San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, January 5, 1861, Vol. 2 No. 40 BIRTH In Redwood City, Tuesday, Jan. 1st, the wife of Chas. N. Fox, of a daughter. DIED At San Mateo, Dec. 30, Capt. Joseph Emerson, Aged 62 years, formerly of Galveston, Texas. Texas, Massachusetts, and Maine papers copy. TERRIBLE DEATH - A German by the name of Joe fell from the railroad cars in San Francisco, Wednesday morning, and the wheels severed both of his legs. He died soon afterwards in the County Hospital. The right leg was cut off at the thigh, and the left one just below the knee. MURDER - S.T. Newell, editor of the Auburn Signal, was stabbed and killed in San Francisco, on Tuesday last, by Horace Smith, formerly Mayor of Sacramento. Alleged cause, reflections in Newell's paper upon the character of Smith's wife. AMERICAN HOTEL - This well-known hotel in Redwood City, changed hands on the 1st instant, and D.W. Aldrich, Esq., late owner of the Mountain Home ranch, is now its proprietor. Mr. Aldrich was formerly proprietor of the "Metropolis" hotel in Nevada, in connection with which famous house he became widely known throughout California. He was engaged in hotel keeping from 1849 till 1857, and the future patrons of the "American" may rest assured that they will derive a benefit from his long experience by ample attention to their comfort. We are told Mr. Thurber, the late proprietor, designs leaving San Mateo, which it is hoped, however, will not be the case, as his departure and that of his estimable lady will be much regretted by their many friends. The mystery of the Lone Mountain murders is at last thought to be unraveled. On information, the police have arrested Patrick Marran alias Marion Martin, who kept a milk ranch near the scene of the murder; and also the man who worked for Marran at the time named Thomas Hinebury or Hambury. The latter was arrested near Stockton, having been paid to leave the city, as is supposed. Marran is said to have been making preparations to leave for the East. From a train of circumstances, the following theory of the matter is put forth: That Cook had been at work for one Marran, a milkman, in the neighborhood of Johnson's, at $25 per month, but Marran could not, or would not, pay him for his services; that Marran went into town (San Francisco) On the day of the murder, to get money; that he told Cook, on his return that he could not pay him; that sharp words were exchanged, and that Cook threatened to sue him, and might have raised the shovel in his hand, when Marran seized the axe lying by and killed him with it; that the daughter of Johnson saw the murder, and fled to the house to tell her mother; that the murderer followed her and killed her and her mother, and then set the house on fire to conceal his crime. It is also said that a person witnessed the murders from a clump of bushes, but was afraid to reveal what he knew. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Declaration as Sole Trader Know all men by these presents that I, Mary A. Hamm, wife of Albert N. Hamm, a resident of San Mateo County, State of California, do in compliance with an Act of the Legislature of said State, entitled "An Act to authorize married women to transact business in their own name as sole traders," approved April 12th, A.D. 1852, hereby make known publish and declare that from and after this first day of January A.D. 1861, I intend to carry on business in my own name and on my own account as a Sole Trader. Said business to be that of Farming, Raising Stock, carrying on a Dairy, and everything concerning or connected with the ordinary business of farming, ranching and raising stock in this county country. Said business to be carried on at present in the said county of San Mateo, and upon the premises or homestead of my said husband and myself and that from this date I will be personally and individually responsible in my own name of all debt contracted by me on account of my said business, and I hereby further declare that the amount of capital invested by me in the aforesaid business is less the Five Thousand Dollars. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and self this first day of January A.D. 1861. M.A. HAMM On this, 1st day of January A.D. 1861, before me, Heman A. Scofield, a Notary Public in and for said county of San Mateo, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared the within named Mary A. Hamm, wife of Albert N. Hamm, whose name is subscribed to the annexed instrument as a party thereto, personally known to me to be the individual described in, and who executed the said annexed instrument, and on an examination apart from and without the hearing of her husband, being first by me made acquainted with the contents of the same, acknowledge to me that she executed the same freely and voluntarily, and for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and that she did not wish to retract, the execution of the same. In witness, whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, the day and year in this certificate first above written. HEMAN A. SCOFIELD Notary Public ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ AMERICAN HOTEL Main Street Redwood City David W. Aldrich, Proprietor SAN MATEO HOUSE (Twenty miles from San Francisco) San Mateo County Anthony G. Oaks, Proprietor To see other old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com