The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-09
THE MURDEREp nEBREw GIRL.
Rubenstein's Counsel Partially Successful in
Proving an Abb.

In the Rubenstein trial yesterday Anna
Silt ermaD, stepsister Of the prisoner, testified
that she had lived at 50 Ilayard street " as long
as she was born" Sara Alexander was cook
there, and she had seen Nathan Levy there with
her. On Sunday, Dec. IL, Sara helped the wit
ness and her sister to dress for wedding. At
half past four they left the house, and soon
after they were in the street they saw Sara, with
a shawl over her head, hurrylng up Bayard
street. After the arrest. Detective Zundt was In
her fathers store, and said that he had thick
book filled up for the Jews, and that Pesach
was going to be hanged. eybilla Silberman COR
roburated her sister, adding that she returned
from the wedding at half past seven o'clock and
found number Of ser relatives playing lotto.
and remained with them until ton O'Clock.
Flora Rubenstoin. the prisoners elster- law,
saw him between half past four and I've on sun
DAY afternoon, and then Jaw min again at six or
half past six o'clock, when he came to her room.
She next saw MIN about a quarter to eight,
lotto.
knew Pesach In the oid country, and knew that
he had some strange dreams there. The Dis
trict Attorney objected.
Mr.. beach responded that the defence wished
TO answer some proof already introduced to
show that the prisoner dreamed on Monday
night that he saw tue especial scene of the
event by proving That he was a dreaming, super
etitIous zealot; that he was given TO the In.
diligence Of imaginative fancies, which he acted
country he dreamed that his mother was dying.
when such was the fact that he imagined that
his mother came To him In his dream and gave
him certain advice, and that he acted on his
dream.
The Court allowed the testimony IN reference
to the dream in the old country. and the witness
testified that five or six years ago Ruhenstein
dreamed that his mother, who was IN America,
was dead and that she appeared to him. rhs
Court ruled ost the testimony that soon after
that RuDcnstein learned that hts mother WIS
dead. Then he said that all OF the dreams that
Joel Summit, brother-in-law Of the prisoner,
testified that Nathan Levy ana rah Alexander
retS S in the hall Levy left the mousse us two W.
months before the murder He was y years
old. and tefore the murder he had wbiskors, out
he has cut them of since. The witness Ru-
bernstein In the synagogue on Dec. u, In the
morning, and at his house soon after O'Clock.
aud again about O'Clock. lie knew that Pesach
bad a crazy way OF believing all that he
Arnold Cohen. a Maiden lane jeweller, was
called to prove that on Monday, Dec. q, ut the
time the Simon girl swore the prisoner was in
her fathers store buying the knife with which
the Girl was Killed, he was In the witnesses rtor,..
On Dec. q. the day th.t kreamer, the peddler,
testified that ne saw X Ibenst,in IN East New
YORK. the witness saw hun 10 hts store. Ruben
stein did large business with him.
Hannah Rubenstein, the prisoners step
mother. saw Pesach on SUNDAY, Dec. Il. at M
teen minutes past o'clock, and he returned
anout O'Clock. Sara lived with her ten mont his
previous to Apr!l. $50. She left them because
sue was angry. and did not return for three
months. She knew that Sara did not wait on
him. because there were male nurses employed
for him.
Mrs. Rubensteln was hardly able to under
stand the questions OF the District Attorney,
although she was Glib AMI easy on the direct
examination MIR Brtton asked her whether
she was positive that Sara had not cooked food
for pesach "Oh, never" she said she never
cooked fruit" IL said food" said Mr.. Britton.
mot frult-no, no." said Mrs. Rubenstein.
Food, food, foodi" chorissed all % the law
yers together "Ach." sang Mrs. Rubenstein,
"vittles. Wy you no say sof doan know. No,
| n. ha Qat
no meat. and no soup. WHAT vas n she cooked -
Tue courts session ended In a burst OF laughter.