Frederick Wellington Rulison

1884 - 1948  (64 years)

• Name	Frederick Wellington Rulison
  Birth	12 Mar 1884	Kansas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Witness-Obituary	12 Apr 1887  [2]
  	On last Monday morning at about ten o'clock Frank P. Gould shot and instantly killed his wife, Mrs. Ella M. Gould, at the residence of her mother, Mrs. A. Rulison, in this city. As many of our readers know, Gould and his wife separated several weeks ago at Kansas City, Mrs. Gould, accompanied by her three young children, coming to Burlingame. A week or two after Mrs. Gould's arrival in this city her husband also came here and on Monday morning he called to see his wife at the residence of her mother with a view, it is thought, of bringing about a reconciliation, between them. The shooting occurred at about ten o'clock in the forenoon in the dining room at Mrs. Rulison's home. The weapon used was an American bulldog revolver of thirty eight caliber,. Two shots were fired, striking the unfortunate victim in the left side, one of the balls passing through the heart from which death occurred instantly. After the shooting Gould went to the Shepart House, entering the hotel office with the revolver still in his hand. Mr. Collins, Captain Delemater, W. D. Canfield and P. A. Sutton were in the office, to whom Gould remarked that he had "killed his wife." Mr. Delamater at once took possession of the revolver and Gould was placed under arrest. He made no effort to escape and offered no resistance when arrested. His preliminary examination took place before Justice Chambers and he was committed to jail, the officers conveying him to Lyndon Monday afternoon. The funeral of Mrs. Gould took place yesterday afternoon from the Methodist Church, the remains being buried in the Burlingame Cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by A. W. Lawrence, who delivered a most impressive sermon to a large congreation of sympathizing friends. Mrs. Gould was twenty four years old and was married to Frank Gould nine years ago. She leaves three little children, their names and ages being as follows; Millie, aged seven years, Earl, aged five and Freddie three years. An aged mother and several brothers and sisters are also left to mourn the death of Mrs. Gould and to them, and the three innocent children, the sincere sympathy of our citizens will be freely given. Our community is greatly shocked in consequence of this very sad event. Nothing of this character has ever before occurred in Burlingame and to those of our citizens who have for years been intimately acquainted with Frank Goud this terrible act of his seems like a dream. it will not be denied that he dearly loved his wife and this three bright little children and this fact makes it all the more difficult to understand how he could have committed such a horrible crime. May God have mercy on him!
  Reference Number	6579
  Residence	12 Sep 1918	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa   [3]
  Death	19 Dec 1948	Los Angeles County, California   [4]
  Person ID	I6542	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Frank Gould,   b. Abt 1853, Iowa d. 1889 (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ella M Rulison,   b. 15 Aug 1862, Sanilac County, Michigan d. 28 Mar 1887, Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas (Age 24 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1878  [1]
  Family ID	F1674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S213] Edgar Robert Rulison (1907-2005), MS 056 - Edgar Rulison; Number: 56. [S213] Edgar Robert Rulison (1907-2005), MS 056 - Edgar Rulison; Number: 56, From Chronicle, April 12, 1887. [S337] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=39, Roll 1643077, Draft Board 1. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, California, Death Index, 1940-1997.