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ir ITHACA On a dusty shelf Ruloff evil name crept back into: notice briefly Week a gloomy sub-basement of j. i Stimson Hall at Cornell oversized brain of ward H. Ruloff, a colorful 19th Century Ityiaca' has been called both genius and murderer, rests in a jar of alccn hol. A single word scotch-taped on the jar distinguished Ruloffs btain i those of severaloth- in the Wilder brain coliec that word is The dark, bearded Ruloff has been dead for than a century, but memory haunts the shelves of the university where many letters referring to the "Mad genius" are Jcept, the i i i. r-M bought from an unidentified Ithaca businessman a diary which mentions that Rulof escape from' consternation among the city 's residents.

The i' dated May, 7, suspected of being implicated in the. murderer's escape, a that .1 a $500 reward had been offered tor Rujoff, whose name has been spelled tiach at ready embarked on a criminal 11 lfe came fto Ithaca mm his home town ot St. John, New Brunswick. He; had spent some" time in jail in Canada for robbery and arson but Ithacans didn't know this and accepted him as a learned person. He soon, became a "schoolmaster and shortly after that ne mar- TM i ried one of his students-- a 17- 1 A year-old black haired beauty named Harriet Schutt.

Tiie couple; had a little they did notv live happily ever Rioff toown lent temper; few acans were his wife and sight IFew beUcved ry that they had gone visiting, "1 4 4 but nobody could find- any bod: wife's disappetrajKC, he wai r- themurder. of daiight verdict guilty by of Appeals and Ruibff wakfed out a ree niaii. fButr i his murderous jpast yearsflater he was once again tftetf r' murder. This time had; slain a Binghamtoft.shop* keeper while he and some hench- i. involved in a rob- i i ies.

Without bodies, Ruloff could not be tried' for: murder but he spehtivlO years in jail rafter being found guilty of -abduction. After servint time for his A i i bery attempt mad had gone 'i-j too a and: he paid for his crime by ending what 1 some was a life that SI- might have been extraordinarily Ruioff had.V; been considered, by some a great linguist and, philologist. He even a book titled "Method in tiic Formation cf Language. 11 A 1 Ruloff, himself, thought the book was a did not agree, in American Philological Society-dubbed it "waste of time; -During Ruloff, who-'- -was asked by the district-, attorney to try on a hat which was found near; the scene of. the murder, When the defendant did not reply soon enough, the district attorney thrust the hat on Ruloff's head and said, "it seems, to fit you Ruloff, without hesitating, snatched the hat off; his own head and shoved it on the astonished district a 11 's head, "It fits you, Whether or hit Ruloff: was-a genius is debatable.

Most Mel he was a first-class fake. Biit there is no that he was a colossal scoundrel. As he was being led to the gallows, Ruloff handed the sheriff a large envelope which supposedly contained the story of Ru- WfY past: crimes. Tlie sheriff earlier had taken a letter tt Ru- MTs brtdier in PeMsyivania a in return for the murderer 1 larigirig, hotel room and invited a large press corps, that was covering the' triaii to conference. With a great ish, the sheriff opened the erive- lope and -round only blank pap- eys; 1 the press railed, aliar to thetot, tHe scaffold, irmany of As he stood Kuiofr told the whom had, be invited to the hanging by specially printed 1 his rijght hand fctb his pocket, withdraw it andff.then put in back in whil he was dangling in the air by.

his did exactly he said he would do, and a contemporary account of the hanging said that many in the crowd fainted. Ruloff was buried in an obscure grave, biit his brain, all 59 ounces of it, is Displayed -in the Wilder grain cpllectih, named after Burt G. Wilder, one of Cornell's most distil guished faculty members whi smarted the collection in 1880. Tlje hiurdereref's brain, extraordinarily large, lies in the cpilectipnwhich includes the brains of in insame person, a poimcian and ah idipt.psThe braiii; fcblectip, which once held more than 1,600 specimens, iised to be in the former Uniy- erstiky Museuin Mn McGraw Hail, but it eventually found its Way to Stimson Hall, the former home of the Cornell Medical School. The jwdies of Ruloff wife and (daughter were never found.

Many suppose that their bones lie somewhere ih Cayuga Lake. But nobody sure--and Ruloff 's brain isn't talking. CORTLAND v. Frederick Ponipei, assistant pastor of Church, was named outstand- i ing young man of the: year "at the annual dinner. Saturday night at Fay Corey Union, State University State Sen.

Tarky tbastmaster, said a major share of Father Pdmpei's time here has been devoted to youth. Director of the Paduan Youth Center on Denti Father Pompei has been at St. Anthony's Church for two years. He is chaplain of the county knights of Columbus Council and' director of the Confraternity of Christian l)octrine here. He has also received a Diocesan appointment from Bish- Walter Foery as director of Catholic, youth- activities in Cortland County.

Sen. Lombard! also told the more than 200 who attended that Father Pompei had been a prime mover in promoting the Institute of Christian Unity, a religious instruction program for senior high school pupils of all faiths. A native of Oswego "arid graduate of Oswego High The. 'Rev. School, Father Pdmpei is! a graduate of St.

Bernard's -V Seminary. and four years was ordained: in Bishop David Cunnhigham. He has done work in psychology at State Univer- sity; College The outstanding young educator-of -the year narriei by the; county. Jaycees Dec.j; 17 was Sister -Jean Hayes, a fifth grade teacher at St. Mary's School.

McGRAW A McGraw man was listed in -fair condit Cortland Memorial Hospital Sunday, after he was hit in the face by a of birdshot from a 16-guage shotgun. Cortland County Sheriff s's deputies investigating the shooting at 1:25 a.m. Sunday in front of the home of Francis E. Bilby at 3410 South Hill Road said Laing Kennedy Named Tompkins 4-H Division Head ITHACA ain Kennedy, a former Cornell University hockey star, has been appointed Tompkins County 4-H Division leaden 'He will' begin jn the new post filling a vacancy created last 'September by retiring John'Sterling. borri in Canada, is 1963 graduate of Cornell where ie received B.S.

de- 4 li M. gree agriculture. He received the Nick Bawlf 'Award or valuable hockey player; In; 1961; 1962, and 1963, was captain of the npckey team 'during his senior year, and was named Cornell ithlete-oftthe-year in 196 He a starting goalie for jfiree years. 4 Since 1965; has been the agent and division leader s2for "Genesee County. He had forked-in the 4-H program in.

Canada. Coriiell he was elected to tfie Red Key, "the Quill and. bagger, and Hp-Nun De HaK. He ahd his wife, Sandra, and two daughters expect to move 1 to EUis Hollow: in the 1 i 'Gatneoi Game Of JTHACA TB Chance," a. one-act comedy eri 1 by Seymour Barab wil high light i vspring; i-ecital of Sigma women's tiiJnallmusjc fraternttyi atlthaca ait Walter open to tife public acters: knitters, i ialdwin Floroi; lv wd: the, nistisMahha plie the opera, as stated by librettist Draper, you are, whatever you ifiay; be about, wjierever you will ferret you out." In addition to the one-act op- tra, -'lie prograin will also hv cluie- by.

solo Anielitt Federico, Nancy CORTLAND Norbert Hal- ey, director of -public relations at State Uni versity. College here, and- Ralph Jordan, newly appointed executive, president of the County: Chamber of Commerce, -were elected to three- year-terms, as counselors for Finger Lakes County i William Haight of Hill Realty, was master of ceremonies at the meeting. Introduced to members -was Mrs. Tor en ce Fitzgerald, chairm.aii of the Cortland of Supervisors and FtA director; Conrad T. Turihey of Penn Yaii reviewed developments of tourism 4n and Jcom- mented trends in the Association, programs, he noted, include a -manned Mbit.

at our major: market travel shows: Boston, Harrisburg, and Cleveland, Ohio. funney: pointed -out that othis year "the association is printing 400,000 ccibr. brochures, 150,000 of which will be used to respond to statewide requests for -He also noted the travel guide been mpdjfled and, expahd" ed with a total' circulation of 57,500 copies. Cortland County is included in tlie Tegipnal promotional effort of the Cortland County joined the Finger Lakes Association in 1966 and with its five ski has-been a major contributor: to the image of a four-sea- soni family I Mri.vwrt DeKilk JneliM Mm A. Tpper IfNniv BfMCki (v Cmk r- MiM MIMMl Itrl M.

Rlebvri J. WiHillli, i i Mn. Jwtpk TlMi, 9tltlMM PcfMtot US 7J and soprano, Saron Unb. farnwe Jtha C. Mtif am, ft iwliilck BNuNIk Katt tt f-.

kittatlBt three shots were fired -from the gun, at least of which struck the victim, Frederick 'L. Carver, 32, of 39 Elm St. Although the birdshot peppered Carver's face, -his eye glasses were unbroken arid his eyes reportedly were uninjured, Police said the shooting followed an argument in a local bar, Bilby, 32 was questioned at length by Sheriffs Department Investigator Barrows Deputies, Charles Cruthers and Edward Vernum. Officers took statements form who they said owned the shotgun; from.the victim, and from witnesses, By late Sunday no charges had been filed by Carver. Investigators said several gun laws are invlolved.

in the shooting, and the case will be presented to Dist. Atty. Robert Jones Monday morning. i Charies will be speakei the ahnua luncheon of the Cortland County Republican; Women's Club at 12:30 Saturday at Holiday Inn. Women's Repubiicah Club Sunday issued.

an invitation to all; area wmmen to hear' the senator 7 and ask i I ITHAGA were announced at the weekend by the Tompkins County Trust The board of elected Ji, Richard Gallagher, vice Courtney vice president, arid officer; David Jerry, auditor; Rbbert G. Herrick, 1963. Hev is chairman i of the trusts' and festates Law Committee of the Trust Division of I the State Bankers Association and past member of the division's Business Development Committee: He has spoken at seminars, adult education class- es, investment clubs'and other organizations, including a seminar onVjudiciary administration at Cornell Law School. sistaht Vice president, and: Jer; orrie Holland II, assistant auditor. -1, Gallagher 'assistant vice; president of the bank- in 1965 six months' supervision" oiV the installation of its electronic data processing sys- frbrri the Jamestown rea for VW -f cncernmg he has taken.

tem Jn addition to res Goodeil was. congressman ty for automating trust company's operations, Gallagher has directed sales and application of automated to area business and industry through the bank's data processing center. He also supervises the'development of "computer programs which being purchased by other banks. Gailahger and hjs Ruth live with their children, John, Martha and Robert, at. 112 But' termilk Falls Crawford joined the bank as assistant trust officer in 1958 and was elected trust officer in Plan Library Board ITHACA The Board of Trustees of the tobpkins County Library will meet at 7:30 Monday in" the.

mez- zanie conference area of. the The finance committee will meet at-7j i agenda items.accord- ing to director Howard will 'fee discussion of the proposed.personnel organization and procedure code and building improvements. Drive Due Monday p- -1 f. eight years, before hie was appointed by Gov. Rockefeller to succeed the assassinated Sen.

Robert F. Kennedy in 1968. He has been strongly backed by Rockefeller for the party's nomination for a full six-year Senate term. Questioned last week abeut the seeming disparity between conservative: views.ihe held as a western New York congressman and his more liberal positions since a senator, Goodeil said that the press tends to bverclassify. "I was -never as conservativel as most make me out: to have been and my -to i George K.

SWayzc Slate Editor Dan Carey Aut. ITHACA GORTLAND 6 THE POSt-STANDAED, March 30,1970 Store to Open j' "1 A or Central Ave. more cbristructive positions has been and steady through all the" years I've in Washingoon," Last. sumnier 29. worked as interns his office.

This- year he has introduced or co sponsored legislation- to improve the quality of air and water arid co-sponsored the ppwer Training- Act to job training and employment Students Prin ITHACA Students at Cornell University's Law School have published the school's first bound and professionally printed journal on international law. The new publication, ''Cornell International Law is i vr He- has also co-sponsored an blished members of the alcoholism care and control bill, a neighborhood health center proposal and is soon introduce legislation pertaining to control and. cure of CORTLAND Mrs. Cruthers, Gross donor -recruitment chairman for land, Friday afternoon disclosed that 134 donors, have signed up for blooidrriob ile at the. Moose Lodge here from 10 to.

3: 30 p.m. Monday. 133 donors to Tap Lundeen For Board CORTLAND--David E. vice president of Monarch Machine Tool has-been elected a member of the' firm's board of directors, according to announcement at the weekend by.VPresident Kermit Kuck. Lundeen, who serves as gen era! of; Monarch's Edlund Division plant in.

Cqrtiahd, jbiried the conipanx 1954 after receiving a bachelor of erice degree in medbani cat' ehgi- heering from Purdue University. He was assigned to the research and development department until '1959, he was named manager of Monarch's Detroit district sales office. ajsure andVsketiarea resiSents bhone the Cortland NewvYork will am- duct third annual open house to 5 p.m: ill I on Approximately ,3,000 jsersons are expected to attend. i Highlights of the day-long event' will include demohstra- tiohiiSexiiibits, and. motibri State legislators and other have been invit- state ed to The open house is conducted annually to further public and awareness veterinary aiedi- bine.

The Veterinary a unit of the State University of New has approximately ahd seven foreign i Cornell Society of International Law. It is one of only lOsuc journals published in the nation's law schools. The current issue includes an article entitled Equality of States," by Quiricy Wright, professor emeritus of ihterhational law a -foe University of Chicago and the University of Virginia, arid one entitled, "Congress arid Foreign Policy" by Nicholas De B. Katzenbach, former attorney general arid new general counsel-; and vice president of the International a i ITHACA Beginning April 6 Central Avenue, between Campus Road and Uris Library on the Cornell campus will be closed to motor vehicles for the remainder of the term. The closing was ordered gy the university's board ori traffic as an experimental approach to dealing with 'th expected Increase in pedestrian traffic brought on by the new campus store, scheduled to open for business next monday.

The street be closed until June 7, the day before commencement. According -to board on traffic control, 'te: pending on favorable reaction to this experirhent tie street will be reclosed after commencement to all through traffic, except emergency, serv- I 2 Ithaca Groups Plan Discussion On Drug Abuse ITHACA A meeting on "the current drug situation in Ithaca" is scheduled for April at Ithaca High School, sponsored by the SchopIPrTA and Ithaca Narcotics 'Guidance Council. ice and mass transit vehicles. Central Avenue North of Uris be kept open for vehicular access to White, McGraw. and Morrill Halls and the library.

The arrangement will be interrupted during the building of the new art museum between July this year and September, 1972. Construction of the museum will necessitate closing the road at its north end. The south end will be temporarily re-opened to maintain vehicular access to the blocked off buildings. Cornell University's newly completed campus store will be opened April 6. The public has been invited to tour the new building 1 to 5 p.m.

Sunday. The million two-level structkre is built into a hillside in the heart of the campus and will provide 33,000 square feet of store space. The store, off Central Avenue across from the Student Center, Willard Straight Hall, soon will house nearly 25,000 hard and paperback Crawford arid his wife, Jane, live with their son; 210 White Park Road. Terry became personal loan clerk and teller after joining the staff in. 1947; He was elected auditor in 1958 and was instrumental ih planning for conversion to automation in its early stages.

Herrick joined the company in 1960. He has been assistant treasurer since 1963 and manager of the bank's' Trumansburg off ice'since 1965. Herrick and his wife, Imo, live with their children, David and Marcia, at 160 South St. Trumansburg. Holland has been.a management trainee at the company since 1965 when he was awarded a BA degree at Ithaca College.

He is a counsel to the.Cayuga chapter of the American Institute of Banking and a member of the Batik Administration Institute. He received the 1969 Ithaca Jaycee Distinguished Service Award. Holland is maried to the former Patricia Scott of Ithaca. They live with their children, Theresa, Sharon and Meslissa, at 214 Lake Ave. Fellowship Lists Auction HOMER Committee chairmen were named Sunday for an auction to be sponsored by the Women's Fellowship of Homer Congregational Church.

Announcement of the event was iri'ade by "Mrs. Florence F. Durkee and Mrs. A. Lawson action chaimen.

Committeewomen will. conduct an organizational meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the To be entitled "Antiques and books, more than double the in- thi the auctlon be The journal is being sent to 350 unversity law libraries and to 150 Cornell Law School aluriim: JRaymbria W. Konan, a senior from Blue islandi is editor- in-chief, Roger F. StoltCi senior from managing editor.

Publication of the journal was made possible by the help of Edward Harris a Cornell Law School graduate and oem- ber of, the Rochester law firm of Harris, Beach and Wilcox. vr I P-TA officers said many requests have comie from parents and teen-agers concerned about drug abuse and reports that herpiri.is. being used by some area youths. 1 Albert Bedworth, director of health education for Ithaca schools and David Cornia; president of the Narcotics Guidance Council, will speafc' Also scheduled -to address the meeting are other memers of the', council and members of the Mayor's Committee on Drug Abuse. Jn.

high school pupils and college students will participate. A question period will follow the panel discussion at p.m. in the high school Activities Building. -v L- I 'J Scheduled MRS. LIZZIE BROOCK COPLAND Mrs.

Lizzie R. Broock, 90; of 19 Lorraine died Friday night at urday afternoon Memorial Memorial Hospital. Hospital wliere; he had been Services will be at 2 p.m. taken after being stricken at Briggs Brothers 11 CARL F. BLANCHARD COiXAfrD, Carl F.

Blanchard; bf" Groton i ji Road, die9- unexpectedly Sat- Corhell and instrument while shoveling; show in front Memorial Home, the Rev. of his home. Royal A. Halladay of Homer Services will be at 2 p.m..; i i Wednesday 'Church officiating. Burial will be 'in Cortland Rural, Cehie- wifl be She isi stiryived iby: daughters.Mrs.

Bessie Eng- Tuesday, at; Uw: ttherai iish and Pauj Crafty two home. Cpntributions may be grandsons, Byron Craft of made to" the Heart Fund. He Cantstota and Leland Eng 1 1 '4 1 1 1 repair di vision will sponsor an office; products show Wednesday and Thursday in the Statler Exhibition Hall; i Frtihk Hi, manager of the Division, said the show will i i to the public from 9 4:30 p.m. both days. said the office machines to 1 hibited will include the lat- typewriters, adding ma- calculators, dictating ventdry of the present caopus store; academic supplies, photography, sporting, gifts 'and clothing departments also will be expanded.

-The move into the facility-will be made during recess. This will necessitate closing the campus store in "Barnes Hall and te store's two satellites at Sheldon operated Saturday in the Briggs Cadillac parking lot on Main Street, Proceeds will be used for. storrh attachments for the church parlor and kitchen windows. t. Court in College Town and in the Johnny Parsons outing.

Club on Beebe Lake. 1 These three- op- permanently The following committees were appointed: publicity, Mr, and 1 Ms. Gay, Mrs. James McNerney, Mrs. Michael Morgarivand 'Mrs.

Joseph Bur. gett; Mr. Mrs. Adeibert Preston and Mr. and Mrs, Walter Briggs; fiance, Friday.

E. Allan Hotcfikiss sot QRTLAND and Boyd. Kellogg; antiques, Mr. atrid "Mrs. Charles concessions, Mr.

arid. Mrs. Gerald Twentyman, who will -be assisted by the young the church; sale Mrs. Jer- HotcHkiss; 91, of 13:2 Central Wright and Mrs. Eugene died, Sunday rnoming at Wright, and John MemoriarHospita.l (KingsburyandDarrellJpnes, Services at 2 p.m.

Tuesday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home. Burial vrtll be Upper Lisle Cemetery. may call 3 to-5 and 7 toi 9 p.m. Monday at tlie funeral Horrie. He; is survived by his 1 I tf Class to Open TM irstAid Elizabeth Pierce: Hptch- kiss; Friends niay call to i i I A Jm lish; twogrett ji.

Ethel Rote Blanchard, and a and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Liz- sister, Mrs. George Matthias zie.Whiting; Born in she was the daughter of Freeman aitd Ciiterine Rodee. She-was ofGreenport. Ke was born in ville and was a life retdont of retired diMry ofNeolight Rebek- farmer, operated a larm ah Lodge 321 for more than 30 on Gi-oton Road for many years and was a past noble years, He was a grand of the order.

also the i Pmbyterian wts a member of the Senioi Church tnd the CortMdviUi Grange. Chib tnd tbt Social Club of vy, i duplicating equip- and audiovisual equip- niont; and cfkl' aiid Mplay night High III the tt Uw tow Jfc. Wtodi norther- 'f ty ilifto Lvv MJPK 11 -tt H. Tuetdayt a ckMct -'-mm HHB UH CBM WIB UB i r--i 4 i ojf Cortland; four grandchildren- andjfiye great-grandchildren. He was -born in Upper Lisle in the area most of hislife '-I He hid been a self-employed contractor until his retirerneht some' years ago.

He was a for mer chief of; the Department, former city assessor ITHACA A first-aid instructors' class will at 7 p.m. April 8 in the Red; Cross Chapter House, 201 Clinton St. Larigford Baker will.be instructor trainer. 4 To; an instructor in Red Cross first aid, volunteers must have yalid adyan.ced tilicates or iristructors 1 cards. An; must a class within two years or renew "the certificaion by taking a class such as 'the one scheduled.

and a member of Elks Registration'wi 11 night of Lodge, the Dads of first class. i i i aa be handled In a ieiv houn ft Cur neoeMtry The our in your o-vvw ATCI. You will: he people in your to tccure renewtl orders new fratoripfttoni airery nljfh earnlnfu. No deliveries ind. earnlnffx.

tcdaj In eonlMenoe and let ui if you have the qualifications. Give full InfomioUon i i i -I ClrcutotioM MiiMftr, The 13201 I 1.