It is one thing to come across the surname of Tuledad, but it is another when one with the last name resided in proximity of Tuledad Canyon, east of the Madeline Plains.
As the newspaper indicates, T.J. Tuledad was a resident of Termo when he was charged with illegal possession of deer meat. When he appeared before Justice of Peace, George Wood, in the Madeline Township, he pled guilty as charged. His sentence was a $50 fine or ten days in jail. Tuledad opted for the bastille in Susanville.
So the poacher, or one of his ancestors, must have adopted the name Tuledad?