New-York tribune., 1876-02-01
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIE Fast NEW-YORK MURDER.


,,o,Sx,S. or THE TRIAL OF p. N. RUBESSTEIN
roR TIE KILLING OF SARAH ALEXANDRIA
JURY OBTAINED.
The trial of Pesach Nisan Rubensten for the
murder OF Sarah Alexander begun yesterday In the
Kings County Court Of Oyer and Termner. Judge
Moore of the County Court occupied the bench together
with judge Pratt and Associate Justices MehlbDen ana
Holfert.
This case from tie first discovery of the murder, has
attracted much attention The proof OF guilt supposed
10 be well 90 ablished by testimony Of important Wit
seeses together with strong evidence
Fifty witnesses summoned. The body OF the s'ri
was found by farm aborer employed upon the schehk
farm on the line OF the Jamaica PlankIoad' WINE nc
was crossing a corIfcd Dec. IA. 1870. INC tn'o"'
was cut on both sides and the hands and arms were
hacked as if the wounds received while the sir
wa. irving 10 protect herself Footprints were olscOS
sred leading to the spot from the plank when e1
scty correspOnded tie boots worn by RnpeiseIn ana
the CATERS worn by the girl blocdstanod KNIFE the
Kind used manufacture OF cigars, was founi lying
Oh the ground In the center o cornstack proved 10
be an unfinished one. Tie body was removed to the
East New-Yorg stationhouse and afterward TO the
horgue where IL was identified by Israel Rubenstein
father Of the prisoner and by the sister and boher o
the victim. The father Of Pesach related strange
dream which his son had communicated to him. IN wfich
he said had dreamed he had seen Sarah and that she
called TO him. "Iesach Pesach! come 10 me! come 10
father Pesach and his two brothers, Jacob ana LOUIS
In the mean time post mcrtem examination was ned on
the body and voaed the fact that Miss Alexander was
h an advanced stage OF pregnancy The knife was traced
to the possession OF the prisoner The defense II is
stated. will attempt to prove an alb Inc prosecution
xil be conducted DistrctAttOrney BIltton ana hs
sssstant Mr.. Smell william A. Beach has associated
with him Me-srs KNITTING and Mott on the de1else'
The entire day yesterday was taken up III obtaining
mry A panel 0f 500 uTOIs had been summoned Inc
prisoner was brought into court little before 10 0clock
and sat during the proceedings by tire side OF Ills counsel
He has greatly changed during his confinement ana
looks as though he might be in the last stages OF con
sumption. His eyes were very much sunken ana ms
cheeks hollow the beard had been allowed to grow ana
his hair was very much dsheveled His face presented
yary nxiOus expression. Tue father OF the prisoner
sat Immediately behind him, and his brother ~ hls sue
though they did not speak 10 each other curing
the session During the recess the prisoner SAT
I'm the corner with his father engaged Tor
several minutes apparently in prayer The nS1orlty
M visitors in court during the day were Hebrews
AbouJ 20 ladies were present half OF whom sat Wltmn
the bar Tie usual difficulty was fOuud In obtaining
urors some OF those examined undergoing very
vere exam nation. IL not until 315 p ~ that the
twelfth Juror was sworn out OF SO who had been exam
med The Jury consists of the following Ielsons DeX-
Ter Colan0re Edmund r Keeer, Franh j. Bristol, jas
W Smith, Philip Valentine, william H. Spencer, JACOB H.
CoxOn Luther ErwILg Robert Miller, William H. Miller,
h. f. Quirk, Daniel Barnes
The sessions OF the Court to he from 10 a. M 70
D. m without a recess is thought that the trial VIII
bccupy a week.