The New York herald., 1875-12-18
THE MURDERED JEWESS

THE MEsHEs OF EVIDENCE CLOSING ABOUT
PEsAcH NATHAN RUBENsTEN-H1s KNIFE
IDENTIFIED.
II was conceded upon all sides yesterday that the fet
ters OF fate fast tightening about the wreched
peder of gilt jewery Pcsach Nathan Rubensten, who
lies in the murderers' corridor OF tho Raymond
Street Jail, charged with tho assassination of
his cousin, Sara Alexander, the young Polish
Jewess. Yesterday the problem as TO where the knife
came from and to whose hands IL passed was solved
The manufacturer OF the cigar knife has been found and
he Identifies it The daughter of the maker remembers
having sold the who IS accused Of the murder,
and she is positive OF the correctness of her denthca
tion
THB LINK POUND.
Detective Zundt made the following statement TO
HERALD reporter yesterday concerning their method OF
finding the only wanting link in the chain Of evidence
who owned the bloody knife The onicer named, who
has rendered invaluable service In tho management Of
the case by OF his knowledge Of the German and
Polish languages said:-'I left here in company with
Detective Butts acting under instructions from Super
intendent Campbell Thursday morning, 20 search all
places in the two cities where knives are sold
and cutlery manufactured. We went to New York
taking the knife with which the murder had been COM
mitted We travelled about all day from one cutlery
store 70 another, visiting In all about 100 shops
but all 70 no avail Late the evening came across
a dealer and on showing him the weapon he closely
examined il and then informed that there was only
one man In all the city who made knives like tho one
we showed him That man, he said, was Gustave
Simon. The knife Is used by cigar makers
and has three rivets in the handle,
whereas other makers but two We then sought the
little cutlery shop OF Gustave Simon, No. 1Ss Division
street. Standing at the doorway several feet from
Simon asked him If he had ever seen that knife,
holding 1t up He at recognized II as being OF his
own make He first thought It might have been stolen
out Of his store as he would not be likely sell such
article, its handle being unfinished That no had
manufactured the identical knife he was positive he
thought might have been gone out OF his store tor
two weeks past We took him over to Brooklyn,
where he had interview with the Superintendent.
on returning his home Mr.. Simon suddenly remem.
bered that little daughter Augusta, aged thirteen
years had of late frequently waited upon customers
He accordingly nterrogated her upon the subject she
Monday afternoon, December ., Jew called at the
store and she waited on him. He asked to be shown
some cigar knives. She showed him somo which were
finished. The customer, however, got his economical
eye upon
and be asked for It, That is not finished, said the
! little saleswoman; you don't want that Well,
take ,em; he Sleeper than de oders. How mooch you
askr twenty cents was the reply and the bar.
gain was closed The Jew then left the store. Early
this morning we were sent for by Mr. simon and his
daughter accom- panied 70 Brooklyn. She Is a clear
headed bright girl and gave a description CORE
spending exactly with Pesach Nathan Rubensten.
Well we took Augusta to the Washington street sta
| ton house, where Louis Rubenstein Is confined He
was brought TO the Captains ROOM where she was
in waiting The child at once said that that was not the
man who purchased the knife. From there we went
TO the Raymond Street Jail, where we took seat in
the Office In few moments the prisoner Pesach
Rubenstein brought IN. AS he crossed the
threshold the little girl looked at US and nodded as
sentingly, as though recognizing him. He placed
on a chair in front OF and she steadily gazed him
for half a minute and then said Yes that Is the man
to whom sold the knife Rubensein all the time
ha IN Tho ed hig nd Enn
up at the ceiling"
simon is not Jew, but is German Christian.
DEMBANoR ACCUSED.
Pesach Rubenstein does not bear up well under ad
versity Dependency would TO have claimed
him for its own. He has been feignng sickness since
his Incarceration DR.. Shepard administered salts e
him, which the pedler did not take kindly 70. He wal
very anxious TO ascertain how long a time person
had to be sick In the jail before they would remov,
him TO the hospital. He has from time to time spa
blood since his arrest He eats but little, and walks
constantly TO and fro in his cell couple .
prisoners the Jail state that he confessed to then
that he knew sara Alexander was soon 70 become
yesterday sent the following letter.
Mosr WORTHY BaorHERs BRorHKRslS-LAw, JoE
DKAa BRorHxRs-Donr forget the love Of your brother
and that brother is born for trouble and distress
sg o% Is sne TSsy 20 SRG nox
want TO depend on them If so, they will come instead
IRON ~a over do aS 10 Car
& G y e' y w5s r. 70 cone % M me- no
will come TO Yonr brother, whose life hangs on on
hope. in the Of tho God Of Israel, that you
this and will but that the lawyers i'm
PEsAcA N RUBENsTEIN
II was written in Hebrew, but was opened and trans
lated before being sent to its destination.
Counsel ior the accused visited the Jail Yesterday
obtained check from Israel Rubensten, the father o
the accused who is said 10 be worth several Thousand
dollars He owns the house in which the family live
No. S3 Bayard street
SARA ALExANDER's FUNERAL
permit was given by the Coroner yesterday 70
James street undertaken 10 inter the body of the mur
dered girl the Hebrew cemetery near Cypress Hills
East New York. Tho certificate Of burial set fortl
that she a native OF Russia and nineteen years
age; 1t was for Sara Alexander and her female child
Tho brother and sister OF deceased Pesach and Zetta
accompanied by three other people, visited the Morgu
and followed the remains to their last resting place
The jury empanelled by Coroner Sims John Rop
ley, Dr. Noeber Michael Welsh Thomas Ray Oliver
Bond, Jr. Joseph La ch, John Mcdowell, Gustavu
Seidenberg. The inquest win be commenced on Mon
day afternoon, AT one o'clock.
the STAINED CLOTHING
DR. Kissam has applied all the chemical tests known
10 the stains tho coat of the prisoner Rubenstein
and last night he SAID no satisfied thai they are
not blood The value OF this testimony does not how
affect the question OF the prisoners guit which
the police believe has been clearly estabshed by the
IL H.