Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-30
End Of the Trunk My,tery
CONVICTION AND SENTENCE OF RosENzWRr,
n II.

CONVICTION AND SENTENCE OF RosENzWFra
FOR kANsLAUGHTKR.
The trial Of Jacob Rosenzweig in New york
for the murder, by malpractice of Alice Bowlsbv
in the celebrated trunk mystery, was CONCLUDED
Saturday, by the conviction and sentence of Ro-
senzwelg TO seven years at hard labor in the PEN
itentiary. Towards the close of tlis case fhe
defense attempted TO prove that the bodg found
IN the trunk was not that OF Alice Bowlsby, that
The handkerchief found in ROsenzweigs house
was not hers, and that the woman did not die
from malpractice.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
desyered the reply for the prosecution. The
audience were deeply moved by the touching
picture he drew of the miserable condition o
The sedueed girl. Driven to DESPERATION She
secs tne sdyertsement that DIR. Ascher does
business of this description in Amity Place She
nhus the man who, for gold, takes the liveso
unborn babes, and sometimes Of their mo,her:
me blood vessels are torn and lacerated, and
she leaves the place corpse, doubled up. naked
IN trunk, and her wretched seducer without
waiting for accusation, puts pistol TO his head
lands him in eternity.
THREE DEATHS LAID TO RosKNzwEIG.
AT this point Judge Garyin turned around
and with flashing eyes and appraised arm, and a
voice that struck terror into the covering pris-
oner, continued: +" And there, gentlemen sits
the man for judgment, before you twelve men,
VINO IL the author Of these tnIee deaths-the
mother, the child, the seducer-and all the nun
ishment this monster can get when Won find him
guilty is seven years in State prison. Would
that the legislators who make these laws could
here; and then we would ask them III statutes on
this description are not TO be reformed 20 that
Il would be held TO be murder, not man
slaughter, to perpetrate ofenses of this descrip-
The address closed at half-past O'Clock. and
recess " as taken for Is minutes.
THE RECORDERS CHARGE
Recorder Hackett recited the statute under
which tie prisoner was indicted, and directed
the jury 70 ask themselves WHY was not the nris-
oners daughter Rosy produced TO give him the
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oner not speake to IL carman, but, without a
WORD, LETT the trunk on the car, which however,
the prisoner denies? Why was The body
have departed, and the stiffness of death had NOT
set in9 Who was il that packed her up, naked
and seemingly with no more consideration than
would have been Civ, 20 q dog? III a crime
lad not been committed, why was the Trunk
check. d for Chicago, and why did Nttsa, who
hired me car. mysteriously disappear " The
poor girls story Is shortly told. Trusting he
trayed, she and her seducer sleep the slee1, that
knows no waking. Your duty is to calmly weigh
the testimony, and render a verdict according
TO your oaths." The jury then retired
THE VERDICT AND SENTENCE
Alter an hour and half the jury returned
into the court, which was at this time crowded
Clerk-How say, you gentlemen. is Jacob Ro-
he second degree? 'N- -
Amidst GREATNESS silence the foreman An
s ss, e we End him guilty, and recommend
MT. Howe requested the clerk to poll the iurv.
which was done, and Mr.. Sullivan moved for
sentence. "
Clerk.-Stand up Rosenzweig. Did YOU ever
learn any mechanical trade
The prisoner looked stupidity at the clerk and
made no reply.
Capt McClosky (court keeper. What is your
business?
Prisoner-A physician.
C'erk.-What have you now to say why iudg-
law? ~
The prisoner whispered with his counsel, and
then with gesture Of his hands repl l. 'Your
honor, am not guilty."
THE WHOLE STORY OUT.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS no person living
knows better than You that on the Wednesday
the operation was performed with a steel instrri-
menf; on Thursday she was better, and on sat
urday, when she got up against your advice She
got Ill and died. shall not, as I'm ordinary
cases, regard the recommendation of the iury
and sentence you to seven years in the State
prison, with hard labor.
The audience loudly applauded. The prisoner
received the sentence with stOlid look and very
eooily, TO all appearance, walked back to the pen
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