The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-01-12
| From tic Y. I. san, jar. II. ]

From tic ". \. Sun, Jan. II.
DiNGuAMToN, Jan. ll.-Bctween
two and three o'clock on the morning
Of August Is the dry goods store of
Iialbert Il Co. in This city was en-
tered by burglars. Two clerks named
burroughs and Myricli slept III the
rear part Of the store, and were 81
multancously awakened to find mai
III mask standing near their bed. VINO.
at the first sign Of returning con-
seriousness, dealt the nearest (Bur-
roughs) Il heavy blow OH the head
with an iron bar. The CLERKS, thor
oughly aroused, jumped from their
bed, Myricli grasping his pistol and
Burroughs lcaping upon their assall-
ant. A fierce struggle followed,
which brought the conbatants out OF
the bedroom into the main saiesrooln,
and near stairway leading into the
basement below. Ut this juncturc
the other two masked men came To
the rescue of their companion. who
by this time had been disabled and
disarmed by the clerks. Leaving
him prostrate upon the floor. the
clerks turned to meet the assault oi
his pals. This was an unequal CON
test, Myrick's pistol had missed
fire, and the only serNiceable weapon
the clerks had was the iron bar
wrencA,d from the hands Of their
first assallant. With this end with
chairs and stool tips they drove the
burglars into the baetment. FheS
soon returned. however, and made
another attempt to rescue their com
rade. One fired three shots ut i;uI-
roughs. an,i thcu rushing up TO My
rick, WHO had burglar IA iiis grisr,
placed u pistol 1T Ia, head. and lit
era4!-e-Ile,r ,rop1 his brains.
Without waiting i'r similar treat
ment, !,arroGgIs rUsncd GA, INTO Iii,
street. CRYING "nur!1r." The cry
was echoed hv the ui-ht clerk at line
american Hotel, and soon II crow"
Of people had collected on the street
rushing toward the scene Of the tla2-
edy. Bvf, reaching thcre,howeNcg.
the murierers had fled. leaving hc.
hind them pair OF boots, some tool",
the iron bar, Il cap. mask, Nt., and 4
pa.r u shoes, Cmt Gt which Wae i'll
xtiap,n aud fitted I.y wear to Il &c
formed left foot. Th.s wa- the only
clue On wiivA the authorities rc>Ie'.
for the apprehension Of the murder.
ers.
\ Gordon Of pickots surrounded
the city Immediately. and icr two
DAYS and might, maintained ceas2icS'
virilaucc. TEr ChvuanIo river above
and below the scene of murder wa
searched for traces OF the burglars
hut with no avail. On the secono
nicht after the murder, two officer,
stationed ut the Erie railway bridge
raw a man approat hing, whom they
ordered 10 halt. and questioned hin
as to his character and calling and as
TO his destination. lie SAID he wa
.roing to New York. and had heel
nut OF the cars at Union for lack o
money. The officers decided to de
tain him for examination, but just n
,his time freight train came along
and the stranger dashed across TIN
tysck ahead Of the engine. to the i'm
sninent danger Of his life. The tran
now dragged its length between III
officers and their man, and all tTac
of him was lost. lie was subse
quently found, however, in an out
house on Chauncey Liyington's plac
near hy. and was marched to jai
lie gave his name as Smith. and o.
his examination repeated the stor,
of his unfortunate election from til
cars at Union. Judge BalcOm, how
ever. after sharp scrutiny OF til
prisoner, stood up before him, and i
n calm, solemn manner. pointing wit
outstrctched hand to his altered hu
still familiar face. said: "GOu al
Edward II. Ruloii! You murdere
your wife and only child at lthac
over twenty years ago. You escape
the gallows then, but sentenced yo
70 fourteen years in prison for I'll
abduction Of your iamilyW Durin
tho fearful accusation the face of I'll
prisoner assumed q stolid and ster
expression. Nothing abashed, hoy
ever. he changed his tack and sal
he left the cars at Union because |
feared some one at Binghamto
might recognize him, ,and he had goo
reason, as the Judge has stated, II
not wishing to be known. His bus
ness, which was that of a lawyer
New York, often took him to Batavi
hence the unused ticket in his pn
session. Ruloff was discharged fl
want of evidence, and picking up h
hat passed out of the court roor
Scarcely had he left town when 1
G. Mathews, treasurer OF the count
came rushing into court for q look