The New York herald., 1875-12-21
SARA ALEXANDER'S DEATH.
COspnGs Inquest to Determine How She
Was Murdered.
EVIDENCE AGAINST RuBENSTEIN
Interview with the Prisoner in
His Cell.

Alexander the Polish Jewess, was commenced ~ the
Brooklyn Morgue, before Coroner smms and jury,
yesterday afternoon. Assistant District Attorney Smell
appeared for the people and Knitting Mott repre-
sented the interests Of the prisoner.
THE FATHER or THE ACCUSED
Israel Rubenstein, the first witness and ex-
amined he testified that he lived at No. IS Bayard
street. the dry goods business witness said he
did speak much English but could questions
in the store all day Sunday December l2 left
there At four O'Clock, 2. NJ and went TO No 90 Lud-
low street. and from there to No. rs Ludlow street.
after SIX O'Clock; did know what time IL was when
he returned home; it may have been eight or nine or
ten O'clock he could not tell what time; Pesach his
son was home when he returned; did not know what
time it was when Pesach left the house but he had
seen him frequently that day; Pesaeh lived in the
upper story OF the and did with witness
Monday night, about ten or eleven O'Clock, Pesach
came TO him and told him Of dream he had had be
that he had Sara that she was killed n Wit
said TO him, 'You fool; II nothing a al
but Inagination' he did not say anything about her
being killed ten miles out of New York
Detective Zundt here interpreter BY
the Coroner, the witness becoming unnleigble IN his
answers A wrangle then occurred between the inter-
prefer and the witness as what the latter told the
former
Witness said that Pesach was not excited in his man
when he down stairs 70 tell Of his dreamS he
had several occasions previous told witness Of the
dreams which he had had; saw sara Alexander IN the
hail last Sunday afternoon, between TWO and three
O'Clock; don't remember seeing her alter that; could
not tell whether p N Rubensten was in the store at
that time could not tell whether ne saw ms son ater
secing Sara the hall
q Did he tell you about this dream that he had more
than once2 A. Only once; this was Monday night
q What did you mean when you spoke 10 your
OF the conversation he had before going TO bed having
led 10 his dream A. alluded to what was said by
hr0i Vh 10 lll lad n
about Sara's being missing; a New York detective
called my house on Monday night when were
looking for her and promised to give him $25 II he
would find her.
q What was the conversation which led to his tell
ing you Of this dreamY A. The girls brother to
ask my advice 10 what he should do 70 nd his sister,
and told him to 60 TO the police and MORN them Of
IL he went TO the station house and told them OF her
being missing; Sara Alexander was living ID my house
zine ten months she left there the latter part Of
last April; she had no visitors no gentleman friends;
do not know how long she had been in America.
A BRorHER's TESTIMONY
Jacob Rubenstein, second OF the preceding wit
and brother oi the accused testified that he last
Pesach sunday morning, and before two O'Clock
IN the afternoon; had headache that day and did not
go out much all the rest Of the family that night,
but did not r. N. RubenseIn, not positive that
did not him that night he was dressed that after
in white shirt cravat, vest and black overcoat;
he dark pants Sara Alexander that day be-
tween four and halipast four O'Clock was certain he
did not his brother go out after Sara went 10
party and didn't return till between eight and nine
o'clock r. ~ Rubenstein was not at this party as be
does not belong TO the gregaon Pesach
mentioned anything about this dream to witness
LOUIS Rubenstein brother Of the prisoner, then
sworn testified he lived los Chrystie street
and IS pedler by occupation; between two and three
O'Clock Sunday saw Pesach In his ather's store,
1t 1--WE O'Clock whom witness left the house for
the eynaQogue party and Pesach still in the store;
him returning from the party at nine O'Clock
he was dressed in black overcoat, soft hat white
shirt Sara Alexander left the house about twenty min
10 five 2. NJ RubeDsten left the store fifteen
twenty minutes after; witness certain Pesach had
his Overcoat him when they got back from the
party.
you returned that he wore when you left hm2 Yes,
sir the same
q Did be tell OF tho dream he had9 A On Tuesday
night he told OF this dream in father's store
4he daytime he told Of itnot night-between and
eleven O'Clock; heard Of II and said Pesach did you
dream between ten and eleven O'Clock Monday
night and he 'saw Sara In dream, and she told him
that she lying ten miles from the city, dead"
there further questions asked; she said that
s-she wanted him 20 that she should be buried,
either by HIM any else" he only spoke Of his
dream once, never Sara alter she lett my athers
house
Or. A. W. Shepard, who made the post mortem
animation Of the body of the deceased testified that In
connection with nrg Simms Brady Gleavy and Nesbtf
he made the examination at the Morgue the ace hair
and upper portions Of body he found clotted blood;
on the left hand they found incised wound and
the left thumb and the second joints OF the second
and third fingers extending to the bone also superb
cal inoised wound extending through the skin the
anterior surface Of the left wrist about three inches in
length incised wound extending to the bone the
back OF the thr0 hnEer OF right haud at the second
joint; ncised wound, two inches in length, extend
ing through the lower lip just below the
vermilion border; another incised wound, three
inches in length jest below the latter
wound extending the right line with the
lobe Of the right ear; another sweeping incsion,
eight inches in length, through the skin, muscles,
trachea nsophagus and all the vessels the right
side dividing all the soft parts down the spinal col
below the jaw and terminating at the centre Of
the right ear another the left side three inches
length below and in front OF the left examined the
internal organs: found the uterus, the womb, dis
tended with a child FIVE and halt months advanced in
uterine life. the other internal organs normal; brain
and It's membranes healthy but oioodless; death
suited from the wounds in the throat the death OF the
child consequent upon the death OF the mother.
CoNpuCToR's NARRATIVE.
Henry Leo was next sworn, and testified that he Is
conductor the Broadway and EastNew York cars;
had seen p. N. Rubcnstein the prisoner; Sunday
night, December Il about eight minutes past five
oclock witness left the Grand street ferry with gr II
the car without any hat covering for her head which
fact drew his attention 10 her after getting up Broad
way the neighborhood Of Even street she made some
peculiar movement with her arms and supposing she
wanted TO get OF there stopped the car she did
rise however, and the car started ahead PAID
no attention 70 her ailer that ~ East New
York was reached, when man got on
while the in motion, and she got NJ from her
and the door, wanting 70 get on also Wit
ness caught her by the arm and told her 70 wait til
the car stopped she made the remark that "slo
wanted to get on with that man." alter tho car had
stopped she got or that was the last saw OF
her; did not notice the direction the man and woman
went; could not identity the prisoner had seen the
prisoner but could not Identify him.
IDENTIFICATION PRISONER
Edward Buckh0liz testified that he resides al East
New York and yarnsher; about Ave O'Clock on the
18th inst he crossing the Grand street ferry from
New York when be young lady on the boat with
out any hat on she was waking behind man when
on the Williamsburg side he saw the woman again on
the Of the boat witness then got On BROADWAY
car and saw the and woman seated IN the
car the got first and the woman followed him,
the down by the side Of witness the woman
sat down two or three seats further down, on the
sido; witness subsequently, got the front plat
form when at Broadway PARK, leaving these PERSONS
stll IN the seat, the shawl shown i00ks ike the
one worn by the young lady; the man soft bat
and had side whiskera
identity the man you saw in the car A. ! pretty
sure Of II that the before me looks something ike
the man In the Here witness pointed
Pcsach N Rnbenstein, who had been brought 10 fow
moments before by Detectives Zundt and Butts The
prisoner who looked simply ghastly changed hue from
a livid white 10 a chestnut
Augustus Taylor, Of East New York testified that he
got on Broadway car about nve minutes past Ave