New-York tribune., 1871-01-12
RULOFF FOUND GUILTY.

INCIDENTS OF THE TRIAL-ARGUMENT OF THE
DEFENSE -RULOFF PLEADS HIS CASE
DRAMATIC COURT sCENE-SIAY OF PROCEED"
ING MOVED.
BINGHAMTON, Jan. 1.-THE long line OF
witnesses summoned in the Ruof murder trial piled fact
fact strongly, that before the prosecution closed
the case for the prisoner seemed hopeless. BY all the
iDgenuites OF inference and Circumstance the fatal WEB
Of evidence drawn tightly about the prisoner
a. until apparently no single oophOle remained FOR
escape evasion.
TIE evidence of James Flynn Chief Of the Police Of this
city, was the fatal and conclusive OF all the points
made against the accused. His the work Of station
ing guards every outlet from the city and large patrols
every street and lane. The principal part of his eyi
dence however, was when he came to identify manu-
scripts, burglars TOOLS falsoaces and many other arti
ee, which had been delivered TO him by Detective Reil
ley Of NewYo, and which the latter had taken from
the room Of RuloR at No. 10 1hrdaye. Among these
articles the Slip seveneghths Of column in length
eUt from NewYork journal OF July 49, 1870 which had
been taken from yallSe found in field here and ident
Ted as belonging to the prisoner The mutilaed news
paper caused profound sensation. IL exhibited,
ed the jury shown how exactly the clip found in the
psoncrs desk ated the space left by cutting out tie
hItcle One Of the claims OF the state thus made
coca ana 1t established that a valise belonging
Ae prisoner had been found the Of the muir
ee which contained copy Of the paper which had been
- itatcd IN the room OF Edward Leuli0, at No. l7g
tIday@;, hy the cutting out OF an article which had
De left behind in The desk Of tine prisoner, RuOf.
+ ward G. IakOD identified the prisoner ~ "a man who
Lta REM tOOr in hls fathers house No 40 Third
eEtY y. \. city, under the name OF Leuro, and by
tioiogIalh shown him identified the drowned burglar,
s"tNA, as The man who had lived with LAuIo, under the
A.,h9 Oi ChaIlcs G. Curtis. Upon these important
C.-'S .ug JakoD was NOT shaken by cr0e5cNalnina-
' Du upon tie identity Of the shoes ana the vaac be
N" hoL equally positive. The prisoner, lo said, bad
Ng worn OAICfd Lies, similar 10 the shoes lOuhd at
~ S'ht o. me murder, and the va'ise found here was
80 oHo ne had seen IN tine prisoners pOsfesH ON
pi !" ~ leaving Tie house. KuOH said, In CSuN ers
T. ta u IL WttC not tOT that shoe, he would irt tht
-. ilci AttOrnfy and he certainly showed hlui3cl Gf
-' VpIloh Ot il vigorous and earnest cIoSr exnntna
~ " lDI5 tcss HIS eforts principally diTrc tsd
Dahg JaHOD State that ic had worn boots when last
!" we hoUac. The inauuscuft book on language
teglited ny witness IN the handwriting OF tie
l1sorc- and tie work oSwhicb he lad seen him en-
-, - 80 4 long fiinc Willie III the honse
10 rebt this IaIal array ~ proofs and terminating cir
IisttrCef kulOTs counsel beviewed rapidly the whole
gh.ai tragedy, and did ali fsiat mortal ingenuity
buid suggest tO break the strong (a Of rr1mnatiDg
Dbdehce. Council rcbeaised tie facts as f0lIGys:
On me morning OF The nth OF August "a murder
fohhtei IA our city aud the people Wee aioL SGD In
ac sSd OF ght by the cry Of murder ana the ringnQ
oi hie nie-ala1n bell In few moments tho strcNs
VIII NllG excitement. On the following morning THIS
Dlh hAu Ole dlfeAdauu Was arrested, while guiotly
saEG along the railroad track, by set OF men wh0A
osuPoaed we're tneyes aud for hat reason only did
nc leaFof t9aYOid tifD. He nas bnfted 0G, B ilicr
s,stuy' ahd thrown mo prison, and, amid the wild
i-ul ana clIDor fOf victim, DO Naa brought no
-. - INC C0roAeF Tor aD .lNtsteation kJlLiug was
2. s1st lisin aud after Us recognition by Juhgo
~''NA-' iuihLs1ed saDicient Tea<oI I0I his