Time warp Santa Cruz County...now called Neary's Lagoon. This mural is called "At Home in Neary Lagoon" and depicts an early Native American environment. I feel confident that in those days it wasn't called Neary's Lagoon. Here's an aerial view of Neary's Lagoon today:
Kinda different....

Okay, I'm still researching the Neary family (Sandy Lydon probably has all the information). But in the last hour of research here's what I have about one of the family members:

"1893 - August 15, 1893, James Neary, an old and respected resident of Santa Cruz, (and the brother of pioneer Patrick Neary for whom the lagoon is named) killed his wife with a butcher knife. He claimed that in a jealous rage he had threatened his wife with the knife, but after thinking the better of it had thrown the weapon on a table and it had bounced back up and struck his wife in a freak accident.

But at his trial, the couple's eldest daughter said that she had witnessed her father intentionally stab her mother. So it came down to it being his word against hers. It was a sensational trial which kept the family name in the papers and tongues wagging for many months.

Jim Neary was found guilty and sentenced to San Quentin for 30 years. He was released, old in ill health and died shortly after his return to Santa Cruz."

Dun dun (Law and Order tone).

Meanwhile, there was another Neary, San Francisco based, who owned a big piece of Pleasure Point in the early 20th century.