The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-01-19
Ubs Monster Ru.on.
No less than seven Murders Laid at mis-
DGor-FEEs Confession 40 his COUNSEL
Frozen Toes lead isiTEs 80 the GaIlows-

The Utica. n. Y, Herald of Saturday
saws: Now that the third jury has pro
nounced Edward II. Ruloff guilty, and. for
the second time, guilty OF murder IN the frst
degree, and he has been sentenced to be
hanged by the neck till he is dead, 1t seems
proper enough to record the gist OF the con-
fession to which we alluded the other day
At his trial il Ithaca, twenty y-hye years ago,
for the abduction Of his wife, he gave the
full particulars Of his crime to his COUNSEL
Sir. Cushing. Mr. Gushing dying left 1T
with legal brother of Ithaca. 1t was to
this elfest: Mrs. Rulolf and their child was
at the bottom of Cayuga Lake. Ruiot hrst
rendered his wife insensible by chior0iorm
He then took up plank in the hoor, and
opening a vein bled her to death, the blood
flowing through the opening. The child lie
disposed OF in similar manner.
He then put the bodies in box prepared
for the purpose. He got neighbor to help
him load the box upon wagon, alleging
that it was filed with books. lie drove to
the lake put the box in a skiff, then filled it
with stones, and rowed out to the middle OF
the lake where he pushed the box with the
corpse Of his wife and child overheard. NO
one saw the dreadful deed, and until very
recently none but the confident OF his early
counsel knew the facts. We have the name
of him to whom Mr. Cushing told the above,
but refrain from giving it. The Iacts as we
have stated them we have reason TO believe
are correct and as such are first made publlc.
It will be seen by reference to our tele-
graphic columns that Judge Hogeboon has
denied arrests of judgment, and sentenced.
Rulof to be hanged on Friday, the Sd OF
March next. We can well believe that he
heard his sentence in ''sullen silence" lie
has listened to a like sentence once before.
Three times he has heard the word guilty"
fall from the lips Of the jury foreman. For
a quarter of century he has carried with
him the knowledge OF revolving crime. lie
has gone on in crime. Merrlck was his
third known victim. Jarvis and Dexter,
educated in crime by him, lay their deaths
aud disgrace at his door.
His mother-in-law was his sixth victim
She bowed down with grief over the loss OF
her daughter, had dragged along in life till
confronted at Binghamton in August last
with the man whom she believed, but did
not know, to be guilty Of that daughters s
death The shock WAS too great, and she
died in less than three days. And we say
again. that if his sentence be carried out on
the 81 of March, Ruloff's death will be the
seventh death known 70 be chargeable to
Ruloff's agency.
Through all the windings of his tortuous
life. the tolls Of detection have been gather
ing around him. The little incident of
freezing the toes of one foot while hiding
from the consequences of crimes committed.
left the mark by which his last crime was
fastened upon him. BY this has justice
found him out and claimed at last its dues.
The victim is man richly endowed with
the qualities which 90 far toward making
men great aud useful. But his truly great
talents and varied attainments have been
prostituted to the following Of crime and the
attainments OF infamy. and few will regret
to see the grave close over him. lie has
tarried too long from his fual rest.