Year: 1875

Aches Of Raymond Street Jail and during the course Of
conversation learned some facts about Rubenstein
which decided him to pay VISIT 10 the prison and In
tcrview Rubensteins fellow prisoner young man who
is confined on a charge OF assault and battery


The cell IN which the alleged murderer OF Sara Asx
ander is confined small the rSt tier close 10
the gate that separates the prisoners om the other
part OF the prison II Is small with two beds and no
other furniture When the reporter arrived Ruben
stein stretched engthwise the bare floor, his
head being toward the cell door He was
apparently fast asleep, and failed 20 the re-
porter commenced his conversation with the other
prisoner The latter quickly forward upon being
addressed and after preacng his remarks by saying
that he did wish TO be "given away"-that is TO
say, he did not desire 10 be called a wtness-pro
ceoded tell what he in relation his fellow IN
fortunate.


'weI, said he, after bargaining with the reporter
TO keep his name out OF the newspapers, "knpen
stein has been complaining lately Of feeling very IL
Yesterday morning he awoke US early by coughing Nio
lenty and splitting into the sink here After coughing
some time he spat up blood and groaned THIS
about half past eight called to the keeper
and he came and let him ont There IS
a doctor confined here on charge Of aban-
donment, and he called. The keepers walked
Rubensten up and down the corridor, and the doctor
examined bis pulse which from about seventy 1ve
70 eighty which is healthy. The doctor, after examn-
ing him said that inside he was all right; that tn
blood NJ ght have come from hs teeth or, Il he BIZ IT.
from tongue, bat his condition interlorly was all
RsroRrxR-wcll what else do you kncwG


PRisoSER-He pretends not TO be able 10 speak much
English but sometimes he speaks as well as you or
When the papers arrive here he takes them suddenly
from of my hand and commences 10 spell out the
words being anxious 10 what they say about
him When he gets tired Of this he hands tho papers
back and wants US the other prisoner IN here and
mel to read 10 him, which we DO Yesterday,
after seeing the papers, be asked me about
the penalties attaching TO the different degrees
OF murder and wanted know what the different de-
grees He SAID "What rs the penalty tor the FIRST
degree what for the second and what for the thTdf


told him that for the first degree IT was hanging, for
the second Imprisonment for life and that there was
no third degroe of murder He then asked me about


DRPEREST DEGREES or MASsLAuGHrER,
and gave him what information / could When
asked him what he thought Of the murder the speaker
continued he said striking the iron door with his
hand al am just as hard as that, meaning that he
'solidn in regard TO IT, HI don't eat anything but
brown bread he refuses everything else IN the
shape of food and that If any one would come TO
him and say that they would open the cell door give
him his freedom and make him President OF the United
States he would not eat anything else except brown
bread.


REpoRrEH-How about his sleep-does be sleep well


PRisoSRR-No. He is very disturbed in his sleep.
He often awake and frequently has troubled dreams
He prays nstantly-ncessanty-an he prays IN
most peculiar way.


The prisoner here attempted describe Rubensteins
OF praying but laughed and gave up IN con-
fusion.


pRIsoNER-A gentleman came here the other day,
and talking OF the murder asked him II he didn't feel
sorry he replied mo, she feels sorry, meaning the
deceased "but men dont feel sorry" Evidently, said
the prisoner nc didn't understand him asked him II
he the girl on the Sunday OF the murder, and he
said he did asked him several times, and particularly
about this and he sand the same thing asked him
where he her, and he said he could not remember
| asked him how often he went 10 the synagogue, and
he replied every morning at six O'Clock and again in
the evening Went 10 the synagogue on Monday, and
alter that be visited some parties on Canal
gn IA
formant, Rnbensten was up twice. He was very much
disturbed bis sleep, and awoke us both several times
! think he's guilty, myself, and that be ought 70
swing Sometimes he understands all we say 10 him;
at other times he pretends not TO comprehend one
word He thinks altogether OF his prayers He shook
hands with both Of when he put in here hrst,
and asked Us particular favor not


FROM HIS PRAYERS,
He takes match and lights 1t and prays by the sui


Al this point Rubenseln commenced to move, and
the other prisoner called him. He looked up.


s'wbai do you do with the match when you pray Z"
asked the prisoner for the edcaton Of the re-
porter


derstand when his prison chum took him by the arm
roughly and said "ob you know what mean; none Of


Rubenstein endeavored explain but lost himself in
his broken English and the other prisoner gave up the
reporter: he can do you good IN the public prints DO
you hear r.


Rubensten then came up and told the reporter that


REpoRrRR-well Rubenstein, do you know Of any
other who in the habit Of going out With
Sara ~


RUBESsTEiS-No.


REpoRrER-Dd you any one 60 out with her on
thai Sunday


RUBENsTEIS-No.


REpoRrER-How is it you don't eat anything but
brown bread


RUBESsrEIs-You might cut me up in pieces before
would eat All want is what's right


The other prisoner here asked him n he hoped they
would find the man that murdered Saraf


RUBKssrEIS eageryl-Yes. All want is my rights


just solid that striking the iron door and al
l want Is my rights


Keeper stinson upon letting the reporter out told
him that RuUenstein was starving himscll-terally
starving himself "He won't eat anything but that
coarse brown bread and drink water. You can
that he's half dead IN appearance now. His counsel,
Knitting and Mott come here and talk 10 him and he
talks good enough English; but when any other
person attempts converse with him about the
der anything else he can't speak plain. His Jewish
friends here and say that Jew was never hung,
and that If he guilty he'll never hang Jew. was
given understand remarked the keeper that be
wonld be compelled by his Jewish friends and relations
70 turn Catholic before his execution He Will hardly
live be executed II he keeps eating what he eats
now


Dr. Shepard, the physician Of the jail has Ruben.
stein charge and carefully attends 70 ms ailments
The prisoner always his hat and sleeps with i
on his head, iu accordance with some orthodox re-
qurement OF his religion. He wears his hair cut very
short about the forehead and behind but long each
side which. he says, rs for heaven" 3"