The sun., 1879-01-12
PRICE THREE CENTS.
CALIFORNIA; FOUL MURDER.
SACR1MENTO'S PTBLfC ADMINIS IRA
tor CONVICTED.
Plotting the Death ora Wealthy Fruit Growep
thnt he Might Pront by Administe ring his
Estate-Two AccompIIces Gin the Crime.

Plotting the Death ofn wealthy Fruit Grower
thnt he Might Pront by Administer ring his
Estate-Two AceomplIccs Gin the Crime.
SAN Francisco, Jan. lin the trial OF
Troy Dye. ex-Pubic Administrator OF sr ra-
mento County. for the murder Of A. NJ. Tullis.
a wealthy fruit grower of Grand Island. near
Sacramento. the jury. after twenty minutes.
deliberation. brought in to-day the verdict.
Guilty Of murder in the FIRST degree"
The crime was committed on tho night OF
Aug. 1 OF last year. Its object was to enable
Dye. in his capncity az Public Administrator.
to get hold Of Tuliss estate, the latter's heirs
living at distance. At tho time of his death
Tuis WIS tho largest fruit grower ON
the Sacramento River. having one large orchard
and largo interests in two others. His gains
In the fruit season were at the rate OF thou
sand dollars n dav. md he had accumulated
from ss0.000 10 100000 before his body was
found cold aud s, II in mis- orchard on the morn
ing II Aug. 2. When Dye. Hs Public Adminis-
traitor applied for letters " ndninistrntlon he
ing to secure al over that amount Th?
killing OF ,Tullis on any other GROUND
soon after tho murder, tlat either hiA
relatives had committed the crime to secure
traitor. As Tullis'- rrlltivns--a brother and
nephew-were rom 800 TO 5000 miles from the
covered 10 have bscn IN the neirhborhood of
Tullls's ranch the night OF the murder. He
was arrested on Aug. ~. Az he had up
n,uon nun, ART was shock to the
Of the crime in the Sipr presence nc OF a he
District Attorney ana others. The murder was
not committed 10y him. nut 10y Clark. his partner
in II saloon venture, and by Anderson. n former
employee in Dyes butcher shop, Dye having
ether occupations besides that OF Public Ad-
ministrator. Anderson. being arrested also
made a confession; - Dye said that he first
thought Of killing Tulis In the spring. having
heard OF the wealth the fruit grover was nc
quiring. At that time Anderson offered to kill
any one Dye would name ior 800. and he con-
ics."d 10 the cOmmittnl Oi two murders already.
. Aiter D,o made up his mind to murder Tul-
lis. hs enlisted Clark rs well as Anderson, and
the first endenvor was to poison Tullis. Clark
visited the fruit grower on pretence OF busi-
ness. and left behind rs parting present q
bottle, ostensihly containing n choice cordial.
but which really confirmed poison; For some
determined To wnylay Tullis and shoot him.
boat WIS built at Dyes hous' in SAG
ramento. In which Anderson and Clark
rowel TO Tulls's fruit ranch. which WIS on an
island. while DYE waited for them on the main
hank. This was toward evening on, Aug. 1.
srlt wni.9 Anders' ~ went to look for
Tulls. who presently came near where
Cnrk was lying. Anderson nsked Tullis for
work. but was told that Cinnamon were
preferred. He managed to get behind
Tullis. 50 that he could strike him " IN sand
bng. Alhoueh, shaken hy the blow, Tullls
assassn's trousers and harked. Clark, coming
10 the rescue. fired at Tullis with pistol. but
ap3arenhiy missed Saving to Andersen,
IN The bncS. Putting the pistol q the back Of
Tuilis's head. hJ ired again. Tullis fell on his
taes. Anderson had already lua to the boat,
in the bont which they then broke 10 and threw
s,oyd9 S1 t9e biS ryy An so iore W. snS & de
on them, They then met Dy5. who carried
them back TO Sacramento.