The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-25
tA0TTLR CHAPTER In EULLOFFS CAREER.
Hcw lie Was Hunted Down By Detectives
His Dsath Warrant
from the Bingham,on Republican.


We have been in possession, congdenlially, for
months, OF the facts iot the most part OF the search
for evidence in the Mirck murder and OF the
prisoner, Edward H. Rullo1, indicted for the perpe-
tra5oa oi that murders pal upon the proper re-
people no fact OF that Investigation, which might
give the dcence clue TO the proposed line OF &c.
ton Of the prosecution, reached the public through
these Columns. Nor has anything appeared IN print,
uDi to-day, that contained in fair sense history
OF the case or any part Of nj though the New YORK
police have wied TO tell what they know OF IT, which
~ vers s!s 10 Hence es o maze onr account ample
/; thousands who Will be glad TO know something OF
the private details Of prosecution which Is 10 pass
! into our CRIMINAL records IA one ol the most COM
rlete, best conducted aud most successful, In
! Of SO momen ous interest, OF any known In purely
We should IKE TO state with eyactness the names
Of All those who are entitled TO the credit OF dong
arc unable 10 do so July. The District Attorney had
charge Of tie INV s9gaton, and for his uniirng in
played from drst 10 last, ne must have the greater
award. o. the ether, we should mention Judge Bal.
whose information and by the aid OF whose exer-
tons the best clue to the detection OF the murderer
was established; the Coroner and the Coroners Jury,
the court over which Judge Hogeboom presided,
aud the jury OF that court Lewis Seymour who gave
bis fine legal talents to the prosecutions the Attorney
aided in the work: Mayor Ccngdon, who acted with
great romptness and public spirit in the beginning
record Chiei OF Police Fynn. who participated IN
the Investigations; Recorder Andrews who also took
part, and very many among our citizens and resi-
dents elsewhere, more or less prominently connected
WITH the Case. We should mention with adequate
praise II 1t We're practicable.
There no reason 10 rewrite facts OF the arrest OF
RnRon, The refusal TO give the information, the In
penoas defence sci up bJ him and other matters, to
euter al once upon the narrative Of what was done.
A TRIP TO IrHAcA-THE DROWNED MURDERER
JARVIS AND RULLoFF.
Al the conclusion OF Coroner worthing's inquest
District Attorney Hopkins ana CHIEF OF Police Flynn
went to Ithaca In response 10 letter received by
/ ID. ID.
friends OF Albert Jarvis recognized in the picture OF
one oi ne drowned murdeers taken as the TIVE were
ron the Chenango river, the likeness OF jarvis.
This was III the irst wees after the inquest. They
found by Application 10 Sheriff Root, eXSheriH Van
XIX end Others that the man supposed to be Jarvis
was that person, and the sDectaces ana the watch
ascertained that Albert Jarvis. as had been ascer-
tsined mere On rnmor was really pupil Of Rulo1's,
JAN Albert went with him. Ruilofl had not been
heard Of WINE Jarvis had been OCCASIONALLY. The
| spectacle people, aud curious fact was that they
had no knowledge OF Young Jarvis business, his
whereabouts or his course Of life. II was also
learned there that Albert jarvis mother resided at
North Adams Mass, When last heard Of; aud that
oGe OF her daughters han married man named
Otis Wardwell. The people OF Ithaca entered with
enthusiasm into the seach for evidence, account
OF their great desire TO see Ruion held upon ade.
Guate proofs; and they rendered great service In
finally establishing the fact that Rullon and JARVIS
were last friends They thoroughly believed that
jarvis identity proved constituted very importanI
cement Of the case. Tits vas the FIRST evidence Oh.
tanned out Of Bnghanton. The officers remained
la Ithaca two days, and during their stay there
tney saw Judge Boaruman, Nh. Finch and Marcus
Lyon twho was, at the time Rulloh made a motion
Tor discharge IN Delaware county, The District Ator
neY of Iomphinsl, with perhaps u hundred other
persons through the gentlemen above named the
TACT was 2scertained that The Shorthand. or cipher
kew, found upon Davenport was in Rullod's hand
Inus BON OF tne drowned members were connected
win Buion, although tie identity OF Davenport was
not then known.
WHAT WAS LEARNED AT coRTiANp-RuLL0FF AT
DAVENPORT
On the return nom ithaca the District Attorney
saw u. >. Richards, who had been to Cortland on
business anu received nom him Information that
the singular man IN the picture was recognized
county JAN during. the summer OF 1863 and that
Rulon came thore, rs Cortland people said, under
the name OF Jane. =. Dalton. We may well men,
ton here that the recognition OF Ruilon there oc-
cnlred through the presence " Judge Baicom, WHO
had s-sistet 70 ny Reon al oRcgo. and who, seeing
nan at Cortland had mentioned the fact that his
reii name was KuIon. The business OF RulloG there,
a. the public know, was 70 defend prisoner In the
jan, arrested and indicted Tor stealing silks and
VINO was known as Davenport.
the District Attorney and me Chief Went at once
70 Coriaud: these statements were found true ana
while there the important feet was learned from Mr..
il. W. warren, an eminent lawyer at that place,
whom Ruof lad employed TO assist IN the trial Of
davenport, tbat when Ruion was there he wore low
patent leather shoes and that the left shoe was
ctnpled al the toe, as though for defOrmed foot.
ms Ia connection with the fact OF the shoe found
al the store, Was indeed startling coincidence.
sheriff Brown and the Deputy Shenff Of Cortland
recognized bunch OF Keys taken from Davenport
a. being the same bunch as delivered 10 him
when ne Was discharged from Cortland county JalI,
the discharge Having taken place without trial,
evidence enea2h ~ sustain the indictment not being
found They also recognized the smaller man in
the picture as The one IN the jail. letter was found
IN the Possession Of The sheriff written by RuiioR,
under the pane Of james t. Dalton, stating that
BIS address was IN newark N. j. In Ithaca, as we
nave stated, The acquaintance Of Jarvis and RuloH
was ascerta!aeQ' IN Cortland the iaci OF DaTenport