The Negro trail blazers of California [microform] : a compilation of records from the California archives in the Bancroft Library at the University of California, in Berkeley; and from the diaries, old papers, and conversations of old pioneers in the State of California ... . rofession along the Pacific Coast because of hisnotable achievements. He is essentially a criminal lawyer. In criminal cases he has won for himself astanding second to no other criminal lawyer in California. He is a man of pleasingpersonality, of generous impulse and has been equipped for his work as a Cer


The Negro trail blazers of California [microform] : a compilation of records from the California archives in the Bancroft Library at the University of California, in Berkeley; and from the diaries, old papers, and conversations of old pioneers in the State of California ... . rofession along the Pacific Coast because of hisnotable achievements. He is essentially a criminal lawyer. In criminal cases he has won for himself astanding second to no other criminal lawyer in California. He is a man of pleasingpersonality, of generous impulse and has been equipped for his work as a Ceruti has demonstrated in many instances that his preparation for the prac-tice of law has been most thorough. His versatility evinces wide reading, profoundstudy and an intimate comprehension of human life and psychology of human is considered the most competent attorney among the colored profession in California* * * and has won the respect and confidence of the leading attorneys and courts ofthe State, * * * Attorney Cerutis first famous case was that of People against Burr Harris, amurder case, in which the defendant, a Negro, was charged with having killed Mrs;Haskins, a white woman of this city. It was by his ingenious management of the OF CALIFORNIA 201. MRS. OWEXS-BYNUMReal Estate Dealer and Investor. 202 THE NEGRO TRAIL BLAZERS


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