The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-12
RuaLnrr'S EXAMINATION.
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HIS Mental and Physical Condi,ion Tested

H.s Mental and Physical Condition Tested.
From the Blnghamton Republican, May 10]
DR.. John p. Gray, superintendent OF the Lunatlc
Asylum at Utica, and Dr.. yanderpoe. Of Albany,
who were requested hy the Governor 10 examine
RuoI relative TO his mental condition, arrived in
tins city last evening, accompanied 10y Dwight King
OF Schenectad,, q s,euograunic reporter. Dr. VAN
derpoe was also accompanied by his vie.
The company put up NJ tie EXchaDgc Hotel,
and this morning, at hall-past eight O'Clock, they
went down to the jail TO examine the prisoner The
doctors gave directions that The examination should
be strictly private ana could not be witnessed W
any beside themselves and their secretary. Even
the Waterman, VINO is employed night and day to
guard agallS the commission OF suicide by the prl-
soner, was sent out OF The prison. The SaerliI only
remalned In sight.
served that the decision Of The DOCTORS Whatever
1t might be, would not be too SHARPLY criticised by
persons whose prejudice would be contrary 10 the
judgment OF the comnrdGec.
Mrs. vanderpoel. we arc informed, remained in
the hal, out Of sigh; and the District Attorney was
also admitted TO .he hail, by the consent OF DR..
Gray. Inc Sheriff, OF course went into the PRISON
where the examination was conducted, when ne
The examination lasted until twenty minutes
past eleven O'Clock. NO one knows Jet what con-
OF the prisoners mind but it is probable that their
report win be made to the Governor tomorrow.
We learn from Dr. Vanderpoe that the examina-
ton was very thorough testing the mental ana ply
Steal condition Vi the prisoner. great deaf OF tue
time was spent In conversation about his BOOK and
From other sources we learn that the Commits.
soncrs told huiloii tnat they came as private clt-
not acting in an official capacity.
Euion said that IL was not ms desire to have an
insanity commission appointed. ami he had never
suggested It, :.
ihe prisoner at first appeared weak, and spoke In
low tone; but AFTER about an hour he recovered
his usual lone OF voice and converSeI In his GUS
tomaly manner.
on the subject OF the hereafter Ruloff Is no. pre-.
pared 10 accept any urn oil re. gcus alh. lie said
that sometimes he thin Ks there n ay be God ana
an eternity, but the SUBJECT IL hey Jnd his conpre.
henslOn and lie las no belief about the iutlre. lie
admlres Gatlraand the 81 .nmatrcal arrangement OF
natural objects, but lie Is not convinced tEat man
has spirit that Shall live after the Doii dead. In
Snort, lie believes only what can De demonstrated
beyond doubt.
On being intcrroga.ed rs to why he had spent so
much time III the study OF phlology, he aid 1t was
called 10 occupy, and the last thing he said to the
doctors US they were leaving him was to request
that they would inercee 10 nave his lite spared ior
the benefit he would be to science II permitted to
live. neIA
The doctors were supplied by the District Attor-
ney their request Win copies OF the case and the
nation about the trial OF the murderer.
Ihe doctors anu Mir. King, their secretary, were
very careful not to Say anything to positively fore
shadow their decison but II was very certainly in-
or deranged in mind To degree 10 taae any we ght
OF The responsibility oil his crimes from hial. IL may
therefore, be understood that the Governor viii not
inte.pose stay OF proceedings or Communication OF
sentence in the way OF the execution or the death
sentence on Thursday OF next week.
The Forthcoming Report Of the Medical
Commission.
ALBANY, May IL. 1871.
Dr. Gray, OF the Utica Asylum, and DIR. Wander
poo OF TINS city, commissioned by the Governor to
inquire into the sanity OF Rullof have maze their
examination returned to this city make their
report to tne Governor. It will he ready in day
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