The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-09
A Remarkable Murder Trtai-Iho Case or
Edward IL. RuilOH.
IRON the Albany Argu

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From the Albany Argus, May A.
man now Hes IN the Jail Of Pumpkins county, IN thi5
MURDER awaiting the decision OF the General Term OF tho
supreme Court Of the Sixth district, u be pronounced in
few days. whether he shall bo sentenced To etecution,
whose case s or the remarkable tho records
Of criminal jurisprudence. lie hrs already been in tho
state prison for ten years account OF the trans
action IN respect TO which he has been OF
murder HIS name Is Edward II. Rulioa. 1t IS aid Vpak
his true name IS tuluhton, that hc Is VI German e-cent,
but born in Nova Scotia; that having officially
with bis father and uncle, he left home when Is
Ia years Of age. He Is now about "a years OF He rs
a Of education, speaking different Languages.
There IL much of mystery auentng him AMI his history.
He appears to be supplied with money and tho Of
800 was the Tompkns county aii or him. since
release from the Auburn prison. by AN unknown person,
who Immediately departed without any one knowing
whence he came or whittier he went.
Rulotl appeared la TOmpkins county IN May, lSil lto
was then engaged on The canal lie spent part o. tho
summer there, and the next wuter taught school in tho
town o Dryden, in that county Mss Harriet dchutt, Of
lint town, young lady IN enly years OF ago. wa Que Of
hi pupils. The following sumu.er no studied modscine.
IN Deeember lS43, he married this young woman. Afef
his marriage in lS4, he went 10 Ithaca, and served
clerk for "A Few M nths, living With his wife ~ boarding
house es wife sooa returned to he. fa.her's In tho
fail Of 1874 be again taught school, aud abU that umo
commenced keeping house with his wife in the town of
Lansing in Tompkns county.
Within month or Two after bis marriage he seems 70
have become very jealous Of his wife, acc ing her, With
out amy SO far appears OF improper intimacy with
q DR.. Bull and becoming 70 much excited Two
occasions 10 exercise violence upon hor H. Continued
b. live in lansing with his wife (having daughter born
early in AprD until the oath day Of June, 1915 Iii, vito
and child have been seen or heard OF snce tho
evening Of that day.
During, the next forenoon no went 70 his near.
est Dtghbor, on the opp1lt side of tho high
way, and procured horse and wagon for tho pur-
pose, he alleged, OF conveying chest 70 MosvilIs
some eight ten miles distant, which he stated al
uncle of his had LETT the evening before, 70
make room for his aulos wifc to rtte with hs uncio
To- h M mss nfe sS su a 90
into the wagon WAS heavy The theory OF tho prccu-
ton against Rnoii Il tina. no had murdered his wife AMI
child during the previous night, and that no carried OH
their bodies in this chest and made way with them who
he was gone, by sinking in the lake near by or m som0
other manner. He returned with the horse and wagon
about the day, bringing back the chest which
the witness who him take il from the wagon Thinks
was then light He Lansing the Afternoon and
the house, when afterwards searched, were found
or less OF the clothing Of his wife apparently just as she
dropped upon the floor from her person "a undressing
On the evening Of the 25th OF June he hired horse and
lumber wagon at Ithaca which he returned at O'Clock the
morning On the morning Of the 10Th, under the as
sumod Of John Doe, he took passage IN the stage for
Geneva
In some five or Fix weeks he returned among his
a. aintances Tompins county By this time his we's
friends had become anxious about her absence lilo
gave contradictory accounts about tho matter told
TIM, phe was in in PSnnsyvania and others hat she
was at Madison, in Ohio Being pressed IN the mat
ter he letter To her, directed TO the latter place,
which he showed requesting her TO write " her friends,
another which ne had directed tO Mr. bo Puy,
guessing him 10 send the letter " his wife But during tho
evening, he eluded observation and suddenly te His
wifes brother pursued him, and overlook him at Roches
ter, when RnlloB proposed u 80 with him TO Madison,
bad pic tickets for the stcamboai, no escaped from
bis companion The latter went on 70 Madison, but could
hear nothing OF his sis o then haenod to Cleveland
suspecuns RulloG would West by the neat boat, and
there iouni and arrested bin, and took him back N
1o-,ckiBt county . .. -
There he indicted Tor the abduction OF his WIFE,
e positive evideuce OF her death, AMI
the presumption that effect not then strong Il
has since become by the lapse Of time d-es not u
have been deem discreet 10 attempt voseeui AGAINST
him for murder. He tried this indictment a Fe,
ruAry 1876 TOmkins County oyer and rermner Hon.
h. Cshing the present ATTORNEY senera OF tho Saie
acting bis counsel and convicted and sentenced "
she state prison Tor ten lie served ont bis time nj
Auburn. In tho tmo tracs Of the missrlg vito
and child had been obtained, except some adi mi CIR
oumsiances tending to fls glt clearly upon him,
and upon his exit from the prison at Auburn h, again
arrested upon indictment for the murder OF hi child
There attempt 10 try this new and terrible charge
the 1ompkins County oyer and Terminer IN june last
great had been the excitement that county and
decided the sentiment against Rullon, that found
impossible 10 procure impartial jury, and the place ~
trial was Afterwards changed 10 Tioga county.
Tho tried in the lat named county nj Orcuit
Court held by Justice Mason october last and
ct absorbing interest well from IL extraordinary cha
raccr, tho ditiugui he'd counsel engaged In H. Tha
prosecution conducted by Williams, District A.
torney of Tompkns and iIou Daniel pckasou aad tho
defence by BoIdan Finch, attorneys for the prisoner,
and by Hon. j. A. Spencer, tow dcceased) his counsel
Few facts In addition to those We have detailed, wero
eic,.d. II shown that Ia August, 1915, he applied 10
man AZ Chicago to borrow money on pledge or bj
chest, and obtained s25 $50 Hc represent that his
wife and child had recently died south NJ CHICAGO thS
Illinois river. lie aid tbs chest, and plrt
the contents identcd the clothing OF ms wife and
child.