The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-19
RULLOFP'S RACE RUN.
Execution Of the PATHOLOGICAL
Murderer.
GRIZZLY Oh NAN, BUT GAME
The Last Hours Of the Condemned His
Levity, Profanity and Obscenity.
TIME IS GETTING SHORT
Scene at the ScanOld-NO Com
fessiOm.

BINGHAMToN, N. Y, May Is, 1871.
The last scene In the life drama OF Edward a.
Ruli0n is over, and the curtain In the form OF O
1ol0n's shrOud, has fallen over ALL IL was drama
full Of inc0ngrulties, crammed with Incidents and
ciouded with bo0d-tinged mysteries enough to sat
isfy MIND the most morbid in Its cravings Out
aide Of this little town. fevered at the presence or
the criminal 1t has had Its audience wherever the
press would reach for although ne murder for which
the strangely organized being was hurried out Of
existence was commonplace enough, the mind or
ne murderer, In all its subtle power and studious
Dent at once raised the questions OF his trial and
SOON 10 The rank OF the causes Cee6res. 1t IL not
easy to analyze hastily the constitution or mind SO
warped and at the same time 80 powerful for the
reason that, with one exception 1t was all expressed
m negatives. This exception was his positive love
Of the study Of languages, IN which ne was an en-
tAuslast, AND ola
PROFICIENCY RARELY NIT WITH
IN Its critical accuracy. For the rest when hts
conversation denoted afrabiity, II would be lmpos-
sible for stranger to have adjudged him otherwise
taan a6 gOod-hearted man. Some OF the chapters
ef his past life show that he could when 1t suited
his purpose, pass for the model OF an honest quiet
in0ncnsive citizen, with an apparent love Of chill
Aren ana regard for those about him. and with but
pardonable vanity the side OF his so.called
science OF language This, 1t must be remembered,
was continued for years at stretch, leaving
IN sad doubt whether the honorable points OF
HIS HELIIsH CAREER
were merely the result OF forced Interpretation of
circumstances the radical base OF the character
Itself. HIS bearing throughout was, up to the
last foryeght hours of his career, one In which he
showed power of adaptability to circumstances
rarely met with. Even then his constitutional ease
OF bearing Did not wholly rorsake him. but mis- mo-
or ri
showed that he was and had been
MOST coNsUMMATB ACTOR
In the schools OF duplicity and crime.
Tne execution took place this morning at thirty
-FOUR minutes past eleven. How SO remarkable a
criminal spent his last twelve hours viii be interest.
Ing. After the changing phases OF the previous
thlrty-sl hours since he knew that his doom was
rrevocaby sealed midnight OF yesterday found
him again immured In his books studying
his phhology apparently as deeply as ever
At halipast twelve Mr.. Fl. L. Root the
Sheriff OF Tompkns country, entered the jail. The
condemned man greeted him with a smile, and after
salutatlons cnatted freely about anything save the
subject on which the Sheriff wished information
This was us to the disposal which Rullon had made
OF the
BODIES OF HIS WIFE AND INFANT DAUGHTER,
as well as those Of his sster-in-law and her
child. HIS efforts in this regard were unavailing
and after reading letter for a Rev. Mr.. Hawkins
from Rullof he departed. none the wiser. He was
now left alone to the company OF Thomas Johnson,
the Waterman, and resumed his search NJ the die.
ti0nary. WHAT pictured This man, ON the verge
OF eternity, clubbing with words as though
IL were some Idle half-hOur, like that before pleas
ant dinner party but reality duUdfS quart d'heue
de RG0etd(s Of the most terrible nature, with the
GRIM FIGURE OF DEATH
stretching his awful wings over his unknown future.
The hours rolled on, one, two. and still Ruilor
ehatted, read, told Stories IN which levty
basphemy and obscenity were the features. Tnen
ne turned to mapping ont mathematical puzzles
and showing them TO his astounded watchmen VINO
looked on hun with open moui n and eyes as either
prodigy or monster, they could not tell which.
'L0ok at this, Tom" said Rullof; 'see what you
think Ot II" showing him one OF those mysteries OF
figures OF which the rule has never been reached.
Mark always a mystery ~Gl.
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