The Wasp — 1878 — page 91: what you’re looking at

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This satirical engraving depicts a notorious crime case. The central portrait at top (labeled "Tullis the Victim") shows the murdered man, surrounded by rope imagery suggesting execution or hanging. Below are three bearded men identified as the murderers, with smaller figures at the bottom appearing to represent the crime scene or investigation. The surrounding text dialogue (titled "Bijab's Hour") contains a conversation about agricultural disputes and neighborly conflicts, suggesting the murders may have stemmed from land or farming disagreements in Sacramento. The specific historical case appears to involve rural conflict escalating to violence, though the exact incident and perpetrators' names aren't fully legible in the OCR'd text. This represents *The Wasp's* typical approach of using graphic sensationalism to cover violent crime.