Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-30
SANTA ANA HAPPENINGS.
OLD BENTLEY is ON TRIAL FOR
UNLAWFUL COHABITATIoN.
Grange County Preparing for the Dem o.
cratic Gonvention-Po1itica Cos
sip-The Nominations by
the Populists.

SANTA ANA, Aug. 29.-Gould Wooster
Bentley sat in Judge Freeman's court
room today, while witnesses from the
Garden Grove country told of his mis-
deeds. He was there to answer to
charge of open and notorious cohabita-
ton and adultery, and the complaint
was sworn to by Mrs. J. T.. Hite, his
step-daughter.
Last Saturday, after the scandal, which
was at the time fully reported by the HER
AID, had about passed out of the minds
of the Santa Ana people, Bentley made
his appearance upon the scene and gave
himself up to Judge Freeman, saying be
had returned to Santa Ana to answer
the charge against him. He said busi-
ness of Importance had kept him away
until then.
The case has been in progress all day,
and all the evidence is not yet in. What
has been brought forth is of a most
damaging character, and tends to show
that Bentley and Mrs. Kidner's rela-
tions have not been of Paul and Vir-
ginia character.
Bentley is "a years of age; says he has
done nothing wrong, but, on the other
hand, has been kind and loving hus-
band.
Mrs. Kidner is a comely matron,
weighing about 180 pounds, and is now
living near Santa Ana.
The case will go on Wednesday.
Tomorrow will be great day with the
Orange county Democracy, who open
the campaign in this city at night with
monster mass meeting. 1t is expected
that about ninety leading Democrats
from abroad will be present as delegates
to the congressional convention and
great preparations are being made to
receive. them. The hall is being adorned
with floral decorations, and several busi-
ness houses will decorate with bunting,
while the streets will be cleaned up for
the benefit Of the visitors.
Scipio Craig, the red headed rustler Of
the Redlands Citrograph, was making
smiles on our streets today. To the
HERALD correspondent Mr.. Craig said
that he has everything his own way in
the matter of getting the Republican
nomination for state senator from this
district. He thinks the Democrats will
put up Will A. Harris, of San Bernar-
dino. Both Craig and Harris are anti
division men, and it would be poor politics
for the Democrats to nominate the lat
ser. 1t is argued that if the Democrats
want to win, in the face OF the 800 odd
majority against them, they should put
mp an Orange-county man who favors
county division, for these reasons: |:
First, Riverside, Banning, Ontario and
several other precincts In San Bernar-
dino county will not cast the Republi-
can vote for an anti-division man. Sec
end, San Bernardino already has rep
resentative in the state senate, in the
person Of Streeter, and that honor prop
erly belongs to Orange county, where a
good deal of dissatisfaction exists over
the desire of San Bernardino to hold
that honor. Let the Democrats act
wisely in the matter and they have a
good show of winning.
The Peoples party nominated town
ship officers last Friday night. The fol-
lowing are named: For justices of the
peace, N. @. White and d. Edison
Smith; constables, @. w. Beard and
Adam Foster.
Justice of the Peace J. 7. Knox, of
San Bernardino, is in the city today.
He will attend the congressional con-
vention tomorrow.