The New York herald., 1876-01-31
RUBENSTEIN.

HIS TRIAL FOR THE MURDER OF SARA ALExAN-
DER TO BEGIN To-DAY-THE PRISONERS RE-
MARKABLE DRRAM-AN EXTRAORDINARY CHAIN
OF CIRCUMsTANTIAL EvIDENCE-TALK OF HE
BREW INTERFERENCE.
The trial OF Pesach N Rubenstein for the murder of
Sara Alexander will be commenced this morning
in tho Kings County Court OF Oyer and Termner be-
fore Judge Pratt and associate justices The case,
which has from the discovery OF the victim attracted
public attention, promises to furnish OF the most
interesting pages in Che annals OF crime It is replce
with sensational points Of circumstantiai evidence
which, while forging the links that expected to form
the chain OF proof OF guilt must eniven the interest
District Attorney Brtton, through the abors OF Deteo
tves Zynndt and Butts, Of the Brooklyn Central
ofce, has been placed in possession Of and
startling Information which WILL he believes greatly
strengthen the case OF the people No less than nity
witnesses have been summoned for the prosecution
The narrative Of the tragedy told In BRIEF ths:-
About noon Of Tuesday, December "a. a laborer in
the employ Of the lessee Of what Is known as the
schenck farm, the line OF the Jamaica plank road
crossing neld distant about 500 yards from
the toll gate, when he shocked find the body OF
young woman, with her throat cut on both sides and
her hands and hacked though defending her
self from the thrusts OF her slayer. The workman
made haste to the station house at East New York. and
the Brooklyn Coroner and police OF that city were
early on the scene The body lay the side Of
stack OF stalks, screened from the view
OF the road. There evidence Of struggle in the
vicinity, and the tracks Of mans boots and the foot
prints OF small CATERS corresponding with the de-
ceaseds shoes were found leading from the plank
road There blood spots on the corn, and tho
clothing which enveloped the corpse frozen 70 the
ground, while q slight mantle OF snow, which had
fallen the day previous enshrouded the rigid FORM
Thus did the elements furnish Information Of the fact
that the murder had been committed before the
squal Of Monday evening, and Il was deemed moro
than probable that the had been aured TO that
secluded and fatal spot Sunday evening, which was
hne mild and inviting for outdoor On taking
the corn stack apart bloody knife such as cigar
makers use found lying the ground in the centre
This weapon had q rough unfinished black walnut
handle about four inches long The blade was very
sharp, and was three inches in longth ard about
threequarters ofan inch In breadth. In the pocket
OF the victim was found thimble and a three cent
piece There was other cew 10 the Identity OF
the woman, who fair In feature and young in
years There was, then, cIew to the murderer.
Tho body was removed to the East New York station
house. where the people focked to see II from miles
around, but were unable 10 recognize her as any
body they had ever before. Tho HRRALp Of
the day following the discovery OF the body pub
hshed the facts as far as they had developed On
Wednesday, December 15 Israel Rubcnstein father Of
the prisoner Pesacn who is to be tried for the murder
In company with p Alexander and a sister OF tho
latter, visited the Brooklyn morgue, where
THE BODY MURDERED GIRL
was 70 be taken that day for the purpose Of identifying
the remains should they prove TO be- thoy feared
they were those OF their relative, Sara Alexander.
While awaiting the arrival OF tho body, Israel Ruben
stein, who u an old man, and keeps dry goods store
AT No SO Bayard street. New York became engaged IN
conversation with some gentlemen Of the press touch
ing the circumstances attending the disappearance OF
sgarn of he
let her brothers. house In Essex street about Two
o'clock Sunday afternoon saying that she was gong
out 70 look lor work from tailor In the Bo"cry ior
whom sho had previously worked A. scamstress thnt
she called At his tRubonstens house, and remained
there tll nafpast four O'Clock, when she took her
departure alone. That was the lHt no bad
seen OF her She lived AZ his house tor
several months preceding May, 1873; that while she
dwet with them sad endeared herself 70 them she
had nursed bis usraesl during severe attack Of
Illness The invalid son named Pcsach n. Ruben.
stein who had q wife and child In Poland He had
married there four or hve years before coming 70
America and they now about 20 rejoin him This
son Pesach. nc said had strange cream on Monday