Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-29
DROWNED BEFORE HIS EYES.
Mrs Tsehansber Seeks Death in HI err
Lovers Presence.
SHE JUMPS FROM THE FERRYBoAT OFF FORT
LEE AFTER "A BITTER oUARREL-THE SAD END
A STORMY LIFE


From the New York star October 2Sth.
Just before the Fort Lee ferry boat pushed
out of her Jersey dock yesterday morning at o
O'Clock 10 cross I3Oth street a stoutly built
young woman ran down the float and went on
board. She wore gray dress, a tight-fitting
brown coat and a black French straw hat with
green feathers. After slowly walking througD
the wonIen's cabin a. if scrutiniZing the faces
of the passengers, she wenI through the for
ward cabin door, crossed the deck and entered
the mems cabin. Walking up TO young man.
who sat unmOved while she spoke, she said:
.'Ieo. shall go to New York to meet the man
who il waiting for me or note
Il am not concern ID what you do was the
answer; but IL you Will go home 10 Pniladei-
phIa VIII give you the money TO pay your
way there
You can keep your money! the woman re-
tOrted with flushing eyes. throwing off the coat
she wore, with JEe words, land you can keep
tnI>, a. doat want any lhing OF yours. or ever
To set you asaIs-
Then she walked quickly down the cabin be-
tween two rows OF men, and out ON the rear
deck. stepped nImbIy over the guard chains
and jumped overheard. There were shouts of
..wOnIau oVerbOaTd.' a young man Jumped i'm
the water after her, the man to whom she was
talking rushed oul.of the mems cabin with
CALCULATIONS IA French Italian, German, SPAN
ish. kOunanian and English, with an accent;
and after tIree-quarters "a an hours effort the
woman ana the man who jumped in alter her
were taken out Oi The water. Her excited friend
SAID her name Emma Kline and that she
IiNeO AT r OFT Lee. The young the
Mas leo JiNerONer, a dealer IN wines at No. 20
Stone street. All efforts To resuscittte the
man were uns.N 'tIIing, and her body was laid on
the Terry dock anu u bit Oh coarse Iarpaulin
thrown over the white lace into which the cold
rain'beat pitiiessly.
From The story brought out by the
=. Mrs jackson, with whom the woman
boarded al Fort Lee, ii was decided
quarrel which she had with JaVerover who
lived with her. The dead woman's real name
Was Mrs. Edward Tscn,imber, ana she is tue
%iie oil cuban VINO Is now at SstSlls, lie Grande,
Cuba. Five years ago she here from
Germany with her mother. They lived in
brookly n, ana Emma. VINO was AL industrious
girl, supported herself by sewing. Her mother
married Ferdinand LeSarIe, IL plumber, and
SUOn after EInna made the acquaintance of
TschaInber, who Was machinist in Haven
lney er's sugar refinery One morning Emma
was missing, ami II was found that she had
gone TO Cuba with Ischainber. They came
back TO New GOrk III 1885, and Emma's Step
father compelled IschtmDer 10 marry her. a
marriage certificate, which was found under
the dead wOinanS corset, shows that Alder
man smith performed the Ceremony Sep
TENDER Is, 1888. After living in New York
lOF some lime MIS- Iscn;tlnDer again acco.npa-
nied her husband 10 Cuba, where she remained
nearly year. Two years ago she reappeared
III this city, saying the climate did not agree
with her. In the meantime her mother and
Stepiather had taken up their residence III
Philadelphia, and Emma resumed her work at
tailoring, living somewhere 3ru avenue.
she leu "A very gay lille, and on one of her ire
queut excursions To- Fort Lee she met Leo
JdNero'eI anC thtS speeGlly became last
friends During last summer EInnt gave up
her employment altogether. and took room
with Jeverover at Mrs. Eliza Jacksons boarding
house at Fort Lee.
On Monday morning last Javerover parted
with her usual at Fort Lee and crossed To
tine city. Later i'll the day he tine TUmos
COURT anu saw Emma iii the audience with a
man. There was Il scene aud quarrel. The
escort ran away, and the i;tIIaIes, k.inma was
sent back to Fort Lee On tuesday night Jave-
rover visited her to make arrdHg ements tor
sendlhS her 10 Philadelphia He refused TO
have anything more 10 10 with her, and they
4uarreied- She Salu that she would Xiii her
sell. she refused Jarerover's proposition 10
join her mother in Philadelphia, ana wnen he
lett the house 10 return 10 the city followed
MN on board the Jerry boat. The young man
who rescued her body, and came within AN ace
OF losing his lie, Was DIR. Henry Merrigau,
slstinJ deInonStratOr OF anatomy in the Col
lese OF Physicians and Surgeons He was
three-quarters OF nour in The water and sup
ported the woman until they were both hauled
on board