San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, August 20, 1859, Vol. 1 No.20 DEMOCRATIC AND PEOPLE'S NOMINATIONS For Governor, John CURRY, of Solano Lieutenant Governor, John CONNESS, of El Dorado Judge of the Supreme Court, R.T. SPRAGUE of Shasta Clerk of the Supreme Court J. POWELL of Sacramento For Congress: J.C. McKIBBEN of Sierra, S.A. BOOKER of San Joaquin State Treasurer, Josiah JOHNSON of Sacramento State Controller, George PEARCE, of Sonoma Attorney General, E. RANDOLPH, of San Francisco State Printer, John O'MEARA of San Francisco Surveyor General, James LONG, of Butte Superintendent of Public Instruction, A.H. MYERS, of Alameda County Nominations For Assembly, Wm. B. MAXSON For District Attorney, Charles N. FOX For County Clerk, W.G. CROOK For Sheriff, Silas HOVIUS For Treasurer, Curtis BAIRD For Assessor, J.D. ROSE For Surveyor, B.J. DeWOODY For Coroner, Dr. LAMBERT For Public Administrator, R.O. TRIPP For Supervisor: 1st Township, _______________, 2nd Township, M. WOLF For Justice of the Peace: 1st Township, J. EMERSON, 2nd Township, J.P. AMES, Leonard HILL, 3rd Township, T. MOYLAND, C. MASON For Constables - 1st Township, James CASEY, 2d Township, Seth FORD, Wm. LAMPMAN, 3d Township, James CONDON REGULAR DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION For Governor, Milton S. LATHAM, of Sacramento Lieut. Governor, J.D. DOWNEY, of Los Angeles For Congress, John C. BURCH, of Trinity, Chas. L. SCOTT of Tuolumne For Supreme Judge, W.W. COPE, of Amador For Attorney General, Thos. H. WILLIAMS, of El Dorado Clerk of Supreme Court, Chas. S. FAIRFAX of Yuba For State Treasurer, Thomas H. FINDLAY of Nevada For Controller, Saml. H. BROOKS, of San Joaquin For Surveyor General, Horace A. HIGHLEY, of Alameda Supt. Public Instruction, A.J. MOULDER of San Francisco For State Printer, Chas. T. BOTTS, of Sacramento County Nominations For Assembly, Wm. T. GOUGH For District Attorney, Charles N. FOX For County Clerk, B.G. LATHROP For Sheriff, John W. ACKERSON For Treasurer, C.E. KELLY For Assessor, Charles ELKINS For Surveyor, A.S. EASTON For Public Administrator: R.O. TRIPP For Supervisors - Fist Township - R.S. THORNTON, Second Township - M. WOLF, Third Township - J.V. DILLER For Justices of the Peace - 1st Township, James MEE, 2d Township, E.D. BOWMAN, Leonard Hill, 3d Township - J.W. TURNER, Andrew TEAGUE For Constables - 1st Township, R.F. MORRIS, 3d Township - J.S. KEITH, Chester PARSHALL COURT PROCEEDINGS TWELFTH DISTRICT COURT - This Court was opened for the August term on Monday last, and adjourned Thursday noon. The following is a brief synopsis of the business: People vs. Chas. PRIOR - This was the case tried in the Court of Sessions, wherein defendant was convicted of resisting an officer. Upon a motion in arrest of judgment, two questions arose; one of which was, whether a Justice has power in a criminal case, to deputize a constable for the purpose of serving a warrant in a criminal case? The court took the matter under advisement, and in writing asked Judge NORTON's opinion. On the opening of the District Court, the opinion was delivered, that the Justice could not deputize, and that a private person could not serve a warrant in a criminal case. JONES vs MARTIN - Judgment for defendant. MARTINEZ vs CALDWELL et als. - Motion for new trial overruled BALDWIN & GRAVES vs CALDWELL - Defendant allowed to amend his answer and demurrer sustained as against the amended answer, and judgment in favor of plaintiffs for $4002, and decree of foreclosure entered. M.L. BRITTAN vs. San Mateo County - Demurrer to complaint argued and submitted. People vs. Geo F. WYMAN - Indicted for the murder of Nathan KENDRICK. Defendant arraigned, motion to set aside the indictment, for want of proper organization of Court of Sessions, where the indictment was found. Motion overruled, and defendant excepted. Demurrer to indictment overruled, defendant excepting. Defendant then plead not guilty, and was place upon trial. The case was finally submitted to the jury at 12 m. Wednesday, and after an absence of about two hours, the jury brought in a verdict of guilty of manslaughter, with a recommendation to mercy. Ten o'clock Thursday was fixed as the time for pronouncing judgment. On Thursday morning defendant moved for a new trial, and also in arrest of judgment, both of which motions were overruled. A petition for mercy, signed by a large number of citizens, was presented to the Judge. In pronouncing sentence, the Judge referred to the recommendation of the jury, and the petition, and remarked that as a matter of course they would have great weight with him in determining the sentence. He also expressed a sympathy in common with the petitions, with the defendant, and particularly with his family, but stated that under all the circumstances he still felt it to be his duty to impose a sentence which should be in some measure a penalty for the offence. The substance only of the Judge's remarks, we have given - not his language. The sentence was fixed at one year's imprisonment in the State prison. This case was presented by C.N. FOX, District Attorney, assisted by Mr. WILLIAMS of San Jose, and was defended by W.T. GOUGH. PERALTA et als vs. PERALTA et als - A case sent up from Santa Clara county - continued LUX et al vs FROWLEY et als; do vs CLARK et als; and do vs MANDELBAUM et als, continued RANSOM vs GREER et als - Default of John GREER entered, and suit dismissed as to the other defendants. HILL vs SCRIBER et als - Ejectment tried before the Court, without a jury - no decision. LAWLER vs MARTIN - No decision MARTINEZ vs ACKERSON and FOX - Stipulation to try in San Francisco on the 29th BOWMAN vs ADAMS - Report of referee filed, and judgment entered for plaintiff People vs. TEMPLETON and UNDERWOOD - Suit on forfeited recognizance. Demurrer overruled, and judgment for plaintiff. COURT OF SESSIONS - Court met pursuant to adjournment, on the 17th. People vs PRIOR - In conformity with the opinion given by Judge NORTON, defendant was discharged. We are requested by citizens of this county, to make the inquiry of Mr. DEWOODY, which county he will serve as Surveyor, provided he is elected in both Napa and San Mateo? The name of Mr. D. appears in the nominations made in both these counties for the office of County Surveyor. FLOURING MILL - The citizens of this county will be rejoiced with us to learn that a flouring mill is to be put in operation, immediately in Redwood City. The site has been determined on, and the building is to be commenced forthwith. The mill will be under the personal superintendence of the proprietors, Messrs. DIXSON & LYNDALL, the former of whom, a practical miller, is an old resident of the San Jose valley, has been engaged in the business for a number of years past, in the adjacent towns, and is well known among the farmers of San Mateo county. The mill will have two run of stone; with steam power. The custom work alone should, in a district like this, support a mill of the kind about to be built. We predict for it entire success. CAUGHT - For some time past, Messrs. WALL and ROBERTS, who have a stock ranch among the mountains in the northern part of the county, have been suffering severely from the depredations of wild animals. They have lost, we believe, within a few weeks, as many as sixteen head of cattle from this cause. Two weeks ago they tracked a bear to some point near Bald Mountain, and there built a trap for the purpose of securing Bruin. On Sunday week, on visiting the trap, they had the satisfaction of finding a large grizzly snugly housed therein. They secured a suitable cage and a truck, and took to the spot, and succeeded tin getting the bear, which weighs from six to eight hundred pounds, into it, when they took him to San Francisco, where they hope to make him pay for some small portion of the stock he has killed for them. LABOR IN DEMAND - The increasing wealth of California begins to show itself in the various new enterprises around us, railways, mining, etc. The demand for laborers all about this region, says the Folsom Despatch, is more active - the Auburn Railroad to be commenced near Folsom forthwith - the Marysville and Vallejo Railway begun last week. The Yuba River Company, ten miles distant from Marysville, and many lesser works require the labor of all the new arrivals. FROM SALT LAKE - Emigrants from the East and from Pike's Peak, are continually arriving at Salt Lake. Over six hundred wagons had arrived there and were leaving for California. The sale of Government mules at Camp Floyd had closed at a very low figure, varying from $75 to $125 per span. About six hundred were purchased for the California market. McKENZIE, accused of forgery, has undergone an examination before Chief Justice ECKELS, at the head-quarters of the Fifth infantry, two of his accomplices, WALLACE and BROWER, turning State's evidence. McKENZIE was required to give bail in the sum of $800 for his appearance at the District Court at Nephi, on the 4th Monday of August next, and WALLACE to give bonds in the sum of $10,000; and BROWER in $9000. W.H. HOOPER, nominee for Congress in place of H. ELDRIDGE will be elected. Dr. G. HART, ex-Indian Agent, is the Gentile candidate. Weather warm. Thermometer ranged for the month of July in the shade 91 degrees. To see other old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php