The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-03
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TIE HEBREW GIRL MURDER.
WHAT SCIENCE MAY no ~ THu
DETECTION or CRIMINALs
ApaiyzinR the Soil and Hood spots on Ru-
beDstcin's Boats-A YounG Witness wiz
sold the fatal Knlfs TO the Prisoner.

Anaiyzina the Soil and BIood spots on Hu-
beDs,cin's Boots-A youns Witness wts
SOid the Fatal knife TO the Prisoner.
The excitement attending the trial Of
Rubensteiu, the Hebrew, In tho brooklyn Corrt
House yesterday, was quickened by the rumcs
that tho prisoner the night before had died IN
his cell in navmond street ~. The rumor.
although untrue, was not surprising, because an
who hai seen him had remarked his poor heath,
his pale, contracted features. and tho torpor Of
his body. Rubensten was taken to the Court
House In co ch, and when he taken to hfs
seat ne slipped down into his chair. crossed biz
hands between his knees. ana sat motion nles.,
casting his cyos slyiy arouni hin Seeiug Sara
Al rand'r's tister, he oeckoncd hcr to him.
He talked a minute with her. She answsre<
him with no change Of feature.
Prof a. l.. Eaton, analytical chemist, OF O.
Henry street, tes lned that he took from us
bottom OF Rubonsten's boot black scala
which adhered to tho narrow y ,rt with some
nrmness. He took some OF tne soil from the
corner beneath the heel and from tho side ~ the
heel ne also cut out bioccs Ot tue OJo 8. on
oIch or which was a dark spot With r tdtatina
poinls, as though IN de ny drop Of liquid
which had f,len and spa tered. lie had
ceivcd some art from tho street In irunt Of Ra-
benstein's residence ~ New York, and soms
from the corn ncld IN Est New York. lie had
hls1 tnken some dirt from ths girls shoes. The
spot on the tout he found was m do toy blood
Tue subst nee that he removed from tho shanh
OF tho boot was dried blood, intermnRled with
pariicics OF veget bic matter and snfno wooiiy
moro. lie cat 'cmc bloody hinge fro "A tho w.
mans sh wi. aud he found It o. be of the sams
mr. that entered Into tue scale that was taken
IRON the boot.
BLOOD on RUDENsTEINs boots.
He found the SPOT on tho knife to DO blood.
He had cut spots Of s;ain out of tho uDinx Of
the prisoner 5 coat sleeves, and found tnst they
were made bv bloud. The nbrous vegetable
matter In the subst moe on the bottom of ths
boot was In part piece OF corn husk- lie had
erimined the different SOILS, and found that the
corn neld gOtl contained ALI 81
quartz MS soil was a.One on the gins shoe.t
like hat taken from Dayard street.
Ia cross examination. the chemist eIpiaiosA
that he had to rely on mia eve, his general knovt
edge Of husks, and the revelations OF the mf-
cruscope Tor his con lusi)ns. lie could ooe
tell, except aDpr xiinatey, that the dried blood
Sergeant Meeks, who found tho knife In The
cora shock, identified It, and Gustav simon-
cutler aud gfiudeI. Of ls Division sti Get, tosrt-
Ned that he made the Knife.
Augusta Simon, the welv7. years-oid dau0htsr
OF the last witness. testified that ON Dec o hu-
oeneteln bought the kniie of her, and paid hcs
twenty cents Tor it She tpok notice ofhiu. he
cause be bought m unnnish-d knife, tho hrst
one she ever sold. Sho haade It To ner father
g sra Den. she ide itin;d the prisoner the
jal a. iue m N who purcnas'd the knife.
" u thlt the unn heref' called MIR. Britton,
turning toward RIbeustein
Yes, slr, that's the same man." she said. Ra-
bens Elm bliukel Idzily. Dat did not move his
he al or change his expression.
he lit le e-rl sal that she had been detained
IN D,Ookiyn since as witness. sue did nos
qincn under a ng oross-examin nation by Mr.,
Beach, and when asked " huLenstein looked
II W ~ no did when h1 bought the knife, shs
s. id he was thinner and winter In tIe face.
Elwald buc uckhOlz, a uasseng r on an 81 Nov
Yolk r IN : nd y. Doe H. saw Sr. Aiexan-
der ABOUT Ave o'riock. man was with her, ,us
no cOuiu not tell positively that Itubonstein was
tue man The onr he saw wnre a sof,. dsrk hst
and was dressed IN q TX clothing.
OTHERS WHO SAW THEM.
Henry G. Lee, conductor OF the broadway car.
noticed tue giil N his Car, because she u ad oS
h.t on. Ne tue jInctlon of the Jamaica piank
L. In An. ma ne
tOid her 20 wait until tao car stopped. rDsa
she cot on. The iii pad her own fare.
Lizzie kocl Of jersey civ. was in the SANE
CIR saw tue man and The = II. and aiters srds
nl ked i1nnenst-io o / OF siG men sno were 70
saw IN tue car sac ppIAtec him Odt IN tho
ooYrt 70 IN as the sane man.
Caristini Walters l. ,uisa Kerr saw the
man AMI the LA le = gIri Ia Tue &. ins furnlss
saw i'm Ia tue jail wi;h q Q or siK hers, aud
iai.ed 20 fully iJon ify tim. Shs thuuknt. bU~-
ever ie vas tue ln'n' Ihe Otuer couldn't teh
tnythlng about him.
Keeper Stinson, OF tho Jtil, said that Hubsn-
stern Looked tmenty yoats uider now ,nau ~hsA
h nrst clme into bis keeping. H0 was darAsr
then tnd hsshier. when PEI Sous came to iuon-
wv kunrh't"in, the vi ness alwaSs surio 'uds1
hiln 10y six or seven u tsuncrs VINO were Ordore1
out with their mats on nd their coats butt01o1
up. Ruhenstetn spoke In-lisn IA the al.
j y AIeNhnut brother Of the IN Irdered gtn.
said tnst ar lived ten month ~lth Israel ks-
oehsteln' ~ prs mere iather. Alter shs len
there she visited the KubcIsteins yerv oftoa-
Ihe witness hnd never seen any Inan with b~s
except the pit.oner. lie saw hIs sister LIST
Dec II ut o'clock. lie saw ku enstoin
houd y ev.nl 2, ~ud asked hiu where Sara
was. He said tnat she had lrit theie AnOut %
6o'clnck In tue hftrrn ,On. Posacn went To Pe-
| lice Headq iarters with III In s-e whetner soc
| had b. en- arrested. Ihev tnen started To put
advertisements in the q G.r nan no ,spApsrs Pc
sach went into MullUw-ki's, III Can.i street. -
get N ndYtr lscmont wrl ton. lie va, gone .
half hour. W.,n lie came out he said th The
| adyer tsemeht wOuid c Al 81 ana ho Addodf
L-Iafeis might II We dragged her a"ay luto
| country place and killed her" lie did not pus
| the advertisement Ia the papers that night.
witness ha> been IN tue court roo Tor soms
| dNs VINO IL tKpccted to te NV to-day that he
Rubt nst-ih aud tie girl = r. together ak
| ing toward tht corn field nn the nisht OF the
nIdrde f.. Great care ~ taken with KuOedst~tn,
that hi- IL health may puL term mae ia dsALks
before tho ehd of tho .ill.