The New York herald., 1875-12-19
RUBENSTEIN'S CRIME.
Preparations for The COrOner'S Inquest in
Brooklyn Tomorrow.
THE PRISONERS RELIGION.

The Russian. Pole who Is now incarcerated in tho
Raymond Street Jail the charge Of numbering the
unfortunate young woman whose body was found IN
corn field near East New York last Tuesday after
noon is recovering from his illness under the treat
ment of Dr. A. W. Shepard. He shuns observation in
his cell and declines to talk with newspaper He
says that when the trial he win be able most
satisfactorily for every hour Of his time from
Saturday till the Of his arrest by the police on
Wednesday last. That he has begun to realize
the fact that he in great danger is apparent from
the letter which he addressed TO his relatives
last Friday In that epstle be says my life hangs on
a hair" and he urges them TO come to his assistance
in this his hour Of danger by sending him proper coun
sell he will pay his counsel out Of his own money.
He is worth So OOo which he has gained through ped
ding gilt Watches chains, earrings, brooches and s'mi-
lar articles This TACT speaks well for his industry and
shrewdness considering that he has only been in the
country for about five years His father Israel Ruben
stein, who keeps dry goods store in the tenement
house No SO Bayard street. which building he owns,
is said by his neighbors to be wealthy. The elder
Rubenstein came to New York fifteen years ago. Pesach
the prisoner was originally intended for Rabbi by
his people He studied for that Office, but for some
reason unexplained he changed his mind. He was
married in Poland six years ago, and has
wife and child who now II is said on their way to
America to join him. The fact that his wife was soon
to arrive is believed have been the incentive to the
commission OF the murder He could not marry Sara
Alexander whom he had seduced, and there appeared
TO be no other alternative left but to put her out of the
way Her relatives had the greatest confidence in her
honor and her virtue while he, as her kinsman and
unring occupant OF the front seat in the synagogue"
was above suspicion. To be exposed would entail mis-
and dicgr md am in
Of his race.
The prisoner has made himself conspicuous for pety
since he came to New York. He has been rigid to
fault In his attendance at the Bayard street synagogue
and in his observance of the disciplinary rules Of his
religion The utmost trust and confidence was reposed
In him. Hence it was that none OF his acquaintances
would believe that there a shadow OF truth in the
accusation. When The post-mortem revealed the fact
that there had aduterous intercourse maintained
some OF his friends weakened in their noisy declarations
OF the impossbility of his guilt. But they have not
torsaken him Councillors Mott and Knitting have
visited him in the jail several times
The letters which found on him on Wednesday
last and which written in Hebrew, are signed
s'Sara and are believed to have been OF amatory
nature, and TO have been written by the deceased
woman They have been handed over to the Keeping
or District Attorney Britton who will have them trans
lated possible and they will be used IN evi-
deDce against him. The case will be laid before the
Grand Jury during the ensuing week. and Will no doubt
be placed upon the calendar for trial in January The
fact that the chemical analysis Of the spots on the shirt
of Rubensten did not verify the supposton that they
were blood claimed to be a strong point in favor Of
the defence by the friends Of the prisoner, who claim
to be able to prove an alib 1t somewhat singular
the detectives cannot find any clothing belonging to
the prisoner other than the suit he wears which latter
Is rough in texture and decidedly III fitting
sARA's LAST LONG RIDE.
Much has been said as TO the inducements which he
could have offered to prevail upon Sara to accompany
hm to take that long Journey oareheaded from New
night 1t is argued probable that he prevailed upon
her accompany him to that remote and secluded spot
under the pretext of taking his own life as we'll as hers
that they had lived guilty together, so too they
should die together and avoid the dreaded public
posure OF their immoral relationship. This appears
plausible when 1t is borne in mind that no force
used by the man against the girl on the journey.
She evidently went voluntarily with the man, in whom
she had the greatest confidence and paid the penalty OF
her life while he made his way back from among the
dismal shocks of corn in the dark and lonely field TO
of Baxter street Tho vision of the bloody corpse
Of the poor girl whom he had dishonored
bedside and be terrified on the following night
twentyfour hours after the twenty cent cigar knife
which he had purchased from the Division street cutler
had done its CHASTITY work. that he sought his fathers
bedside and told him that sara had appeared TO him
DREAM
That she had been murdered ten miles outside OF New
York and asked him TO come and bury herr That
dream has proved terribly realistic for him. Upon the
basis Of tnat dream the police worked the net in which
he is now deeply entangled
Yesterday the prisoner sent the following communca-
ton superintendent Campbell with the request that
IL DC sent db duuIesSeu.-
OsHAR LRmAL, No. SO BAYARp STREET,
DRAR FRiKND-Send my Turlin for morning prayers
and my book which left At home my letter
answered whch wrote to am clear OF the crime.
PEsACH n. RUBENSrEIN.
The above note Is translated from the Hebrew, in
which IL was written. Turn is a crown containing
the Ten Commandments, which the Jews wear on their
heads while praying The letter forwarded to its
destination.
The inquest will be commenced at the Morgue before
Coroner Simms and jury at one O'Clock tomorrow.
Israel Rubenstein and his sons Jacob and Louis,
held as accessories after the fact further search
was made by the police for the tracks in the field
yesterday. They found that the mans tracks, alter
leaving the cornstack where the body was found,
in the direction Of Atlantic avenue. Augusta Smon
the girl who sold the knife which found the
body is held a witness as 1t IS not deemed either
sale advisable TO permit so valuable witness TO
turn to her home for the present
RUBESsTEISs' REcoSEoTssANcE
A HERALD reporter yesterday making inquiries in
the neighborhood OF the of the ghastly crime
informed that on Saturday, the day before the
murder, peder OF cheap jewery seen by several
citizens in that immediate vicinity, calling at every
house Offering jewory tor sale His description talIes
with that of Pesach Rubenstein and IL is believed
that his real object to discover suitable place for
the commission Of the crime, which he had fully
planned even IN its most minute details.