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Show set Wemaa Tastily aaalast Hln slsaealsrs gaelwaaal. Sa FitANumco, Feb. SO. When Ihecuuncii which It to try lr. Brown convtntd loll afternoon, Mrs, Harsh H. Cooper, aaalilaol paator lo Ur. Ilrowo, aud one ul hit aoooaere, was rscalled lor cro'ssismlusllon. Hhs daclsrrd ahe had dona everything possible lo bring out tba truth of iba ohsrgra against llrown and dsulsd Ibat sba bad anted In an unacrlptural manner toward her pastor. Hbe wss sallafled ao eatlafarlory explanation could Da made reepectlng the apparently apparent-ly dsniaelng Istiera ostensibly writtsn by Miss Overmen. Hhe repealed that tha wet morally certain M ra. Tun, al bad been spirited away by Mr. Ilrowo to prevent her leslllylog agalual the mlnlalsr. The Judge-advocate al tblt ttiga aaaed tor an adjournment until Tueaday. Lir. llrown and Mis. Caoier both objected to.1', deley at nnialr lo all ooucerued efter Ibe long ualay In calling lbs ciunoll, and II wat Anally delarmlned to proceed. Mis. Lena lllanobard waa than called and told of an Interview with Ur. Hrown In which ba bad threatened threaten-ed her with arrrat lor voting lack ol coondouoe In Hruwn al church meeting, lha wltiieee not being a member. mem-ber. Wlinoea aald llrown promised her Immunity from proeeoullou If the would tlgo au anidavli oonfeaelng that Mre. Coo'-tr had urged her to vole, allhouuh not a membar. Wltneaa had llrtt tigned iuob an anidavli, but alter-ward alter-ward amended Ihe allldavil. However, How-ever, wltua a aald llrown bad allowed a riowapaper In publlah tha anidavli In lit orig.ual form. Hna bald llrown reaponelhle lor Ihe publication, Mr,. Uavhlaon, lha cauee of all Dr. Hrown'i trouble, appesrsd before Ihe council loJsy In charge of a oe.uty anorifl aud Hied her charges agalual the minister. Hhe aocusea Hrown or adultery with Mlas Ovsrraan; with oaualug a orlmiaal ntaraliou to be l-erforuied, and Willi various klnda of iiecepuoo. Hba also seya aha baa a ettiiaaionl In reserve wbioh la a ''scorcher." An aitorney for Mrs. Stockton alto appeared and staled that Mre, Hloch-tou Hloch-tou would Irallfy agalual Ur. Hrowa, provided Ihe waslaaurvd of piolecllou. 1'hle la taken tu uiaau that Mrs Htook ton fssra ibat legsl prooredmgs m,y be brought sgalnat hsr. Alter Mre. Illaucbard had I'.ld ber story, nieuibsra of lha council aud Ur. Hrowa attempted to quasiion ber. Mra. Kogere, who tiyl Mre. islenobaru told nar tbat Mri. Cooper urged her lo vole, wit alio prooent and Inalaled that Mra. lllanoherd bad lold her tua laole ae atatsd. Mre. Hlanchani grew Intensely excited. "VouiUI ITuulltl" sheehrleked. h.ti ru lo calm her wara unavailing and abe waa led flow Ihe room aurlvb-Ing aurlvb-Ing and orylng. l ha eon ucll Iben adjourned ad-journed uulll evening. Al tha evening aeaalon, la which only reporteia were admitted, another anuaailon wee tprung. MiaAlherllna ntocklou, who Ur. Hrown aald had ai-ti-mpied to nlackuiall him long belora toe iiavidion atlalr, waul on tha Hand. Ur. Hrown had inl btr no a aialng her to coma lobleeludy. Hue waul aud found Mra. Hrnwn wllb tbe o te In bar band. There waa a tUiruiy aoooe. On orota-examlnatlon Its v. Williams, Wil-liams, a msmuerof tba ccuooll, aaksd hsr II Ihsir relations bad been iu aa of buabaad and wile. MrtHlookton etaned to auawer, nut ber attorney interrupted interrupt-ed ber and luld ber not to anawer tha queetion uoleai tba reporters present would agree not lo pubiiau tue auawer. Ur. Hrown objsoled lo thla,taying that Ilia papere bad printed everything BKalnat bim and ba didn't aea why Mra. Hlooklon abould ba lavorad. Ha wanted all Iba facta made publlo. Tha oouuoll Ihon exoluJej all raportera |