Year: 1876




A letter has been issued in German, addressed BY
Israel the father Of the condemned murderer Pesach
N Rubensten to all the sons of judah. II calls with
pathetic emphasis upon the Hebrew for funds
procure all possible legal assistance TO his suffer
ing the penalty Of death which he is sentenced II
is in these terms:-


IsRAELs


father you with broken heart, bloody wounds
and fearful eyes appealing for compassion. My unfor
tunate and wretched son is stamped as murderer and
condemned to death by the rope. But you, friends
and brothers, know hun, and know right well that he
a God fearing and honorable in all his dealings
Yes, my son in truth God-iearng ane
pous man, and il is therefore incredible thai
he did the murder which is laid "a
commit this murder But the Court condemned him
nevertheless being guided by lase testimony and sub
jected to the influence of wicked and goddess men
who by false statements, laid the blame on him, while
the testimony of honorable people who testified TO ths
innocence of the poor fellow was disreearded.


Therefore beg Tor compassion and cry aloud, "Help
help" Obi help me, We good people, that may pu
asue this reproach from me and from all our brethren
the children oil Israel


Ye tender hearted beseech you for my life and the
life of my whole family and those who dwell under my
roof who viii otherwise, with tears and sorrow, soon
follow me into the grave. For can we survive such
msfortunef Is II possible to behold innocent
child die upon the gallows and still ourselves remain
.aiveS


Therefore, beg you help me far as possible to
bring real truth 70 the daylight and TO open the
OF The people and the judges that they can per-
ceive the lnnocence OF my son.


Help me to secure a second trial; help to turn
aside the bloody judgment from my SON and my whole
family have already gwen all possessed to rescue
him. and am not able TO do anything more.


Ifyou do not now come TO my help the blood OF my
son-his innocent bood-wl flow TO our reproach and
the rcproach of scattered Israel among those with
whom religious hate stll rules. and our enemies vii
rejoice.


/ swear to you, brothers Israes children my
son has said to me, with bloody tears Thou knowest
father my days, yea, my hours and seconds are num-
bered He who goes to death should confess openly.
He should not die In SIN, without having previously
confessed all his sins and repented or without asking
forgiveness OF all those TO whom he has ever done
wrong But swear thee, dear father that l am
totally innocent OF the murder laid TO my charge.
They seek my death from religious hate alonen
ADd IL is really SO, beloved brethren. For look
only read the speech delivered by the District Attor
ney before the bloody judgment eIl He not only
sought the condemnation OF my son. but tried also TO
cast suspicion tho witnesses Tor the defence


Did he not express himself with .enmity toward all
Jewry when he said ''If do not make II clear that
this Jew here Is guilty shall show that any
murderer is guiltyl" And so shall my child be slaugh
tered in his young days notwithstanding there Is no


Brothers of our race appeal to you for pity So
long as could made every sacrifice possible But
what shall begin now? Where seek help II not from
you ye pious aud God fearing, IN whose hearts are
treasured the welfare OF your people ana the care OF
your relgion7 We have foes enough who strange us,
destroy and shed pure blood, though IN
nocent | pour out my broken heart be-
fore you ana weep bloody tears on nelP me.
blood splitting son-a second process, and per-
haps save HIM from the gallows. For God may have





murderer may be discovered. But II, alter my 10
slain, the murderer shall be iound what good would
90 himY


Therefore is promptness necessary, for time is short


Only cruel, hard and vulgar people can look forward
TO the moment when my sons blood shall flow, aud
put spot our Herein is the saying fulfilled,
''Who soul IN Israel 10 HIM IL will be counted
as II he had saved the whole world"


Help me, and the Holy One-hallowed be His name
will have mercy upon you, that you shall know moth
ing Of misery; Tor he who mercilul Will lind mercy
| in heaven. pray yc. forsako me not brothers
Israels children. For We stand not by each othei
what will Toes say, whose thoughts and aeeds
directed only the extingushng of the Of Israel
anu to drive US like sheep 70 the slaughter
Sealed with the bloody tears OF sorrowing and
heart broken friend ISRAEL,


Son OF Reb Zebt Rubenstein.
The contents OF the above letter communicated
to the condemned man this morning by his father wht
informed him that II had been sent to his countrymen
throughout tho United States and tnat there SUI
hopes OF securing that pecunary aid when they seen
TO think Is all that is necessary procure new trial
Pcsach Nsan received the very quietly so far a.
known.


Rubenstein's father and sister had long tax with
him In Brooklyn Jail yesterday and told him that they
had issued the above letter and were making All post
bic efforts to save him from the gallows