The San Francisco call., 1898-01-08

bined. When I first went on my beat I was watched by the girl ana aIter- ward met her. I acknowledge being ac- ouainted with her, but the idea that l should marry her is so abhorrent to me that I asked to be transferred to the California-st station.
 "The mother of the girl asked me to marry her as she said the girl was in love with me, but I positively refused She then demanded that I put up suffi- cient money to pay her expenses as l had shown her considerable attention during the past months. but l agaln refused and she threatened to prefer charges against me for acting Tn a manner unbecoming an officer. l am not in the least nervous concerning the outcome of the examination before the Commissioners, as I know that l have done nothing wrong. If they say 1 have, I will give them chance to prove it. The girl is insane and don want to have anything to do with her. I am not a marrying man. If felt so inclined I would not marry the daughter of a woman who has caused me so much trouble, even though she was in her right mind.
 "I will let them make their accusa- tions and then prove them to be false- hoods If I recover sufficiently from my ailment I will attend the special meeting of the commissioners and the case will soon be settled. I have wit nesses to prove that I am in the right as even the girls own sisters say that the girl is insane and that the mother is not a proper person to associate with. This coming from a daughter is rather strong and would carry considerable weight Attorney Brandon, who lives at 3796 Eighteenth street, has been en- gagged by the Golf family, as l was l l.;~ fva hi off inn about month ago. l went, but l had Deputy Sheriff Van Devere with me to testify as to the answers l gave to his i questions.
 when I entered his office he told me ! that the mother of the girl had request 1 ed that I should marry her, but re- l fused and hence the trouble
 In the opinion of Mrs. Ella M. Golf, | the widowed mother of the unfortunate girl whose passion for Officer Brownie | almost deranged her mind-a mind which her mother says is that of a child of very tender years-an irrepar- able injustice has been done herself and child, and that if right predominates ] the beat of the man she accuses will not be changed. but he will be dismiss ed from his position in disgrace. Last evening while the girl who brought about the troubles of her mother and 1 the guardian of the peace slept peace fully in an adjoining apartment, una ware of the entanglement that had re- suited from her acquaintance with i Brownie. Mrs Golf, her mother, and of her relationship with the officer, its evil results and their reasons why the charge had been preferred.
 Tt was about six weeks ago." said
 Mrs. Golf, when my daughter became helpless victim of hysteria, and 1 de
 cided to remove her to Dr. Whitley s 1 sanitarium in San Mateo County for
 treatment. She had been there but a few days when I learned that her men,
 tai disorder was due to her relatio- ship with Officer Brownie. Up to that time I had no knowledge that she had | met, was meeting and cared for the
 policeman, and when I learned that such was the case I became greatly in-
 dignant. I consider that Policeman 1 Brownie is not a fit companion for my l daughter, or any one else'S daughter who has a fair name to protect and l i immediately took steps to adjust the | injustice that had been done me and mine. My daughter began improving shortly after her arrival at the sani-
 tarium, and in three weeks she re- turned to the city and I cared for her myself.
 'In the meantime Mrs. Market, who cared for my child at the sanitarium, came and told me that Elias passion for Officer Brownie was directly the cause of her nervous troubles and that | it would be beneficial if I allowed him to call on her. This of course I con- sented to do, believing that if it would
 benefit Ella it would not be right to
 deny the officer admittance to the | house. He came several times, but I
 was present at every interview and saw that my childs naturally imma- ture mind, weakened by disappoint- ment, was not taken advantage of. During the visits of Officer Brownie I talked and expostulated with him on 1 the course he had pursued in meeting my daughter in secret, I knew not how many months. l told him if he desired to marry my daughter that inasmuch as he had almost disgraced her I would consent. but he said that he was not of the marrying disposition. This, I