Year: 1875

VERDICT ACCUSING RUBENsTEIN OF THE MUIR


Long before two o'clock yesterday afternoon the
time appointed for rcsumng the inquest into the
der of Sara Alexander, the entrance to the Brooklyn
City Morgue was beseged by motley throng of Jews
and Gentiles who clamored for admission and ebowed
each other about In most violent manner. Interest
appears TO grow in this case as it progresses Seated
the hall of the Morgue Pesach and Zetta Aexan
der, brother and sister of the VICTIM while several
relatives of tho accused were also in attend
ance. 1t is stated by tho jaer that the wreched
prisoner is literally starving himself He has not
tasted anything unleavencd bread and milk the
latter being brought to him by his relatives since his
arrest Yesterday Mr. Mott, counsel for the prisoner,
called upon the District Attorney of Kings county and
told him where the could be found who had been
ON of close intimacy with the deceased girl The
prosecuting officer however, referred him to the Super
intenden of Police, and the latter official said he did
not want to have anything further do with the case
as it in the hands of tho District Attorney The
defence declare their intention of bringing this man
upon the witness stand on the trial in January and his
testimony will, they say, set aside the alleged motive
on part of Pcsach Rubenstein to do away with the
woman. Assistant District Attorney Smell appeared
for the people. The inquest begun by Coroner
Simms about four O'Clock


The first witness sworn was Detective William II.
Folk who testified that he detailed to police duty
at Headquarters; the 10th OF this month he was d.
rected by the Superintendent take the boots belong
ing TO Rubenstcin, and the shoes belonging to Sara
Alexander the murdered woman, and go to East
New York the lot where the murder was committed
to see if they would 1T any mprints in the mud in that
lot did as directed and found that the boots and the
shoes fitted tho mprnts there; found that after they
had got the fence for about $50 feet the woman
was the right hand side; the balance oil the way to-
ward the field the woman was on the left; within
about ten feet Of the corn stack there was so much
tramping around that the track was lost (Wtness
here exhibited diagram OF the route taken by
the murderer and his vctim) Both boots fitted the
mprints exactly and witness got perfect imprint Of
both feet about the distance man would make step
the womens shoe prints could be followed more read


lily account OF the sharp nee as every step she took
it sank up TO the sole; the same mud is on the boots
as is on the shoes; where the imprint of the right
and left foot found there were no other footprints
except those made by witness


The prisoner was hero brought In and was seated in
chair his captors, Detectives zundt and Butts.
He looked the picture of misery and distress, but
listened attentvely TO the evidence.


Sergeant William Meeks of the Twelfth precinct po-


lice, then testified that he visited the Schenck corn
field the place where the remains were found, in COM
pany with the Coroner Captain Cros and others, on
Tuesday, the 14th inst the body found in the
town of New Lots about 500 feet south from the Ja-
maica plank road and the samo distance west
from tho toll gate; found spots of blood leading from
tho body tho corn stacks about seven feet distant
from the body opened the corn stacks; on seaching
inside about eighteen inches he found bloody knitc





ness examined the knife and recognized II as the
one he found there The weapon was shown to coun-
sci for the prisoner, who closely scrutiniZed it, But
Rubonsten averted his gaze from it, and would not
permit his eyes to rest upon IT,


This closed the testimony, and Coroner Smms, with
out any comments, committed the case to the jury,
who thercupon withdrew


Mr. Mott, the jury had retired, ap-
preached his client the prisoner, having with him
Interpreter and about to enter into conversation
with nim when the Coroner informed tho counsel that
the District Attorney would not permit any conference
with the accused in presence Of third party At this
interference hr, Mott protested, and declared that IL
was an unheard Of outrage the part OF that official
TO attempt TO prevent counsel from advising
with his client He said such procedure
would not be tolerated outside Brooklyn, and he
determined that he would see and converse with his
client. AS counsel beginning to grow warm upon
the subject the District Attorneys representative
Mr. Smell, ordered the removal of tho prisoner TO JAIL
which was speedily done by the officers. After an
absence of twenty five minutes tho jury returned and
rendered the following verdict


awe find that the said Sara Alexander came to her
death by violence at the hands Of Pcsach U.
Rubensten about the 18th Of December, 1870 in
the Of New Lots and that the death Of the child
was consequent upon the death Of its mother


The prisoner, who broughtsn to plead, de-
clned upon advice Of his counsel, to say anything and
was rcmandcd to jail