The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 18, 1896, Page 16

16 HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1896, ! S NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. s é; ik DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT! MRS HARNOY 5 WEDDED AGAM. The Man at Whom Harmon Shot Is Now Her Husband. WILL GUARD HER CHILD | | and obtain the new Encyclopedic Diction- | Natural Denouement of Sensa-| sational Divorce Pro- 2 [ ceedings. | UTMOST SECRECY OBSERVED. [ Ceremony Performed Last Saturday. The Couple Now Living at the Golden West Hotel. There was a wedding at the Golden West | Hotel on Saturday evening that was also a | denouement. | The parties were Albert A. Wheeler and | Frances E. Harmon. Frances E. Harmon | is the divorced wife of Louis C. Harmon, whose escapades have furnished illustrated | stories to the newspapers within the period of easy recollection. Mrs. Harmon secured a divorce from her husband in the | courts of Oakland, which courts decreed | that he should pay certain aliniony to the wife. About three months ago Dr. Harmon having converted his estate into cash, figuring- ap about $30,000, undertook to leave clandestinely for Victoria, boarded the tug Lillie for the purpose, and started | out from Oakland to board the northbound | boat in the Golden Gate. He had been under surveillance, however, and a | tramped-up charge was brought against him of using the mail for unlawful pur- poses, and on this charge he was over- hauled and arrested on the ship and taken back to Oakland. This charge, of which there was no evidence, was dismissed of course, but Harmon was held—prevented | from getting away with his property from the jurisdiction of the court. In the meantime Mrs. Harmon, living | at 1457 Grove street, was receiviug the at- tentions of Albert A. Wheeler. | Wheeler is a young man of 28, emvloved | in the service of the Pacific Mail Steam- | ship Company as purser on vessels plying between this City and the Central Ameri- can ports. He has resided at the Golden | West Hotel for some time. He has been paying attention to the lady who is now his wifeior a longtime, and there is a story | of his visiting her one evening at her home on Grove sireet before the divorce was granted; that Harmon was watching for | him with some friends, who assisted him in surrounding the house; that when ‘Wheeler was leaving he encountered Har- mon, who fired two shots at him. The shots went wild. Since the divorce, which was granted in February last, Wheeler has been a constant wooer of the young divorcee, and on | Saturday last he applied for and secured a | license to wed. Mrs. Harmon accompanied him and on the affidavit, which is a neces- sary preliminary to securing the coveted document, she made a written statement concerning her having secured the divorce. The couple then went in search of a Justice of the Peace to perform the cere- mony, but ir°led or were diverted and retired to the w.oiden West Hotel on Ellis street, the former's place of residence, where the ceremony was performed that evening by Justice of the Peace Groezin- ger. Albert H. Wheeler, the new husband of the Mrs. Harmon that was, has had his experience though he isa young man. He | fell heir to quite a large sum of money wvhile a still younger man and spent it. The spending of it threw him down in the social scale and at the end of his string, financially, and suffering from despond- v resulting from that fact and from ssipation he enlisted in-the reular army | and served for some years in Treop I at the Presidio. He recovered his poise after a time and, it is said, bought his release from his en- listment, or his friends bought it for him. He secured the situation in the service of the Pacific Mail which he stiil holds. He was also for a long time a member of Light Battery A, now Troop A, National Guard. Mrs. Harmon is the mother of a child, the careof which was awarded to her by the decree of divorce. It issaid that the father is anxious to recover possession of the child, and has engaged the Curtin De- tective Agency to watch the mother and aid him in his desire. Wheeler has declared to his friends that | his marriage with Mrs. Harmon gives him the right to protect her in the possession of the child, and that he will do it at what- ever cost. “If anybody comes fooling around my place trying to steal this child,” he says, “he will get shot.” Every precaution was taken to prevent the fact of the wedding becoming known publicly, the marriage license being se- cured at the last moment previous to the closing of the Clerk’s office on Saturday. The license, with certificate of the wed- ding, has not yet been filed with the Re- corder, and every person connected with the affair has been pledged to secrecy, but | in spite of all this, it hasleaked through the friends of the couple about the hotel. en SMITH’S SUIT ANSWERED. Some Complications in the Donahue | Road Election Explained. The San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad has answered the suit of Sidney Smith to set aside a recent election on the | ground of injustice and illegality. Smith alleged that the defendants in his | suit, the directors of the road, made out | & ballot with his 42,000 shares distributed | syndicate to purchase them for $800,000. | correspondence and run the risk of losing | dictionary of the English language extant, | home, office, library or study, since it among candidates he did not want, and thereby the election was changed. 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All communi ns are to be addressed to the Pacific Coast Newspaper Syndicate, 36 Montgomery street, San Francisco. DESERTED HIS FAMILY Mrs. Joseph Graham Left Desti-| tute With Five Young Children. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Has Charge of Her Case. Joseph Graham, a cook, deserted his | wife and five children on December 13 last, leaving them almost penniless, and since then he has not been seen or heard of. Mrs. Graham had $47 in bank, which she had been able to save, and on the day of his disappearance he induced her to draw the money out of the bank. He wanted $40 on the pretext that he was to buy an interest in a restaurant and she gave him $20. They were then living on Lexington avenue and the $27 soon dwindled away Joe Graham. for the rent and the necessaries of life. She had to give up the jouse and engaged a smali room in (%)e house 61914 Mission street. She tried to get employment but failed, and to prevent starvaticn she ap- plyed for help to the Associated Charities. Nhe got a little assistance, but was too sensitive to apply for more. The oldest child, a boy, is 11 years of age, and_the youngest 2. To add to her misery the youngest child was seized with thewhoo({ving cough, and on Monday night she called at the Receiving Hospital, but as there is no juvenile ward there for the care of afflicted chilaren they could not help her. Dr. Rinne, who heard her story, went home with her and prescribed for the child. His sympathies were so aroused by the sight of the starving children that he gave Mrs. Grabam all the money he had in his vockets. Yesterday the case was called to the attention of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and Officers Hol- brook and McMurray arranged to have the three eldest children sent to the Youths’ Directory to-day, and will make every effort to get employment for the mother, who is a quiet, respectable little woman. Some gentlemen who heard of the case later will endeavor to get a position for the oldest boy to-day, so that his earnings can be a help to his mother; but if un- suecessful the boy will have to go to the directory. The police will be asked to help find Graham, =o that he can be punished for his cruel desertion. L ——e——— Two months |§o a horse and laprobe were stolen from Jonathan Davis of Green- ville, Ga. Last week Mr. Davis was asked by bis brother-in-law in Macon to run over and look at a fine horse he had bought. Mr. Davis went and found that it was his horse, and that the man who had sold it to his brother-in-law had thrown in the laprobe. Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report Rl ABSOLUTELY PURE Baking Powder g A MIXED VERDICT N BROWN'S CASE Guilty of Unchristian and Ungentlemanly Con- duct. ADULTERY NOT PROVEN. His Explanation of the Davidson Matter Not Satisfactory to the Council. BROWN'S GARBLED DISPATCH. The Church Will Act To-Night Upon the Findings, From Which There Is No Appeal. To the First Congregational Church, San Francisco, Cal.—Dear Brethren : The ecclesiastical council called to act pursuant to the letters missive of the date of February 10 issued by you at the request of your pastor met in the lecture-roém of your church at 2 o’clock P. M. February 18, 1896. The following trustees were repre- sented: Plymouth Church of San Fran- cisco—Rev. W. D. Williams, pastor; Deacon S. F. Bufford, delegate. Third Church of San Franclsco—Rev. Wil- liam Rader, pastor; A. T. Ruthrauff, delegate. First Church of Oakland— Rev. S. M. Freeman, pastor; Deacon E. C. Williams, delegate. Plymouth avenue of Oakland—Rev. J. K. Me- Lean, pastor; Rev. George Mooar, dele- gate. First Church of Brooklyn—Rev. George B. Hatch, pastor; Deacon J. L. Barker, delegate. First Church of Alameda—Rev. W. W. Scudder, pastor; E. J. Dodge, delegate. First Church of Sacramento—Rev. H. N. Hoyt, pastor; Deacon M. W. Curtis, delegate. First Church of Stockton—Rev. R. H. Sink, pastor; O. B. Parkinson, delegate. First Church of San Jose—Rev. H. Mel- ville Tenney, pastor; Deacon Wiiliam Ross, delegate. The council organized by the election of Rev. J. K. McLean, moderator; Deacon J. L. Barker, a nt moder- ator; Rev. George B. Hatch, scribe; Deacon S. F. Bufford, assistant scribe. You asked us in said letters thor- oughly to investigate all matters per- taining to certain charges affecting the moral character and ministerial stand- ing of the Rev. C. 0. Brown, D.D The council in pursuing this investiga- tion labored under great difficulty from the first in the fact that the matters to be investigated were so largely in the shape of widely spread rumors and that the charges had not been prearranged with sufficient definiteness, nor was the testimony uniformly ready at call. Ney- ertheless we have earnestly attended to the duty assigned us and patiently list- ened to all the evidente produced be- fore us or procurable by us, having met in thirty-six sessions, covering a period of more than a month, and have finally reached the following conclusions: First, That all the charges in our judgment may be grouped under the two questions: (a) Did Rev. C. 0. Brown, D.D., com- mit adultery with either Mrs. M. A, Stockton or Miss Martha Overman? (b) Has he been guilty of any conduct seriously affecting his ministerial char- acter? Second, That touching the first of these two questions we are able to make answer that the evidence before us does not sustain the charge of adultery with either Mrs. Stockton or Miss Overman. Third, That touching the question of unministerial conduct we find in Dr. Brown certain constitutional infirmities of temper in the light of which his actions must be judged, and which to some extent modify opinions of his con- duct, so that in one case where the use of harsh and intimidating language is charged against him an apology fol- lowed so quickly that we do not further notice it. In amother case, while the menacing and intimidating language used was not Justified, it was the hasty speech of an angry man but in the case of a young lady of the purest character and the highest worth who felt herself threatened with a fear- ful charge because she had opposed the pastor, we find his conduct to have vio- lated all rules which should control the actions of a gentleman and a Christian minister, and we censure him for it. While we gladly recognize the kindly and manly words of appreciation and reparation offered by him to the young lady in our presence we should be glad to add to this verdict that the various facts in the case so far scertained have not left a trace of suspicion in our minds concerning the hitherto stainless reputation of this honored minister of the Gospel, but we are regretfully com- pelled to confess that Dr. Brown’s ex- planation 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 silenge of a supposed Mrs. Baddin, is not altogether satisfactory to wus, and that Miss Overman’s testimony as to having changed certain Ilet- ters known as the Overman-Tunnell letters which contained the chief in- criminating evidence in this case is impnired seriously by confessed false- hoods previously told concerning the same matter, while the strange and apparently significant absence from the City of the receiver of -the letters has added to our embarrassment in the effort to ascertain the truth, ‘While we have felt compelled to con- demn the acts now specified in our brother's conduct, it is our hope and prayer that the shaurp lessons of recent months may be taken to heart by him, and that in consequence his future years may be more fruitful than any in the past. It 1is especially our earnest hope that in the painful and divided conditions in which this experience has left this loved and honored church, both he and its members may be led to such a clear understanding of their duty to each other and to the Divine Master that the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace may be preserved here and in the whole sisterhood of the church. Dated at San Francisco, March 17, 1896. (Signed) . J. R. McLEAN, Moderator. GEORGE B. HATCH, Scribe, Such was the verdict rendered by the ecclesiastical conncil at a quarter past 10 o'clock last night after a long month of investigation. One copy Was served upon Dr. Brown and another upon Deacon Morse, representing the congregation. Dr. Brown received word of the verdict or some version of it almost before it was submitted. After having received the copy he appeared at THE CaLL office and invited congratulations on his ‘“‘acquit- tal.” . He then, aided by Attorney Nagle, dictated the following dispatch to the United Press correspondent fordissemina- tion throughout the country: sax Fraxcisco, March 17. The ecclesiastical court of inquiry which has been engaged in investigating cerfain charges referred against Rev. Dr. C. O. Brown of the irst Congregational Church of this City con- cluded its labor this eveningat 10 o'clock, bringing ina unanimous verdict ncx}umin the pastor on every charge against him, an concluding with “a hope and prayer that the sharp lessons of recent months may be taken to heart by him, and in consequence his future years may be more fruitful than any in the Pnt,md especially tbat this experience has eft ‘this loved and honored church and its stor with a clearer understanding of their uty to each other and to the Divine Master.” The doctor is satisfied with -the decision of the court, which could go no further in vindi- cating him than it did. The finding will have a material bearing on the charge of extortion now pending against Mrs. Mary A. Davidson. Dr. Brown also said: “The official steno- graphic report of my evidence shows to any who choose to ipvestigate that I did not say that my chief reason for paying $500 was to secure the silence of any Mrs, Baddin, but, rather, to secure evidence upon which the criminal might be dis- cfi.:..d and punished. This very important testimony theZcouncil entirely ignores in their report.’” After the council adjourned Moderator McLean said: “Thereis no appeal from our verdict. Congregationalism acts on the assumption that Christian people are not expected to need discipline; it is only the exception. The church takes these findings of, fact, and if the church sees fit to go against these findings it will be al- lowed to do so; but if the other Congrega- tion churches think that the council was not treated justly the other churches can withdraw from fellowship. Thisadvice 6f the council will have no more weight than the weight of reason in it.” There were eighteen members of the council present and two absent, Rev. I. No Hoyt of Sacramento and Deacon Parkin- son of Stockton. - The verdict at the head of the article was adopted unanimously. The cony intendea for Dr. Brown was placed in the hands of Valentine, bis son, who ran with it upstairs to_his father’s of- fice, where he and Lawyer Nagle and Dea- con Morse were awaiting the verdict. The two doors leading to the office were then closed agamst the reporters and Valley Brown stood guara inside the outer door with the knob in his hand to prevent the reporters from turning it. After a half hour of meditation Dr. Brown came out, and smilingly remarking that he was going home proceeded to THE CALL edito- rial-rooms with the dispateh to the United Press as printed above. He shook hands with his acquaintances and requested their congratulations on what he called his victory. Deacon Morse, who was neither very grave nor very gay, called the reporters into the study and dictated the verdict to them without comment. The verdict of the council will be pre- sented to the church at a meeting to be held at 7:30 this evening. o g i LAST DAY’S SESSION, The Work of Reaching a Verdict Causes a Bitter Dis- cusslon. The -last day’s session of the Brown council was fruitful of a verdict and re- plete to overflowing with exciting inci- dents, in which the ten judges vied with their associate lay brethren in bitter dee nunciation and at times prayerful pleadf ings. At 10 o’clock the committee on findings convened in executive session. For nearly three hours they labored with the difficuit groblems before them, and when the lunch | our came they announced with some show of playfulness that a verdict haa been reached and would be submitted to the council at 2 o’clock. When that hour arrived and still another rolled by it was evident that the findings of the committee did not by any manner of means please some of the indi- vidual members of the council. In fact, Dr. Freeland, backed by two or three of the older members, sprang a little surprise in the shape of a minority report, which they declared would be presented unless the council embodied their "oft- repeated sentiments in the general find- ings. For nearly two hours the point was ar- gued, the fight settling down finally be- tween representatives of the old and new Congregational school, the former being represented by such men as Dr. McLean and Dr. Freeland, the latter finding earn- est champions in Dr, Williams, Dr. Ten- ney and Dr. Hoyt. 'he main point at issue was the severity of the verdict, and in the final shake-u the old school won. That is, they secures a mixed verdict on the main charges. During the general debate the refif—styled t‘boss whitewasher of the Pacitic Coast,” Dr. Pond, made an earnest appeal to the council to temper their decision with mercy. He pleaded specially for the ac- cused man’s family, endeavoring to show that an unfavorable verdict would operate more harshly against them than against Dr. Brown. The speaker was listened to respectfully, but hisremarks made no lasting impression on the minds of his fellow judges. At 4 o’clock Dr. Brown was sent for, but the result proved that he was several hours too early, Patiently and anxiously he waited for some word of solace, and" when it finally came and he had been given an oppor- tunity 1o see in cold black. letters that which meant so much to him, he shut himself in the study, where, attended by Attorney Nagle and Deacon Morse, the full findingswere read. In the meantime Dr. Hoyt withdrew from the council, saying that he was com- elied to be in Sacramento last night. ter it was rumored that Dr. Hoyt was not satisfied with the hostility shown by certain members of the council to the find. mgsof the committee, and not' caring to be in what promised to be a divided con- clusion determined to quietly absent him- self. The rumor could not be verified last night. Shortly after 9 o’clock Dr. Tenney and Mr: Barker made a hurried exit from the council chamber in search of a typewriter. The verdict had been rendered and Dr. Brown was to know his fate in less than half an hour. From another member of the council who left for his home just after Dr. Tenney withdrew to secure copies of the decision the full verdict was learned. A CALL representative told Dr. Brown of the result, that gentleman paling per- ceptibly under the unqualified expression. But when informed that the verdict had ‘‘rider” to it, his face brightened, and gn‘:t'e’red an almost inaudible “Thank od. A disparch from Los Angeles Jast night says that Mattie Overman and- Mrs. Tun- nell left San Diego Monday morning, Miss Overman saying they were on their way back to San Francisco. Mrs, Brown said last night that she knew nothing about the matter. e The findings of the council will be formally presented to the church to-night. Myrtle Still Missing. Myrtle Costello, who some days ago disap- peared from Santa Cruz with a woman'in the theatrical profession, 13 believed by the Hu- mane Society officers to be at 425 Kearny street, although her presence there is strenu- ously denjed by parties at that place. The house is being closely watehed. Further evi- dence reuxdfn; the circumstances of -the girl's disappearance from her home. in Santa Cruz was received by General McComb yesterday. I\ SVENGALI N COURT. Claims He Used Hypnotism to Relieve a Stenographer of Writer’s Cramp. WAS THE SUBJECT ASLEEP? Dr. Abraham Says She Was, but Miss Rae Alexander, the Defendant, Denies the Allegation. “It is my vish,”” was the exclamation of Dr. Albert Abrahams who played the part of medical Svenzali in the presence of Miss Rae Alexander who had come to him for medical treatment. His wish was that the ailment from which she was suffering should disappear and he claims his wish was carried out, but the young lady dis- putes the claim and the result is that she is now a defendant in an action brought by the doctor to recover for professional | services which he alleges are reatonably worth $100. Miss Alexander, a pretty, vivacious young woman, is by profession a ‘sten- ographer, and in order to carry on her business it is necessary that she should be |- nimble with the fingers in order to place on paper the many signs that represent the spoken words of others. This requirement she fulfilled until some time ago, when she was stricken with “pen paralysis,” which is sometimes called “writer's cramp.” She visited sev- eral physicians, who prescribed the old- time remedies and treatment for the trouble, but as they did not afford her the sought-for relief, she,in company with her sister, waited upon Dr. Abrahams at his office on Geary street and asked what he could do towara giving her relief. The doctor, who is a close student and a beiiever in - hypnotism as a remedial agent, expressed the opinion that he could make her regain the use of her hand if she would follow the course he suggested. The lady, anxiouns to try any “ism’ that would give her the opportunity to earn her living, consented to place herself un- der his treatment. There were a number of visits to the office, the application of that mysterious force that enabies one to ke possession of the mind of another, the placing of Miss Alexander in a condi- tion, so it is claimed, that she was no longer mistress of her actions and did only what the doctor wished; and at the end of the Svengali seances the doctor told her that she no longer had pain. At the last seance the doctor presented the sequel to hypnotism in the shape of a bill for $30 for professional services. Miss Alexander demurred, asserting that she ‘was not free from pain and.could not re- sume her usual vocation, while the doc- tor asserted that the ‘‘writer’s cramp” ex- isted only in her imagination. The doc- tor wanted his fee; Miss Alexander put down her foot and said “No,” and her friends supported her in her determina- tion to resist payment. The result is the suit alluded to. “This action,”” said Dr. Abrahams last evening, “isonly & matter of principle with me. It is not the amount of money | that I care for, but I performed services for the lady, cured her, and I am entitled tomy fee. Iam aware that it will cost me more than the amount of the bill, bnt Iam moved to act in this case by pure principle. “This young lady,” continued the doc- tor, “was suffering from writer's cramp when she cailea on me first, and the attack was so bad that she could only make scrawls on paper. I treated her by hyp- notism, with the result that when I ceased my treatment she was able to write as weil as ever. “I do not care to enter into the details of this new treatment at this time, as that will all come out in court when the case comes up for trial; but I can say that this SPECIAL OFFERING o : Curtains, Portieres, Blankets, Bedspreads, Table Covers and Curtain Muslin. 500 pairs FINE NOTTINGHAM CURTAINS (in both white and ecru), extra wide and new designs - - - $1.50 pair 250 pairs CHENILLE PORTIERES, colors assorted, hand- some dadoes $3.00 pair 150 pairs HANDSOME TAPESTRY PORTIERES, new col- orings $4.00 pair 7 cases FINE WHITE BLANKETS, extra size (warranted all wool) $6.00 pair 5 cases EXTRA SIZE MARSEILLES PATTERN BED- SPREADS - $1.00 each 150 6-4 CHENILLE FRINGED TABLE COVERS (new colorings) $1.00 each = SPECIAT.l—= 100 pieces 36-INCH SWISS MUSLIN FOR CURTAINS, 10c a yard £®~ TELEPHONE—Maln 5777. £® Country orders receive prompt attention. £ Goods delivered free In San Rafael, Sausalito, Blithgs dale, Mlll Valley, Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley. Ot ’QQBPORA% 1892, 11, 113 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STREET. STRUCK WITH PARALYSIS, Dr. Henry M. Fiske, a Pioneer Settler, Taken Suddenly and Without Warning. Was a State Senator in the Early Fifties and Filled Other Posi- tions of Honor. Dr. Henry M. Fiske, 72 years old, was =0 4 e / Dr. Henry M. Fiske, Who Was a State Senator in the Early Fifties. [Drawn from a photograph.] is a very interesting treatment, and 'the result proves the value of hypnotism in a certain class of cases.” ' Miss Alexander, when served with the papers, secured the services of Attorney George H, Cabaniss, who prepared an answer in which is made a general denial of the allegations of the complaint. The fair defendant in discussing the ac- tion brought ugainst her said: “Why, the doctor didn’t do anything for me. He placed me in a chair, rubbed his hand across my forehead and said: “You're asleep, now, ain’t you?’ and when I replied ‘No, certainly not,’ he insisted that I was and added ‘Yes, you are; only rou don’t know it.’ 5 “Now, the idea of my not knowing if I was asleep or awake! The doctor also in- sisted that the pain was gone, when I knew it was not. This will all be told when I and my sister who was with me at each visit give our testimony.’ “I do not think that when the case comes up,” said Attorney Cabaniss, “there will ve anylack of testimony descrip- tive of the treatment for the voung lady. It will be all about the manner in which she was svengalied.” stricken with paralysis a week-ago last Saturday and is unable to leave his bed. Dr. Fiske arrived here in 1852 and settled in Sutter Creek, Amador County, in which place he practiced medicine and was in- terested in mining enterprises in that re- gion for twenty years. In 1856 and 1857 he served as a State Senator and, after he took up his residence in this City, he was elected a member of the City Board of Education and afterward of the City Board of Health. Last Sunday night his condition was considered so serious that Dr. N. J. Bird, his attending physician called, in Dr. Lane for consultation. Yesterday afternoon he rallied somewhat and rested easy. His two daughters and his son were sent for when it was found that his condition bad taken a serious turn. They are W. H. Fiske of Portland, Or.; Mrs. Benjamin Peart of Woodland and Mrs. John Faull of St. Helena. They and their mother were constant attendants ai his bedside day and night. Another Larkin Contdst. ‘The relatives of William Larkin, who, by de- cision of Dr. Taylor who acted asreferee, were aeclared not tv be Larkin’s heirs, have com- menced a second contest of Larkin’s estate. This time they contest throngh William Mc- Avoy, their guardian, it being alleged that they are incompetent. 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