Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-27
CALIFORNIA,

t'PsclAL DISPATCHES ro THE REooRp.Ustos.l
CALIFORNIA.
ihe cummings aurdcrers Identified and
Indicted.
NEVADA, October 26sn.-Several citizens of
this place have identified Dorsey and Patter-
SOD, the Cummings murderers. w. Z. Smith,
merchant, says he sold them provisions
lew days before the day on which Cummings
was Killed. He remembers the men perfectly
we'll, from the fact that box which he gave
them to carry the things in was found not far
from the scene of the tragedy. Tie box had
his name or initials upon it. He sold them
some pickles, and the bottle in which they
were contained were also picked up near the
same place. The finding of these clues so
| soon afterward impressed the memory of the
men upon him. John Hurst. proprietor of q
bakery, sold bread to Dorsey sew DAYS be-
fore the affair happened. Heis sure that he
Is the same man. A. Rosenthsl clerk in g
variety store, swears that Dorsey bought
articles from him. Oliver CLANCY, who lives
two miles from town on the Blue Tent road,
| saw two men at an old abandoned cabin near
where the killing occurred the day before the
murder. He identifies Dorsey as one of the
| men. and thinks Patterson is the other.
| stock man named BIiner is positive that Pat.
| terson and Dorsey are the men he saw near
the spot the day of the tragedy. Mike
Lynch, whose ranch is situated about mile
| from where the stage was stopped saw two
men 10 the woods near the place the day be.
fore. He is certain that the men now under
arrest are the same parties. When he met
them in the woods they did not seem inclined
! to talk much, and gave him to understand
that he had better move on. While talking
| to the men he noticed that one Of the ham,
mers of their shotgun stood back farther
| than the other, psculiarity of which he
| subsequently Informed the detectives.
Through the information gained from
convict named Crum, it was learned that
Patterson and Dorsey had stopped FOR while
at the cabin of an ex-cUnvict named Frazee,
| near Rough and Ready. Upon going there
the detectives found gun which correspouded
exactly with Lynch's description of the
weapon carrie by the men he saw nesr his
place the day before the robbery. TIE gun
is nov at the Courthouse. OGher persons
have identified the men, aud there is not tho
slightest doubt but what detectives Lees and
Aull have captured the guilty parties. The
Grand Jury has been investigating the case
the past two days. and to-day Dorsey and
Patterson were rdcted. Most of the pro.
| cesdings will be kept private till the trial
comes on, but it is understood that the IT,
the guilt OF Patterson and Dorsey and brands
them as the murderers Of William n. Cum.
mings.
Indictments Presentsd-A Solvent Bank.
SAN Francisco, October 26th.-To.day Il G
District Attorney presented indictments
against the following persons: John Kelly,
assault with intent to commit murder
Charles Large, forgery; Lee All Lum,
grand larceny Charles Thorne. burglary
William Cleversl ell, assault with deadly
weapon.
Inc Bank Commissioners have examined
the Pacific Bank, and report the Institution
in good condition.
The IcmOraI showmen - Journeymen
ship Painters.
SAN Francisco, October 26sh-The case
Of 2. McAtee, Owen Dale and otherF. OF the
Bella Union, who were arres ted last night on
charge Of giving an immoral show, was
postponed in the Police Court to. day until
! next Thursday.
The j1urneymsu thip painters held meet
| ing tonight, end organized Union by the
election OF officers.
Dividend Declared.
SAN Francisco, October 20 h.-The Bull.
wer Mining Company has declared dividend
of 10 cents per share.
Died OF His }urns-Dropped Dead.
GAN Il haNSlSIb. oSLODsE -osa4.-au Dam, q
Chinese lad aged IS. died last night from tbs
effects of burns recsivsd from the explosion
of lamp on Tlesisy night
Charles Murray, aged 80. 6 native of Ire
land, dropped dead this afternoon at the cor
ner of Twenty -fitth and Hampshire streets.
Heart disease is the supposed cause.
The MERGED CourAinS Meet.
MERGED. October 26sh.-Theye was a still
larger attendance to-day. In the fourth ties.
| Chief of the Canyon beat Lady Plsyee, which
lef5 Mark Devlin's two dogs-Chief of the
Canyon and Tampete-for the first and Sec
ond prizes, Lady Plaici the third and Lady
| Franklin the fourth. In the puppy stakes,
| Lady Costello best Chief of San Francisco,
Connsught Ranger heat Cassie Meers, Lilly
of Killarney beat Banjo, Michael Davitt ran
| bye. Second ties-Connsught Ranger beat
! Costello, Lilly of Killarney beat Michael
Davitt. Third ties-Lilly Of Killarney beat
| and second prizes. In the Consolidation
stakes Culverin beat Lady Franklin, Blue
Cloud beat Maid of San Francisco, Corrar-
| away beat Minnie, Cherokee beat Lady Bird.
Second ties-Culverin beat Blue Cloud,
| Cherokee beat Corronswsy. Third ties
| Culverin beat Cherokee. In private match
Delsbute beat Occident, Delabute beat Maid
Of San Francisco and Casa Maria beat Banjo.
The Political Campaign.
! SAN Francisco, October 26sh.-The Re.
publican candidates met this afternoon and
| held a long session with closed doors After
much debate it was decided to place the
management of the campaign in the hands of
an Executive Committee. consisting of Col.
G. w. Grarniss,s David Mcclure, David
| Wilder, +. Stone and G. Morse. A commu.
| nication was received from the League of
| Freedom. demanding from the legislative
candidates that they should meet tomorrow
at $3.50 P. NJ proceed to the headquarters of
the League and "face the music" and de-
Glazing a determination "not to be bluff 3D."
SAN Francisco. October 26th.-A meet
| ing was held this evening by the Democratic
| judicial, legislative and municipal candidates.
The object of the meeting was to devise WAYS
and means to carry on the campaign, and the
| question Of the assessment Of candidates or
| voluntary contributions was discussed, It
was announced that there had been q heavy
fraudulent registration in the First, Third.
Seventh and Eleventh Wards The following
resolution was adopted: ReSolred, That the
| President appoint committee of three to in
vestigate into the matter of fraudulent regis.
trstion, and bring to trial and conviction any
person guilty of the same.
! SAN FRANCISCO. October 26th.-A Repub-
| llcan mass meeting was held tonight at
PlatPs Hall. The attendance was very large.
the hall being crowded to Overlooking. The
meeting was addressed by Hon. Frank M.
Pixley, Hon. J. Mem. Shsfter and r, III.
Mcdonald, Prohibition candidate for Gov.
ernor. The meeting was very enthusiastic
one.
MENDocINo, October 26th. = Ayeil, the
Democratic nominee for Assemblyman from
this county. spoke to fair-sized audience in
this place last evening.
DIXON, October 26.h.-The Democracy are
holding mass meeting tonight Professor
Lippett and Jasper Robertson are the
| speakers.
SANTA Rosa, October 26.h.-The largest
torchlight procession ever seen in Santa Ross,
with mounted men in advance, paraded the
Streets this evening. A crowded hall is
listening to the speeches of Conklin and De
Haven.
| NAPA, October 26sh.-Hon. J. II. Enos
addressed Democratic meeting at the Opera
House this evening.
| PErALuMa, October 26sh.-Ex-Lieutenant
Governor johnson, G. J. Carpenter, Demo-
cratic candidate for Railroad Commissioner,
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