San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, September 21, 1861, Vol. 3 No. 25 DESPERATE ASSULT AND ROBBERY On Tuesday last James CASEY, Esq a Constable of the first Township, brought to jail one of the most abandoned looking wretches it was ever our fortune to meet - Mr. CASEY's statement which was fully admitted by the prisoner before Justice TURNER to be true, was to the effect that on the day before, just after he had left the house from dinner, Mrs. CASEY stepped out doors for a few moments, and on her return found the defendants, who was blackened up and otherwise disguised, searching her bureau. Immediately upon seeing her the prisoner abandoned the bureau and made an assault upon her. She ran out of the house he following, and beating her till she begged for her life, and promised to give him all the money there was in the house. He then desisted, and the poor woman more dead than alive, crawled in the house and gave him eighty dollars with which he made off. Word was soon conveyed to Casey by the children, there being two small ones at the house at the time, when the whole neighborhood was roused, and after a search of several hours, the culprit was found, and though he made considerable resistance, taken. After being taken he owned up and stated that he had lain in wait since the night before, watching to see when CASEY went away. As he knew that there was money in the house, and he wanted to get some to send home to his wife. The latter part of that statement is probably a fabrication as there is every indication that the fellow is a professional thief. He turns out to be, on being relieved of his disguises, one William MOONEY, who was for a short time, some months since in the employ CASEY, and hence his familiarity with the premises, and with the fact that money was kept in the house. When taken he was armed with a tremendous bludgeon, which had been much handled - was evidently made for a weapon, and was probably used upon Mrs. CASEY. The money was also found in his possession, - also some fifteen dollars besides, a silver watch, which was undoubtedly stolen, and a whole pocket full of keys adopted to almost any kind of a lock which can be found inside any house or office, and some door keys. Having arrested him the parties took him back to CASEY's house, where they kept him over night, and brought him to town next morning. He was in great luck to get to jail at all, for when they got back to CASEY's and found how severely she was injured, the neighbors prepared a gallows, and were determined to hang him on the spot. She begged them to desist, and it was probably the entreaties of her whom a few hours before he had almost killed, that saved his life. Notice to Tax-Payers On Monday, the Fourth Day of November next, the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County will meet as a Board of Equalization for the purpose of hearing and finally determining the assessment of the followed named persons whose property has been added to the assessment Roll. James CONNER - Personal property raised . $800 J.S. COLEGROVE 1500 John CUMMIN 200 John Donald - Land to $12 per acre Edward HOOPER - Land raised to 250 acres J. RAND - Personal property raised 200 A.J. SAULMAN - Land raised to $12 per acre H.F. TESCHEMACHER - San Mateo Ranch, raised to $8 per acre - Personal property raised $300 - 160 acres Land on Pulgas, raised to $12 per acre Barr & Notham - Money at Interest $810 Alexander BAILEY 4,570 C.C. BOWMAN 12,750 D.S. COOK 5,000 M.H. COLBY 500 P. DONAHUE 2600 Geo. C. JOHNSON 2500 Robert MILLS 1,000 John PARROT - Money at Interest $5,000 Spring Valley Water Company $3,000 C.R. KELLY 3,098 By Order of the Board B.G. LATHROP, Clerk Redwood City, Sept 14, 1861 Sheriff Sale By virtue of an execution issued out of the District Court of the 4th Judicial District of the State of California in and for the City and County of San Francisco, to me duly directed and delivered, in the suit of E.C. SESSIONS vs Dennis MARTIN, by which I am commanded to make the sum of one-thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight dollars and thirty-eight cents (1958 38-100) with interest and $17 50-100 accruing costs. I have levied on the follow property to wit: All the right title and interest of Dennis MARTIN, of in and to a certain tract of land situate within the limits of the present County of San Mateo, in the State of California, which tract is described as the place known under the designation of "Canada de Raymundo" bounded on the west by the Sierra Morena, on the East by the Rancho de las Pulgas, on the south by that of Senor Maximo MARTINEZ, and on the north by the great lagoon or Pond, said description being that contained in the original grant thereof to Juan COPPINGER, and also all the right title and interest of said MARTIN of in and to that certain other tract or parcel of land in said County of San Mateo, bounded and described as follows: Commencing at an oak tree situate at the junction of Seco, Dry, or Coppinger Creek and the San Francisquito Creek, thence 258 chains down the San Francisquito Creek to the junction of the Francas Creek, thence southerly up the Creek 35 chains to the Frenchmans crossing, thence S.W. 40 chains to a large oak tree, adjoining a fence thence west 10 chains to a large oak tree marked thus (III) thence S. 53.30 W. 166 chains to a large oak tree on the bank of the Suscal Creek and Dennis Martin Creek, thence down the said Dennis Martin Creek 35 chains to the junction of the said Dennis Martin Creek, and Corke Madeira Creek, then down the said Corke Madeira Cree 53 chains to the place of beginning, containing 1250 acres more or less. Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, the 10th day of October A.D. 1861, at 2 P.M., I will sell all the right title and interest of the said Dennis MARTIN, in and to the above described real estate at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, at the door of the Court House of San Mateo County at Redwood City, to satisfy said execution and all costs. SILAS HOVIOUS, Sheriff, San Mateo County By John Ames, Under Sheriff Dated, Redwood City, September 19, 1861 To see other old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com <http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/>