Show LITIGATION EATS UP OP VAST FORTUNE Trickery and Corr Corruption Figure Figure Figure Fig Fig- ure in Contest for Sheep I Kings King's Wealth RIGHTFUL OWNER IN WANT I. I Onto K O Ot Oi 11 ci i Sixteen lo to I Bo o Ended finally I iy B By Los A Angeles Cal CaI April 17 The Thelast last chapter in a l legal conJe t that kept the LIme courts of or California busy lUSy for fot or sixteen years ears nut and anel disclose I more maIo corruption cor cor- and trickery In the tho race for foi wealth than any army similar case In time tho tl history of or the state was closed at Las by hy the death of oC Espiritu do le the lie woman about whom the time fight for Cor gold goltl centered Tho rho daughter tee of on nn 1 Indian Inclan mud ian eli chief of the the lat Malibu tribe later the hue wife wie of or a Castillan Castilian and amid still later wIre wife and amid w w wi f flow dow of a a. Basque sheepherder who gathered together tos u n fortune fortuine of more mOle than time defended Il in court by hy United States Stales S Senator SI Stephen M. M 11 White Judge Dunnigan antI and Jila son Ron Harry I. I L- L an who vho won won tho tIme final victory only last fall her fail her fal-her her Ignorance of the law mw caused bloodshed blood blood- shed theft bribery and amid corruption I that hat seemed Interminable i Daughter ul It of if Old Chief hief Time The woman who died at the time old homestead at nt Calabasas was wa born at San San Fernando about 1826 lieu Her ler Cath father was Chil Chief Odon who secured from Ih he lIme Spanish regime for his tribe he thul heEl El E Rancho In lit the time San Sami Fernando Fer Per nando nanto all all' valley fh The grant Irant was vas three leagues square Chief f Odon Ollon arid and his hils brothers s Manuel Man Ian lid uel 11 and were Ie given tt title to lo tIme tho tholand land for the thc tribe The Tue others brothers died led Chip Odon Ollon decided to lo take tali time the land lan front from h hs s tribe and I leave ave It for hl huts his three daughters giving each a third married a Spaniard ti named who had boon been educated 1 by bythe the time padres s of the thue San Fernando mis sion Rion Tho The husband died about 1 is ISIS S IS Then Thien came cle the tue United States Stales claim commissioner In iii 1853 Two thirds of the hue original tribal grant was taken nut lInt each third hall had been sway way al allotted allotted al- al to the daughters before the death heath of O Odon on and time the third which was confirmed was vas that which had bad been allotted lo to Esp Married Shed She'd Shelp I tin let I Miguel I Leon Lentils is a Basque sheep herder hertler her her- tier der on the Tapo ranch In Ventura count hen heard Il o of the ho Indian wIllow widow who ho had hall the time vast expanse of land hand In Inthe he time San Fernando alc valley He lie le sought her ler hand and anti they entered into a n contact contract con con- tract tact marriage marlas In 1858 The Indian wife ife had horses hom cattle cattie mud land and anti after aCel his contract Looms LoniN proceeded pro to organize a aa a vast t sheep bust bust- less ne until finally head o of sheep were vere In th the hue valleys of southern south south- ern In California that helon belonged ec to him hini He lie 10 also attempted to 0 secure property prop prop- t oi-t erty orty In 11 time tho 1 yo I Ir r H f h I t ll b t 1 r rI r lp I was a When Leonis wa was as 1 killed killed- In 1839 1889 l h ho hue owned acres of or land bind in lim tho LoonIs Leonis Loon Loon- Is t valley near lake hake Jalc acres cros of land hand In the time La Amar Amargo n rancho ancho In lii the thue San Fet Fernando ale valley 00 cattle catle sheep horses horse amid ant nd lund had hal In cash in the banks ii 1 ere em-c. He lie le died Intestate Ills His Ils estate estale was cd at although the tIme appraisement was low P ju Heirs Jehs Jeh's Conc Comte t. t The nn Basque heirs of or Leonls entered a contest on tho time estate Stephen M. M 11 took the case on a contingent ent fee ee of one Attorney Horace Bell Del Into tIme tho case G and auth all Induced the thC old ild woman to believe that White was wasn n for both hoth sides In order to I get her her into court White gave Javo up one one- hal alf of hl his Interest as far as ns fee Ceo is concerned and amid made a n valiant fight for or the Indian wor woman al The rime woman received 6 OO cash as time the widow of oC Leonls Leonis and amud the real leal c es cs- tate Then Lout cut e ap ap- heal eli on un tho the scene lIe Ho e persuaded Mrs s. rn Leonls Leonis to 10 give I c him hint an nn Irrevocable Ire oe able power of attorney He lie Io took the monc money the home homestead tead the tho land lant and after sending a n few paltry Items of to the aged woman when she made mate In Insistent demands he lie finally re refused re- re fused to give Ae her Imer a penn penny more mom mOle Then she sent lot for fn Eugene Plummer and told her troubles to him He lie le got Jol 1 Interested The rime deed Iced to was set et aside and after afler a 1 tight fight that thal lasted hasted until 1 a judgment judg judg- ment for foi the widows mite nuite mie was ren ren- reni i dered by hy the lie superior court t against Etchepare X Xe v Cn Trial li I Dunnigan was not nol satisfied and ap ap- ap pealed He lie wanted all al that the time Indian In In- In-I In dian Ilan woman was waH entitled to The lie supreme supreme su su- preme court ordered a n new trial u-mi as th thu 0 fa ease rase c was tras loo tun complicated for 01 a a. reasonable reason meason- able ahle decision The rIme outcome was la last t fall fail fal when Frank K g. Walsh al h Horace Homco hells hell's Uel's son son-in- law and amid Horace Bell Bel ol offered J t to make makr r a compromise compromise- n an nit handlers handlers' of Etche Etchie paVo's paVos estate had sold 1011 all alloi al of oi the hue stock woman haH had owned seventeen years ea ears ago igo Sh She Shu never no re received re- re a n cent Judge died Harry Harr Dun- Dun nhan time jUI Judges Judge's son on and up Ull the lIght fight awl and finally won a victory What Vhal wu wa was left lef of the tho estate was vas given to 1 t 1 Mrs Leonls She Sho lived l ed h but bulL l a few fow months after her hel lands were wei-e restored ed ed to 10 her luer At th tin tin- time lime of her death Inure thore was left after Her time the legal battle haUle and amid ant the tho fees but one half in 33 7 33 7 acres o of kitI in iii the lie Leoni and anti S San Sam t Penman Fernan do tu alle valleys s 's and ant her homestead of sixty sixty six six- ty tr acres acm in At Al ono time in th 5 co conduct of or the Leonis case caBe nineteen attorneys 1 were lined hued up UI In t COUlt representing par pam ties Interested d leH |