The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-13
RULLOFF THE MURDERER.

Statements of the CriminaI-How His Ac-
completes were drowned
Rulloff has made a full and connected state
ment in regard to the flight of himself and his
accomplices, Jarvis and Dexter, after the MUIR
der of the clerk Mirick on the night of the 18th
of August last. After the fatal shot was fired
as Rulloff affirms, by Jarvis-they assistedsDex-
ter out of the store, he being so badly wounded
in the encounter with the clerk that he could
scarcely support himself. They went as rapidly
as possible towards the Chenango river On
the way Dexter tainted once from loss of blood.
and Jarvis also showed signs of exhaustion,
owing to his injuries. Upon reaching the
bank of the river they halted, and discussed
for few minutes the chances of getting
across safely; but although they had misgivings
as TO their success, there was alternative,
and thev at once plunged into the water, and
at once found themselves beyond their depth.
Dexter grasped hold of Rulloff, and clung to
him with his hands ~ and winding
saved himself from drowning by breaking away
from bis companion after fearful struggle.
Dexter sank, and reappeared once, and entreated
Rullof and Jarvis to save him; but the latter,
although good swimmer, was himself rapidly
falling, and the former thought it more prudent
To keep aloof. He sank again, and soon came
up and 6oated on the water.
Jarvis put forth every effort to reach the op-
posite shore but the injuries he had received at
the hands of the murdered clerk were so serious
that his strength failed him, and he was
drowned. Rulloff says he swan across the river,
ana on loOklng BACK as ne was cllmDlng up the
bank, he saw IN the light of the moon the bodies
of his late companions in crime floating slowly
down the river. He says that if Jarvis had sue
ceeded In getting TO the west shore his injuries
would have prevented him from walking step.
Rulloff will give no account of where he went.
or how he concealed himself up to the time of
his arrest, ten miles from Binghamton, six days
alter the murder. 1t will be remembered that
at the examination before the Coroner, Rulloff
refused TO show bis hat, and the Coroner not
insisting upon it, the hat was left in his posses
sion, and cut into pieces by him In his cell. He
now says that his reason for so doing was that
there was blood in the hat, coming from a severe
wound made in his head by the cold-chi
thrown down the stone steps by the clerk, Bur-
rows, on the night ot the murder. RuloH had
concealed the wound by washing all the blood
away, and arranging his hair over it in par
ticular manner. His shirt was also drenched
with blood, and he tore that up.
1t is impossible TO induce Rulloff to make any
further revelations. He maintains the same
stolid indifference TO his fate that has characte
fized him throughout his trial and sentence and
devotcs his whole attention to his ''philological
investigations" upon which subject he will
dilate TO visitors : long as they will listen IL
is still hoped that full confession may be had
from him in regard TO the planning of the rob-
berry and the subsequent bloody events
although he says that his statements to the
court at Elmira contained all that he has to say
in the matter.