The sun., 1879-01-14
FAR FROM NOME AND 1YsANE.


A slender, falr-complcxloned young wo-
man. with dark eyes and hair. entered Mrs.
Holstoin's intelligence office. at Third avenue
and Twentieth street. about six months ago.
and said that lady had directed her to the
office to obtain n situation rs governess. Mrs.
Holstein was just going out OF business. and
she told the young woman so. The latter then
asked to board with Mrs. Holsten. and offered
to pay s. a week. which otfer was accepted. The
young woman said her namc was Lconora
Ebra Mrs. Holstcin's husband was dead. and
the young woman was a cheorful companion.
Mrs. c. J.. Bernheim Of G62 Lexington avenue
returned from the country about the let OF Sop
tember. and Mrs. Holsten recommended Miss
Ebra to her as capable governess. Mrs. Bern
helm engaged Miss Ebrq Il was soon evident
She wns well educated. and wns familiar with
French and German. Her ludyliko manners
Though treated from the frst as n friend rather
than an employee. shc mndn no attempt to be
familiar After .hor daily. duties were ended
was certainly not to INDULGE any morbid desire
for fseclusion that she thus kept herself apart.
1t seemed rather the result Of polite reluctance
TO intiude. as she fanclcd she might. upon i,,c
circle OF her employers family WI en-
they kindly insisted that she should
em5amen rGR@h m0aS o roo ham59re 9e Rs sSs las
confidential. and thea i1 a small oXtcni o0lv.
with Mrs. Bernheim's thirteen yeHr-oid .ug1
ter. her pupil. To her ghe said TINT she Wa
born Of n distinguished and wealthy French
family, and was educated in Germany. Afer
her fathers death her mother settled in Paris
living upon her widows dover. S"e had al
ways had n desire to visit America. n Wmonihs
after her fathers death she asked ncr moth.
er's consent To visit 10 an rncle who lives upor
| the frontier Hcr mother reluctantly consented
| She quilted Paris last spring. amply provided
city and lost no time In setting out f0r tue est
She reached her uncle's home with " mishap
weeks, sho noticed that her aunt -r " colder
| toward her day by day. Her aun' ID appa
rently conceived an, unwarraitab,o jeal
and lost no opportunity, ei shown,
| dislike for her. She. endured this injustice
for q few weeks. and then. she quilted he
because she did not wish to be encumbere,
| with them; Her purpose was to travel exten
ness. She made wide tour through the coun
Try. ending II ip Saratoga and Long Branch
| Then. finding that her supply OF money wa
| ncarly exhausted. she came 10 this city.
Miss Ebra did not 20 out unless she was re
| qucstcd 10 do SO. She frequently said that sh
had no friends in the city. l.ecenily she, wa
SEIZED with moods Of melancholy. She said tina
| she would soon nave to appear IA n witness IN
| trial and she sbrank from the ordeal. He
| dread Of the necessity OF appearing on the wit
ness stand haunted hor more and moro rs tn
! Mrs. BernGcim went ont on Friday afternoon
| Miss Ebra dressed for the street soon after
| whrd. ~ she was going out she told u servnn
that she had been summoned 10 court, ana ina
she must obey the summons. She did not r.
turn In the evening. and tho police were In
formed. 1t was feared that she had committe
suicide.
Miss Ehra en- red the house of the Sister
OF the Holy Communion. In West Twenty-thir
street. al about & o'clock. II Is said that sh
was directed there by person who rcstrnine
her rs she was about 10 jump into the Mort
River. but this has not been substRntlatcd. Sil
said only that she needed shelter for th
n ght. An hour iater she made great outer
and was violent Il WAS seen then that he
mind was affected. The good sisters CT
doavored 20 quiet her, but they could not.
coach was called. aud she was taken to th
Roosevelt Hospital When she was put in
private room there her violence Increase
Several nurses and ordrrltcs were necessary
prevent her from inJuring herEef. She SCENE
| 10 bc determined 10 escape. The physician
determined yesterday that her case was heyou
| their treatment. She wus taken TO al sylum.