The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-02
THE HEBREW GIRL MURDER
TESTIMONY AGAINST RUBENSTEIN
As TOLD CNDER OdTH.
The Prisoners Roots Found TO FIT the Tracks
near the Murdered Jewess's Body Ruben-
STEMS Strange Conduct white In Court.

near the Murdered JewesS's Body Ruben
stems Strange Conduct while In Court.
The sidewalk and street before the
BROOKLYN Court House yesterday were black
with throng that wished to see Pesach Rubon-
stein, the indicted Hebrew murderer, but 1t
waited in vain, for the officers had slipped Ru-
bernstein in the back Wv, and no was dropping
I'm his seat. lie exhibited no interest In tho trial
during the day. lie did not look ut the wit.
nesses, but cast sldo, cat like looks at the jury,
rarely moving his head, which seemed TO rest
too helyilv on his neck t. he moved with ease.
Inside OF tho rail, near to the jury box, were
two rows of Witnessed mostly Jewcsses. From
the rear row tue dark-eycd sister of the muir
dercd Girl W tened the accused murderer. Ku-
benstein's father md brother sat close to him,
and the threo we're ofensivcy uncle, ns
they could well ,e. \ policeman kcpt clos,
beside NuDeu~tcir, that his friends might not
give him anvthiul with which ho might take his
! own hfe. The DstuC, Atturne,'s = officers fled
/ IN W IN the bundles OF boots shoes, clothins,
] kDivrS, ana diairdins that we're to form part OF
! the evidence.
! Tue District Attorney opened the case FOR the
1 prosecution, stNtng that thV prisoner was born
/ IN Russia, ana had teen IN this country about
seven years. The mud red girl was born III %
sane country and had teen here about three
! years. She was ia cousin. a rettrinE Eirl. who
! euuvht no society. she wHs Intimate with no
one, except, Ger iaps. the prisoner How init
| mate sho was VITA hl,n was t9 uppear; Ihey
| lived near together in New York citi. On sun
Dee. T., ne ultt ms INinCr uOlSo III LAY. I'll
street. ub 'lt pcicch la tho afternoon, aud she
went away soon aiterwdrd. 1t was expected
tn I tho pr lsecution would show tnat they
cr s'ei the ferr toiethcr' tn 4 t!ry took tie
same car to Eist New York, that about d q idf-
ter Of a miie from the end " the car route tncy
| got over fence INTO cornicli ana that thVro
! the prisoner brutally murdered toe girl.
va in Segellesen, workman on Diedtich
! Wciseis firn. tcstilCd tuat he found sara Alex
| and-rs body tehiud COrustack in the corn
field. There was a shaw nslr the corn tack
y We n "a IA r..
| ani then sent for the police.
Diedrch Wessel. the owner Of the firm, saw
the body In the field Hc did not touch It ex-
| cept to Iull the clothes down. the lower limbs
OF the girl were no. clothed except toy stockings.
One arm was raised above tier head.
Sergeant Herbert sided that when he found
the body the legs were drawn up, and tho right
| arm WAS raised. lie described the cuts. There
WIS mud on the bare knees, and extended down
to where the stockings we're Gariered. lie saw a
few tracks about the BODY. The expression OF
the face was po"cefdi tue cves were open ana
staring. The soil in the held near the fence Is
light; near the spot where the body was found
the soil was dhrSer. The mud On tue knees was
from the darker soil.
Dr.. Henry {. Slurls. Coroner. said that he took
Ruueusteiu TO the A,orEue To ntif, tho body.
The body WIS nude. aud was covered with a
shawl. lie asked Ruheusteiu TO 20 around oa
tine other side uf the table to view the body. A.
he die 50 he drew the shawl from the face and
exposed the wounis. Runcn-,c ciu assumed en
attitude Of horror. drew b .ck. and threw up hts
hands. when tue NotOncr a-kod him whether
ne recognized the body, he SAID that it was sara
Gcorse Iundt. the skilled detective. testified
to making The trip from BiVard street to the
Est New York corn field and back again,
done. lie remained ten minutes in the
field, and returned to New York. having
| been gone four hours and quarter
lie Lad a TX with Rubenstrin about his
Whereabouts ON the sunday OF the death. Ru.
ofterward went 10 Q Maiden lane to- see a man
went II, xt to liO Division street. to see man
then went home to dinner Then he went 70
Twenty second street, to see jeweller went to
Division street AKA n To see the man failed to
see him ne went home and back again. and saw
tue man, MI. Quint. Then he went nome u
tea sara Alexander waited on him at supper
He left the house at four OF half past four, aud
he ID that sara was at nome wheu he left. The
witness coull not remember what Ru0enstein
sad oi hin self after that time. -,,
District Attorney Triton offered In evidence q
number of knives and paris of knives like The
enc found IN the corn stack IN the Held.
TEN exatninat on, testInsd a. to tho cuts in th,
neck. The womb was di.tcnded with "a chill,
Hyo and a half months old In uterine life. IN,
chilas desth followed ITS mother.
just a. DIR. sheppard finished his sstiD Dony
the brother of Runenstein punched his nrothel
ana vigorously snoOk him to STIR him out OF th'
torpor into which he had sunk. IL W S wit
Z difficulty that he could be quickened to furtne
urged bin 10 listen TO the statement which th
District Attorney was reading a. tae one mad
l by him to Sergeant Frost he put his hands 4
his ears savlng, II near" The statemen
which Sergeant Frost tes;iaed was made to hin
through Detective Lundt accords with tha
de,ecuye's account. After the supper on sun
daV, when lie says that ne LEFT = ira IN the nous
| in BAyard street, lie went 10 the synagogue
Then he went To llj Division street. t. see so ~
| parties. Failing TO see them lie went home
went back to Division street Two or thr9e time
. more, aud not seeing Ills men went home Il
o'clock and found sara gone.
= Officer OXFORD took the shoes from the dsa,
= | grls feet, aud also took kubenstein's boots ~
= | The boots were spotted AS II by some liquid
The day after tue BODY VAS found he went owe
the Held, and tracked the footsteps OF a ma
| and woman TO the corn stack from the fence
The imprint OF the mans foot was marked by
crack, as II the sole Of the boot was pltchet
= The heel print was heavier IN front than Denin(
The imprint OF the wonan's foot was distir
guished by a small heel and u peculiar sh- pc
5 toe.
;. Detective William II. Folk, who fitted Ruber
stems boots aud SRA Alex1nder's shoes to tn
cornneld tracks, testified that tho fl was perfec