New-York tribune., 1876-03-11
DESPERATE DEFICES or MURDERERS.
EFFORTS OF ANONYMOUS FRIENDS OF poIAN AND
RUBENsTEIN TO SAVE THEM.

EtBOflS Oh ANONYMOUS FRIENDS OF UDl4AN AND
RUBENsTEIS TO SAVE THEM.
The records of murder established on purely
crcumstantal evidence show few where the proof
has been complete ana unquestioned in those OF
John DOlan FOR the murder OF Mr. Noe and T. Ruben
stein for the assassination OF Sarah Alexander.
In the first case the murder without In
tent but is constuctively murder in the first
degree, and punishable by death because committed
in the furthcrancc OF felony. In the Of Ruben
stein the murder deliberately planned and done
with motive generally considered the strongest Of
incentives. No human eye other than that Of the muir
dercls their crimes committed and in each tie
pereator discovered only through very able detec
tive skin, and convicted only by the effective present
the cir unstantia evidence. In each ease, too,
conviction strange and desperate efforts la been
made BY unknown to secure to tbe convicted men
immunity from the punishment OF death decrecd by the
courts
Il was part as the defense OF Doan explanatory of
his Tlwnng the watch Of the murdered naB that il was
given 90 him for the purpose CT raising by thief
known AS Diamond Jim" He could not satisfactorily
account this person the time since bat at inter-
walls anonymous letters, prpcrtng 20 account for the
mans absence, and calculated to confirm the claim OF
Dolau as 70 the way in which he got the watch, have
received One OF these dated at Albany and signed
Diamond jim" 10 tine effect that he had "put up the
Job rob Nj Noes store, that his partner"
the who did the deeG is in the hands Of the Cover
nor Doan clams tEa he could lay hands this man,
but does do The following il extract from
auother letter forwarded 10 the Governor III Doen's IN
terest II is from Orve Williamson, an inmate Of sing
Sing Prison, evidently invented in Doan's interest and
in the hope Of Il pardon III Older that Williamson may
testify. It reads:
was glad 10 here that Docn was not hang yet nov
think mat il he docs -ct tlia! viii be brought to
now work N do Will sbcy up one OF the biggest rG-
nance that happened in real life VIII also SHOW
pu1Cs up that walks hth aVpCue ana IL Broadway
one to look at them would think that rhcy wod not
I
knew when ever you here anything new about Dozen.
The efforts in RubCustrn'S behalf have been even moro
shallow and Desperate the last being the most curl
ous. On Tuesday night last TIL TRIBUNE received
private dispatch from Chicago TO the effect that Super
mtenden Hickey Of tie police Of that city had received
communication from Catholic priest OF Brooklyn, adj
ysng hlm that who at confessional had confessed
having murdered Sarah Alexander was IN Chicago,
and ought to be arrested. He gave details of
the manner OF the crime and description Of
the ALLEGED murderer. The dispatch 70 TIE TRIBUNE
submitted 10 superintendent Wallinc, who coLsid
cred it o. importance enough to snow To Chei Campbell
Of Brooklyn and the two held conference the mat
ter Tuesday night Trey agreed in the theory that it
was another effort t. trial reprievc or
Ruhenstein. Dsirci-sttoney Bitou consulted, and
he hold The opinion Chief Campbell tlurcupOn tec
gr1peed TO the Chicago Superintendent, ASKING the name
OF the priest to whom tho confession said to have
been made. The reply OF supcnnten lent Hcaey TO
that TIE letter anonymous; IN lied III
man not that Of educated man, and therefore
not likely to have come from any priest at all. Chief
Campbell further arsatd that in N event coaid e priest
have the man at confessional, nor could
he consistently make his confession publc. His
suspicion that the letter was de'ics in Ruben
DAY morning by tAe receipt through the postoiicc
Of letter N German, sigied ~ Catholic Priest aad
ictliing the confession Oi the alleged murderer This
letter vas tNHitAtE i-eI%iI III matter WIN va. It
ceiyed by Superintendent Hickey. 10 represented that
rTt Il ID
cxnuer iIt the field where tine latjers body 5ulse
qUcutly found. ne saw RVuenste-n elFc the woman
irtcnded 10 account for the iHfg, sdstEcty traced
10 RGbcrs,eiu, y.in which tine mHrd:r was
man followed, and demanded the m,ney fr9m
the woman. she refuss }, mi drawing the knife de-
asplated him. and taking the knife from hrr Ae en- her
throaJ with it, and theH hi il in thc field where was
Durs where lie spcutit and filled witt remose returned
brooklyn determined TO confess DuI hc Gd 80 only
Giti1n he c5utc> tic authorities This Ee Gd not
do the priest therefore threatened to ave him mp 20
by so shallow tale III making efforts 20 So
the Ot tie writer Of the anonymous icitc
whom they suspect but against whom me lIoot IS not
Samuel stern who claims TO have been officially con
nccted with the prosecution OF RuberE,c has published
little plinpAcJ OF 10 pages ia WlcA ne gives 'ie L5-
tory oi his mysterious connection WITH Gie case lie
was the old gentleman with the white muStache' VINO
daily appeared IN the court room seated amon2 the re-
loFtes, and wG0se presence was tie subject OF IRE
st,nt daait' myssry to ali who attended the trial
IL afl3Iafs IroIt l ms s1o2 V2 't ~ ts % "1e
efforts made prove alibi fOr Rubepstcn ana accord
ing to his statement be was largely III tramenta IN dc
feating that very ingenious effort. The pamphlet, o.
course. is filed with rather peculiar statements, most oi
which are new and interesting but told IN very sensA
the Urerel woman, Sarai Alexander, dated at Wilma
Gubena, Feb 10. 1876 and addi",,td to Liz son; INC
appropriated for the erection of tombstone over the
murdered wOiaau's body.