The herald., 1895-09-27
CAESAR CUMMINGS TRIAL
Jury Secured And Taking OF
Testimony Begun
A STRONG CASE AGAINST HIM
Riverside Citizens Interested in The
Matter Of Street Paving
Delegates to The WheeImen's Meeting To
Elect Officers. Business .1atters and
Notes Of Socia. Affairs

RIVERSIDE, Sept. 90 The jury in the
case against Caesar Cummings, charged
with the murder of I. G. Narramore. as
an accomplice with his brother John. was
completed little befors noon today and
the examination of witnesses commenced
and continued during the day. The same
witnesses are testifying for the prosecu-
ton as in the former case, and the tes-
timouy is in substance the same as that
upon which John Cummings was on
Monday convicted of murder. An addi-
tional witness was put on today in the
person of George d. Crais OF San Bernar-
dino, who swore that he identified the
defendant md Lopez as the two men who
brought pistol from him on August Sd.
Thus lar the case against Caesar Is
stronger than that made against John
Cummings.
III. l.. Blundcll, who has been at the
Hotel del Coronado for the past two
months, left that place Monday ON the
steamer Mexico. He will stop at Santa
Barbara for alfew days before returning to
Riverside, where he expects to remain
tor the winter.
p. l.. Griffin returned yesterday from
Enssnada and Lower California.
The citizens commit tee which has in
hand the work of securing the signatures
of property owners on Main and Eighth
streets to an agreement to asphalt these
streets are meeting with good success.
Several property owners who held back
at first have decided to get in line, and
it is expected that all will follow suit be-
fore long.
A vicious horse that was hitched in
front of Sebell' drug store last evening
broke away and dashed down Main street
toward the avenue. He ran into the
wagon of Post. the decorator, hitched IN
front of the new store of the Great mer-
ican Tea company is fitting up opposite
time busy inside and hearing the racket
came out to find his horse lying on the
sidewalk. The runaway horse had van
ished and all Mr.. Post mas to remem Der
it by is a spoke of one of the wheels.
Contractor J. W. Carroll was busy yes
terday laying new floors and putting in a
new plate glass front in the A. P. John
son building. formerly occupied by G.
d. Wilson as a meat market. 1t will be
occupied by Victor Noble and Ii. o. Kipp.
Riverside lodge l. o. @. F. is not to
be outdone in the matter of public i'm
provement, for the trustees of the lodga
have just let a contract to Fred Sheldon
to put in the necessary curbing and gut
ter on the Main street front of the hall
building. The lodge. it is understood,
I'LL also asphalt their share of Main
street.
II. B. Woodill formerly resident of
this city, but now resident of Los An
geles, has been granted q license to wed
Miss Francis Nowlin of this city by the
county clerk Of Los Angeles county.
Tho Farmers and Merchants bank.
which owns the old Lane lney property
oppositethe Glenwood tavern at Seventh
and Orange streets, having 1865 foot
frontage on Seventh street. have signed
the request for asphalt pavement. This
will make two solid blocks OF asphalt be-
tween Market and Orange on Seventh
street.
Jay E. Fuller. the grocaryman. has
purchaed the interest OF his partner. +.
T. Field, in the firm of Fuller e. Field.
The mem bers of the Southern Califor-
MIA division of the League Of American
Wheelmen will meet in the rooms of the
Athletic club at Los Angeles to elect
officers for the ensuing year. The officers
to be elected are chief consul, vice-con-
sui and a secretary-treasurer. The River
side wheelmen will send up several dele
gates to represent the club in the meet
ing. The Riversiders have candidate
for the position of chief consul whose
name they will present to the meeting.
James H. Fountain. who went east
some weeks ago returned home night be-
fore last. Mr.. Fountain went east alone
but as predicted by many of his friends
did not return alone. he having taken
unto himself wife while east. Jim"
was made happy yesterday by the large
mum Der of friends who called at the asses
sor's Office to congratulate him and wish
him we'll in his venture upon the matri-
mOnial sea,