The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-12
BOB'S" FRIENDS INDIGNANT.
But Relatives Say the Actress Death

But Relatives Say the Actress Death
Was Very Suspicious
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE friends of
FuIford are indignant and refer to the
charges with contempt. They assert that
it only requires Fulford's presence here
to entirely dissipate them. On the part of
the family their attorney, Colonel r. ].
Haire, is vigorously investigating the case
with view to securing the rights of his
clients to share the estate, more than at
tempting to prove Miss Pixley's death was
due to the husbands desire TO make away
with her.
Colonel Haire announces that he has
positive evidence 20 prove Miss Pixley
left will providing for the family, and
witnesses who will testify to harsh treat
ment of his wife by Fulford. Forgeries in
the transfer of deeds are also boldly biuted
at. The case. which will come up in
Philadelphia, promises to be sensational
one. The estate of Miss Pixley is variously
estimated at from $4,000 to s400 0OO
Among other things it includes $65,OOO
mortgage on the Park Theater In Phila-
delphia. The latter, it is claimed by
Hare, Miss Pixley arranged prior to her
death to be set aside absolutely for her
mother.
In connection with the charges emanat-
ing, according to published reports, from
the Pixley family, Starr z. Pixley, brother
of the late Annie PiXley, said TO an Asso-
eiated Press representative. on behalf of
the family: "We all believe the manner
in which my sister came SO suddenly to
her death is, to say the least, peculiar.
While we have no proof upon which to
base prosecution of Robert Fulford, her
husband, for causing the death of my sis
ter, the published stories and interviews
with my mother and sister represent our
opinions on the subject, The only object
Of legal proceedings We are preparing to
take is to obtain what we believe to be our
right to aaproper share of the estate left
by Annie and to cause Fulford to make a
proper accounting to US of the disposition
of the will, deeds and papers of nv sister,
in which we can prove we are interested.
My sister trusted implicitly in her hus-
band. He was always In full control of
the property and deposited in banks all
her money in his name. So Annie had to
go to her husband for every dollar she
wanted to spend.
"Annie's brain was in no way affected.
Last September when she was i'll her hus-
tend her. Fleming and Fulford were
intimate friends. Annie did not like him
and begged that she might have another
physician. We do not know exactly what
the powders were which were prescribed
for her and persistentiy and regularly ad-
ministered by Joyce, Annie's maid and
dresser. We wish we had kept one of
these for analysis. AS it stands, however
we can only give it rs our opinion that
Annie's death was very mysterious, and
her cremation, despite the wish of the
family that her remains be sent home.
only adds. in our minds, strength to this
view. The entire lack Of proof. in legal
sense, prevents our making these charges
against Fulford. 1t is true Fulford has
complete possession of the entire estate of
his V ife. Everything has been transferred
TO him and we suspect Joyce to have
assisted in this. Her writing is certainly
very like that of my sister"
"We do not think it possible that Annie
ever In tended to leave her mother or any
of us out of her will. Iu fact 1t Is well
known she proclaimed her intention of
handsomely providing for her mother.
Only short time previous to her depar-
ture for England Annie showed Alice, her
sister, a type written document with
blue cover, which was undoubtedly her
will. She kept this document in her
writiDg-desk. She one day showed Alice
this paper, and covering all but few