Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-11
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The Moro Murder investigation,
SAN BUENA VENTURA, April 10.
1:30 p. MIN the More murder case
the prosecution have now had w.
III. Hunt on the stand ten hours,
including yesterday and this fore
noon, vainly endeavoring, accord
ing to report, to induce him to re-
peat under oath the information he
has given outside. He will again
be called after recess. The convic-
tion strengthens that Swanson and
Cook were not present at the MUIR
der though, like Hickerson and
Brown, they were invited to join in
the conspiracy. Again the prose-
cution say they expect to close this
evening. No defense will be made
except that the discharge of the
two above named will be de-
manded.
During the prevailing warm
weather the number of prisoners
now confined in the close, ill venti-
lated Jail render it place of tor
ture to the prisoners. The Sheriff
opens the doors, etc., as often as is
prudent, but at night the air is al
most suffocating.
J.nrs Turns States Evidence.
LATER. 1920 p. M.-Jesse Jones,
one of the more murderers, has
turned states evidence and con-
firms all the witnesses for the
prosecution.
jones makes II Fat; Confession.
SAN BUENAV ENTURA, April TO-
Jesse Jones, one of the prisoners az
rested for the More murder. has
made q full confession duplicating
Sprague, Churchill, Lord, Curlee,
Mozart and new man named w.
H. Hunt, hitherto unsupported.
He was arrested tonight and Cook
and Swanson released. Jones was
present at the killing and his state
ment fully confirms that already
given by the witnesses Hickerson,
Brown and others. Jones, one OF
the detectives who worked up the
case, is cousin of the jones who
confessed. The detective before pro-
ceeding far found his cousin deeply
implicated and of course at once
made terms with the authorities to
save his neck. The confession
ends all doubt US to the guilty par
ties. Hunt has hitherto borne al
irreproachable character and his
arrest is great surprise to the
community.
ventura Couaty CSops.
SAN BUENAvENTURA, April TO-
In this county the condition Of the
| crops is as favorable as in the
splendid spring of 1876, and very
| nearly double the breadth of land
| then sown is now sown to barley.
The early sown barley is all headed
out and IN some localities is pretty
badly infected with weeds. What
little is seriously affected this way
will be sold standing to the owners
of hogs. The spring sown barley
never looked so well, the weeds
having been plowed down after
sprouting. The grain is perfectly
clean and will give q splendid
yield. Nothing but very heavy
late rains, which will beat
down the rank stalks,
will now prevent this. In
the higher valleys about five
times the usual amount of wheat
has been sown. The dense growth
is preventing the evaporation of the
extra moisture, which may cause
some rust. In this section, how
ever, the only ill effect of rust is to
diminish the weight of the grain
from five to ten pounds per bushel.
A good deal of fax and canary have
been sown, the former of which is
growing very tall and will yield q
good fibre this year as well as seed.
Generally the straw here Is too
short to be merchantable. About
all the ground not now in grain
will be planted to corn during this
and next month. Good corn land
rents readily at 81 per acre.
Honey in considerable quantities
is being taken from the hives.
| san DtesO county crop PROSPECTS
SAN DIEGO, April 10th.-Esti.
mates including all the principal
valleys show that there are up,
wards OF twenty thousand acres in
wheat and between ten anu twelve
thousand acres in barley in this
county. 1t is considered an under
estimate to put the average of the
wheat harvest at twenty bushels tC
the acre, and barley at fifty bushels
to the acre. The grain everywhere
is in splendid condition. All oul
grain is Spring sown.
Abundant Crops Reported.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 10TH
The crop reports received this eve-
ming from all parts of the State are
of the most encouraging character.
With few exceptions, the pros
poets are good for an abundant har.
vest in all quarters. The Southern
portion of the State and the Sar
Joaquin valley, in which crops
failed last year, promise equally
well with the Northern valleys. Ii
some localities there is complaint
that the early sown grain ha:
grown so rank as to lodge, but this
has not occurred to any materia
extent. The exceptions above re-
ferred to are the low bottoms in the
Sacramento valley, which were
drowned out by the February
floods, and the Tule Islands in the
delta of the Sacramento river. The
latter are still flooded over the
greater portion of their surface and
nothing more than late crops Of
vegetables can be expected there.
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