The San Francisco call., 1896-05-24
NOE CLAIMANTS
STILL ACTIVE.
Another Summons Being
Served On Property
Owners.
FOUR THOUSAND STRONG
The Mission Defense Association
Actively Fighting the
Claims.
BITTER DENUNCIATIoNs MADE
Property. Owners Urgently Requested
Not to Purchase Quitclaim
Deeds.

At the opening Of the meeting of the
Mission Defense Union and the Mission
Improvement Union last evening, Secre-
tary Van Duzer called attention to the
fact that another summons and complaint
had been filed by the Noe heirs and that
property-owners in the Mission were being
served with copies.
Nearly 1000 defendants are named in
this last summons, all the property-own-
ers of the San Miguel Rancho Tract being
included. The defendants are summoned
TO appear before Department of the
Superior Court within ten days after the
service of the summons and complaint,
which are dated May 49,
Secretary Van Duzer cautioned the
members of the union not to buy omit
claim deeds which are being offered to
property owners by the representatives OF
the Noe heirs for So and SO apiece.
The special committee appointed to take
measures in regard to these suits was called
upon.
Judge Van Reynegom said that when
the candidates for the Legislature should
be nominated they would be asked 10 sup
porta bill to prevent such suits.
President Grady declared that some
thing should be done immediately in re-
gard to the matter.
The trouble" said Judge Thompson,
lis not with the Spaniards or whoever
they are who are bringing this suit, but
with the lawyers. There is a section in
the Penal Code, which makes it an indict-
able Offense for lawyer to buy a money
claim IN order 10 prosecute 1t. VIII not
this apply In this case? a lawyer who
practically buys claim which he knows
or ought to know is fraudulent, as in the
present case, ought to be Immediately in
diced for misdemeanor.
President Grady, John Bolger and 9TH
ers urged that steps be taken toward this
end, and that the City Attorney be seen in
regard to the matter. The following reso-
luton in regard to the matter was intro
duced and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS Certain attorneys-at-law have en-
gagged IN damnable conspiracy with the So
called Noe heirs to deIraud owners out
OF their land and homes, which they
last forty years; and whereas, tney are
going around TO lot-owners offering Quitclaim
deeds Tor nothing, providing you will nave
them recorded aud whereas, this is piece of
make ii appear that there are some people buy.
ing deeds when there are not, therefore be it
Resotued, That we earnestly request all land
owners IN The Noe claim, buy no Quitclaims,
but join the club that is organized 10 fight the
frauds.
All present were earnestly requested to
sign the following petition relative to the
proposed park for the Mission:
SAN FRANCISCO. May 81, 1896
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of the
City and County Of San Francisco: The under
signed residents, prOperty-Owners and tax
payers OF the Eleventh Ward OF San Francisco
respectfully petition your honorable Board to
make such appropriation of municipa
funds as may be necessary to purchase
during the next fiscal year, for public park,
the two. blocks bounded by Eighteenth,
Twentieth, Dolores and Church streets, and
represent that such park at the Mission is an
urgent necessity, and unless secured at once
land for the same will not be available except
at greatly added expense.
Secretary Van Duzer suggested that the
club request Joseph Leggett to address
them upon the subject of the single tax.
A motion was accordingly carried that
Mr.. Leggett be requested to speak before
the club on June 6, when the next meet
ing will be held, there being no regular
meeting Saturday evening next on ac-
count OF it being Decoration day. An ad-
iournment was accordingly taken until
June 6.