New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-20
An INTERESTING MURDER CASE.
F,om The R.cheste, Union.

F,om The R.cheste, Union
The fact Of the conviction Of man named Edwa ard
II. Ruloh for the murder of his child at o Tego last
week, has already been announced The evidence was
closed on Wednesday, and on THURSDAY morning
Joshua A. Spencer commenced summing mp for the de-
fence. He was followed by Daniel 5. Dickinson, for
tbe prosecution, and after an able and clear charge
nom Judge MtsoD, the cause was submitted to the
Jury, who retired and were out about an hour when
they returned into, the Court about p and reuder-
ed a verdict OF Guilty If Wdfui Mardcr. On motion
81 Mr. Spencer the Court granted stay of pro ced-
gs, ana sentence was postponed TO enable the prison.
trseounsel to present the case TO the General Term to
b. he'd iii II Dgbantou in January next.
This is a remarkable ca g alii different from env
other known ON record, dire ct proof was bad that
the wife and child Of Rulo ever died; but so strong
was he crcumstan,ioloNdence that il lett 10 doub
upon the mii ds Of the jury
1t Is eleven Yeas since the transaction bapoeu.
ca, and Rplof is been ia the state Prison ut
AuoD for The last ten years for the abdccti, of his
Re, eud nov he stands convicted of MURDER Duri.
The whole trial Rulofi Ii said 10 have appearol a. II
aud urc"nc,rnod aud no change was caused in hi. rn
eaIbnce by the rendering of the verdict or the 81 B.
seqUtnt pTocet diDgs ia Cvu.t
The following fion The Orego Times written UhiIe
tie rial was in progress will further expaio the case
Some WE'VE years ego, Edward IT, Rulo9, the
prisoner, came 10 nsCe in Lansing Tompkios "a
With his family, consisting Of mis- wife and Guild His
wife was a daue' ter of Mr. Schuit of DRYDEN whose
family is of the highest responsibility and ttegence,
sone OF them haYrg held stations OF high cia ru.
IN their town and county Rul IT was German and
stranger but by considerable skill physician aud
gen,l,manly department Lie soon won many friends,
and 10 al external appearance was happy in his >me.-
tic relations up 10 the time of toe terrible
for which be is now trial Some time Ia tue Spring
or Sun ,r Ct 1915 his wife ard chid were mssed from
then home but IS sbe bad previously announced that
ste was eoiI on whit no attention was given 10 the
matte until several months had elapsed, when It'd
ings having bee received from them suspicion bag an
to be aroused and the tier to be sted but all at,
tempts to gain any knowledge of their fate proved ma
yaiDg. variety of circumstances tended TO fasien
the suspicion O, murder upon him. and he was arrested
Sufficient evidence could not be adduoed to convict
him of the murder traces of the bodies were
found and be ied and found guilty of the abduc-
ton Of bis wife, and sentenced To State Prison for ten
years During II at long period clue has been OBJ
tain I'd that unsea the mystery, and he has kept
the terrible secret licked in his breast during all
bis dresry imprisonment. Immediately after bis re-
lease at tie expiration of bis term he arrested and
LOGGED in the Jail at Ithaca upon an indictment for the
murder of his child Upon the session Of the August
term Of the Court of Oyer and Termner for Tompkns
County il was found impossible to obtain jury, aud
the trial wss transferred to 0wego The iris. Is con;
Quoted by the Hon. d. s. Dickinson for the people, and
the Hon. Joshua A. Spencer FIR the defendant.
Of the prisoner h. bo sqII
about five feet eight inches in hight, heavily and