The New York herald., 1871-02-06
THE MURDERER RULLOFF.

An Account Of His Escape While Under Som
tence OF Death from Ithaca Prison, by .
Personal Frieud-Hc Adopts the Profession
Of a Teacher Of French and Enlists tho
Sympaillies Of the Jniior's Vito.
There has been great excitement and interest
evinced the part OF the public in reference to the
murderer Rull0, more particularly as TO the life he
has led since he escaped from Ithaca jail. There
has also been considerable discussion to that
porant escape In the various journals OF the country
part Of which HERALD reporter has ascertainCd
was not borne out by facts.
In an interview with gentleman who was per.
sonally acquainted with the murderer, both prior
and subsequent 10 his career OF crime 1t was dis.
covered that grave mistakes had been committed
with regard TO the circumstances attending the
escape and the completely supposed to exist In car.
rylng out the details
HIS SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE FROM PRISON
was attributed to Albert Jarvis the keeper Of
Ithaca jail. This was not so. He was assisted BY
more powerful hands. In ls+5 Ruion belonged to Q
gang Of desperadoes and probably keeps up
well known Rulloff was sentenced to death. Ae
this time-the gentleman informed the reporter-he
was solicited by numerous citizens aud the Scot
family TO endeavor to discover the whereabouts Of
hls wife and child. committee OF five were ap-
pointed to go to his house and break 1t open, with
the nope or securing her address, but without sue
cess. No record was there; not o trace could be
found. After Ruon had been rc-arrested by the
Sheriff or Ithaca he gave up French copy of the
mysteries OF Paris,v In which he had inscribed In
his handwriting q last OF the places commencing
with New York, up the river far as Troy, thence
to Buffalo naming each place on the way-and on
to Batavia, Elmlra and the southern counties. OPP
poSite TO each place was . name, and then again
some remarks, written In prmeval style or short
hand which none but the writer could declpher
Inc persons named were prison associates.
According to Mr. Tchenor, OF Brooklyn. 1t was
been instrumental IN efYectlng the escape. MRS.
Jarvis had placed her son 10 learn French nom
RullOn,
THE sHACKLED MURDERER,
without asking the consent OF her spouse VINO after-
wards stlgmatized II as an outrage; and as soon as
her intimacy was discovered by the sheriff OF the
prison she was sent out OF the house. being only
allowed to VISIT the place at stated intervals alter.
wards. subsequently jarvis left the prissn, ne
going one way and his wife another. 1t was stated
that young ladies were constantly being admitted
to sae Rullon Dy Mrs. JARVIS, but this H Iase.
Previous to the escape bogus letter was seus 70
the Sheriff. asking him TO come to place ~ ul1-
tance OF twelve miles ana make an important arrest
1t is needless observe that no arrest was maoe ano
that on the Sherin,s return the condemned crminAl
had flown, after having reocAeu i've uoors thrVu8u
which he had passed out
After Rulloff had been recaptuncd In Ohio and
brought back to Ithaca IL was found he had had enc
foot frozen rendering amputatlon OF one OF the t0e4
necessary Tne doctor desired him to take ethef
while the operation was being performed, but h6
remarked that he would make poor show on the
scafOld II he could not stand small an affair." and
held 1t while the medical man leisurely severed the
lnjnred memess