New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-16
EAST NETWORK MURDER.
THE MURDERER AND HIS VICTIM IDEN-
TiEIED.


THE BODY THAT OF SARAH ALExASDER-nER COUSIN
ARRESTED AS HaR MURDERER-DEvELOPMEETs
OF THE PosT-MoRrEM EXAMINATION.
Through the Investigations of the Brooklyn
police authorities yesterday. the identity of the
who found murdered on q lot in East New York has
been established and s supposed that the murderer
In custody Yesterday morning, Detectives Butts and
Van Wagner communicated with every ear conductor
and driver the Atlantic and Fultonaye limos from
Brooklyn and nerrogaed them as TO whether any one
resembling the deceased woman had been passenger on
any Of their cars Sunday or Monday. Tile answer
invariably In the negative.
Then the employees Of the broadway line were cram
incd, and. while the detectives at this work,
Augustus Taylor OF East New-York visited the
station-house and Immediately recognized the dead
woman person who had ridden In the
same car with him from Broadway to East Yew-York
last Sunday night He said that short stout, dark
featured opposite her and got out when she did,
aud from their actions although they did not speak TO
each other, he concluded they together. lie said
they got az the termination OF the road In front VI
the Howard House about 6I5 r. m and went OF In the
direction OF the Jamaica Pank-.oad. Several other per-
who in the ear VIM. ASHER, Edmund Buck
hOltz August Woodman Adolph Heindenreich, tho
driver, Henry Woofort, and the conductor Henry Lee
identified the dead woman being the severai
OF the passengers had spoken abOnt the woman at the
time she the car, and mentioned the fact that
had her shawl thrown over her head. They gave tie
detectives full description Of the man.
At this tme several persons, evidently OF the Jewish
persuasion entered the statonhouse. They said that
the muir Tered woman was Sarah Alexander, PJlish
Jewess 10 years DID, and had resided at No. 20 Essex,
ia NewYork. They said she had been missing from her
home since D. last Sunday. IL appears that she
arrived this country about Is months ago During tho
first months che lived housemad with her cousin,
Israel Rubenstein at No. 50 Bayards In this city.
While there SHE became very intimate with the son OF her
employer Nathan Rubensten, and attended him day and
night during long aud illness. The young
Is about 20 years DID, and has we living IN Poland,
who Ia expected 10 here in q few days. After the
girl left the house Of Mr. Rubensten, she was employed
az taoress at the shop OF Mr. frankensten, No. 1913
Divlsion-s IN this city, and remained ID his employ snI
Sunday, stating that she intended to call upon
ask him for employment IL appears, however, by thc
statement OF the elder Rnbensten, that instead OF
going there, she visited the residence Of her cousin at
No. s3 Bayardst aud remained there until p NJ Then
she lett the house. Mrs. Rnbensten accompanied her
to tie door and saw her 90 barebeaded toward tho
Bowery The next they cav OF ner, they state, wac
st ted thai about II O'Clock Monday night his
Nathan rushed into his fathers bedroom exclaimng,
"Oh horrorl Sarah lies murdered ten miles away from
New-YOlk | saw her appeal 10 me IN dream 70 come
and bury her" His father told him to return 20 his room
and remain quiet.
While tbs story being told in the Of
the stationhouse yesterday, DIR. Sheppard making
q post-nortem examination OF the body. IL wac dis
the was pregnant at the time Of her
decease. Detective Corwin then sent To New York
to arrest Nathan Rubensteln, who answered the
description of the man who had been seen in
the car with Miss Alexander and who, from
his relations ~ the woman, was believed
~ be her murderer. lie brought 10 the Central
Office about ana from there taken into the pres
enoe Of the murdered woman AT first lac assumed an
il-dsguised air OF indifference But when taken
the head OF the woman, where he could See tie terrible
wounds he started back and begged TO be taken away
throwing up his hands at the same time az II 10 hide tie
body from Ills view He wac then taken back to Police
Headquarters, where he was examined privately ~
Sergeant Frost and Detective Corwip He stouly main
tanned his iunoeenee. with oaths and solemn deeara.
TONS and declared he had not seen Mics lexander since
cary last week. The prisoner LAS strung jewish eass
full whskers around his face has aforbddng aspect and
continually restless and disposed to talk 10 everybody
jowelry No. s3 Bayardst, and when arrested
came fainting away. He had three gold watches
ami $40 in grecnbacks IN his pockets. He was fol-
lowed to Brooklyn by a man named Moses Harris who
denounced his arrest IN loud tones OF voice. and declared
never have killed his cousin, whom he loved.
At the postnotem examination erts we're discovered
mud her knees, indicating t1at she was IN sup
pcatng position when she received her death wounds
and attempting To ward Oh the murderous blows.
Inc friends OF The deceased sr asked permission OF the
mctery. IL she was member Of the Synagogue
III Lud0ws in this city, aud was generally regarded as
being veiy reg ious and exemplary IN her conduct Her
friends progressed disbeIeve the statements TO her
condition. and unite with tue relatives OF the arrested
man IN procalmng them both ~ have been beyond
proach. Last evening another person, named Nathan
Lew who lives In Tue same house with Eubensten at
No. SO Bayardst and who Is u shoemaker by occcpa-
ton, arrested ani locked up tn the First Precinct
Station House Us "a Witness
The PRISONER IDENTIFIED.
Tho theory OF the police authots in regard TO the
murder s as borne out BY facts that have been de-
yoloped that Nathan Rubenscin had been criminally
intimate with arIh Alexander, and knowing that she
would become mother, and fearing TO have that
fact como to the knowledge Of his wife, whom he
pected arrive by every steamer, no determined 10 XII
accordingly, arranged to meet her Sum
day 1t has been shown that he OF person resembling
niIn got into the with her after crossing
the Roosevet-st. ferry, and got out when she
aligh,ei aud joined her at the terminus OF the rail-
order Ia divert suspicion The story OF the dream
considered evidence OF his knowledge VI tue murder
il had been discovered The two missing links in
OF circunistantil evidence liking the murder
at his door his positive Identification by persons
who rode In the the companion or the murdered
The police authorities already ascertned that bis
father no Is peder has sold knives similar 10 the ono
round the BODY The KNIFE III question IA new ono
A man who gave the naue Of Edward Buczholz called
"a Police Headquarters late last night and at idcn-
titled Nathan kuuenstcn rs the man whom he SAN with
tne and at T. st NowYork Last Sunday night Officer
Ch1or measured the mprss siOns vi the mans and the
woans feet where they got the fence In the lot At
NcNlork, with their shoes, and found that Ruben
BIor's b OTIS cOreSpOnded exactly with the larger I'M
T,cy Lad patches Tie inner soles under tho
juin Of great toe Tie marks Of these patches
plainly visible the tracks. TIC boots which were re-
his Ieet last night still covered Win the
peculiar suil of Last New-IUrk. I.ddl,r who sold
kniNes like found under the stack dis
covered last night in East New-York lie VIII be taken
10 Brooklyn to-day " SEQ whether lie sold tho prisoner