New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-09
THE RULOFF MURDER TRLIL.

. Pu1IOIOGIsT ACCUSED or MURDER ~
PLEADS MS OwN CASE-ABCNDASr PROOF
OF HIS CONNECTION WITH THE BURGLARY
THRONGS IN THE COURTROOM
BINGHAMTON, Jan. THE testimony IN the
trial Of the prisoner Ruo in this city, with that Of Bur
rows the clerk who sleeping with the murdered
clerk Nirick began this morning Interest in the trial
increases The Courtroom Is too snail by half for the
eager crowds which gather 80 the doors and 90 away
without the opportunity Of entrance The witness, Bur
rows wildly detailed the Circumstance OF tie burglary
and murder lie was sleeping with young Mirick on
couch on the store floor, the head OF the stairs
which led from the nrst hoOr the basement The two
clerks were awakened by noise, and saw three men
standing at about six feet from the foot Of the
bed The clerks got mp and Mirick, drawing a
pistol which they had under the pillow, snapped It twice
on the intruders, hut, ang to discharge it, both the
clerks walked toward The foot Of the bed and when
within reach Of the burglars OF the latter srGck the
witness a stunning blow on head with instrument
nsed 10 open dry goods boxes struggle ensned which
lasted for Is or % minutes The clerks flooring
one Of tie burglars after cashDR him IN the head with
chisel; other burglars down stairs hut one
OF them returned Immediately and cuched with the
clerks The third burglar remained on the stairs and
ed three four SHOTS up the haDiscTs either
OF the clerks who in their nigt-cOthes came in
sight at the head Of the stairs Finally this third man
rushed Jun stairs and deliberately shot young Mrick
through the head. The burglars then fed aud general
alarm given AS further testimony showed, two OF
the ont tho back way and msde for the Che
mango River IA which they drowned while attempt
ING escape Tho third man to skulk away in
Burrows declined positively to identify the prisoner AZ
the bar as the man Who dd he shooting on the high OF
the burglary, though firmly believing in his Identity On
questioning the witness with searching coscness Dur.
ing the day the prisoner frequently argued points 0f
law and rules of evidence and made his own motions
before the Court. He speaks in rapid manner,
frequently adding tragic gesculatOn Judge HOgebOOm
latitude due RuO excepted To the greater part the owl
dence adduced ln the afternoon the Testimony traced
Rulon 10 his residence In NewYOrk. at No 170Tird
ave-, where the Litter Irod rooms o, MIR Jakobs Capt
after arrest fitted the front door OF Mrs Jakobss house
and Ru0fs rOOm He was known al the house as Mr..
T,,rc I4uro whose occupation was That of a hard.
working literary man. In desh ia the found
q burglars dT for entering SAFES, various Bit saws.
rimct. and other appliances known 20 the art mass
manuscript ALSO found, and llrcr pathological
work ~ great labor and research in The handwriting ~
the prisoner. Tie book bears the Following tue
Method H the Formation OF Language an Art Re
viewed Mystery Revealed 1000 Examples. BY l.,
No. Amty-st, New-York. 1870" When this work
produced the prisoner manifested unusual emotion, and
seemed % have TOT u an aiuost anectloate lhtS In
arguing exception 10 the evidence Of the papers pro
hand struck 1t with the othor. uttcrng these words
There is book which no I'VE hundred mon cen repro
duce in ten years This Is the evidence that am not
prowling about the country fonbrg stores nut hat my
life IN NewYOTk City IL one OF labor and close study
II Oh attempt 10 establish common origin FOR all Ian
guages II is systematically arranged and ousy tab
book is the same Lat OF papers found on the body OF
the drowned Jarvis who also boarded al 40 Third
! ave, NeW-NOrB and was known there rs Curtis.
edward Jakobs, of KulOf, alias LenriO@ and0dy
testified that LeuriO had been at No 10 TIdaye. Tor
more than year, that he had an this time been at work
on his book that he seldom left the house. that he (at
ucsD was frequently IN LenriO's company, and spent
much time IN his ROOM that Curtis, Gids Jarvis OCtu
Died the with the prisoner going and coming al in
fervas the left 40 Thrdaye on OrrahOut the
l5h Of Angus. last dhe day before the murder Of Mrc
/ and that they never returned; lie eaid Rul0n had
never Int once before left the house for day and that
was for the purpose OF attending meeting Of the PhO
logical Society at Poughkeepsie for the purpose OF pre-
sening before that body the merits OF his BOOK witness
rlso identified the shoes as the same or very IKE th0se
Kulof had worn AZ his home. other testimony proved
riOus connection ~ the prisoner with The drowned
burgar Davenport. Ottds Dexter EulOn under another
NAM. had appeaFt counsel IN trial Of Davenport
for stealing silks in Cortland, IN 1863
MANY spectators par O. the Courthouse In ire morn
ing and securing seat, remain ia the room al dhy,
MN ug their midday lunch with them The testimony
of Young .akObs followed by That OF Miss Pauline
JaEobs hi. sister Young miss or huech years bhch
eve d and Interesting. ehe gave her answers ~ d9.ct
naive manner; testified IA tho good character % the
prisoner while at 40 Tnirdayc and also 10 ne literary
and secluded habits Other witnesses proved TIE nc
tity Of tie prsoner with his various d0fsf me drowned
urglars with their, and his CONNECTIONS with thcin.
Tho testimony Will not close to-day, 2nd u ls not iobh
Die tn summing up Viii be reached hciVi' 4u'sP"y 81
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