Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-11-08

being done, DR.. Nichols's life would b,
in jeopardy.
The second message was sent to Mrs
Mills of the Mills seminary, in Oakland
demanding that she use her influence tt
secure the removal of DR.. Nichols al
president OF the Pomona Land anc
Water company, of the stock OF which
Mrs. Mills holds controlling interest
After number of speeches and much
consideration the meeting adjourned
Though feeling runs very high it is no,
expected that any violent incident will
occur.M The Objectionable individuals
will be protected by the officers of the
law if occasion should demand, but
there appears to be little danger.
Another meeting will be called on re.
ceipt of replies from Mr.. Burr and Mrs.
Mills, and steps are being taken to make
thorough contest of the matter in the
courts unless it can be otherwise ar
ranged.
DETAILS OF THE TROUBLE
The HERALD of yesterday announced
the sensational proceedings lately had
at Pomona, regarding land troubles at
that place caused by p. @. Tonner.
The matter is stated in detail in the
following, taken from the Pomona
Progress;
EDITOR PRoGREss - The following
real esfste transfer appears in the news
papers:
P. @. Tonner to E. Burr. Jr-Lot 2e, NJ
lot II, lot 80, lot 80, and alI of blocks
A and lying w of San Antonio avenue,
Loop and Meserve tract; also 20 acres
known as Thomas Dunn place and
acres bounded and q by Thomas Dunn
place, by Nero place. and w by San
Bernardtno county road. observation-disclosures 90
This includes the lands of the follow
ing citizens J. B. Camp, Robert Cath
cart, William Miller, Fred J. Smith, G.
G. Johnson, H. H. Williams, Hubbard
Moore and ]. E. Packard.
presume that every one in the val
ley is acquainted with the nature OF the
cloud upon the title to lands in Rancho
San jose which Mr.. P. @. Tonner sets
up; but as there may be some people
who are not, wish to make the follow
ing statement of the case:
The Rancho San Jose was partitioned
by the tenants in common, and upon its
partition the Palomares portion was
sold off in email parcels; the Loop and
Meserve tract, the Old Settlement dis
trict and other parcels having been go
sold by the original Palomares owners.
nro 90 ha DO 30 -, lc.. 4
that this partition was not valid one,
and obtained judgment to that effect,
which placed the owners OF land on the
Rancho San Jose in the position of ten
ants in common.
Mrs. Lugarda A. de Palomares, the
successor in interest to the Palamares
portion, obtained deed of the indi-
vidual interest OF the other two original
tenants in common to the Palomares
portion, and then deeds such undivided
two-thirds interest to P. G. Tonner.
Mr.. Tonner, by virtue of this deed, is
claiming theoretical two-thirds inter-
est to all that part OF the Palomares
portion which was decided before Mrs.
Palomares came into possession of the
estate.
This purported interest, however, is
entirely theoretical and has no founda-
ton whatever in equity; at least promi-
nent men of the valley, who own 1000
acres OF the land so beclouded, have or
ganized and agreed to submit the matter
to the courts for just and final determi-
nation.
Iwould like to ask: Ia the president
of the Pomona Land and Water COM
pany interested in beclouding the titles
to land and water in this valley?
Again, if Mr.. Tonner has any equitable
title to this land, his rights could in no
way have been prendced by awaiting
the outcome of the legal proceedings
about to be begun to determine the
rights of the respective parties; for
certainly IS was no inducement to him
to part with his alleged two-thirds inter-
est in over 800 acres of land.
There is one other point to which l
wish to call attention, and that is, that
P. G. Tonner has passed upon the title
to this very land of mine. which he has
mere conveyed, was paid for so passing
upon it, and pronounced the title good.
JOHN E. PACKARD.
Note-The above letter from Mr..
Packard explains itself. Itmay be we'll
to add that the title to about 1000 acres
only, in the valley of AS 900 acres, is in
legal dispute. The remainder of the
lands in Pomona valley are as clear and
undisputed as the MONDAY sun, and al
ways have been. We believe, only, that
the present question will soon be settled
in the courts.-[E Editor.
A large mass meeting was held on
Friday night, at which it was proposed
to hang Tonner and DR.. Nichols, and
rope was procured, but better judgment
prevailed.
A NOVEL RQYcQTT.