The New York herald., 1871-11-30
TEE DIAMOND MURDER.


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from the Albany Times, Nov. 23.f
Tn this are OF the telegraph and the printing
press when the daily history OF the civilized world
.s written, published and read during the twenty
tour hours succeeding Its occurrence, one event SO
crowds another that what would once have been
ne days. wonder Is now lost sight Of IN the resn
news OF a "second edtlon.n The murder OF yes
terday is forgotten IN to-day's gossip about the
Grand Duke which will give place tomorrow 70
the details OF some terrible calamity or gigantic
fraud. Ten years ago the public pulse was thrilled
with the horror OF the diamond murder. To-day
not one in hundred can give the par.
ticnars, II they remember the case at all, yet
q more remarkable combination ol foul murder
and cunulng piot against injured innoceLce
has never been recorded III the annals uf crime.
Ine murdered man was not me only victim nor me
one most deserving pity Like the asn oi lightning
his lie went out without panK. But Tor n'ne loIie,
weary, torturlng years an innocent man has suffered
living death Tor crime which Others COMMITTED:
Last TIursday evening the PRISON c0or was opened
and this unfortunate young Inih walked lorth, anu
ior the first time IN seven years the rising OF
the moon. friends kind ana true stood reauy to
take hlm by the hand, To OIicr him shelter synpa-
proalnent citizen OF Albany, wnere Itites re-
poeler called on him Saturday evening" The inter-
view was exceedingly interesting, and, AT the FISK
OF repeating what may be known 10 some oil our
rea lers we give IL Dric rdSuine Oi the murder ana
trial together with account VI the efforts that
THE DEED OF BLOOD.
ON the 22d OF october, 1861, the body or man,
stabbed twentycne times IN the region OF the hear
was ound on lne bank at HOboAen, N. ). lG was
subsequently dentihed as the remains OF German
jew, named SIglsmund tellner, VINO had arrived IN
tins countr, some two weeks previous bringing
with MIN large amount OF money and Jewes. IL
was known that he lodged wltn young man
named l2natz Ratzky In Brooklyn, and also tnat he
sus AIMED intimate relau0ns with young woman
nssa s,ser Mrs. e' aarxs at Is East % Sroaawsy New
YORK, ana with whom lie became acquainted on the
passage to this country when ast seen aVe, III e. nc nc
their odgi. gs In Broonlyn. lnis was on the iSth.
Four Gays alter his body was found, as just mcn-
toned. susplcion at once Was Attached to RatZkY
anu the Two women. RatLky disappeared; the
two women were arrested; quantity o The da.
III lher possession, aud at night Albertha c0lnniC-
ted suicide IN her cell ~ hanging herself. Mrs.
tuay crazy or assumed 10 he: was DISCHARGED ior
Nanb OF evidence, and at last accounts was Keeping
a house oi prostitution In California. hatzky was
traceu 81. LOUIS, captured, Drought to Freehold,
mprisoled Tor eight months transferred 10 Brook
lyn, where ne was tired Ap.u 70. 1865, found guiy
and sentenced To be nanged. Through ine uutlrlng
efoit one or two humane persons VINO believed
INN innocent this sentence was at last coBmu.ed by
Governor te.ton on July %. 1865, 10 Imprisonment
Tor the term OF seven years and TWO months from
Mdrch l3, 1885, subject " urtner deduction by good
RArzKY's APPEARANCE
Razky Is now twent lime Years Old, OF nervous tenn
permanent and OF sgnt frame, weii-uevcloped
mead, jewish cast oI cOuiitenance, with restless,
perclng ewes, small, glilisn mouth, ana evlden,.y
possesses BRAN Of great acdvlty. tie speaks
also writes pnonograpny. Every year OF MS long
captivity has been one OF racKng SUSPENSE. lie mas
known OF me efforts made In his Dehl anu, con-
scious ol MS innocence ne mas seen no reason why
they should not be crowned with success. But one
decay as succeeded another, and the torture Of un
certainty mas been 80 prolonged that 1t Is wonder
lie has not ere this eXc4an Led the dungeon of the
ielun the cell Oh the madman. Az 1t Is. IN con-
verSatlon, he becomes lnten 'ey excited over
THE STORY OF WkON1J
OF which, although the want OF space lOrbids an eX.
tended rehearsal we give Synopsis.
he was born III Prussia in l,42, and letters from
various officials there ave him an excellent Charac
ter ~ % the time came 10 this coun,ry IN 1850
lie served three months In 1861 In BrooKlyn regi-
ment which volunteered for that PERIOD, and on his
discharge Was empioved IN percussion cap fac
tory. In september n was severely burned Dv an
explosion ol powder, from the effects Of which he
was sunering at the time ol the murder, his arm
enuetvored to earn something ny selling little
articles and thus eng aged he accidentally with
dressed some inquiry to MS Ieliow countryman.
lhey became acquainted and Fcilner reveaed TO
stances afterwards discovered To he flight from
jusllce ier the crime OF iorgery) that he was
some more secluded lodgings The result was that
III tic course OF The week ne TOOK up MS abode III
Inc same family with which Kalzny was lodging, in
Bi ookyn. Together they visited No. 45 East Brual-
way. Alberuna Knew OF Fel,Ger's wealth, sne
diamonds, about wnicn there was some trouble at
the custom louse ald, Ia fact, II Is evident that
their re.atioas were more intimate Than vrtuous.
III also appears tnat teiner, though perfectly be-
Wiycued win the charms OF Ills paraniour, was
AFRAID OF the Two women ana was anxious tO escape
from his entang emeni with tne.u. On the night of
the 18Th, to1e,ner with katzky, he goes 10 tneir
house TO bid incm farewell his departure Tor
.Cncago AwhiSpered couversauon ensueu between
AlUc tina and Feilner. about nine CLOCK al the
repeated solica attOn Of katzky. the eDamored and
fact man oi nm sell away and the two men LoOK
carriage 10 tue oOlfh Terry, carrying with inen
bundle Oi underclotDng which f.lner had bought
tnaI evening before gong to 20. 45. Inc boat not
n axltn IN fpd q M
ieinS warm, Fellner handed To Ratzky his cane and
bundle ANA wiped the persp piration from his brow.
] ne pOai came ln the two men went Ou board an,t
took seats IN the cabin, Katlky sun retaining the
artcles III Ills nands. in "A moment ana before the
around tle Caoln ana out al the door which they
had eneieti. hatzk'. supposlng hat he had stepped
out ,or llesn air reinaiuel quet ult The boat had
reached brooklyn, wnen, on searching no tellner
could ue iOuud. he inquired and haiooed for him
la VAN. Ihnning II very strange he hurried home
10 Carroll stleet. supposlng that he might nave es-
capeL him IN The crowd and taken a carriage, but
no Felner was there. nor was ne seen again I'LL
cast up py the waves on she noboken Deacn
On lhe mo- ning OF lie list the attention Of Ratzky
was called 10 an advertisement III German paper,
stating tnat The body OF a man had been pIcked up,
anu IRON The description Of the articles iOund
pocket, whIcn were a gold snun box containing a
wedding rug, bearing tDe name "Helena Lew" he
became saisiled IL was MS rlend. lie ~ once pro-
ceeded 10 45 East Broadway with the advertisements
on MS producing when botD women tainted away.
THE FLIGHT.
AS II is impossible IN this bnef sketch TO give all
lhe particulars, we VIII SIMPLY stale that from
ine subsequent proceedings OF the two wO-
men, anu two Jews VINO appeared connected with
them, RatZKv became convinced there was plot to
fn,licale MIN as The murderer ana acting Upon tho
advice OF hui simple German trends with whom
he lodged ran away II was undeniably an unwi,e
act. bul he was mere p0y, stranger IN strange
lana AMI 10 our laws. lie was tod mat he would Ue
arrested on suspicious; that circumstances were
against him. tnat even II he escaped conviction he
would lie IN prison Tor long ume and thus acting
upon bad ADVICE ne became a fugitive.
TIE GA TURE AND TRIAL.
Eight months afterwards he was arrested by O
deteclve IN ST. LOUIS. At his trial In Brooklyn,
be ore Judge BLOWN, =. ID. Morris appeared Tor The
prosecatiun; Edwln James ana sidney II. Stuart for
the prisoner. For every mi stery some solution Is
demdnued. Puoic feeling stimulated by the press,
was strong against "kaLzky, me murderer Mr..
Moiris. then newly elected District AT orney made
II matter o professional PRIDE To secure convIc-
non IN TINS his brst important case, aud exerl ed
every nerve 10 accomplish That object
As 1or the defence virtually there was none.
Relying upon the ground that ihe murucr was not
mad 10 IuIlsdIcfInn In Lie mailer. no man WAs