The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-02-17
Actress Annie Pixley's Husband Ac-
cused of Foul Crime.
COMES OVER TO AMERICA
The Mother, Brothers and Sisters Say
They Have Been Decentralization
Legal Combat in Prospect.


London, Oct. s, was passenger on the
American line steamship New York,
which arrived at the wharf at about
o'clock this morning. Fulford was &C
companied by his sister, Mrs. William
Fraser, and by Annie Joyce, the late
Miss Pixley's maid, who is said to have
administered certain powders to her,
thus being instrumental in causing her
death in order that Fulford might obtain
possession of her estate, valued at
100000 to 100000. Upon arrival in
New York at quarantine Fulford was
met by representative of the Asso-
ciated Press, who acquainted him with
the serious charges made against him
by the Pixley family.
Fulford, who is short, thick-set gen
tleman with gray hair and moustac che,
and of very good appearance, was con.
siderably surprised and shocked when
he learned of the serious nature of the
charge. 81 have been living in the
suburbs of London" he said, land have
seen nothing of this. I, therefore, do
not feel like saying very much on the
subject until have become more fully
informed concerning the stories that
have been circulated. l can say now,
however, that it is all the most absurd
rubbish on the earth. My wife died,
despite the attention of two of the most
skilled physicians in England. / have
been quietly resting with my people in
London ever since. The course of the
Pixley family is no doubt due to impa-
thence on their part because have not
hurried over here and turned over to
them Annie's estate"
Miss Joyce said There is absolutely
no truth In the stories connecting me
with the death of Miss Pixley. do not
know what has been said and shall
ignore the statements and charges made
against me entirely The charges you
mention are simply preposterous, and
so far as / am concerned, court the
fullest inquiry into the death of Miss
Pixley." The friends of Falford are in
dignant and refer to the charges with
contempt, and assert that it only re-
quires Fulford's presence here to entire
ly dissipate them.
THE OTHER SIDES STORY.
On the part of the family their attor-
ney, Col r. j. Hare, is vigorously in
vestigating the case, with view to
securing the rights of his clients TO
share the estate, more than attempting
to prove that Miss Pixley's death was
due TO her husbands desire to make
away with her. Col. Hare announces
that he has positive evidence to prove
that Miss Pixley left a will providing
for the family, and witnesses who will
testify to the harsh treatment of his
wife by Fulford. Forgeries in the trans
fer of deeds are also broadly limited at.
The case will come up in Philadelphia.
1t promises to be a sensational one.
The estate of Miss Pixley is variously
estimated at 5000, 900 to $500 900. Among
other things it included a Sos 900 mort
gage on the Park theater in Philadel-
phia The latter, it is claimed by Hare,
Miss Pixley arranged prior TO her death
to be set aside absolutely for her mother.
DIR FLEMINe's STORY.
DR.. Walter Fleming, who attended
the late Annie Pixley during her illness
prior to hel departure for England,
speaking of the published charges made
by the family of the late actress that
the powders he prescribed for her were
opiates of a powerful character and
assisted in her untimely end, said: "The
powders prescribed for Miss Pixley
and about which so much has been said,
were simply bismuth and soda to settle
the lady's stomach. My mail is very
large since these charges were made
and l am daily flooded with messages
and letters from my own friends and
friends of Fulford condemning the in
famous insinuations which have been
made"
Annie Pixley was one of the best
known actresses in the west. In 1869
she first gained celebrity in Portland,
Ore, at the old ORC Elmo theater and il
was at that place her husband first met
her. No western miner has failed to
see the charming actress in "M'liss," a
character which she created and in
which she became as famous as did
Maggie Mitchell in "Fanchon, the