The herald., 1897-10-11
A BRUTAL
ASSAULT
Detectives Have q Clue to
the Perpetrators
HOW CASEBEER WAS WAYLAID
HIS SoN-IN-LAW DENIES THAT
HE VISITED HIM
HOW CASEBEER WAS WAYLAID
Which Is in Conflict With Statements
by the Victim-Ill Feeling Over
q Lawsuit

it is pretty certain that the detectives
have information of the parties who
assaulted Joseph w. Casebeer at the cor
per of Third street and Lucas avenue
Saturday night, as related in The Herald
yesterday morning. The attack was
most brutal one, and the old man, after
being beaten over the head with cane,
was left on the sidewalk for dead. He
was found there by Samuel ]. Lewis
president of the California bank, at 2
o'clock yesterday morning and sent to
the receiving hospital. Mr.. Lewis lives
at 1925 West Third street, and heard
Casebeer shouting for help. Accom-
panied by his son he went to see what
was the matter, and found an old man
lying in a pool of blood which had
poured from wounds in his head. No one
was near and appearances indicated
that the man had lain on the spot for
some time.
Close by was found heavy manza-
nita cane, which was broken and had,
apparently, been thrown away. The
patrol wagon was summoned and Case
beer sent to the receiving hospital. He
was frenzied when he arrived there, and
imagined that the attendants were try
ing to kill him. He fought them away
Like a madman, and when DR.. Hagan
arrived to make an examination of his
wounds it took four or five men to hold
the patient down and prevent him from
fighting the doctor away.
When searched it was evident that
robbery was not the object of the attack
upon the old man. He wors gold watch
and had 65 cents in change The watch
had been broken by the force of thu
blows rained upon his body and the
chain had also been bent in the same
manner. A blank check book, from
which Casebeer's name was learned.
was found in his pocket. At first ex-
animation DR.. Hagan thought that the
skull had been fractured. The old man
continued to rave for several hours,
and not word about what had occurred
could be obtained from him.
He was finally put to bed and at 6
o'clock yesterday morning awoke in his
right mind. Later in the day he was
visited by the detectives and was able
| to give them an account Of himself
He told enough to set them theorizing
| on motive for the murderous attack on
the old man for other reasons than those
Of robbery
| Mr.. Casebeer lives at Santa Barbara,
and not long ago had his daughter, Mrs.
I. B. Williams 1886 lockwood avenue,
this city, arrested on a charge of for
gerry. The case was tried and Mrs. Will
liams was discharged. She then brought
suit against her father for $4,000 dam
ages for false imprisonment. The suit
was filed few days ago. These family
quarrels have caused the bitterest en-
nifty to spring up between father and
daughter. On last Wednesday Mrs. Will
liams returned to this city from Santa
Barbara and her husband followed a
day later
According to the statement made by
Casebeer he came down from Santa Bar
bara Saturday to see his daughter and
arrange compromise with her. On the
train he met Miss Allie Carriers, who lives
at 932 South Flower street, this city
When he left the Arcade depot he walked
to Spring street on Fifth. Here he parted
with Miss Carriers. Before he left he
gave her s240 to keep for him until he
should return. Here he took hack
and drove to his daughters home on
lockwood avenue. Casebeer says that
he arrived there at $3.50 Saturday night.
He dismissed the hack and rang the door
bell. His son-in-law answered the ring.
He stated that he had come to try to
make arrangements to compromise the
suit which had been brought. Williams
would not hear to his arguments and
said that he would agree to nothing Of
the kind. The old man was not invited
inside the house, and after few min
utes' conversation left Both men were
angry at the time.
When he left Casebeer intended to go
to Miss Carriers house on Flower street.
He walked to Lucas and had proceeded
south as far as Third when he saw two
persons following him. Just when he
reached dark place on the corner they
pounced upon him and began beating
him over the head, with a cane He
started to fight back, but was struck
blow over the head which knocked him
unconscious, and he remembers nothing
more until he awoke in the receiving
hospital. Casebeer was able to furnish
the detectives with description of his
assailants, but they refused to make it
public 1t is known, however, that their
figures were covered with night gowns
and they wore masks. Beyond this,
whatever may have been stated to the
officers is not known.
| According to his statement Casebeer
was attacked between $3.50 and 10 o'clock
Saturday night and must have lain un-
conscious upon the sidewalk until his
! rawlings were heard by Mr.. Lewis at 2
o'clock Sunday morning
A reporter called at the residence of
I. b. Williams last night. Mrs. Williams
came to the door and when she learned
what was wanted stated that neither
she nor her husband would have any,
thing to say in reference to the attack
upon Casebeer.
1--WE cannot talk about the affair."" she
said, but IL it is necessary for us to go
| into court we will tell what we know
| there
1t had not been suggested that Mrs.
Williams or her husband would have to
| go into court.
well, but in fairness to yourselves,
after what has been said, will you not
make some statement of Mr. Casebeer's
visit, since it was on leaving your house
that the attack upon him was made?"
Mrs. Williams did not answer the
question. but asked her husband if he
would say anything. He replied that he
didn't know anything to say.