The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18

ordered to throw up our hands. We stood
up. threw up my hands, but Narramore
refused to do so. He was then attacked
by one of the men, who commenced strik-
ing him. AS [ turned around, with my
hands still up, the smaller man came up
behind me, pinioned my hands TO my side
and tied them with a rope. He then
tripped me- tied my feet, and gagged me
with a handkerchief.
"From where | was and the position in
which l was lying 1 could not see what
was being done with Narramore. heard
scuffling and the rafting of money. l did
not see the men go out. Narramore was
trying to talk and l was also telling him
to roll toward me and we would try to I'M
tie each others bonds. Half an hour be-
fore the boys came home Narramore was
breathing heavily and then all was still"
After releasing his brother Caesar had
rushed to Riverside and given the alarm.
The stories told by the Cummings boys,
coupled with their rough character both at
Riverside and at Ell Monte, led the officers
to arrest them on suspicion, together with
JuanL Lopez as an accompIice.
One circumstance that cast discredit
upon their story was the fact that on the
murdered mans wrist was an elastic band,
slipped there while opening his pocket
book, as is quite natural way of dispos-
ing of the band while handling the pocket
book. This tended to show that the MUIR
der was committed either just after the
rent money was paid or when Narramore
was, on some pretexs or other, induced to
take his pocketbook from his pocket. The
Mexican boy, Juan Lopez, gave the officers
a story which seemingly proves the Cum
mings boys were the murderers.
~ have been working for the Cummings
boys since May TO-" said Juan. "They
told me they were soon going to pay old
man Narramore the rent. told them one
night was working too hard for 81 per
day. They said we were all working too
hard to pay that $500 rent to Narramore
and we had better stay with the money.
They said: we will steal the money from
him after we get his receipt for its pay
ment, and divide it, one-third EACH 1
told them di6 not want to go into that
kind of work. They told me to be careful
and see them get the receipt, SO that /
could testify as witness.
"On the night of the murder, after we
had eaten supper, John went over to
Adams after Narramore, as he said he
wanted to pay him the rent. When John
and Narramore returned l got my horse
and saddled, him. l told Caesar to hurry
and he said, go ahead, and / will catch
you. They were all seated at table.
Caesar was counting out money in gold
and greenbacks, while Narramore was
writing on piece of paper with pen and
ink. Cesar was standing to the right of
Narramore at the table.
"When got away from the house about
300 yards | heard noise like door shut
ting, and Just after heard a great noise in
the house. After had ridden about three
miles, Caesar came up, riding very fast,
and went past me. About two miles fur
Their on I overlook him, and he was off his
horse and about fifty feet from the main
road. He said the horse threw him. We
got into Riverside about O'Clock. While
in Riverside Cesar seemed to act strangely
and not as usual. We left for home about
II o'clock, getting there about 2 o'clock.
We found Narramore in a pool of blood
and John bound near by. Cesar told me
to cut John loose. l did so. His feet were
tied tightly, but not his hands. A hand
kerchief was tied loosely across his mouth.
Both the boys then told me that l must
tell to the officers the same story that ohm
had told me, about the men holding them
up, and that 1 must say that Caesar and 1
left the house together"