The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-12


proposterous. ssud, 80 far as am con
cerned, court the fullest inquiry let,
the death OF Mics Pixley.r
ruLFaRD FRIENDS INDIGNANT.
The friends OF Fnllord are indignsn
and rsier to the charges with contempt
They assert it Only requires Fulford'
presence here to entirely dissipat
them.
On the part OF the fatally, their attor
ney, Col. r. J. HARE iss vigorously in
vestigatink the case, with q view b
SECURING the rights of his clients to 1
share ia the estate, more than attempt
ing to 2rovs that Miss lPixley's death
was due TO her husban DIS desire Il
make away with her.
Col. Haire announces that he has
positive Evidence to prove that Miss
Pixley left will providing for the fam
lily and witnesses who will testify to
harsh treatment OF his wife by -Fultord.
Forgeries in the transfer of de eds are
also broadly limited at. The cRsey which
will come up in Philadslphis, promises
to be sensational one.
The estate of Miss Pixley lie varirusly
estimated at from 100000 to 100000.
Among other things it includes a $780,
600 mortgage ON tine Park theater IN
Philadelphia. The latter. it is claimAed
by HARE. Miss Pixley arranged prior to
her death to be- set aside absolutely foi
her mother.
STARR PIxLEY's CHARGES.
In connection with the charges emsn-
ating, according to published reports,
from the Pixley family, Starr L. Pixley.
brother of the late Annie Pixley, said
to an Associated Press representative,
ON behalf Of the family: E&1
I'VE all believe the manner in which
my sister came so suddenly to an end is.
to say the least, peculiar. While we
have no proof upon which to base the
prosecution OF Robert Fulford, her hus-
band, 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 the legal proceedings we are
preparing to take ia to obtain what we
believe our right to q proper share of
the estate of Annie and cause Fulford
to make proper accounting to Us in
the disposition OF the will, deeds and
papers of my sister, in which we can
prove we are interested. MY sister
trusted implicitly in her husband. He
was always in full control of her prop
erty and deposited in banks all her
money in his name, 60 Annie had to 60
to her husband for every dollar she
wanted to spend.
"Annie's brain was in no way affect
ed. Last September when she was ill
her husband called in DIR. Walter Flem-
ing to attend her. Fleming and Full
ford were intimate friends. Annie did
not like him, and begged that che be
permitted to have another physician.
We do not know exactly what the pow
ders were which were prescribed for
her and psrsistently and regularly adj
ministered by Miss Joyce, Annie's maid
and dresser. We wish we had kept one
OF these for analysis.
"As il stands, however," continued
Pixlsy, i've can only give it as our
opinion that Annie's death was very
and her cremation, despite
the wishes Of the family that her re-
mains be sent homo, only adds, in our
minds. to strengthen this view. Entire
lack OF proof, In legal sense, prevents
our making these charges against Full
ford. " 10 true Fulford has complete
possession Of the entire estate of his
wife; everything has been trnnsferrvd
to him, and we suspect Miss Joyce to
have assisted in this. Her writing is
certainly very like that Of my sister.
1--WE do not think it possible Annie
ever intended to leave her mother or
any of us out Of her will; in fact, it is
well known that she proclaimed her in
tention OF Handsomely providing for
her mother. Only q short time previous
to her departure for England Annie
showed Alice, her sister, a typewriter
document with blue cover, which was
her will. She kept this
document in her writing desk; she
one day showed Alice this paper, and
covering ell but few lines called her
attention to clause reading: To
Alice $500, diamond sunburst and
ring There lie no doubt in our minds
that the remainder of that document
contained other clauses providing for
our mother and all OF US a share in her
estate"
Pixley expressed the conviction that
bis brother-in-law, Fulford, would not
again visit America and the family did
not expec to see anything more OF him.
NO PROOF OF GUILT.
Colonel Hare in another interview
said he would have preferred the Pixley
ia mily had used more discretion in their
state ments. ut is very serious mat
ter to charge q man with felony unless
there lie good legal proof to substantiate
his guilt. There is no such proof in the
present case. and no such charges will
be made. know nothing about the
matter beyond what has been told me
by the Pixlsy family. My duty is sim
ply to investigate the question of the
right Fulford had to transfer the entire
estate of his wife to himself, thereby
entirely ignoring the claims of her fam
lily and his failure to advise them con-
corning his disposition of her estate and
their interest In it.
"All the friends OF Mrs. Fulford
knew very well her husband was to pro-
vide against want upon the part of her
mother and sisters, and the fortune che
accumulated amply justified even an
extravagant estimate of what she must
have provided for them in her will.
have engaged associate counsel in Lon
don and Philadelphia to assist me in
preparing the case, and when it comes
up Philadelphia will be the fighting
ground, as 1t is there Miss Pixley's
largest estates lie. l have record of
money, real estate and jewelry left by
Miss Pixley to the value of between
$500, 900 and $500, 900. The actress was
very generous, kindly and ambitious.
Her trust in her husband was very
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