The New York herald., 1875-12-17
THE CORN FIELD TRAGEDY.
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CLOSING ABOUT RUBENsTEN
The excitement attendant upon the murder OF the
Polish Jewess Sara Alexander still continues in East
New York, Brooklyn and this city. Yesterday ?. Ma
than Rubensten the suspected murderer of his cousin,
was brought from the Washington street station house
70 the Coroners Office. He very much depressed,
and his features bore the impress OF great mental suffer
ing. he IS, indeed, very sckly y-ookng man. and
OF the last selections that young woman would be sup
posedto make when in search OF an affinity His com
pexion corpse like; bis eyes arr dark small and pierre
ing; he has high check bones, a large mouth promi.
nent chin, snowy white teeth and has shaggy black
mustache and whsker the latter extending ali round
his face His clothing Is coarse and Ill fitting He
processes TO be very devout Jew, and VIII not eat
butter, meat or eayen bread. To prayer he deyotes
much of his time. Coroner Simms, before whom he
was brought, committed him TO the Raymond Street
Jail where he will be held until that magistrate shall
have determined to his probable guilt or inno-
cence. His frends-and their name would appear to
be Legion-are most active in their defence
OF the prisoner Indeed it was said in the hearing Of
Detective Zundt while in quest OF information in tho
case at is bad TO commit murder; but II is much
to tell who did it." The chief evidence against
p Nathan Rubenstein is that which is given by Ed
ward Buckholtz, who says he saw him on the Grand
street ferryboat in company with the deceased sun
day evening" about five O'Clock. He noticed that the
accused and the deceased, who had no bonnet on,
walked through the carriage way instead Of passing
through the cabins, although there was ample room in
the latter. The couple dd not speak 10 each other
The woman followed Rubenstein as they walked
through the boat When Buckholtz got
the front platform of the Broadway and
East New York be looked into that
vehicle and saw the same couple. They sat apart in
the and did not speak with each other. Augustus
Taylor also identified the prisoner and the body Of the
woman as having seen them on last Sunday. Ruben
stems boots yesterday tted in the tracks found
ia the field of the Schenck farm, where tue
der was committed and they were found 10 correspond
exactly with the impressions. With reference to the
blood stains found the shirt and chest protector OF
=, Nathan Rubenstein the latter says that they
nothing but medicine stains The garments have been,
however, given to DR. Kissam. who Is now making
examination, in order TO determine chemically the
ture Of the stains The point be solved which is OF
most interest 10 the authorities is the knife
Where did the murderer get iS When and how did II
into his possessionf These problems agitatng
the detective mind aud ncting them greater energy
and not without hope OF Superintendent
Campbell s satisfied that the detectives narrowing
down the proofs 10 very sharp point all Of which
fasten the guilt upon Rubenstein
There many contradictory stories current as TO
the time when the prisoner left his home returned
10 No. 50 Bayard street on Sunday night He
tell where ne was between five and nine O'Clock
that night His relatives now assert that he at
the Synagogue and when he returned he TO bed.
To the Superintendent he stated that got up six
O'Clock Sunday and went to the Synagogue He re-
turned 10 his home at eight O'Clock and went down
then to Maiden lane to see man business but did
not see him. He would not tell who the man
what he wanted to see hrn about He then returned
to his dinner, after which he called William Jacobs
at No 342 Thirty second street. where he collected
commission on the sale or some watch
chains; got home before dark and had tea,
when he was waited at tea by Sara
Alexander who was there. After he went out to
the Synagogue, but he didn't know what hour 1t
when he came home He next went three times
to find friend at No lis Division street. but did not
him. On his return he claims he went to bed
that was at nine o'clock On Wednesday his father
stated that his son did not get home till O'Clock
Sunday night Messrs KNITTING and hou have been
engaged as counsel for the prisoner The body the
victim is still IN the Morgue. The inquest will be held
on next Monday afternoon before Coroner simms. A
jury was empaDelled yesterday.
RUBRNsTEIs's BROTHER ARRESTED.
Detectives Butts and Zundt brought 10 the Central
Office last night Louis Rubenstcn, brother OF the al
legged murderer crowd OF about 500 persons fol-
lowed them in the supposition that the prisoner was
the assassin OF the Hebrew girl Rubenstein re-
Gently removed from a house Chrystie
street. and the detectives had considerable
difficulty ~ dnding him They watched the resi-
vigilance rewarded last evening BY the appearance
OF the object OF their search in the doorway.
AS he stepped TO the sidewalk, Detective Butts
said "Is your name Louis RubensteinYn Rubcnsten
replied, 'No; 1t isn't" and attempted to walk hastily
away. Upon being informed that 1t useless for
him to deny his Identity he admitted that his name
was Rubenstein He was taken 10 Brooklyn and ques-
toned by superintendent Campbell His story to that
official differs materially from that of his mother and
brother He said that Sunday afternoon he attended
a party In company with his father and his brother
Isaiah Between nine and O'Clock they returned
home He said he then his brother r. Nathan in
the store He also contradlcts the statement OF the
alleged murderer who said that he left Sarah Alexan-
der in the house when he went out on Sunday. Lewis
Rubenstein says the girl the house in ad.
vance Of her cousin
DANGEROUS PIsAcH =. RUBESsTErS
p N Rubensten, the supposed murderer, was taken
snddeny III last night In his cell In Raymond Street
jail II is supposed his illness caused by long
FAST he had scarcely partaken OF food since his
rest Or. Kissam will make chemical analysis OF the
spots on Rubenstein's clothing to day.