The morning call., 1892-05-17
ACROSS THE BAY.
Cumming Talks of Fun" When May
JeDner's Body Is Found.

Cumming Talks of Fun" When MAY
Jsnner's Body Is Found.
Alexander II. Cumming of Fruitvale We
hemently denied to a CALL reporter las
night that he was married by contract tt
May Jenner, who committed suicide from
! the steamer Piedmont a few nights ago.
'They will have TO prove that state
ment." he said. ''Or some one is going to gel
into trouble. They must produce that mar
rage contract"
Cumming was asked how II came that
Mrs. Massie of 941 Linden street, Oakland
had come 90 make Sucn statement TO Mrs.
Smith Of rs Taylor street San Francisco
Rs reported by some Of the papers.
Il positively decline to make any state
ments for the papers" said he. Il know
this Mrs Massie of whom they talk. and
that is enough. When the time comes
will talk. l can stand good deal. but they
can't rub ii ia. l only hope that they will
find that body and then there will be fun. "
Cumming declined to state the signif-
canoe. II any, of his words.
at is not necessary for me TO deny that
was married by contract to May Jenuer,
he said. 81 have already denied it, but ]
won't make any further statements yet"
Mrs. MasSie Of Gal Linden street. who
Mrs. Smith says told her that Cumming
and May Jenner were united By contract,
was also called upon. She had read the
printed statements to that effect and was in
an exceedingly wr0ught-up state of mind.
They are all untruthS," she shouted,
''untruths. every one of them
She would not say anything further Her
son, John 4. Massie, was in white heat of
rage.
They have dragged mother into a thing
about which she knew nothing" he said.
i painted May Jenner's picture, and she
took it away"
And that is the only acquaintance we
had with her," spoke ~ another small men,
Der Of the family. Their statements are
sllfalse!"
Massie also said that somebody would get
Into trouble. but, like Cumming, would not
explain the meaning Of his myterious words.
OAKLAND N BRIEF.
Mortimer Fox, who has gained much
n0t0rety In the courts for roUbng the mails
and forgery, was gay blood Of LOrin a
year ago, belonging TO an athletic club Of
that place, and shining quite prominently in
suburban society.
j. 3. Wilson, cOlored, editor of the San
FronciscO Elevator, has sworn TO q war
rant in The Police Court for the arrest Of
Homer Bishop, also colored, on a charge OF
misdemeanor for "Wickedly AID unlaw-
fully attempting TO blast cOmplainanTS
reputation" Bishop is chief cook in Sena-
tor StantOrd's private car.
Ii. Z. CrOmDt0n. VINO ShOt and wounded
POuadmaster Trefry Of CenteTVille in a
quarrel about COW few weeks ago, was
located in his own home yesterday and ar
rested.
Mrs. P. D. WigGinton has received news
OF the death of her only daughter, Miss
Susie WiggintOn, OF typhoid fever near Fres-
no, where she was visiting
The infant child OF Mrs. Mary Ingram OF
223 Hannah street was sufOcated between
midnight and morning Sunday night in its
mothers bosom.
Sheriff HuSsey has appointed three depu-
ties to act without pay as follows: p a.
Henderson, George w. Mills and J. w.
Bond.
Five persons were yesterday admitted to
citizenship by Judge Henshaw. as follows:
David kiddie. Robert Stevenson, John Ram
lain. Mark 5. Hughes, Alex Watson and
John JuTgens OXsen. The latter is q Ger
man, but all the others were formerly sub
jects Of Queen Victoria.
ADVERTISING CLAIMS.
The Auditing and Finance Committee of
the City Council last night presented re-
port rejecting the claims of the Times, Sun.
Echoes and Journal for publishing the ad-
refreshments Of the recent bond election,
but on motion OF GarthOrne the report was
laid on the table by the following vote:
Ayes-BrOsnahan, Earl. Watkinson, Gar
thorne, Thornburgh, Macdonald, Heit-
IL IT.