The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-12

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snnsances fhs. be has positive svscsnce
50 pssvs tia. Miss Y1xiey Left Vii Pro
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wffl testify 20 the hsxsa tseatzzsrs Ct BIS
rife By Fasfn-6 Forrerses - transfer
csests are also broadly hlatsd H.
The csss vii cozre Up IN PnGss6sl rhia.
aa1 pxemsses 20 - seasatsosal s5e- Ias
estate Of Miss Psxisv 10 vx<sozszy est
se&fsd .: 80 60 70 SO 1gD Anoaz other
shsnys Is sacs11e5 . 81 so norsxsgs On
tbe PARK tbesser Ia PAilsGelrai1- Ike
latter. Il 10 claimed By HARE. Miss PfxIey
asysrxs6 prior 70 her dsssh % bs So ASIDE
aasc1stesg for her sno<hsr
In connection rita the charges enxsst-
Ing. according 20 pzbsSshsd reports. from
the Pixssy fsnisy, starr l. P.xiey. brother
Of The lsss Aanss Pixsey. said 20 IN Asso-
eissef Press representative on behalf Of
the family.
I'VE al believe tbe manner in which nay
ssstsr came 20 ssdeenfy 80 her szd wss. 70
ssy the sesst, peculiar. While Ne hare no
proof Gron which 70 base -yrosecuss0z os
Estert Fnsford. ls-r husband. for causing
the death Of my SITTER. the Published
stories and interviews si.h mr. mother
and sister represent car opxnsons on the
ssb3set- The only Offices Of the legal pro
tsssiisg ne are preparing 70 take il ~ Of
taaa sAst ne b~kieve 10 cur ysehs 30 q
proper share If tlse estate Of Annie
and 20 eagse Faisor9 20 make . proper
accounting 70 - Of the disposition Of
tns s'll. deess AID papers Of nay
are Interested. Ny sister trusted ira
pssestiy ~ her husband. He YES always
IN TAI ecrtfos os her property, and de-
posted In banks al her money IN his
nasBe. % annie had 20 20 10 her husband
f0r every dollar she wanted 20 spend.
snnie.s brain sss In no way affected
husband called In Dr. Walter FEM
sng 10 attend her. FiemlnH and
kEsford we're intimate friends. Annie
did not Like hisa. and begged that
sas be permitted 10 have another phys
ictan. We DO not know exactly What the
powders uers which we're prescribed for
her and 50 persissentIy and regularly
dresser We wish ws had kept one Of
these for analysis. As IL stands. however,
sc can only give IL a. cur opinion that
Anuie's Death sas very mysterious. and
her Cremation. Despite the vish Of the
family that her remains be sent home,
only adds. In our minds. strength 90
tass vies. The entire lack of preof I'm q
legal sense, prevents cur making these
cassrges against Falforc. Ii 10 true Full
lord Eas complete possession Of the entire
estate Of his uife. Everything has been
Transferred 20 him. and we suspect JORGE
70 have assisted in this Her writing il
certainty very Ike that q my SISTER. We
ever intended to ieave her mother or
any of us out Of her will. IN fact,
IL - vel known that she proclaimed her
Intention Of handsomely providing for her
mother only short time previous TO her
departure for Engisnd. Annie showed
Alice. her sister. typerritten document
with blue cover, which was undoubtedly
her viii. She kept this document In a
writing desk. She one day showed Alice
this paper and, covering all but q few
Ines called her attention TO a clause resd-
Ing, To Alice, Q Y, 800 diamond sunburst
and ring There In no doubt In our minds
that other clauses provided for our mother
and All Of ~ share in her estate"
Pixisy expressed the conviction that his
brother-in-isw. Yulford. would not again
visit Ameriea, and the family did not sx-
psct 70 see anything moro Of him.
Col. Hare, In another interview, said he
would prefer that the Pixlsy family had
used more discretion In their statements.
He continued:
IL - q very serious matter TO charge q
man with felony unless there Ii o good
legal proof TO substantIate his guilt There
ID Ssxfzl. H.
no such charges Will be made know
nothing about the matter beyond what
has been told me by the Pixiey family.
My duty In simply 90 investigate the aues-
ton Of the right Fniford had to transfer
the entire estate OF his " lie TO himself.
thereby entirely ignoring the claims OF
her family. and his failure to advise them
concerning his disposition OF her estate
aud their interest In it. Ali the friends OF
Mrs. Fuiford knew very well that her
husband was TO provide against want upon
the part Of her mother and sisters. and the
fortune she accumulated amply justified
even an extravsgant estimate OF what she
must have provided tor them In her will.
have engaged associate counsel in Lon
don and 10 Philadelphia TO assist in pre-
pairing the case. and when IL comes I'D
Philadelphia will be the fighting ground.
as IL 10 there Miss Pixiey's largest interests
lie. have q record of the money. real
estate and iewelry left by Miss Pixley,
20 the value at between $50. 600 aud $780,
90. The actress Was very generous,
kindly and ambitious. Her trust IN her
husband was very great. and he con-
trolicd absolutely all her affairs. Appear
anccs indicate some sort of understanding
between the maid Joyce aud Fui.erd
Miss Joyce was engaged 10y Miss Pix!ey AT
Philadelphia. about seven years ago"
DIR. Walter NJ. Fleming, who attended
Annie Fixley during the illness pr.or 10
her departure for England, speaking Of
the published charges made by the family
OF the late actress that the powders he
prescribed for her were opiales OF powerful
character and assisted in her un;ifneiy
end, made the following statement:
II have been intimately acquainted with
Miss Plxley and husband many years 1
attended her dnriag her illness lust before
she iefs for England IN company with Ful.
ford. she IVES suffering from ogersork
and nervous prostrstlon. and the loss
oi her young son caused her In
worry and wear herself out. In
situations rs 10 the character OF
my treatment Of Miss rixley are absurd
aud unjust 10 the last degree. Ast to what
course viii pursue with reference 20 the
/ charges prefer to say nothing further
than that the last has not been heard ~
them. The universal indignation OF the
friends of Fuliord is nothing short Of IN.
tense. ! never knew any charge OF mis-
conduct 20 be taken up aad 30 indiEnautIv
condemned as the charges made aRniDst
Bob" FulfoId have been by his ho.t
OF friends, The less the family ~
Miss fixiey have IN say about thls mat.
ter. IN nay Judgment, the better il all
De ior them. Mrs Pixley, who is ad-