The New York herald., 1876-02-04
r U B E N S T E 1 N.
Startling Testimony Of a
Jewish Pedler.
SARAS DYING CRIES HEARD
{he Prisoner and the Murdered Girl Seen
in the COrnfeld.
Gradual Investigation Of Every Detail OF
the Crime.

At ten o'clock yesterday the trial OF Pesach
N. Rubensten for the murder OF sara Alexander was
resumed In the Kings county Court Of Oyer and Ter
miner before Judge Pratt, County Judge Moore ant
Justices Of Sessions McKibben ana Wofort The court
room was crowded, as the three preceding days O
the trial and hundred applicants for admission
were compelled 90 away disappointed The prisoner
occupied his accustomed by the side Of his coun
sell Messrs Beach and Mott The relatives Of the prs
and OF the deceased also present The test.
mony elected the most damaging that has been ad
duced by the prosecution since the opening OF the trial.
and is replete with sensational points.
nr. A. W. Shepard recalled by the prosecution
10 correct his statement with regard the height OF
The deceased She was the witness said four feet nine
inches, instead of hve feet he had stated on his
former examination.
BROTHER
j. r. Alexander, brother Of Sara the murdered
girl recalled-was examined for the defence and tes-
nhed that she worked the third floor Of No. 43
Essex when she left Rubenstein's she went to
work the Nigger House," then she went TO willin-
sks in Catharine street. where worked tailor
ess has her frequently at work in the shop with
wlrnski; he is an Israelte, whiskers, and wit
ness believed he had mustache Sara usually came
home between seven and eight O'Clock and slept home
all except two or three nights; witness said he
pedler OF dry goods; in the habit of buying the
goods from Israel Rubensten, whose store is in the
lower part OF the house in which he resides;
witness testified that he owed Jacob Rubensten about
$500 for goods; Jacob Selgman Thursday night
last in a saloon and had talk with him; didn't say to
MN that a wanted 81, 600 from Israel Rubenstein
60 against his son said nothing in substance
IKE that went Monday morning December l3, to
Israel Rubenseins house to look for Sara witness
uentoned); was not in Elizabeth street that night
witness then stated, in answer to question, that he
went with officer to Elizabeth street that Monday
eght searched several houses OF IA fame quest
Of the missing grill all the conversations with p N.
Rubensten that Gay in the Jewish language;
give the precise words p n. Rubcnsten used when he
made reference to what might have happened Sara
Counsel for prisoner here directed the witness to
write the precise words used in the Jewish language in
order that 1t may bo submitted to interpreter for
translation. Thewitness wrote desired slip OF
paper)
Witness continued that the prisoner told him about
the oaers having taken her to the country and killed
herr when they walking together the vcin
iiy OF Bayard and Canal Streets the remark
when p N. Rubensein handed him the written adver-
tisement for Sara be said "Somc loafers may have
dragged your sister OF in some country place and
killed her; witness knew Nehman Harris who is his
uncle had talked with him about Sara; did not take
Jewish oath before him.
Q Did your uncle say to you, ''You Sara's
brother, and you first; am her uncle, and
fecondi Now, want to know from you whether you
know Of any intimacy between p n. Rubenstein and
sara2'' and did you say "No; l never saw them to-
RetherYn A. NY uncle asked me II | WAS sure that =.
N Rubenstein killed my sister and said, "How can
tell: | didn't see it," answered him i didn't know
anything about it.
Witness said the prisoner gave him the earrings 10
give Sara at Ru6enstens house Pesach lived ID the
upper part OF the house. in order to enter Pesach's
>f6um you have TO pass through Mosenlnski's room;
the prisoner hired the room from Moseninski, whose
family would be able anything going there
the prisoner peddled jewey and tickets or passengers
age OF my two sisters from Europe TO America never
asked defendant TO give those earrings as "he had
made money enough on those tickets Sold" the car
rings were round, with red stone In the centre.
BY District Attorney Britton, re-direct:-Am an Is
raete deceased was also OF that beliei Sara after
attending ~ Rubensten in his sickness returned to
witness house; r. ~ Rubenstein told witness that be
very sorry that she left his fathers house. as she
had acted TO him while sick like mother to child,
and did not sleep TO wait on him; the two or three
nights that absent from witness house she
was in Rubenstein's house, he knew because he had
seen her there; about seven weeks before she was
killed she remained at Rubensten's house for three
days
A BROTHER oP THE PRISONER
Louis Rubenstein testified that he is brother or
Pesach ~ Rubenstein first the accused amer two
O'Clock Sunday December H. the prisoner was then
him again shortly after four O'Clock in the store; saw
him again the store at Eve O'Clock when witness was
gong party at the Ludlow street synagogue; next
raw Pesach about eight O'Clock when he returned his
father Jacob and witness were at the party together
and returned together No. SO Bayard street; that
was little after eight O'Clock; Tuesday witness first
heard Of the dream fesach had think be told me OF t
am not certain may have read 1t IN the papers.
The District Attorney questioned witness as TO his
testimony that subject before the Coroner at the in
quest
fled info
ness OF former impression given under oath such
evidence would be an impeachment oil the witness ana
q violation of the principles Of evidence.
The Court said Chat the questions had better be with
drawn.
witness in continuing, said About the dream he
could remember whether his brother had told HIM
about not; did not understand what the Coroner
had told him the second time.
The District Attorney here handed the witness the
testimony taken before the Coroner on the dream and
asked him TO read it. The witness did So and handing
a back :--'I can't remember anything about it
don't know where read il, or in what paper don't
know whether there was anything In tho New York
papers about the killing Of Miss Alexander
''well you may go; don't want anything from
youn said the District Attorney. evidently annoyed a;
the manner Of the incorrigible witness
John smith, interpreter then read the following adj
veriisement which the prisoner wrote Monday,
December Is and gave to J. L. Alexander
GIRL MIssING-sINCE THE EVENING or THE
DARK dressed los s6t calico dress with BLACK overstir,
Information received by J. p. ALEXANDER. No. 30 Is
D
Solomon Bachlocn teSbneu tnat ne knew tho pris-
oner; him on Wednesday, December Is, about tive
O'Clock before he arrested. In Canal street.
Essex street. asked him II his father had got back from
Brooklyn; he said, ''No, yet;n he asked whether
witness had heard OF dream; witness told him he
had heard OF 10; Rubenstein stated that the dream
was exactly as she found; the conversation
Hebrew
y Jarmoousky testified that be is ticket agent for
European steamers; hss known the prisoner for two
years and has sold him tickets on November H. 1919,
he bought ticket for the passage OF his wife 10 New
York; the ticket then bought has not yet been used
Israel Rubensteln called him January !. and told
the witness that 7. N.'s wife not coming out; he
thought it would be better II 2. Ma vile would not
leave Hamburg
on the cross examination witness said that the prs
oner bought previous ticket for his wife on september
1874 but as she then refused 10 come out here wit
ness returned him the money; the character Of p N
Rubeustein for honesty Is excellent
NAY Levi Of No 80 Essex street, had conversation
with the prisoner In the past year about his wife COM
tug here. about ava months told witness his