The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-08
Warning Santa Barbara
Heirs Again Seen
i'm Court.
Mrs. MilIer's Nephew Brings
Legal Action for Heavy
Damages.
Demands $4,000 In Payment for
His Arrest on Santa Rosa
Island.

SANTA BARBARA. CAL, May The
litigation over the estate of the late A. P.
More gives promise of dragging on in the
courts for decades 20 come. Another suit
was added to the list this afternoon when
J. c. More. one of the heirs brought an
action against G. A. Storke and Mrs. E..
NJ. Miller. Storke is the attorney for the
ad ministratrix, and Mrs. Miller is the
special administrative, having been ap-
pointed last year after bitter legal con-
test to succeed John A. More, brother OF
the late A. P. More and uncle of plaintiff
in the damage suit.
To-day's action results from the arrest
Of J. c. More on April at the instance OF
G. A. Storke for bling the peace. The
arrest, the plaintiff claims, was in accord
an &c with the conspiracy entered into be-
tween the defendants to harass him to
the extent OF compelling him to leave
Santa Rosa Island, part of the A. r.
More estate, and on which he resided.
More states in his complaint that on
March 16 he went to Storke's law office in
this city to effect a settlement of his &C.
to do so, owing to the captious objections
Of the defendants.
On March he went to the wharf to
take passage on the steamer Santa Rosa,
boat belonging to the estate, for Santa
Rosa Island, but was informed by the
captain that he had instructions from
Mrs. Miller and Storke not to take
him to the island. More found means of
reaching the island, but in few days was
removed under arrest. When he was ar
rested, he says, the Constable informed
him that if his wife did not leave the
island she also would be arrested.
The case against More for disturbing
the peace was set down for hearing on
April II, and at the request of the de-
PENDANT was continued to April %. On
that date, G. A. Storke had the District
Attorney dismiss the case. notwit hstand-
ing the defendant had subpenaed wit
nesses and was ready for trial
The dismissal caused considera Bile COM
ment in Santa Barbara. More declares in
his complaint that the sole reason for his
arrest on the charge of disturbing the
peace was to cause the removal OF himself
and wife from Santa Rosa Island.
There has been vast amount of liti-
cation over the More estate ever since A.
p. More's death and the end is not yet in
sight. Attorney Storke is personally in
terested in the estate, several childr Ii by
his divorced first wife, Miss More, being
entitled TO a share OF the property at her
death. Storke's first wife is now Mrs. Sid
Law and resides here.
Only one of the children is friendly to
the father. He is son about Is years of
age. The daughters hold aloof from him
and live with the mother. His activity in
the estate litig alton Is supposed to be In
ducsd by desire TO protect the prospec-
tive interests OF his son.
The adminlstratrix of the estate is an
aunt of J. G. More. More's interest is es-
timated at twenty-seventh, but as the
estate is quite valuable this small portion
is worth having.
No one here is surprised at this damage
suit. as trouble has been brewing for some
time between Mrs. Miller. Storke and the
heirs, the latter opposing the admins
tratriX,