This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Beverley Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UW.2ADE/1885 Message Board Post: Point Arena Record Point Arena, CA September 15, 1899 Ralph Beverley died Sunday from the effects of a wound inflicted with an axe in the hands of Lawrence Romeo, at Hardy Creek. A coroner's jury exonerated Romeo, who proved that he acted in self-defense. Deceased was a native of California and 22 years of age.