Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-11-10
The People Force Burr to
Back Down.
He Will Deed the Clouded Land
Back to TOnner.
The Proceedings at the Meeting Held
Last Evening.
The People Are Very Angry, But Law
Abiding-Mrs. Patomares Exon
Grated - Tonner In
Los Angeles.


the town looked deserted. Everyone, ii
seems, was quietly partaking,of the &C.
customed evening meal. Yet in the air Of
apparentqni tude there was felt the earn
estness which permeated entire Pomona.
1t recalled the earlier Pacific coast days,
when between sunset and dawn there
dangled the bloated bodies which told oil
rights retained by peoples main. But
there was no one tolynch in God-fearing
and law-abiding Pomona, and the No
vember zephyr whispered in an under
tone: "Let the hawk swoop, the prey is
flown"
There were no knots Of excited citi-
zens upon the street corners, nor was
there aught that savored Of Indignation !;
but by Z O'Clock the Grand opera
house was two-thlrds filed. The rumor
had gone forth early in the evening
that all was we'll. The multitude came
to see that it was 80. The spirit of
lynching was predominant, but there
was no one to lynch. Lawyer Tonner
was scarce, and DR.. Nichols had not
been seen since Saturday last. BY the
grim determination of the assembled
people the HERALD reporter expected to
see someone hanged bodily, or in effigy,
if nothing else. But it didn't come off.
A telegram has been received from the
now famous f. j. Burr, Jr. of Connecti-
cut, to the effect that he had no deed or
claim to any part. parcel or portion of
Pomona. 1t will be remembered that
Lawyer p. G. Tonner decided, in his no.
tice, the lands with the clouded title, to
the young man who resides in the coun-
try Of Traditional wooden nutmegs and
clocks with unoscillating pendulums.
By 1880 O'Clock the opera house was
crowded; there were fully 800 people in
the hall, and they were there for keeps.
1t was an earnest lot of men-producers
merchants, capitalists and workingmen.
At 40 o'clock Chairman 0. J. Brown
called the meeting to order.
Mr.. John Z. Packard made the fol-
lowing report: Mrs. Lugarda A. de
Palomares said in an interview this
afternoon that the sale made by her
husband was the only sale that should
be made; the lands having been sold
once she did not think that they should
be paid for again. She said that Mr..
Tonner came to her for deed of the
unsold portion OF the San Jose ranch.
She said that she did not suppose that
he wanted a deed to land that
had already been sold. She
further said that she did not
intend to sell any land which had once
been sold. II do not claim she con.
tinued, "nor have / ever claimed any
land that has once been sold and paid
for,'
The rest of Mrs. Palomares' testimony
showed that Tonner's claim to the title
of the "clouded" lands OF Pomona was
obtained by Misrepresentation.
..What do you think of P. @. Ton.
ner 2" said Mr.. Packard at the conclu-
sion of mis- report. Kisses and cry OF
.'rats."l Mr.. Packard then presented
the following resolution:
Whereas, p. q. Tonner, the attorney
of Lugardo A. de Palomares, having
misrepresented his client, this COM
munity passed resolutions condemning
her; and,
whereas, Mrs. Palomares has
proved to the entire satisfaction of this
community that she is not implicated
by her own free will in any attempt to
becloud the title to our lands therefore,
Resolved, That we hereby rescind our
resolutions of Saturday evening last so
far as they refer to Mrs. Palomares.
Resolved, That we completely exon
crate Mrs. Palomares from any COM
plicity with P. G. Tonner and DR.. B. s.
Nichols in this matter.
Resolved, That we hereby call upon
the press and request of them to give
as wide publicity as possible to these
resolutions.
The resolutions were adopted by a
rising vote and three cheers and tiger.
hot
Tonner would yet be sewiHg barley
sacks in the valley.
Frank Palomares, the eldestson of Mrs.
Lugardo Palomares, was next introduced
and said that there had never been a
desire on his mothers part to do injus-
tice to anyone; and aa the manager of
the estate he did not intend on his part
that any injustice should be done to
anyone. He was loudly applauded.
The next speaker was Frank l..
Palmer, of the Pomona Land and Water
company, who produced several tele-
grams, the tenor Of which was that E.
Burr, Jr., of Connecticut, knew nothing
of the matter except that he was trustee
in the matter, and that Allen Nichols,
son of the doctor, knew what to do.
Subsequently by telegraph Allen Nichols
was given the power OF attorney totdeed
back the clouded lands to P. G. Tonner.
Mr.. Palmer stated that he went to Los
Angeles to find Tonner, but could not
do so. It was explained to the HERALD
reporter that il the contemplated deed
ing back" to Tonner had been consum-
mated it would leave the whole matter
on the shoulders OF that enter
prising lawyer, and relieve the
Nichols family of the present obloquy.
But it seems that the committee OF lit
teen had been told by DR.. Nichols that
valid considera ion had been received
from Burr or his associates for the deed
OBJ aimed by Tonner and transferred by
him to somebody. The muddle was not
cleared when j. Fred Smith arose again
and implicated, by direct testimony, DR..
Nichols interest in the deal. The meet
ing was unit in the full belief that
Tonner was the instigator of the whole
business, and will leave it to rest on his
shoulders, not, however, without a ling
ering belief that DIR. Nichols was hi
earnest and active coadjutor. The meet
ing adjourned with the united feeling
that land sharks and robbers of homes
would lind Pomona sulphurous place
TcNNER IN TOWN.
A friend of p. G. Tonner stated to
HERALD reporter that he had seen Mr.
Tonner in this city yesterday. He was
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