New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-10
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
DIES IN HIS CELL.

RJBENSTEIN DIES IN HIS CELL.
EXHAUSTION OF VITALITY FROM DISEASE, INsUTFI-
crrSr NoURIsnMENT AND FILTHY HABITs-No
SUSPICION OF SUICIDE.
While Deputy Keeper Howard was pacing
along the corridor leading to the cells for condemned
prisoners in Raymond street JAIL Brooklyn, few MN
utes before 10 o'clock yesterday morning he heard
eroau in the cell Of Rubenstein, the condemned muir
derer Looking in through the grating he saw the prs
oner living I'm cramped ana painful position He spoke
TO him but received answer, and calling an assistant
he entered the cell. Rubensten was on his bed IN the
rear of the cell in halfsittng posture his upturned
face was CHASTITY pale and his eyes fixed and CLASSY
The two men raised him up and placed him in more
comfortable position, but in moment without ntterns
n word and without any cOnvusive movements, Dut
gasping once twice, he died.
Word was sent Immediately TO Sheriff Daggett. who
ordered that Coroner Shepard and the family OF Ruben
sten should he informed OF the death. The body was
allowed TO remain untouched for several hours ana IL
was viewed by scores of people who gained admtance
TO the Jail. 1t was a shocking OBJECT The frame was
wasted TO mere skeleton and the palld flesh that re-
manned was dirty and covered with verin the prisoner
having refused most stubbornly to De washed
or have his raiment changed. The death Oh
Rubcnstein did not surprise his keepers greatly
although at a. IN. he had appeared to he no weaker
than M any time for several weeks At that hour he hdd
eaten his usual breakfast OF bread and tea and soon AFTER
he had gone to sleep His death was the result OF lung
disease aggravated by continued mental depression
filthy habits and refusal TO take sufficient no1rlsment
There rumOrs that the Wfetcned man hau NJ
himself but cause for suspicion OF thst KIM WAS
found. ~, --..-....o., r,,h.r
stein has been engaged night and day III devOtiohs
These consisted OF PRAYERS reading OF psalms, ana ne
wearing Of the "twillm" aud straps which bound MN
I'm painful position for hours AT time lie mas eaten
very little and the least nOUrslnc kinds OF iOOu lie
became daily weaker and weaker nnay reluSeu 10 ahe
the nourshment prescribed by the jail ply scln ana MS
vitality was utterly exhausted
he fatn
about and the former performed some jewish ltes
the dead body OF ms SON BON eAhniie1 se
est distress. AT O'Clock Or. shepard held post
norton examination Of the body, and iound that the I'M
mediate cause OF death cavity IN the upper zone OF
thu left lung but that disease had been aggravated ana
FASTENED by general want of vitality The doctor SAID
that If RuDeusteu had eaten wholesome loOl ana KEPT
clean he would probably not have died flon natIai
causes for years The COrOners inquest Will he held 10
morning at the jail and alterward the Dody WI"
be delivered TO the father for mter1ncnt.
Rubensten was under sentence OF death Ior Ine i !,
der of Sarah Alexander ON Dee T. 1870 On account o
the arOcty of the crime and the fact tat inc lutici
girl aud her destroyer belonged 10 class OF lsItes
their lives according the Tamud and tradition, eN-
traOdnary interest manifested IN the Case III the
two cities and indeed throughout the whole country
Ron Tbensteiu and Niles Alexander had been regarded
very devOu bV the members OF Inc synagogue WIN
which they connected and his Observance OF all the
fast-days aud the ceTcmonidls OF his sect excited
for him great sympathy among hs peopie'
He sentenced TO Oe hung on March "a bat Ms couh
sell after appealing Intellectually TO several Jldges'
finally obtained STAY OF pTocee lngs pehulhs INC
ment for "A trial upon OH OF exceptions "nlch hau
been allowed by Judge Brady. Tbs argument was AZ
pointed for Friday, before the General Term OF INC
Supreme Court at POughkeepse. Since the convection
oil RuDenstein aud important evidence mas oSeh oD
tanned by the police II can bc shown that e gay pc
fore the tragedy Rubensten arraug 10 get board ior
his victim at East Ncw-GOTk Two persons nave Dttn
found who Rubeus;cin in East New-I0rk after ne
committed the decd. and another person was present
when be washed the blood from his hands at place
where lie stopped ON his return to this city.