Aged 53 years
A San Francisco telegram says, Tullis, a rancher on Grand Island, murdered on the 1st inst., is believed to have been killed by members of some labor organization. Tullis had received threats by letters that if he did not discharge his Chinamen, whom he employed in large numbers, he would be killed.
Freeborn County Standard; Albert Lea, Minnesota.
August 15, 1878; Page Four.
dm wms (#47395868)
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At Sacramento, Cal., telegram of August 13th says Troy Dye and Clark his business partner were arrested for the murder of a wealthy farmer, A.M. Tullis, at Grand Island. The object of the murder was to get possession of his estate.
Freeborn County Standard; Albert Lea, Minnesota.
August 22, 1878; Page Four.
dm wms (#47395868)
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Additional info below provided by Kaaren Crail Vining (#11705756).
Troy Dye murdered A.M. Tullis. Troy was involved in a robbery in Kansas, but after moving to Calif., Troy succeeded in becoming a prosperous saloon owner and Public Administrator of Sacramento County.
He took advantage of this position by plotting the murders of wealthy persons within the county who had no known heirs. He would administer their estates, his legal percentage taking precedence over even creditors claims.
Troy made a list of fifty-five victims and, with the help of two accomplices, killed the first victim, a man named A. M. Tullis. Due to the diligence of the small Sacramento Police, he and one of his partners in crime were arrested and convicted of first degree murder. Both men were hung on 29 May 1879. R.I.P. A.M.
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Additional information below provided by Kathie (#47528177). Thanks.
Per an August 19, 1878 newspaper article,
Aaron was survived by the following siblings:
his brothers,
John, Pleasant, and Thomas Tullis;
and his sisters,
Mary Douglas, Jane Gamb, and Martha Sears.
A San Francisco telegram says, Tullis, a rancher on Grand Island, murdered on the 1st inst., is believed to have been killed by members of some labor organization. Tullis had received threats by letters that if he did not discharge his Chinamen, whom he employed in large numbers, he would be killed.
Freeborn County Standard; Albert Lea, Minnesota.
August 15, 1878; Page Four.
dm wms (#47395868)
**************************************
At Sacramento, Cal., telegram of August 13th says Troy Dye and Clark his business partner were arrested for the murder of a wealthy farmer, A.M. Tullis, at Grand Island. The object of the murder was to get possession of his estate.
Freeborn County Standard; Albert Lea, Minnesota.
August 22, 1878; Page Four.
dm wms (#47395868)
*******************************************
Additional info below provided by Kaaren Crail Vining (#11705756).
Troy Dye murdered A.M. Tullis. Troy was involved in a robbery in Kansas, but after moving to Calif., Troy succeeded in becoming a prosperous saloon owner and Public Administrator of Sacramento County.
He took advantage of this position by plotting the murders of wealthy persons within the county who had no known heirs. He would administer their estates, his legal percentage taking precedence over even creditors claims.
Troy made a list of fifty-five victims and, with the help of two accomplices, killed the first victim, a man named A. M. Tullis. Due to the diligence of the small Sacramento Police, he and one of his partners in crime were arrested and convicted of first degree murder. Both men were hung on 29 May 1879. R.I.P. A.M.
_______________________________________________
Additional information below provided by Kathie (#47528177). Thanks.
Per an August 19, 1878 newspaper article,
Aaron was survived by the following siblings:
his brothers,
John, Pleasant, and Thomas Tullis;
and his sisters,
Mary Douglas, Jane Gamb, and Martha Sears.
Aged 53 years
A San Francisco telegram says, Tullis, a rancher on Grand Island, murdered on the 1st inst., is believed to have been killed by members of some labor organization. Tullis had received threats by letters that if he did not discharge his Chinamen, whom he employed in large numbers, he would be killed.
Freeborn County Standard; Albert Lea, Minnesota.
August 15, 1878; Page Four.
dm wms (#47395868)
**************************************
At Sacramento, Cal., telegram of August 13th says Troy Dye and Clark his business partner were arrested for the murder of a wealthy farmer, A.M. Tullis, at Grand Island. The object of the murder was to get possession of his estate.
Freeborn County Standard; Albert Lea, Minnesota.
August 22, 1878; Page Four.
dm wms (#47395868)
*******************************************
Additional info below provided by Kaaren Crail Vining (#11705756).
Troy Dye murdered A.M. Tullis. Troy was involved in a robbery in Kansas, but after moving to Calif., Troy succeeded in becoming a prosperous saloon owner and Public Administrator of Sacramento County.
He took advantage of this position by plotting the murders of wealthy persons within the county who had no known heirs. He would administer their estates, his legal percentage taking precedence over even creditors claims.
Troy made a list of fifty-five victims and, with the help of two accomplices, killed the first victim, a man named A. M. Tullis. Due to the diligence of the small Sacramento Police, he and one of his partners in crime were arrested and convicted of first degree murder. Both men were hung on 29 May 1879. R.I.P. A.M.
_______________________________________________
Additional information below provided by Kathie (#47528177). Thanks.
Per an August 19, 1878 newspaper article,
Aaron was survived by the following siblings:
his brothers,
John, Pleasant, and Thomas Tullis;
and his sisters,
Mary Douglas, Jane Gamb, and Martha Sears.
A San Francisco telegram says, Tullis, a rancher on Grand Island, murdered on the 1st inst., is believed to have been killed by members of some labor organization. Tullis had received threats by letters that if he did not discharge his Chinamen, whom he employed in large numbers, he would be killed.
Freeborn County Standard; Albert Lea, Minnesota.
August 15, 1878; Page Four.
dm wms (#47395868)
**************************************
At Sacramento, Cal., telegram of August 13th says Troy Dye and Clark his business partner were arrested for the murder of a wealthy farmer, A.M. Tullis, at Grand Island. The object of the murder was to get possession of his estate.
Freeborn County Standard; Albert Lea, Minnesota.
August 22, 1878; Page Four.
dm wms (#47395868)
*******************************************
Additional info below provided by Kaaren Crail Vining (#11705756).
Troy Dye murdered A.M. Tullis. Troy was involved in a robbery in Kansas, but after moving to Calif., Troy succeeded in becoming a prosperous saloon owner and Public Administrator of Sacramento County.
He took advantage of this position by plotting the murders of wealthy persons within the county who had no known heirs. He would administer their estates, his legal percentage taking precedence over even creditors claims.
Troy made a list of fifty-five victims and, with the help of two accomplices, killed the first victim, a man named A. M. Tullis. Due to the diligence of the small Sacramento Police, he and one of his partners in crime were arrested and convicted of first degree murder. Both men were hung on 29 May 1879. R.I.P. A.M.
_______________________________________________
Additional information below provided by Kathie (#47528177). Thanks.
Per an August 19, 1878 newspaper article,
Aaron was survived by the following siblings:
his brothers,
John, Pleasant, and Thomas Tullis;
and his sisters,
Mary Douglas, Jane Gamb, and Martha Sears.
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