The record-union., 1894-02-12
DEATH OF ANNE P1xLEY.
Her Husband Denies Accusations Made

Her Husband Denies Accusations Made
by Deceased'S Family.
New YORK, Feb. 11.-Robert Fulford,
husband of Annie Pixley, who died in
London October Sth, was passenger on
the American line steamship New York,
which arrived at the wharf at about 8
O'Clock this morning. Fulford was ac-
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 death,
in order that Fulford might obtain pos
session of her estate, valued at from
$500, 900 to 100000.
Upon the arrival Of the New York at
quarantine, Fulford was met by repre-
sentative of the Associated Press, who
acquainted him with the serious charges
made against him by the Pixley family.
Fulford was considerably surprised and
shocked when he learned of the serious
nature of the charge.
81 have been living IN the suburbs of
London" he said, 'and have seen moth
| ing of all this. / therefore do not feel
| like saying very much on the subject
until have become more fully informed
| concerning the stories which have been
| circulated. l can say now, however, that it
is all the most absurd rubbish. My wife
died, despite the attention 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-
tience on their part because | have not
hurried over here and turned over to
them Annie's estate, The idea of charg-
ing me with seeking to get rid of my wife
is nothing short of silly on the face of it.
What had L to gain? Certainly no mer-
cenary object would have influenced me-
as there was no necessity for it. All the
money was mine, Whether my wife was
alive or not.
"My wife and / lived together twenty
! one years. The time from our marriage
at Portland, Or, to her death was happily
spent and without separation at any time
| Her death was a serious blow TO me. The
assertion on the part of the PiXleys that
all deeds and mortgages belonging to
| Miss PiXley are in my name is certainly
! true. They are all in my name, and will
remain so. Who else would have them
1t was through my management that
| Miss Pixley made her fortune. She left
! everything to me, to be disposed of as
thought best. 1t was never intended that
Mrs. Pixley, her mother, should be left
unprovided for. l have taken care of the
whole family for over twenty years. OF
course shall continue to look out for my
|
tribute anything more for the half broth
| ers of my wife to sport with on Broad
1 way. They are old enough and big
enough to earn a living for themselves.
ain regard to the story that | caused
my wite's remains TO be cremated in or
der that no investigation could be made
| into the cause of death, can only say she
was cremated at her own request. and L
can prove this by the evidence OF several
people,"
Colonel R. I. Haire, attorney for the
| family, in another interview said he
would have preferred that the Pixley
| family had used more discretion in their
statements. sit is a very serious matter
| to charge men with felony unless there Is
good legal proof to substantiate their
guilt. There is no such proof 10 substan-
| fiate guilt There is no such proof in the
present case, and no such charges will be
made l know nothing about the matter
hevond what has been told me by the
| Pixiey family. My duty is simply to in
vestigate the question OF the right Eul. l.
| his wife to himself, thereby entirely ig-
noring the claims of her family"