The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-18
THE FINAL LPR00F OF GUILT
TIE BLOOD-sTAINED KNIFE IDEk.
TIFTED As RUBENSTEIN'S.
The Prisoner Recognized by the Person WIS
sold Il TO Him-Blood stains on his Gas.
mcnts-The Victims strnnae Buriai.

The Prisoner Recognized by the Person WI.
sold IL TO iIim-Biood stains on his Gas.
mcnts-The Victims Strange Burial.
The blood-staned knife that was oon-
ccsled in stack OF fodder in the corn field IN
East New York, near tho body OF the murdered
Jowess, Sarah Alexander, was yesterday idsnti-
ned as having been purchased by Pesach Ruben
stein, who was arrested for tho murder II Wa
new, with Nat, unfinished walnut handle The
three rivets In tho handle were the trade mara
OF Gustav Simon OF 1873 Division street, New
YORK, who In that way distinguished his msks
OF the Knife from that OF a few others who made
the same kind OF knife with two rivets anf
stimped their trade mark on the blade Simon
further Identified tho knife by broken rlvot In
the handle that, he said, caused him to thrDwH
SSn,esine SSne sine without finishing IT, He said that on
saturday hient four Jews purchased from him
Two 3rcad knives and carving knife. Af,cr
ana concluded that ono OF them had stolen it,
simon was taken to Raymond street jcil To SEQ
whether kuhenstein was one OF the four men,
but he could not identify him. A thorough
search was mado OF Rubenstein's home on
lhurscay night for the other knives. hut thor
couid not be found. Simon, ON returning home.
old his family that the police had the con.
demned knife which he had thrown aside. and
Twelve year old daughter. said that sne sold tho
KNIFE To jew on Monday OF last week for
twenty cents. Io said that lie wished y cigar
KNIFE, and that the unfinished one would do
IN We havmund street Jail YESTERDAY, IN Ruben
Nttlu lIerence, suG ut once said, " Yes. that IN
The man" Rubenstein started at her words.
He refused to 10, k at her.
Dr. kissam, who had made a chemical exam
,,nalon oi the spots on tho chest protector ,koa
from huuenstrin yesterday, pronounced them
70 Oc Llo0d stains that had been partly washed
out
RubensteIn is In a cell in RAYMOND street jail
with two ordinary prisoners. lie was so iestless
on Thursday night that his companions could
not sleep lie sfected to be very sick pnd
asked significantly how long man must to slck
osloIe ne was allowed to 20 to the hospital. DIR.
Sheppard, the Jail physician, gave him o thar
,lc, ana yesteTday morning he was well. ihe
food that his friendB sent to him was Ut given
TO him, for fear that 1t was poisoned.
His jail cOmpinions Yesterday said lh at Ruben
stein confessed to them his Illicit loyo for the
murdered girl.
Night before last Rubensten wrote In Hebrew
letter addressed to "Nost Worthy Brothers
was translated as follows:
,.in,An DEAR BRoTnEHsi pon't forget the love OF you
,ress I9d'y Aerander Of Fulton .trcet SENDS INC.
ane also NJ. Mott from is Centre street. They want
come Instead OF TsimSec depend upon ny rcIson. on
tend 70 take jude Card 20 ert try to get Ls%yer
Began TO come 70 me- Done 90 anything except what
your brother whose lifo hangs one h1ir. and who
5SSyD n.sT' to HSe' iSIe sas
wiz not larry but that the lawyers may come imme-
PEsAcH n RupRSsrrrr
The letter WAS addressed to " o. GraumanschKy
o. ~ Blyard street, New York" the Jail III iuls
hld " translated before sending It. Louis Ru-
bens Elm told the police thst his brother, tho
Et'PhNl' NtlN lIblu HoUe ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
before half past four O'Clock, ana that Sirth
Alexander went out soon ufterwdrd. Pesach
returned At half past nine o'clock, ana Sarah
was not seen gain alive.
The body OF tho murdered girl was buried yes
terday IN the Hebrew cemetery, on the Jamaica
plank road, not a great distance from the corn
Held. The brother and sister and ,wO relatives
attended In carriage. The undertaken had no
cothn when he called at the morgue, and asked
for u pauper's coiin. Not getting one, he went
TO lumber yard, and put together a rough tox.
IN which the corpse enshTOuded In white wss
lad. lhe head was bound In white, and white
VOL was spread over the body The babe was
buried with Its mother. No religious services
were permitted over the body,