The San Francisco call., 1898-05-22
WOULD PULL HER HAIR Mrs. Armstrong Threat
 ems Mrs. Long. HE DOES NOT CARRY A GUN. BUT MIR. LONG WOULD THRASH
 MIR. ARMSTRONG. Much Hearsay Evidence Is Admitted Against the Fair Plaintiff
 to Help Out the
 Defendant.
HE DOES NOT CARRY A GUN.
BUT MIR. LONG WOULD THRASH
 MIR. ARMSTRONG.

OAKLAND, May N.-The fourth seS- sion of the investigation into the charges against Superintendent George Nall or the Thirty-fourth-s Methodist Epis- copal Church was held tonight, and most of the testimony went to prove that Mrs. Long was of questionable character. This, of course, was given by her enemies, and is fully refuted by others. The publica- ton of the amended answer in this morn ing's Call surprised the good brethren, and they imagined that Attorney Talcott was to blame for it. He was as surprised as they when he learned that 1t was out.
 To-night's witnesses were c. J. lyme son, Mr. Chrissinger, Mrs. D. F. Young, MT. Nall. MT. Level, Mrs. Armstrong;, Charles Armstrong's mother, and Mrs, Ida B. Armstrong, his wife, the last two named being the only ones to give any sensational testimony.
 The mother was asked: Do you know anything against Mrs. Hattie Long
 E. s. Finch. one of the board, asked: These charges are against MT: Nan :: character is? Did Nall or did he not make any improper proposals to her
 Rev Van Every Tepresen5ing sen6sa It the ebo ae- if we are allowed to, that she is of a loose character and has been running around with various men.
 admissible testimony, Mrs. Longs stand ing in the church had to be ascerta1ned Rev. E. F. Brown testified that she had withdrawn while in good standing ana was not a member now. Then Mrs. Armstrong was allowed to answer She said:
 T know nothing''
 She then proceeded to tell what she had feard.
 Mrs. Ida Armstrong said: Mrs. Long went out to where my husband was at work and asked for him. 1 object to any woman of her character calling on him."
 Rev. Bovard asked: "Did you ever say T \ T fr,N N-AIIy non you would pull heir hair out?'
 ''Yes, did" she snapped, and I'd do it, too.'' As all joined in the laugh, she de clared that Mr Nall never said at MT. Browns that he had proposed to Mrs. Long trip to the Cliff, but that he did say that Mrs. Long made the proposal and kept at 1t.
 At Il o'clock an adjournment was taken until Monday night, when it is believed that a verdict will be reached.
 George Long; whose. wife is the chief Church investigation now being held, de- clares that his first impulse when told of Nall's proposal was to kill him. but he will now only, act. upon the defensive; When asked what he had told the board of inquiry, MT. Long said:
 ''I simply answered their questions and told of what my wife had said after Nall and Armstrong had been to see her. She came to me immediately with her story, and my first impulse was to kill the blackguards, but friends persuaded me from my purpose, saying that l would run my neck into halter without doing anybody any good. I wished to avoid notoriety I do not blame Nall so much as I do Armstrong. I believe he is a snake in the grass, and put Nall up to do this thing.
 ''Do you know" continued Long. point ing with his cane to the little building, that I used to belong to that church Yes; one III fated day I was induced to join the thing, but 1t took me only short while to learn that I could be a better Christian by staying at home. The place is full of backbiting hypocrites, and i am done forever with this so-called re- ligfon. I really think, though, that Brown is a great deal better. than the people who are talking about him
 When asked if he had revolver Long answered:
 Ut is too late now for that. I ought to have killed him when l first heard about him approaching my wife, but that was a long while ago. I would have done it then If they had only left me alone"