The New York herald., 1876-02-05
R U B E N S t E l N
The Argument for His De-
fence Begun.
THE JURY WARNED AGAINST DETECTIVES
Solomon Kreamer, the Witness for the Prose-
cutiOn, Declared a Madman.

murder Of Sara Alexander began its session shortly
after O'Clock yesterday morning Judge Pratt pre-
sided sitting with County Judge Moore and Justices OF
Sessions McKibben and Wolfert The court room was
crowded The attendance Of female relatives OF the
prisoner quite The prosecution, up TO
the point which they rested examined forty Witnesses
occupying four days and half The opening for The
defence concluded the proceedings OF yesterday.
Louis Rubenstein recalled by District Attorney
Brton for the purpose ofexamning the witness touch
ing the declarations made by him concerning the dream
told him by the prisoner testified to at the Coroners
inquest Mr.. Brtton said he had authority upon
which TO base his motion for the admission OF that evil
dence.
Mr.. Beach objected to its introduction.
The Court admitted the question desired by the pros
ecution.
Mr.. Brtton ito witness)-Did you say in your state
ment before the Coroner that he refcrrng to N Ru
bcnsteln) Sara in dream, and that she was lying
ten miles out of the cityS Did you say thar
Mr. Beach objected to the question as mmateriaL
Exception noted,
Witness-I cannot remember
Mr.. Britton-And that he (referring to P. N. Ruben
stein) should see that she should be buried A.
not remember anything Of that kind.
Q. Do you now remember that he (Rubonstein) said
anything about dream at all
Mr. Beach-we will relieve the District Attorney.
shall put witnesses the stand to prove it
J. p Alexander, recalled by Mr. Beach-That is ]. P.
woliniski, the man for whom Sara worked tpoIpIing
to man in tho assemblage, who stood upl
Q. Did you say that Nathan Levi, shoemaker.
more intimate with your sister than anybody else
A. l said that she acquainted with Levi, and he
arrested and brought Police Headq
Levi was at my house several times.
PRISONERS DomcILR
Moses Mosalevsky next called, and through an
interpreter testified that he is the landlord who leases
the sleeping to the prisoner; lease rooms from
Israel Rubensein and reet his (the prsoner) one
room in order to get the of the prisoner one
pass through the kitchen of my apartments; that
is the only way in there; tho evening of the night
OF December II saw p N go into his room; was in
the kitchen about halfpast nine O'clock maybe five
minutes before later; have got three rooms-a
front room, bedroom and kitchen; the middle room
is the kitchen
By Mr.. Mott-Aner going through the kitchen the
bed is on the far side toward the wall; p ~ had
conversation with me Sunday night, December II,
before he passed his bedrooms sleep in the front
room; have family ofnine; have known the pris-
oner about three years and one month"; he has had
room with me ever since the house was furnished
twenty months ago. the defendant is a sicky man but
could not tell his disease; know sometimes he splits
! blood; knew that he sick for five weeks at
time; that was in April and May; he sick in
Israel Rubensten's parlor and was attended by two
! men; Rubeusten's character is good
| BY Mr.. Bntton-Rubenstein and attend the same
! synagogue; during the week the Rubenstclns go 10
the same synagogue as do and on sabbath TO Rabbi
! Ashe's synagogue knew Sara Alexander and saw her
in the paror OF Israel Rubensten saw her there as
frequently three times day; she worked there and
when the sick man required anything she would carry
it to him.
BY Mr. Mott-It required two men to lift him out of
bed the prisoner lay on the bed almost bare
Charles O'Rourke, officer in the District Attorneys
fhofh ho fnnk
Rubenstein at the jail and brought II TO the Office
where he placed the safe; he noticed the
sleeves Of the coat on January "A gave the coat 10
Thomas H stinson, keeper at the Raymond Street
Jail testified that when Solomon Krcamer taken to
the jail to identify Rubensten he wtness) brought
seven eight prisoners p. ~ Rubenstein among the
number aud arranged them in the Office; Mr.. KreameY
passed down the line till he TO the fourth prs-
| oner who Rubensten; then Kreamcr held out his
hand shake hands with Rubenstein, but the latter
said something German, and stepping out of the line
he walked up and down gestcuating wildly and talking
in some language which witness could not understand
BY Mr. Beach-Dont remember how many Of the
men had whskers; there were others besides Ruben
I stein who had side whiskers and mustaches; there
I were three oil those men who had side whskers
AT this stage of the proceedings Mr. Britton said he
would the after calling Sarah Conraddy whose
testimony he regarded as important AS she lived at
East New York half mile from the car route he pre-
sumed that the storm had delayed her
/ Mr.. J. Heinrich, surveyor Of East New York was
then called and testified as to the position OF the various
points marked the diagram Of the field wherein
the murder committed and Of its vicinity. The
the witness Solomon Kreamer who testified TO having
seen Rubenstein the fence the plank ana
walk or toward the neld. The land where the
body found is higher than the plank road. the
toll gate from which Solomon saw Rubenstein cross
the fence The body lay about 500 ieet direct line
| southwesterly from the toll gate
The diagram placed in evidence by Mr. Brltton.
oPKNING FOR THE DEFEScE
Mr.. Beach said then that they had agreed TO open
for the defence while waiting for the other witness
and the Court consentng, Mr. Mott opened the case
He said This mans case was not 10 be tried by
public judgment but by the jury, who chosen be-
OF the fact that the counsel for defendant be
eyed that they would give the prisoner fair trial
Every effort had been made 10 bring all the circum-
stances light which would tend TO injurious
this man: Many statements have been made which
lies; They, should give proper consideration to the
Judge Benedict Of the United States Court in the case
OF the United States Minor in which IL is held that
Gas class their evidence must be closely scrutnized
before is accepted The counsel then reviewed the
testimony OF Detective Frost TO the statement made
by the prisoner, through the Interpretation OF De-
tective Zundt at the time OF Rubenstens arrest He
could not have got the precise words Of the defend
/ ant he did not understand the language the
accused spoke But there were blood spots on the
cused's clothing The doctors show that when the
prisoner taken to the Morgue the body had thawed
out, and the shawl was recxing with blood They
walked him about the dissecting table. The dramatic
Coroner had said that the prisoner had .hed up his
hands in horror when he saw the CHASTITY wounds d"
! That was his cousin. Had he been guilty be would
have walked nerved and steeled against the betrayal
OF all external signs OF terror. With regard to the
finding OF the blood on the boots OF the accused n was
got at the Morgue, not In the field The vigilant
Zundt when he arrested the man, took him along the
streets the mud may have adhered to tho boots
the street But piece Of corn husk, a tenth Of an
inch in length had been found that scale on tho
shank OF the boot II zundt Will go and dig up along
the cutters Of Hester street. New York he will find
husks than he Is able 10 carry which require
professors microscope TO see
BOOTS III
The boots had been taken TO the very corn field
the tracks which they these parties went and they
placed them In tracks found there and IL some mud
and husk adhered thereto Is II to be wondered
No perfect track had been iound IN that field and how
many boots Of the and the same stripe are to
be found these cities2 The defendant has for
months and months been suffering from bemorrhage.
Then, Is t be wondered that blood stains should
be found on his coat There seven cuts on the
| victim. The very artery cut and the blood
spurted out over the corn stalks The hand that did
that slaughter reeking with gore. The coat had
not boen taken from the prisoner until January %
and these were be accounted for as proceed.