, 1876-02-26
RUBENSTEIN'S DEVOTtQNS..
TUE MURDERER IN Ills CELL.
Hcie ltart Elm Eth. II

4tctF j UTE oufbr EEus AJs
"IiubY," a. peeach Nubcnbten Is famllfsrly
called by the inmates Of tho Raymond Street
jail, Eat ou tho steam-pipo IN Ills coll yesterday,
bound in his straps, intoning his prayers and
reading his Diblc. At a. m. he bound him.
solf, wrapping tho thin, narrow loathesn straps,
ono around hiH right arm, beginning ut the largo
muscles above tho elbow, and winding 1t
ntounl and around his arm until 1t rcachoa
his iiugor ualle, md tic other about tho upper
part Of bis hoad. On his forehead aud on tho
inside Of his hrn, at tho olbow, Aso firmly fast
oncd two Email cubeB OF wood nbout
~ inches thck, with a margin at tho
button Of half an inch, and covering OF caRa
fitting over tho cubo and reating on the margin.
On each OF these cubes arc written in Hebrew
the Ten Commandments. The Rtraps nrc bound
80 firmly ha to interfere somewhat with tho cir
culatioo Of tho blood. bnt' tue devoted Hebrew
endures It 1s duty. iIo sara 1t lB necessary to
rid himself OF certain amount OF animal forco,
aud that, tho muaclos being tho seat Of tlat
force, Ao begins to strap himself at the place OF
ereatesk muscular development, above tho ol-
essences Of religion, and this vital force leaves
tho u,usc!es aud ontera the strap ut the ond, md
travels 10 entire length. escaping through tho
nails Of tue tnRers, whore tho other end OF tho
gzotesque appearance with his blooka and straps
on, and Ills long black hair turned under in rolls
about hls head. Ills fnce Ia pAlc, Ills ueck OK
tromoly smn!i, and his body small. Ho POSSESSES
much cunning, aud ahoWs 1t In hn fnoe.
Kubonsteln shock hands. with Col. Btcgerau,
and sca,.pel with caution tic other visitor. NoE
rocogniziug him ~ reporter, he was content to
allow him to re1nRip. lie drives teEorscts from
his coll. lie took tho HherH into his cell and
sat down at tho extreme end Of It. ~ far away
AZ ho could got, and In muflloa German ksket
him to uBe hIH Influence with tho Judges and
tho Dissrict Attorney to obtain stay or rorrieyc
ready to die by tho 9th OF March, aud urged the
Sheriff To get him time enough 20 prepare 10 die.
Al titnos le put his lips to tho SheElG' oar and,
looking to seo whetheE any one WAS listening.
whispered somoshlng very confidential. Tho
Sheriff would not eay what 1t was AZ times he
smiled AMI reoulod in good spirits. 1Ie Aaya lie
will not 30 hauged Iecauao ho is innocent and
lu tho hands OF God, who will not atlow
hin 70 bo hanged: On. account Of l!is
ssrotoss possible wsah i kept ovsr i' lin. Tne
bible that his father seat him WAS not given to
him, for fear that tho lcayos ARC poIsuuc1.
Twelve dollars, sent him by friends through the
Snu, uas nut gwen to Inn for tho salne reason.
him otheEB IN their place. Tho wary RuuenBten
hesltnted eoule time before accepting the Iponay.
Tho 6hefin, nftef considerable talk. pcEsuaded
',m thst u was right aud safe 10 tako IT. and or
pln,ncti that II wAH flom hts friendE to aid hIm in
obtainiuB nov trial. llubousteiu took the
money, and sienod receipt.
lie attcrward prayed with Ills face to tho east,
rocking bis body TO and fro. aud Bntting his
bEBaAl, lie moved hts lips III suothsrel utter
Auce piAciog at ttme8 his uoat4apped hnId over
his eyes, fhen he read hia Bible. latunlng =
abort prayer betoto beginning. Alter this was
Rpno through With he unbound his arm and fore-
head. ktsaiug repeatedly tue Teu Oommand-
men.s on the cubea ss he carefully wound tho
straps about them and placed them in bag.
lilo asked the 6ho1iif to lot him 70 to New York
to tho synago8ue tor two hours. but his request
mas denied.
JOHN Cowen land Andror J. Lyon. tho night
watchers, my they feas to leave Nubonhte,n
alone five muutes, Lest he tear tho sheets 10 Lis
bod aud hung himself. They took Ilubeusten
10 battle Oh Monday, aud willie iu tho water lie
became apparently dead, He had no puIAc, aud
his hoart noemed 10 stop beating. To I'll appear-
ApcsB ho was doAd, aud hiH Keepers SAID tLey
"thouQht that thsy had lobt him." There WAS
sligAt pulsation at thb pit Of tho stomach, how
ever, aud they imagined ho WAS playing poasum.
10 tent him Hooper Stlason took hosd Of hs hair
aud asked for scLaeora to cut 1t or. HLetlif
Htegeman told 1tubenstotn In German what the
wished 1t done. Rubonstoin theroupou opened
bis oYea vide and gayo MI omluous ahake Of the
4ead, anBwoFlnx ut tho aa1no time, "Oh, no.
no." lie ato otght eggs On Saturday night after
faattng all day. Hs oats heartily 1t every meal.
lie says that lilo deteeliVos took bis boots OF
and carried them tu the ooTnfleld snd prcsHed
tLom luto the ground to make thp t1Gckn, and
then besmoared them with the murdered girls
blood,
Kubonstetn h,,zns two candies syery Friday
night ~ , part Of hie Worship. lio cries, prays,
| binKs, md reads hB bibe In turn and bis tImo
IL almost wholly spcnt Ia thia manner.