The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-25
MORE0F THETULLIS MURDER
TifE CONFESSIONS or THdT ExTRdOR-
DINIRY CRIME
Fun "Details the Plot ornn ImpecunIous Pub
lie tdmiui.trntor 10 act Hold Of nm Estnte
In CALIFORNIA; worth 81 900 Day

On Wednesday. Aug. II, at the County
Jail. T uy Dyc made the following statement of
his knowledge Of The murder OF A. VI. Tullis. in
tho presence of District Attorney @. \. Blnnch-
ard Charles r. Jonos. George W. Ncwbcrt J. J.
Orn anil W. J. Davis. Record- Union reporter
Dye IL Public Administrator " Sacramento.
and the murder WAS planned in order to get
hold ~ Tuli - estate.
TullIs was the principal fruit grower on the
Sacramento River. owning ono large orchard
and heavy interests in two others. which So
cured him an average daily income OF 81 600
during the fruit season. He was a close bust
ness man. generally successful in his opera
tons and inclined to be ponurious. Having no
family, and no taste for expensive plcasurcs to
crafty, he lived alone in very plain manner.
and accumulated money rapidly His estate
was valued by Dye ut $4,000 when he mp
piled for letters OF administration. hut 1t
now appears that the property IL worth from
tSO. 900 to 100000, and that Dye expected to
corral all over the $4,000. Tullls leaves two
heirs-onc brother. in Texas. and the other Il
nephew. who is in California; and when Dye
applied for letters of administration upon the
estate. objections were raised hy Mr.. Figcl. who
tcegrarhcd to the brother in Texas. informing
him Of the murder and asking instructions
concerning the administration. Dyes bonds
men held meeting on Monday night and ap-
pointed a committee 10 investigate his affairs.
not placing any reliance upon his statement
that his affairs were In perfectly straight con-
dition. and the committee il now az work exam
ing papers, &c.
DYE said.
The fret proposition toward killing ANYBODY
that can remember WAS nj the time when Fore
paugh's Circus WI. eNhi biting here think. II
spring. ! know | then lived at Ninth and
streets 1t appears that ! had remarked 10
some one. or some of my friends had been To
my place nnd there had boon remark made
either had made the remark or they had-Nko
this When are YOU going TO send out your
kierf aud some ono asked me what -hnr"
was going To- give. This was all in a joke. |
don't KNOW Who a. parties were. or how muny
times that sort 20 "A remark has boon passed go
20 give n halt Edward Anderson cnmc e. me
AMI said. came c. d near fixing an
How Is that lie laid, There r. an old
fellow oyer on l. street hvthc name Of Jackson.
and he l. very rich - nnlhe said | went down
there last night was going down town. aud as
! went ny his place st"prod inside the gat,
whrn ne came IN 10 knock MIN III thc head. but
h" WAS not IN. and when he came II do not
know how he SAID he knew he was out bat hc
but don't rerollect that he snid that H. IN
tended 10 knock him in the head hut he said
when he came back there w"re two mon with
him. and they passed ii and he walked out ~
the gate and that was all there was II u. I'm
drr-nn told me- that the next day after the cir
| know Anderson said he had been To- tho show.
and he had come down from that direction.
took him 90 ono side and talked confidently
10 him. and said, - Anderson. this will never
do. md bee said, By G, | will Nil anybody
for slup. as hard up ~ am now. Wei after
TOLD MIN mat would never do. Ihht Is ana |
collect % that conversation. But he went Ou O.
tell mo TINT he had killed two mon over on
Nurris's grant when ne was working over
there. II seems that there We're two other men
With him. and he did not tell M the names u
tn' other parties. TINS must have been some
sin years ago.
There was fellow won't give his name we
Wi, 'all him Dick. cam" up from below was
going 20 my brother Georges. uul DICK went
with me. That must have been about tAe 2lth
~ Arril-l cannot say Io-itiye, Ny brother
what Is called Dodson- Mound. about opposite
60 the lower part pt Tulis'- ranch. | was talk
ing tue day before about going, and AZ one time
wanted Ozark t. 60. but he concluded 1t was
not best for both 10 leave the saloon At the same
would like 70 20 out IN the country with me-.
II aSN"i Ilc how long would ht gnn.. anl
t.'i him | would he hack the next day H.
uhtut u' ufl-" and business ami Due thlug
an nn.iAer. anI Nc raiii@M he would crlah '
AQertho rrorosi'lan {. croak " Tp'u- was
mad pwh went 60 So Iui.i-. protrniine Co. %"
ia : with h.n.. Before he ia Sucramruto BE-
tics of cocktails ashed hum ,hnt -l,l l,t-
ties. and ht pl.k,d Duf fhr titles himself two
small hn'ti s.. | lu uIf r.nl.' know what comes
lu t.ut sind of bottles They w"r" about pint
ba.@ room FOR day or TWO. ami o.d Jar,.
49," ~w'"l- nut IL" saloon. drank ono .Oi
intended. H. wont g a steamer and saw
sumo me- tArr" il"t he An.W. ami his heart
failed .m. hr CAM" back. That j. what he t'1
in" II, VIC alrnli ihi h"W.ull D." s"'h going
down. d. nof know what day that was. hu' "a
few days after tuai he came t' ule and asked o."
III" back roou." We both went into me iack
ICON alter tlcm, ami ou" 90 them WAS empty.
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