The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-13
RUBENSTEIN TO BE HANGED
SHORT TRTfL AND 4 PROMPT
SENTENCE TO DEATH.
The District ATTORNEYS Pien aud the Judges
tharge-A Jury that Did Not believe the
Prisoners Witnesses Assertions.

The District Attorneys PIen aud the Judges
Cbarge-A Jury that Did Not Believe the
Prisoners Witnesses Assertions.
When Pesnoh Rubenstein was taken
from Raymond Street jail Yesterday morning
the same squad Of officers took Andreas Fuchs
the murderer Of William Simons In Williams
hurgh and the two were seated near each other
In the oyer and Termlner court room, neither
filnching from the concentr ted gaze OF the
large throng Of spectators Rubensten dropped
I'm his chair, folded his hands, and dozed, his
cyes. though open, were dull as Lead and
bis chin dropped as In sleep. Fuchs sat bold
upright, hls black eyes full Of life He watched
everything eagerly. Pending hls arraignment
he was seated Ia one corner. After the court
proceedings were opened Rubenstein was seated
In front Of the Jury. He seemed to take no In
terest IN the close Of his trial.
Mr.. Britton, In summing up for the people, ad-
hered TO the circumstances pointing to Ruben
steln's guilt, and urged upon the jury the oom-
blned force OF all Of the facts that had been de-
veloped IN the prosecution's favor He described
the nnding OF sara A.lexandor's body in the
10 the face and throat being filed with snow.
Tie detailed the facts Of tho search for the mur-
were htted in the corn. field tracks; how the
patches on the solo snd the worn heel were
marked In tho tracks how the knife which was
found In the corn stack was Identified by the
little gu who sold II TO Rubensteln how an
from t6e corn neid: hoN witnesses % teitiaeE to TO
| seeing the prisoner on his way TO Eaat New
| York Ia the cars, and now a eoale was found on
| The utisOhgr'a boots which analysis showed to
| contain blood mingled with ilece OF shawl
fringe, Ike that Of the dead grl's shawl, and q
| fragment Of corn busk.
nIDDLIS0 THE DEFENCE.
The defences theory was that this scale had
| been accumulated IN the prisoners tramps
about New York. the blood 10 one place, the
mothers store Mr.. britton ''S spread out tie
shawl, and INDICATED TO the jury one corner
the ether cptted With blood, With the mark @ Of
Yas the SPOT, the blsulct Att2rpey Gsid: '%~Sero
hit OF hdsk which bad adhered 70 the shawl
This man belongs % the Polish Jews, class
| who are ignorant. despised, Isolated, intensely
| elsnnlsh. They discard from their minds all
feeling u general philanthropy. 1t was said
there t were Prstestanis and Cat5oes ' in "1uf our
| prisons, there were few n any Jews there.
Mr. Mott objected to this line OF argument.
c7Iisd he juiyts atiSt M " ;r5 ,s,y X sYs;
| IN the examination Of the defendants witnesses
not one " them volunteered tO put on his hat.
they did put on their hats. There were four
teen witnesses TO prove the allbi, I'D all but
blood Re argued that these W sssi b,J
! told the truth. There was 50 much strength in
the "a e,rcqmst tlntifl evidence th,t II the prisoner
Attorney could scarcely hope ever tO get con-
yiction on ercumetantidl testimony.
Tue CHARGE AND THE yrnntcr
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