The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-01
THE HEBREW GIRL MURDER
TIE TRTIL OFPEsdCH RUBENsTEIN
BEGUN IN BROOKLYN.
A Muiiisted Corpse In East New York
Cornheid-rhc Chain Of Circumsta ntial
Evidence that Pointed to the Prisoner.

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Evidence TINT fOtnted 10 the PRISONER.
Thu t,,oi of pe.ocb Niso, Ruhcnste,n for
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ma'cs plank road near East New YORK; on De-
oember IL, two day, after the murder, was be-
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terdav, before justices Pratt, Moore, Woliert,
and NcKIbben The court roam yas tnrouRed
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summoned. The gallery above wae densely
na,kod. ali avos heino ,urned on tho droopIng
INV Ao"' "' o'oe "e'"H '"'"0u v" '"e N'N''."A
form OF tho prisoner. who sat just behind his
law era william A. Beach and John o. Mott.
Nea, "',h were n'' 'a'nr' "nu o'o'"e'' u'o'o ~
pulsve IN appearance than the prisoner himself.
They were under bonds for their appearance as
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"''"e'oeS i"' '"o Pr"S"Vu'""' i"VS "ei"
kccnly alive to every movement, and were jeal-
ana nj, ans, ,,,,r,,.tor ~, tho ,,,s,,or A ANAL
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humocr VI hepreWs' thl'nV telh'Nes oi 'he Hus-
peoted murderer and the murdered oifl, were In
side OF the rail and IN the witnesses' corner.
Pesnch's wife not among than. All of them
eagerly listened to tue questions put by the
caslonaliv they looked sympathetic,lv toward
Ruuenstcin The Ties of rice seemed to ohlit.
near relatives of the murdered girl, and they
Joined IN the protcstatons uf their belief Ia liu
benstein's innocence, which thcy N I'd main-
tained from the nrs', without Offering any ex-
plapatiOn pf he muruer. They believed that he
was too religious to do wrong.
= 'ra Alexander's body waa found In a corn
field on tho Schenck farm. There were gazing
wounds In the face ami neck. The arms were
raised over her head in a defensive pOsitiO
Near by we're evidences ~ a struggle. and the
police found n blO1iv knife In corn shock
close by. A DESCRIPTION OF the murdered girl
printed In THE SuN led her relatives to visit the
Morgue and identify the BODY. sara hid lived
vita TIE prisoners family, and had endeared
herself 20 the prisoner 10y taking care OF HIM
when hs was sick. She had disappeared on the
| Sunday previous to the finding OF the body. and
after the body was found, tho urisoner's father
said that on tuesday morning Pesach told him
that he had a strange dream about sara. Sns
| had come 10 him In his sleeo and told him that
| York and had aaked him to cume and bury her.
| This led to the arrest Of Rubcnstein. Tine Iris-
! oner from the Hrst denied his guilt. when he
was taken TO the Morgue to faco the girls dead
| body, he trembled, grew pale threw up his
| hands and with a Rroan and a look OF horror
| sank back acainst the wall.
| 1he chain Of circnmstantlal evidence was rem e
| dered complete by tue testtm ony OF persons who
| s.w Vubensteln and the Girl In ths cnrs on the
| SUNDAY night going toward East New York, aud
| bv the finding of the man who mad sold the
| Knife 10 the prisoner In the fail RubcnstvIn
| was dumb to ali questions and spent most Of
| hi. time In religious deyotinns.
| In the cvurt roorr Ve.terduy he was re pulslye-
| ly unclean lie folded his hands ana hid them
| in his coat sIeeyea. He heard everything an q
| snw eyerythIng without revealing any i'm pree-
| sion I'm IN, face lie talked 10 Ills brother and
| 10 hta father in a whistler and when M used mi
| handkprchief To- wine the blood from his mouth.