New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-15
THE CASE OF RULOFF.
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The case Of Ru.of, the 5rPpJsed murderer 81 hs
vie and child Il quite familiar 70 .ysl Of our citizens
lis vic and child mysteEiously disappeared fifteen
years ago, and, fyi0g, then residence oapnO, be
Ccrtsned and 4 dead their remains were never dis
covered. Ru.Oil g. that time lived IN ithaca. The
case then excited Intense feeling, and kulof was
placed On JIial Or the abduction Of hs wife aud AID
He was fOubd guilty ard sentenced to the State Prison
FOR term II years. At the expiration o. bis term he
rearested taken 10 Ithaca aId placed On tai tOr
the murCer Of his wife ard child. After en- exciting
trial IN which he defended himself IN auateTy RAN
Ler and an style that gave evidence OF great legal
research, he vas found guilty Of murder A'ter the
tra! be mace successful escape from the TDnpkinE
County jail, anu after long sb'ence wss found 10
Sandusky Ohio. In biz wanderings ne hsi frozen
both feet from tie effects q when he "a ETH lame.
After the verdict tadeTed in the Oyer and Ter
MINER ns case Wa ca.IleG 70 tie Court o. Appeals,
v ere Il was decided that i WAS necessary produce
the bodies Of the alleged victims before murier could
be- susta ned This decision UOa.i have re.essed Rl-
.Ch IN a few Heeks.
TIE citizens q Ithaca aud Tompki1s County. lind.
ire that Rulof about 70 escape scOt free" be-
came eXssperatcd and were determined To take the
law 10 their hands ard administer summary pan
ifLneut upon Ru.Cf TLeY consequently issued 10
E.mmst0ry hsLdbils headed wit1 tne words, Shall
the murderer escape u1puLlshef' and calling upon
the citZers II Of ithaca aLd TOupkins County 70
meet az the hotel Ithaca Saturday ~ day March
~ 20 t5ke Ito cons deTs 100 tie best method II dis
pOs.ng " the wife ana cL..4 murderer The feeling
trouEed 20 such Itch that the jail would
have teen attacked, the doors lTlVen IN, ana R1IO1
tsken cut anu burg Up 10 to frs. tree. Tnis was
boldly taxed in ard about Isuaca T0e SGerf Of
TCmpkrs feeling in duty bound . nsID AIN order and
ss,eItaLing tat The military Of biz town could hot be
relied upon in csSe If emergency, quietly removed
Ruof at clock Friday morning from the jill, drove
rapidly 10 tie stssnbCa. l4ndiL < placs al R1Ch on
board, and Luseced with i'm ~ AubIrn. ga he ar
rva ks erteavored 10 get hi1 10 AZ the prison, bu,,
Of coUIse, the law would 10, allow that and he applied
10 Sheriff Hoskirs, who opened bis door,, md Rulof
was mined lately placed within tie slolg Wss II
jail were he VII remain 1Lt the session Of the next
Cont, wren Re vii probably be discharged.
We SAW RuOf n bis quarters thi. morning.
lie i sAoIt. rather tDi, < SET man with German
cs1t 81 c0uLtenance, bright, LAzci eye, and sn eI
uaOTclnarLy large nea1, He con, erses taentig and
sZtrt rely vel; il Latin, Greek, German ard
French scholar, AID j. We! Yersed 10 law. Hs pro-
ei,loa IS tat Of desis rsr sfd 10 has, BY Gi-ans
earned as designer from Jcs.h B.roer & Sons, p1r.
chased an extensive an Elrary. TIE scton ~ the
people cdn tng6ten BIN away, ior ns 4e' ne Tost
udOuitab.e courage al never Ue" tesL but NJ
very glad 10 escape n Order - save the puts
tOr Of Iompkins County.
Kr.efT f. Z the Csyula COurty jail ard, whether
guilty or innocent he aih De pro,sc;>i from unlawful
whence no asttsr from wna- quarter 3. may cOms
Inc ct.Zers OF Ithaca lEd prepared battsiicz rams
sld 81 the 1ecsssa'y ets u knocking 1oSn EAe "a!
4 Ne jail.
that several officers ha1 stared ioT Agburn after
RuCH. The poise arrived in tbs cry aboa' = 9'cOsk
tLis s!.enCoo. They came az far az Sohby.ie,
Elsfe they hired Col f. II. o. ie1 ii that yiisgr 70
cary 10, 70 Auburn. The oficers three IN nun
Der, we're Mr.. ApgsT, special deputy constable, Mr.
Root, police officer, III. HasI1oa, high private
2 The Dewitt GuaIcs. Ilsy demanded Ru.yf OF
Sterf Uoeki1s. bt r., acting If socordanoe vita the
Vshse of Sheriff Robertson q Itbacs, very properly
rfufed 70 denver A.ir into tEsir ous,dy Coz Ozisa
L--Icecs.e.y SLlppe1 e. auI Stared bsek tyr north
We, nth IL tArse Cfice-s, S1o Appeared ta-Ser
tsscp0 E.ei.
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