The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
RELATIVES Dat TIE
FOR BIC ESTATE.
Bitter Litigation Over
the Camarillo Fortune
of One Million Dollars
DECEIT ALLEGED
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 13-The
Campo -Camarillo case, which has been
transferred from Ventura, will be called
for trial in the Superior Court of Santa
Barbara County tomorrow. This case
involves possession OF the rich rancho
Calleguas of the late Juan CamarilIo,
and the evidence, if it follows the
charges of the complaint and the coun-
ter allegations of the defendants, will
he sensational.
The ranch of more than 10000 acres
and other properties of the late founder
of the Camarillo family in Ventura
County are valued at more than $1,000
600. The net income from the ranch
alone is more than $4,000 per annum
and constantly increasing. This prop
erty Is now held by Adolfo and Juan E.
Camarillo, sons of the late Juan Cam
arillo. and they are the defendants in
the action. The plaintiffs are other
children and heirs Of the deceased
grandee.
The disappointed members of the
family who are attempting to set aside
the ruling of the Ventura court where
by portion of the estate has been al
ready distributed. and who attack the
validity of a deed of gift given by the
widow of Juan Camarillo to a favored
son, are Mrs. Aldegunda c. del Campo
OF Ventura, Mrs. Maria c. de Arnaz of
Los Angeles; Mrs. Adelaide c. de Mo-
raga, wife of Jose Moraga of Santa Bar
bara. and Mrs. Arcadia C. Mahoney of
Ventura, all daughters of the senior
Juan, and William Wolfson, a grand
son, residing in Ventura.
PARENTS FAVOR SONS.
Juan Camarillo died on December 4.
1880. Five-eighths of the estate passed
To the widow, Martina H. de Camarillo,
and one-eighth each to the three sons,
Adolfo, Juan E. and Jose. Jose Cam
arillo died tntestate in 1884, and his
portion of the estate reverted to his
mother, as he was unmarried.
On January 19, 1897. there was filed
for record deed of gift conveying from
the widow to the two sons, Adolfo and
Juan E., her entire interest, three
fcurths, in the Calleguas rancho The
widow died in April Of the following
year. and on May IA, 1898, the defend
ants filed what purported to be her will,
dated April 13. 1885. with a codicil
dated September 2. 1889, and under this
will and codici1 secured the distribution
of the Camarillo homestead in Ventura
City and the personal property on both
the ranch and the homestead.
On September 16, 1898, AdoIfo and
Juan E. Camarillo secured from the
other heirs document duly signed and
executed. acknowledging the receipt of
SIS. .00o in full settlement and satisfac-
tion Of all right, title and interest,
claims or demands which the said par
ties of the first part may have in law or
In equity, in or to the estates above
mentioned and to the real estate above
mentioned"
CHARGE OF SISTERS.
The plaintiffs claim first that this pa
per was signed when they were with
out knowledge Of the wrongful acts of
the defendants" whereby those defend
ants secured the estate; and they de-
clare that they are ready to restore the
SIS. 900 IL permitted to come into their
the property.
These wrongful acts" the complaint
charges, consisted in securing the sig
nature of the widow to the deed of
gift through deceit and with intent to
prevent the proper distribution of the
estate: and of failing to destroy Mrs.
Camarillo's will when requested to do
so by her. 1t is asserted in the COM
plant that in the month of December.
1896, the widow desired to destroy the
will whereby she left the property not
conveyed by the deed of gift to Juan
E. Camarillo; that she called her other
favorite son, Adolfo, into consultation,
and asked him to burn the will, which
she placed in his hands for the purpose.
1t is alleged that he thereupon tore up
and threw into the fire another paper
and retained possession of the will for
the purpose of aiding his brother.
Judge ]. w. Taggart of the Superior
Court sof Santa Barbara County will
preside during the trial.