gone forward and taken hold
of his boy to restrain him.
You're . coward" shouted Valentine
Brown 1t DR.. Mclean.
When the attempt was made to assault
DR.. Mclean. his friends were outside the
church waiting for him. and did not know
anything about the trouble Until It was
~ AA1s
ened ana called coward when . friend
took him by the arm and led him out OF
the crowd.
I'VE will meet ON Judgment day."
shouted one Of the Brown contingent.
This ended the exciting scene. DR.. Nc
Lean was taken In charge by his friends.
and escorted home.