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Monday MorjsiG, july 7, 1919, THE KZVVS AND OSSERVERL- - , PROFESSOR LEURIO The Man With Two Nature- Learned Profeor, Murderer and Professional Burglar. (By i. A. ASHE.) -It will be remembered thit in 1888 the University of Korth Carolina piss ed from the control of Governor 8 wain and the oldlrustees into aew hands. -lu nreroJntM thea eased. For a time a few" students matriculated, but at Utfrth its doors were elosedi and it was not uutil 1875 that, through the efforts of Dr. Xemp P. Battle and other devot d frwnds, it was revived. It was dur ing '.hi period that the following eveata xcimed. Early one morning in the winter of 1869-70, when I was living in Fender county, a stranger eame to the door und asked if he eould have breakfast. He was apparently an intellectual and eultiTated man. After sitting some time before te lire, he strayed across the room to the book-case, and present ly his eyes fell on some large diction aries, English, latin and Greek, French and Spaniih. He at once dis played some hesitation perturbation. After returning to his seat, he presently rose, took his hat and left the room. I thought he would return. But he did not, and disappeared without breakfast .that was about to be served. I could only account for his conduet on the sup position that it was the sight of the dictionaries that disturbed him and led to his sudden determination, as singu lar si it was. After some days I noticed in a news paper that one of the professors at at Chapel Hill had disappeared. He was a Northern man one who had a considerable reputation for learning; but there was no clue to the cause of his disappearance. Taking into consid eration the date he left Chapel Hill and the day the stranger came to my house, and his strange conduct, I thought it probable that he was the missing profes sor, who might have lost his reason. Borne months passed, snd then I heard this story: The professor had turned up in New York, where he was arrested for burglary; that after trial, and con viction, he had been sentenced to death; that he had petitioned the governor for a respite until he could finish a great work he had long been engaped on and that was near completion; but the gov ernor was obdurate, and he as exe cuted. Later, it tame out tl.at he had long been a criminal; that for years at the North his pursuits by day were those of a highly cultured scholar, while his habit nas to make forays at night as a burglar. His learning was great, particularly in hu special line, which was philos ophy, and he deplored to his Inst breath that the world should lose the value of his devoted work in his studies. The other '.ay in locking over my ohl papers I observed an old magn.ine The Journal of 1'hychological Medi cine, for October, 171, and wondering why 1 had preserved it, I found it con tained an address being medico-legal notes made by Dr. George Burr, in New York, on the case of Kdward H. Ku loff, who apparently was the professor who had been at Chapel Hill and was hanged for burglary. The address, while ery succinctly written, runs through twenty-oij pages ""d of ne cessity I must condense unsparingly. These are the main facts: In 1842, Bu loff, then a young man, appeared near Ithaca, New York, where he was cm ployed as a laborer, and engaged in teaching school, studying medicine, and practicing as a botanic physician; also he lectured on phrenology. Having married, he had a wife and infant daughter. After a white he desired to move to a larger field of operations, but his wife and her family objected. So he came to regard his wife as an obstacle to his plans; and on June 24th, 1845, both the wife and child dis appeared. It was believed that he mur dered them and sunk their bodies in Lake Cayuga. The evidence of murder was, however, lacking, but he was ar rested on the charge of abducting his wife, and, being convicted, in January, 1846, he was sentenced to ten years im prisonment. He served that term out ; but as he was leaving the jail, January, 1886, he was indicted for the murder of his child. He was convicted; but ap pealed. A new trial was awarded. While in jail waiting for this trial, be made the acquaintance of a young man named Jarvis, and of his mother, who was the wife of the jailor; over both of whom he obtained a powerful influence, and by their aid he escaped, and found his way into the hills of northern Pennsylvania. Here he fell at once into a life of crime. Appar ently he was associated with several pals, who co-operated with him. At times one or the other would be arrest ed, charged with burglary, or with stealing; but Ruloff, himself, always es caped. All the while he pursued his Studies; and I have the impression that he was a professor in some institu tion in Pennsylvania. At length, he established himself as Professor Lr-u-rio, at 190 3d Avenue, New York, and there while indulging his inclinations for philology, he and his gang would make forsays by night, gathering such spoils as were needed. In 186-, as Professor Icurio, he at tended a eonention of philologists t Poughkeepsie, and offered his book fo.' the approval of the members, de- itianriintr hnwarpr hnlf a millinn Hnl- lars for his "discovery" and copyright. And he had the largest eipeetations of pecuniary returns, when his work should be completed. But, as learned as he undoubtedly was in language, be was besides) a good lawyer, although never admitted to the bar. H was particularly well versed in the law applicable to the trial of criminal cases, and in the rules of evi dence. In his several trials he per sonally cross-examined the witnesses, made objections to the court and ar ' gued his points, often with great ad dress. On some occasions he appeared without counsel, prepared the papers, made his motions and argued them with ability and tact. In IMP, under the name James E. Dalton, he appearfed in court as counsel for one of his men, Detter, then in jail for stealing silk goods, and made such aa effective argument in behalf of his pal that . he succeeded in obtaining his discharge. 7 In deed, he had a remarkable fae- ility of adapting himself to different 1 pursuits. While in prison at Auburn, he was engaged chieflyin the carpet ( shop of J. Barber tV Sons? in making f patterns and designs for carpets; and he was ery successful, industrious and ingenious exhibiting much capacity, tact ana siiii. r i But few men have had so distinctly l- twa suea diverse natures aa Ruloff. He says af himself that when about aixtsea, although aot eollrft bred, ha beeima interested ia the study of laa guages. - From that time on under ell circumstances, during his prison life, nd even when under sentence of deafa, it was bit absorbing pursuit. His fondness for the ancient languages be came a passion. Then eame distorted visions. Very solemnly he asserted "For over thirty years I have been impressed with the fact that there was something ia languages that I' was to discover." So, brooding over that idea, the delusion finally came that he had made the "Great Discovery," and he felt con vinced that the theory of language was a special revelation to him. That was his favorite theme; and he maintained that all the fictions of Roman' and Greek? mythology covered some great philological truths. 7" Trof. B. H. Mather, of Amherst Col lege, sought an interview with him after his sentence to death, and was astonished at the attainments and schol arship of Budolph in the languages. He narrates: . "I desired to learn how h had ae quired his knowledge of the old langu ages.," He replied, with a smile, that he had obtained it all by honest work; thit from boyhood he had bad a most intense interest in the beauty and strength of the Greek tongue. He wanted me to satisfy myself that he was not a superficial scholar, and then to hear what he had to say about the for mation of language. 1 replied that we had no text-books to which he rejoined that many of the classical authors he by heart. Thinking that something knew from the Memorabilia might be ap propriated to his present needs, I sug gested the third chapter, first book, w ere the sentiments of Socrates with reference to God and duty, in their purity and exaltation, approach so nearly to Biblical revelation; and he at once gave me the Greek. Other parts of the same work, as well as the Iliad of Homer and some of tha plays of Sophocles, he showed great familiarity with. Then, in order to show his thoroughness, he criticised the common rendering of certain passages; and he did it with such subtlety, and dis crimination, and elegance, as to show that his critical study of thee nicer points was more remarkable than his powers of memory; in fact, I should say that subtlety of analysis and of reasoning was the marked characteris tic of his mind. One or two renderings of President Felton be opposed most vigorously, and when I supported the rommon version, he quoted from a vast range of classics to confirm his view.' Kuch is an account of a man whose life history recalls Ktigene Aram; but there is nlso a parallel with Dr. Jekylt and Mr. Hyde. In his habits, as Trof, Ix-urio, 1M M Ac., New York, he was amiable, quiet and letiring, laboriously studious; and he bus on friendly footing with all the children of the .vicinity, for whom he always had a pleasant word, and oft-times brought them pri sons of tovs ami candies. "In his lietter nature his aspirations were honorable and praise worthy. He wished, as he often said, to be a gentleman ami respected by his fellnwmen ; and he was ambitious of praise and consideration. His two na tures were sharply marked; in one, he was a pleasant, sprightly, intelligent gentleman in the other a co;irse, vio lent, repulsive brute; regardles of all consequeni-es, self-w illed, determined; subject to iolent paroxysms of anjjcr, STATEMENT Norske Lloyd Insurance Co. CNRISTIANIA. NORWAY. Condition Ii-rralier 31. l:l. ai ti-rn hy State ment 0'lle.l Amount of rapital rat,l up in rah I ono on Amount of tauter Antei. Ieci-ml.er Sl.t of prrTiou. irat. I.' !l IW ;i Tutal. I'.niO -'l lnrome Krom l'..lc.hil-ler. $.4 :'1.; 1 ."I . Miscrl- tannine, Im73 71 Total. 13 701 ;mi ia Dlhtireemrnu- To Polli-vhoMer.. II l li- 3o ilia- .rllaneiiiiB. It 04YM3 79 Tutal. l.':.lJtoo Tire Kiak Wnurn or rencrd ilurna jcar. IIM.- an7iaoo. In lorie. 19 MI 4S: no ASSETS Value of Ravla and 8"'rk. IJlOa.KISt t,lMitri in Tm.t t mrapaniee an l Hanks nt on Inter-.' . 10. 1 3 Aevno' talani-er. rroreeentinc Iumumi written .oheeo'ieni to tvi.ir--r 1 11 lltf,.77 In'rre.t an.l Kcnu due ami aTuc,i T7 All nher Avete. a. ile'at:etl til at.'. Dent ... l-K l T-i1 4 Ml I fi tt 9 tt a Tttl aJroltitJ 13 in,l 4 LIABILITIES ft amount t tinpa.d liar anil rlaims f 49 Hi M rupariifd rrtniumi 2,111 93"; 1 Malar. rit. riprnur. Iili. a'tn-tmr. Kiflmatad anvMint paThp fr 1-ViVrai, fr tir , d'M1 or acrmM . 33.113 II Hlaie, rMinir and aumuaipal lai iltM ut arrruroi ft flflt. " Tfal amrmnt (4 aM !.aWIioa trpt (aiittal $;iMit3 Capital Ai-ualljr pkl us in ( ih .AA rWkA Ao fturplift nTor a11 Laiarvthtii ?'T 713 Rurplna aa faardi PolkykoMm . lTTH? T'a: Iai'ili'tn ... H ll Ml I BU4lJFH4 IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING llll Ktr BlV wrtMan. $3,757 Wl . lrokinium4 i i-Wfwl, I .'A KIT ? liwn tnrirml-rin. 112 W : Paul 111 I9 X I ( Manager Intrrtiaitonal V U Ant i Curpnratltin Home tsW- Oirlstianlft. Nurwax AtmrnrT for mrvlra -j a. Young. Inauranrr CotnrauAivnafr, Balrlgh. N (' Htau of Ntwth rir-chiia. I na ir aiort 1 part ra n f. .t JamM R Tnijng. Jriaira"rf C'mmiMiiir( A" hwriiy earn if thai th ahrt r u a tr .r an. trrv i alwtrai-l of lh 8iatrmol of the? who l.r.d litsur artr rotrpanr. of i'hntian.. N..riv fi) with tht iVfaoirtmroi. alitM in ihi n,iHli(nm M aaid Cnnpaiiy fn lltf iiu tla of l-mlwr: MM Witiwa rnr hard and official tral tht? rtar and data ahuTt wrntn JAW R TOt NO Jtfuranif r.irptilm nF fTATIMCNT Hope Mutual Fire Insurarxe Company PROVIDCNCC. R I Condition IWrtvlw 51 M" aa Hhon hy Rtair nwnl Tni Amount nf l-aKlor' Assert. L4rsmhtr lltt of prvvtona yttt. Tola I, $ei43 443 31 inomw- Kn.tn Pullryhfltkr T7 41 t ; M:rl!an- o..u. u it.' X. Total. IM rJ 5. IlHirfmrnt To 1'oltt-vhoUli-r lT !!M; Mlwl- lario?rjua. IMI.kiU Tt. Total. MS3 15H 17 AMfTI, Vat. nf Bon.la and Rtora $ T44 7?t t'feh In IN-mpany a IknV JWO In-"- .--! irt Inm 4fNnaiiloTo and Backa on intrmt in.ni a A rut la'aora wiirowrnllrtg Ntainaxw writ -on u.rssaJMjil to Orlot 1, ! ? M 4 Ainii ha )anM. rrfirtmnunc buainraa wrltton pr1.r to tiviorwar ia , Mi loffrrat and Rrnta dua arnl ntluffj I 17 it Total . fl.tM IUI 4'. Lm Aucto not d ran tod. It tan 5i Total adaaltlM A ) W4 493 15 LIABILITlCt. Nd imn-ioi f unpaUoi loaa aiKi Ha I mi I 73 M rnarnrd prrfBhitna 141. WMt t Halartt?. rt rKisf.ftra. htlla, h'tnuoii, fowa. eMe?. , dw or arnisNl : 422 45 E"matr4 amount pataM for TMrnl. Rtkta, rounty. and nurirrlpoil t&aaf diM af krTurl 15145 Jm Tot at amount of til LiaMlltla rirsrpt raHtai f S4t .n i; RtilTlua vrar all UahUtUa 424. Ml 41 T.tal UahlMM' $ ft4 40t 15 USINEM IN NORTH CAROLINA 0URINB llll. lira Riaa rniM. fl.llft.55t 4; rratalaM r ettaM. M 44 taoaaaa Inrsrfr rttv I Ml ft, pal., fMt ff. PratkVnt- rran L. riff RVrrotanr R O IwWr. Hcmm fflPrTlOrrsx R. . Atiorna fur H7TM,-JaL a Tovng. Inavranea Cofsiwltraiwr, Ralflortt. X r Mantua lot JiortR CarollttawBoM 4RW Vowrh Carol ina. lnawanaa DftNtrtaatm. . . fcaklaii. M. 4:.. April II, MIS '" lwwM CoiiwlaatainrT, aV aTV-HMOj tttm -" ttViaM tiasa - iii i n an ..... V . . . eaMrra, era- BJ irS B"U TQTTWI ahafrao nf ah MsUoMati - - n . . a.. Inmwv r-saapanj. of rrnHixa R. , H with iht lima 1 fail, a4owtit ttmmmto&m i aaal bm RanT o th llat 4mf J Ifmmtim. Mil 404 f revenge, jealousy, and distrust. Im pelled by violent explosions of passion, he "was capable 'of committing any crim inal act burglary, arson, murder, would alt be resorted to carry on his operations and to remove obstacles to hit success. "Long before the murder of Mirrick, tit which he was hanged,H,h had-at- t. ined an extensive and wide spread notoriety for crime. Not only ia the public estimation was he thus connec ted, but in the recorded 'judicial pro ceedings of our State (New York) his name stsnds eonspicious." . .. ' He was released from jail ia 1860, and entered at once into a life of crime; "During the ten years from 1860 to 1870, under various aliases, he served terms of imprisonment at Sing Sing, in Connecticut, and in New Hampshire. But if we can believe his own declara tion he desired to pursue an honorable course, and was actually engaged in fetching in North Carolina, when a cry of distress from Jarvis, who was in jail at Buffalo, induced him to give up his situation at the South, and go to the relief of his former friend." , Apparently, it was this man who dis appeared1 from the University; and, at the call of his old confederate, whom indeed he had led into a life of crime, was making his way to New York, when he dropped into my house, to ask for breakfast. His wish, being to conceal his idenity, one sees why he might have been startled at the sight of an array of dictionaries where he did not' expect to find them. His subsequent carreer is briefly told. He succeeded in getting Jarvis released. Together they purused their former course of burglary and robbery. Nor were they without other associates. About two o'c'ock on the morning' of August 17, 1W, three men entered, the store of H albert Brothers in Biaghsmton, New York, stealing silk goods, and after re moving quite a number of rases, they woke two clerks who were sleeping on I fia upper floor. In the francas that followed one or the Clerks, Mimes, was killed the other succeeded in giv ing an alarm. The burglars fled. Two of them, Jarvis and another, were drowned in attempting to wade across STATEMENT Grand Court of Calanthe, WINSTON-SALES), N. C. I Condllltm Dacambfr SI. 1911. a Shown by Slew m.nt FiM j lornraa rrora M'mhrrt. 14. HAM; MlKWllififsuM, SL. 241 05; Tnttl. I5.MT S3. Piahir.m.nt To Mrnhm. 14.111 SO; altocellao- fiu. 11.430 00. Total. Ivseo 40. ASSETS. r,h i4rpnatl.il in Rinks I lt tS rourmre ttb J R. Young, Inj. Con J.VWO0 j Tool talllM 12, Ml OS LIABILITIES. 1 DorroMrd Monty I Sao 00 I I.UMHUM I SMN I rjalarw-. fin hsntl lo prrrtrtl mntrarta In ed- liui'xi to Om rlilit rf aawMrarnt . . S2.SS1 as BUSINESS IN NORTH CASOLINA BURINS llll. 1'rr.iilant- Ieraa Tnwnt. (Wthsm Jiki A Rlura. liome fflc Wintton-Hilvm, K. C i ' But nf North Carotins. ' Insurlnoi larunenf. TUIrlfh. N. I' . April 11. lull ' 1. James B Youiii. Insurant Comralaalnnar. rio hrn-ity ,-rt!fy iliat lli iNs, Is a trim and mrrtft , ah.trai-1 til th. tatmrnt of tbf (irand 4'mirt of t'alatuli of Wmt.n akra. N "('., ftll with tnia ' IVpartin.nt. .howliii th rondlMon of aald cornpaiir on th. Sl.t ttai or JVctmhrr, ISIS W itn.. rm hand and offtVlal aral tha day and data altora wriOrw J. R Vol Q. Inauranra Commtaalonrr. STATEMENT ; Norwegian Assurance Union i Insurance Company CHRISTIAN!. NORWAY. ( roTilitino TViTtntMV SI. 191 s. u Hhuwn hf Ruto ntfiit Fllajd Ammint rtf npilll VUi tip In eth. iJrttVWMt AO , Amn'tnt nf 1sitt A tart Itrwfnhaf tt of pfatlou ). M 71 Ml . Ttil. IW4.TM.M. Tvr. ?si it ln-aiuo I'riMTi INtlirrholflrr., 11 A3A.T1 4 4ft; Mlrl I laivovu. 4.H pl"4 Total, f 2.0M M1S ! run ura-iwHlAV To PullalVildfft. $471 71 1 : Mtl i n-iUi.e-mw. M9stIi. TtUl. 1111,7(17)111 fir Risks - Wrirtoyn nr rmtmrti dur.n yr, 0314. M.a2 01. in jort-f.. fi sx 4i3.3fci iki. AStCTt Val-ia ft Ronrlt anj KtVvka 1 SJ1 ll ! j l'fpoaattrsl in Tiuat rjfj)ianiat and Pankt ion Intfrrwl .l 41 JT A(tnt" Ularm. rrprMrntinj huatnoM rritten tihMiuant to kctohr 1, ft M ' 7 2: iw x lnttr-ait ar,l Kenti dui ami artTUtNt . Alt o hf r Amu. aa dnailod u atata- me-tit Total $1 Tun. 144 At fl.TAA.M4 59 ! T"tal admldrd Awf ' LIABILITIES NX amount of unpaid loaaoM and claims 1M 125 75 I I i.-arrwd Prrraitimt B.I.OIJ 54 , Sala-to-. miu. riutrtiaam. hi Mi. arvountt. 1 Et iinatM am'mnt pavahl fur Ffdoral. tW, rtr . 1n if atTTiioxl iS,m: 04 8tati munly and minirtfial taiM dti or a.-fTuM I ow (Mi T'al am.xjnt of ill LUMlitto nrrpt ipiial $1,121,531 17 'arii aa-ially i-atd up in j . ! tMt tm no ' Siirp'iia oTff all LiaMliori 4XA 431 32 I Hurplua aa rrarda fohi-jholdfra. . . . MH 4?1 II I T.ft TjahtlMiM t TW H BU8INI8S IN NORTH CAROLINA DURINf llll. i I rr Hiakt irrittrn. $1 ,111 X4I Ofl , lrn.luma re 1 rlTw1, us vn n lr inrtirrl Flrr. $7,947 41 ; Paid, $5.147 71, j I f Maiia R V l-lrttttn Hom OtTW t'hrimlanla Norway f AitortiPT rr tVrriof Ja R Young. Inaurinea j t'ommiaaitinrf . Ralrlfh. N. 0 j Htai n( V.rth "arnlina. Insiiranr I nartnieni , f JarrtM R YfHjrf, Ittaurarn-oj rommlMlonsr, dn . reorf-t rrnili tl,al tit atiovr u a truas and nnrt I iIk'iki ttt ilia iafmt-nl f th Nnrwosgian Aaaur- a- I'ntno lnauram- Cimpativ f rhtatlanla. Nw . . flloxi nh ilna IeNirinitni. abuwlng tW tvtnill I ti.ao ut aatd i "mi any on the Hat day ot lfrn.Wr. ' MM iinooM tTT hand and official atal thr day and data I a'i'f smttfit JAM R TOI'NU. Insurant? Conialaakmrr. f TATIMINT Aetna Insurance Company HARTFORD, CONN t'undttlon IttefnliM II, Mm. aa Bhown by Rtat mnt Klkd Amotint nf t'apl'al paid up in raah 5.oA.nn or) Amount nf IUt Aoactj (acnibar llat o( prrvioua vr. Tutal. $5 137 in 75 IniitPrm Vrt--yhnldm. II" SM 54 04 Mlaerl- l-ar.iiv i H, Total. IM.5l4.5t4 ?4 rtihiiramrnrf -T. Poltryhnldfra. I M7 n4 II Miat-rilaimua. 14.044 17; Tnttl, I14.HJ4.044 4 ARRETS Villi of rrtl aaiata $ 3T ?07 H laa'aon aniiroil ly plfdi nf tond. Hiix-kn r 'hr iMMaiotal 4.1 5 Ofl Valoa -f Itondi and Htorka 3S.74T 053 ati In t'tiriiMint a im 5.441 IS I ipoMrd in Trmt imianioa and Itaitka nt on tntart U R77 II Pi-oaUrd in Tmat Conpanlra and ltanki on Inrrrst 3.154.134 77 Agoafio' haltnrva. rrproon!nf huainm writtMt ihaMiurnt to rtrtohw 1. MM 1.211,757 41 AaTriitV NidiH'M, rtpriat?nting I'Unlnawa wrltiw prior to W-t.Vr J, 141147 11 nnu rHvtrahlo, lakffi (or .marina and P. land vis ,, afl 00 j RMH rrtantt. takrn for flro rtaka . HI f Inform anl Rrnta iw attr aorTuad M4.045 IT All hrT Am-ii. aa drtallfd In ttatp Ml 131 51 Tai $51,114,410 It im Aaaru not adnlttnl 1,941.432 X1 Total admiitH . LIABILITIES II3.47I.TTI II NVt anouitt of unpatd uaaa and rlaltna $ 3 MX lT 44 Ml 44 441 II 1 narnvt nHnntw 14.751 lilar UaMimaa halariaa. rmu, aiprtwaa. htlta. ac- wtunu, ftw. re , or anrnad fcttmatrd amoMnt natohiV fnr FroVral. Ktata. cwnntf ard atunlrlpal taana l't a4Trite?d r'fiimarnl tVvtBrattalotia, or other c-h tries din1 i,r arwiieKf ... 1041. 1.404 4 1.000.004 w 14,4)04 84 IU.I'0 J4J 41 Tutal amoiMit of all MabUitira aa wpt Capital 4'atiilal aituallt palil tip in eaalt . . 15 Mt na no S'irplin eeet all ltabllnlea a l4 00 Hurplua aa retenJa rulinlwlitera 11 004. all 00 T.,'al ijaWIHIe. . ? T4.TTa 1 1 BUSINESS IN N0STII CAROLINA DUSINS ISIS. Fire Rldta ntwn. I41.MT.I14 00; Preealuaaa re ferred. IJ'imee Mann, Riaka written. II.OM.T44.oa: mealan ra teml IJi :Jia Ism taeiHTetf-SIra,' I10T.TST JS: I'ald. 1M, S44 It Prelrri W Ft narS. , Si. latar. C. t Slnatl Home fISW Hartfeert. farm ArHwrtee fie eWrire- la. K Toama. Inaarance '. Salens. N C State af Nnrtk Carolina Imatane Dvoartmenl Salens. R. C. Sennwrj II. 1010. Jamea Yinma, InatHima InaniaiaaUnar.. ia hweta) rertirT fkU iii. anove ia a trm antl eerrert ehetrarl af rke ataleeaem af 4na Aetna Inauranra (-neaiianr. af HarttnM. l ann , Sled arllh Ihla 1) narunen. ateeneng tna eniMimm aa ajaial Coaapartf wtiaieaa tar ajaaas si aaaia wrtnen. - eui a lovjia. the fiver, falling into a hole of deeji water. Buloff was caught, ?onfessed and, after conviction, was sentenced to death. ' ' , . He prayer tot a respite ulitil he eould complete his book; and as there was a suggestion, of insanity, a commission was appointed to examine him. This move he denounced, declaring that he was entirely sane. Still, the commis sion made its examination and report, and finding that he was sufficiently af fected to be immune from punishment. He was executed May 18, 1871. Afterwards a study was made of his brain, the result being given in the volume before me. Among all the notable trials of that period, few at tracted as much attention. Indeed, Or. Burr closes his address with this re mark: "The case of Buloff will rank with the most celebrated trials of our country, for the peculiar circumstances attending the ease, and the great in terest it has cited. The trial of Avery Robinson 'Webster, and Mrs. Cunning ham, esch in turn attracted a large share of public attention, and interest, but none more so than, did the trial of Edward H. Ruloff." As a man of not only two careers, or vocation, a learned professor and a professional burglar, Ruloff was re markable; but what is still more re-rr-rkable is thaThrSad sucT diverse natures, amiable, gentle and effec tionate towards children on one hsnd, and a violent brute, taking the lives STATEMENT State Mutual Fire Insurance Company, OH, NORTH CARM RALIIBH. NORTH CAROLINA. Condition Dscambtr II, 11. aa siiowa br Suta Ml rilad. Amount of Laditr Aaaata Dtcembar llll ef prtTtoul rail, Total, 11 TM Incnoio rrom pollryhaldVra, M. lit, II. MlacaUanaesu, 13. lot! 15; Total. I1M01 II DtaburaraentaTo rollnholdna. I! HI SO; MUoat- Utwous. 15,111 . Tot, I, ,41l II. ASSETS. Valua of Ponda and Storta t2,to0 06 I DtpoaJttd In Trust 1'onpanl.a and nanha not 1 on unsmt sis. AftnL' halanrsa. nftrMNittna ttusttma written auoiwiu.nt to nrtnber 1. 11 M ST AU oUmt Aaerta. aa detailed la atataaicm.. Tft 00 Total adaalttod Aaaata IJ.IM 11 LIABILITIES. Not amount of unpaid losaaa and claims . Il.TSO 0 HalariM, rsnu. oipanaM, b4!la, aceounta, fara ale., dutt or arcruad , 1ZT0O All othn llabllttua. aa datallrd In atala mant STI IT Total amount of all Llabtlttlea aioipt Capital I2.550.TT Surplus nr all UablllUra II HI It Burvlua aa miarda Fourrholdara II III If Total UaMIMJes II.ISI 14 rtre Riaka wrtttan, art, f M0. 40! en. Premium! re- i eeleeri. It.lM 14 I Uan Merurred-rire. net. H.T30 00, raid. It.- , 074 Kl Prreldent A. I R Undeer. 1 rWretary R M Knott ! Treasurer A E R Undaer. i Home trfnoe rarettaetlle Street, Ralelah. North ; Carolina I Attorney for Rerrlof Jtt. a Young, Inaurancf CorDnuaeluner, nalflah, .V i State of North Carolina. Inaurance Department, naletah. N (' . April 12. 1110 I, Jamea R Toune. Inetirenne Coauataaloner do hererir certify that the aoora la a true and rorrart ehetraet of the atatement of Uta State Mutual Fie, Inauranra Compenj, of Saletch. North Carolina, fllrd with thla Department. ,howlnfl the condition of aaid Compatir on the Slat day of Deremher, ISIS Wjtneea my hand and official aeal, tha day and year aboee written JAMEH K TOt NO, Inaurance Ccanmlaalonar. Providence-Washington Ins. Co. M0VIDCNCK, R. I. CofxhttiMt PovsMoborr SI. 191. u Shown by StaU mnt Plrvd, Amount rrf Capttal paid ui in rh. ll.W.wa rfl Amount of lartlirrr Amti (ictMahr II at of prmuut Tar. T'U1. !,HS,MSM. liwmo-frot pnHrrhhlTa, fvt.wi.fit4 44 : Mitm- UniM.ua. S4)4,M2M; Total. $6,377 3X7 OX PlEhiirsownl. T l'ttllryhMtlfra, 1 Tl : Mlfl- t tlaiietjui, 92.SlR.f9l 75, Tntai, II. AUITf Valiw of Rfl KaUif I lWtWfl 01 Miruaa Isatm on Rtl Rtau t M.ihu ValiM it Honda and fflnrka 4,T(,MT H I llll In 4fminy a Oflrr . 1UM Itepoailofd In Tmat rompanira ami Hanka not on tnttreat 11.01 4? IVpoaiird in Trunt Cornpuim anil ltanki on IntfTeyat SW.J17 li Acmta haian.sfNj, rftreatiitliitf hualhHM wrmon mhosuent to onnhn 1. )IH l.VW 74 Afenu' btlanrva. rstrsvitlnf htilna written prior U Vuif 1, MM. I.7W TT RIMa r4plabl. takn. for manna an. I 1 Inland rik 17 ooj M j Intrral and IUi u i1ut and afTvmt 41,i4l 3 ' All othor aiat-u. aa tltailtd In aiatr- I mint , 1 "II M It Tntal m AaaMa nut aUrolttwl 7.43 7S 77. Ml Trnal idntlttH Amis . L I ASIL.it IIS IT.SW.TTI 44 S'H amnimt nf unpaid loaaa and cltima I 146.7 Inrariird prvnuiini 3.16' 17 Malar ma, rmli, tipsnm, hllti, aconunti, f. lr ( dn w anrrwd . . 5,Wt E.4flraatd amount payanrn for Fodrral Kfate?. riujntr and nunirlpal laira du nr a-rrud 14. 45 Crmiitiiriit -smmiMtrni. or otnrr rhar dua or krrrijod 35 Wfl AO Total amount of all MtHlitlaa rirvist I Capital $4, mi. 54$ 41 . reottal fctually paid up In inh $ioorAnno , Hurplua nrtr all iiaMllttoa 1141 Ml 35 ! HutTlut i rtftrda Polfrrholdt" P.tl! ! 15 1 Total LiahlllllM $7 S.W 77 1 1 BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA DURINf IUI Plra Risks wrlttfn. $5,154 471 On, rrrmlumi rt ertvM. $50,115 i I Uaaa Im-urml-Plrr. $14.570 49. Paid. $11.214 02. ' Praidsiil -1. II Mrand) Krrrtar A fl llfala Noma Ofltrs? PrnTl(pne. R I Attorn for Harrk Jaa R. Touna. lnttiracoa I I'oRinilMionar'. Ralth, N t' Hanam fur Nurtb Carolina Jtrotua A llrown. At Unit, Ot. Ruta nf Softh ( arnlina Inaiiraitca lpartmrnt 1 Rairtch. V i . April 4. Mlt f Jam R Tounc. Inauranra rommlaalonrr. do hrtliy otrtir? 'hat 1h aN'ta t a trtia and norravt ahatrart of tha atatrmrnt of tha Prortdrntt W aah Ingtoti fir Inauranra t'oanpanr, of Prorldrwa R i I . flltx) with Ui la Ieparinifiit, ahfrwlrvg ih -onli-tlon of aaid Cnnpanji on Uia llat day of Deroei- brr. MM j Wltrnjaa mr hand and official aal tha day and data , abora arltlrn. AAH R TOI NO, lnauran Nmmlsionnr RECEIVERSHIP. In the 8ueriur Court of Chatham County, Georgia, March Term, 1919. I. A. Solomons, ss Kierutor, etc, et si. vo. Importing snd Eiporting Com- psny of fieorgis. To thn storkholtlers ami sll persons having rlaims of sny kind or rhsrar- ter sgainat the importing snd eiport- ing company of Georgia: Vnder snd liy virtus of sn order of ! the? Superior Court of Chatham county, (.eorgia, of date, May 19, 1919, you and cadi of you having claims of sny kind or character against tha Importing and Exporting Company of Ocorgis, as stockholders, creditors, or otherwise, are hereliy required personslly or by attorney to intervene in the Superior Court of Chatham County, Georgia, and set up what claim, if any, you have to participate in the distribution of the nxsets of the Importing and Eiporting Company of Georgia, and especially in the recovery made by the receivers of said corporation against the govern ment of the United Rtatss. 8oid in tervention must he filed in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Chatham county, Georgia, on or before November 1, 1919, and a copy thereof served upon Evan B. Bascb as receiver of said corporation. In default of such intervention by the date aforesaid, yon and each of you will be thereafter barred from intervening ,or estsblishing any claim therefor. Witness the Honorsble Peter W. Mel drim, Judge of said court, this 26th day of May, 1019. WILLIAM L. GRAYSON, Georgia. (8eal of Court.) Osboras, Lswrencs k Abrahams, t Attys. for Eru B. Buek, SscsWtr. fiaruaUAa Ga. - - , Lcf hb wife and child as well as of strangers, without any compunction whatever..-- , Prof. Webster of Harvard, bad about 1853 been convicted ef the murder of one of his personal friends from. whom Boylan-Pearce Co. TODAY " Starts Our July Clearance Sale Values Most Extraordinary Worth While It will be to clined WOMAN and MISS to attend Sale today. 5P01I If you represent the NATIONAL you can sell Di Accident- OldAge LIFE Heal tk J Disability j J or any combination of the above We can give you a good contract. Issued Only By a-Sa?"i John L. State Manager, DURHAM . 1: ho bad borrowed about $1,500, which he eould aot repay. The friend called at his office. Webster killed him, dis membered tha body, burnt some psrts in his furnace and destryed other parts by chemicals." The evidence was merely circumstantial and deductive. He was 'Raleith's Shopping Center" Savings in Every Department, Including Clearance Sale Prices On READY-TO-WEAR SWEATERS, HOSIERY, MILLINERY, SILKS, DRY GOODS, WHITE AND WASH GOODS AND SMALL WARES the interest of every fyto your prospect grgft nogs Atkins N.C. convicted tnd hanged. When I was the Island of Madeira ia 1858, VeS eterV family were living there, and it was whispered that when he was hanged he was cut dowa before life was ex tinct, revived and escaped to Madeira where his family rejoined him. economically in this Clearance Clothes To Keep Men Cool Priced To Keep Men Cool Keeping cool is a problem during the hot summer days. High prices are also a problem, especially on a hot summer day. We have decided to keep you cool in both insttyices. We are really feeling. good over the peace treaty and seeing the boy's com ing home so we are going: to celebrate by giving you 500 SUITS at , $10 each i T- ' While they U.t "COME and SEE" It All We Atk You'll not only feel cool . but keep coo. in these Summer Suits. They are made to look as well as they feel and the price will make you feel welle C. R. BOONE -cttfr mim y piit-nriwi Boon Bells" "Bsoa ' "Bow U Tea"
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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July 7, 1919, edition 1
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