The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-24


dressed a letter TO the whole Pousn-Jewish co N
munity - this country:
DEAR BRorHERs FRfRSps; I. m unfortunate
faner, come 10 you win broken heart. ooody Wounds
S1 iua sccS of aa
yas NJ INV n ssd sow we n1 n
God-fearins man, ana honorable ia all ms dealings
and t 4. therefore incredible That lie did tne mlrcr
winch LAID to ms charge us hands did no. shed this
demnei him neverthc ess being guided ny false test.
less men, Who by fas- statements. laid blams on
hun while the ties mony Of honorable people VINO tes
n"d a. 10 the innoceuee VI the poor feIow was dlsrc-
Ggreforc, bes for compassion and cry aloud Help !
SIDE ,ns re- roach from me and from AL our brethren,
!aa ssar,r oesssc9 you FOR ny ne and the
~ :" NM NJ 49, H. MIN ts,Ts ami so,r~ sog g
~ Ga me into the grave For can We slrvve sucn a
die upon tue gaiows and sui ourselves remain alive
Therefore beg you he p me so "a, as possible to
o the people anu The Judges that lacy can perceive .Ae
Help me TO secure a second tril help me 70 turn
aside the bloody ~ gmcnt from my son ana NY whoe
lin, and an NOT abe 60 do anything more
son-his innocent aOod VIII dow to our reproach and
the IetrSasin OF Sc It1red 'rae among lose S,,n
/ swear TO you, brothers Israel's children my son
has sad to me, with bloody tens. " Thou kho~est,
father my DAYS, my hours and SECONDS are mum
lie should not die ~ sin, without having previously con.
ssgd al ~ sis ana IepSaleq L. or without asss o
But swear to thee. dear father, that am totally
se@S my death 1ro% religious hate sioas" AID
It IL really SO, beloved brethren For COX, only
read the sIecch delivered by the District Attorney be-
fore the bloody judgment fell. lie not only sought T. Q
con on @ Stse.,es for me defence ~
Dld he not express himself win eniniy toward the
ns sea Sv a, e, eT 61.S s s meyer e
slaughtered In us young days discriminating there Is
. I for mir ca
long as could ! made every sacrhce possible. But
you. ye pious aud Oodfesring In whose hearts are
treasure the welfare OF your people and The care OF
destroy aud shed our pure blood though Innocent
pour out my broken hGa,t before yod aud weep
sOn-lY slck and blOodsptting child-a second trial,
have mercy AID direct thst course Of time The
real murderer may be diseoysrel But II. after my
son Is SIAM the murderer shall 20 found what gooi
Therefore Is promptness necessary for time s short
to TIE moment whcn my sons blood shall now and put
VINO saves soul IN Israel to hun 1t will be couAied
Hcp me, ana the iioiy 0nc-haiiowed be His name
Will have mercy upon you, thai YOU shall know nothing
Heaven pray ye, forsake me not, brothers, Israe z
endren For 4 we STAND not BY each other what WI
only to the entiugushing OF the name Of lrael and %
sealed Win the bloody tears Of a Borrowing and
Son of II zebt Ruoensteir.
=, A rumor has been circulating among the Po-
lish Jews Of the city tnat the so-called Reform
ed jews that Is, those who observe the jewish
ritual only In a We modified and enlightened
mdnner-were raising $500 toward "A fund for
getting new tnal Tor kubenstein. The report
Is sad TO have been set aiioat by Rubenstens
family In the hone that the rivalry-the armed
neutrality exists between them and the
Polish Jews will create IA determination in the
latter not to be outdOne. and impel them to
contribute similar amount, One Circumst ance
which Is sad to m Ike mo correctness of the
su, position appear probable, Is the significance
att iched by people like the Rubensteins 10 the
number Is in association win acts OF benevO-
ience, that being the numerical value OF tho
Hebrew letters chtth and UOd, which compose
.ne WORD chdl, NE rne Hebrew letters are used
Ulke the letters OF the Roman AlphabeU to rep
resent number as well as language.