The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-08
THE MURDERED JEWEdy.
The Defence Bndenvoring TO Disprove the
Peddler Kraemer's Testimony.


Peddler Kraemer's Testimony.
In the trial yesterday of Rubenstein for
the murder Of Sara Alexander, William Conraddy
testified for the prosecution that on Sunday
evening, Dec. I2, about half past SIX. y hilo he
WAS walking through the Evergreens Cemetery,
with his wife and daughter, bo heard cries as II
from some female in distress. The wind was
blowing from east to west. and toward him. The
cries seemed 70 come from the direction OF the
toll gate. lie couldn't distinguish what was
said. The noise was Kind OF shriil scream
and lasted about half minute. DistrctlAt- I
torney Britton, taking out bis gold wstch' told
the witness to speak when he thought the same
time lad expired as was occupied by the scream.
he heard. He spoke In 70 seconds. The spot
where he stood was $3.50 feet from the place
where the girl was being murdered. Rubenstein'
whose face was healthier In look than before
since his trial began, watched the witness as he
gave this testimony against num- Mrs saran
COnraddy corroborted her husoanus testl,
mony, aud the prosecution, who hai reserved
| these two witnesses, closed.
Mr.. Louls 5. Davidson. a merchant tailor, Pres.
| ident OF Hebrew society In New York, ot
| which solomon Kreemer, the witness who testi,
| Ned that he saw Ruoenstein and sara on the
| jamaica plank road. and soon afterwnrd hearo
her scream for help, is a member. testified tha'
on Dec. II Kraemer was at the societys meet
| ing, which began at O'Clock.
| Israel Isaso, Tiler OF the lodge, saw Kraemei
| at the meeting. MhuflCe us wiz
| teitined that Kraemer was at their house OF
| Dec H. Mr. Stelnhart went to the lodge will
| him and spoke for him. because kraemer wa
| In arr ,ars. After the lodge kraemer returned
TO their house and drank coffee until O'Clock
| Other members Of the lodge testified b seeinI
| Kraemer at the meeting on Dec. H. the day OF
| the murder. -,
| dtd that there were no Jewish burials In thei
| grounds on Dec. II. The SUPERINTENDENT OF thu
| Macphelor Jewish Cemetery testified that
| Jewish child was buried there on sunday, Dec
| H. but that the body came from New YORK city
and not from East New York, as Solomon
| Kraemer had testified.
| Adolph kraemer, brother OF the witness
whose testimony Is In dispute, testified that la
saw him In Detective Zundt's house, studyinI
| some written German, and the witness adViso'
| him 10 have nothing to with that case, AM
Kraemer asked whether he could get out OF II
There was IA young girl 10 years old who .ai
that abe had translated tho testimony into Ger
man for kraemer. When asked about his broth
er's mental ability, the witness, who could no
speak English very well, said that he was hon
est simple and he thought "he loose screw.
The counsel understood that he meant that h
mad a screw loose somewhere. The brothe
testified that solomon was harmless In bis assei
lions. When he was pressed ne always sara
LET me alone. don't know.
| Three or four Germans, VIII , mad been assocl
ated with Solomon Kraemer In the far dressn
business, testified that he was gossip; that h
was not welltbalanced; that ho could not &c
the truth and that those VINO knew him woul
| not believe him under oath.