The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-16
IN THE coNDEnNsD CELL.
Rubcnstcin's Days and Nights 81 PRAYER
strictly Guarded-fiIs Food.

Rubenstein IL guarded with extreme
vigilance. Sheriff Dsggett has given the War
den Of Raymond street Jail orders TO admit no
perton to the prisoner except upon directions
from him, and not even TO allow letters or
presents to be conveyed to him. Since then the
shenm has gone to Albany, where he expects to
stay until saturday, and meantime the prisoner
Is under charge OF the Under Sheriff. who will
permit no visits TO him except by members Of
his family, and then only by one at a time. on
sunday the prisoners father and Alexander the
brother Of the murdered girl, called. Yesterday
the prisoners sister visited bun.
The sherin's deputies, Howard and LYONS,
who arc charged with the responsibility Of
guarding Rubenstein, report that on Saturday
night he sat w until midnight. dividing his
time between prayer aud reading his HEBREW
lIDle, He then went to bed, but at two o'clock
sprang up suddenly and anxiously asked how
long he had slept Being told the hour, he lly
down again. and slept until six o'clock. lie
then arose, washed his hands, Dared one arm
and wound about IL and around his hand and
forehead the leathern straps that he wears wnen
engaged In his dcv0tions, and IN that state
PRAYED earnestly for several hours. The greater
part OF sunday he passed IN reading his Bible,
Ia PRAYER. and sleep AZ Intervals he ,wept bit
terly aud protested his innocence. The STRAPS
he uses in his PRAYERS can always be taken away
r. soon rs he Laws them ~. They are more than
sufficient to hang himself with, had he the op
Rugs have been laid upon the floor in the
vicinity OF his cell 10 deadeu the sounds Il the
Of the prisoners request, that he misht not DC
disturbed I'm bis dev1tions. Hts prayers are ut
tered I'm a low, monOtonous, aud RAJ id under.
tone. which would not permit their being under
stood, even were they not IN Hebrew.
Sheriff Dacgett HIS determined to allow no
more food t. be furn shed 60 the prisoner nv lis
family, ~ mere ofore, for fear tn he might DO
poisoned. OF the food brought to him previous
10 his sentence there Il still quantity re main
ing. When that IL consumed, II the prisoner re-
fuses 90 eat fne prison fSrJ. trustworthy Jcwess
cook may be provided To prepare food Tor him
according to the Jewish ritual, should that seem
necessary to keen hun from Ire King down.
On Monday he asked whether Alexander, the
brother Of the murdered girl, would not fufnis ia
him with prOperly-cooked food, since his family
were no longer permitted to do It. Alexander
replied that he wound N the sheriff gave his per-
mission. Inc sheriff has since refii-ed to per.
MT u. huhenstctn contents himself With siugu-
lar fare. lie makes Il meal OH bread, herring,
and an ample.
Alexander, speaking with a reporter, said In n
mdtter-uf-fuct way, 4 never saw any evidence
OF improper intimacy between Rubenstcn aud
my sister. II | had known, or my poor, muir.
dered sister had confessed to me that Pc sach
had led her estray, | would have said 80 on tho
witness stand
A letter written In Hebrew has been found on
tho floor OF the prisoners cell. Its contents
have not Yet been asccrt iined. IL IL IN tue
Sueri1s possession.