The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-17
DIED FOR LOVE.
Gave Up Home and Faith Because Her
Lover was Lost to Her.
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Lover was Lost to Her.
From the PHILADELPHIA Ne,cs.
Miss Jennie Abrahams, the beautiful
Jewess whose mind has been unbalanced for
. long time past, died in the Jefferson Medi-
Gal College Hospital Friday afternoon. She
made determined attempt at suicide q
,reek ago, but whether that is the cause of
ter death is not known. The story of the
Tonng girls life and death is not unusual,
sven in this prosaic day. 1t is that of a
woman, well-to-do and well connected, who
ave up everything, home, relatives, native
ssnd and religion itself for loves sake.
Miss Abrahams was 90 years of age, and
s+rikingly beautiful. She was tall and
slim. her face was one of marked intelli-
renee and breeding, and showed that she
Was woman who. having once resolved
rron course, could be steadfast to the end.
Her home was in Berlin, Germany, She
lived there with her widowed mother and a
family of brothers and sisters, all of whom.
including herself, belonged to the Jewish
faith Jennie was the oldest, and her
bright wit and striking beauty made her
the pride of the family.
IN LOVE WITH A CHRISTIAN.
Several years ago she became acquainted
with John Ligien, who lives at No. 40
Hamburger Case, Berlin. He is Journal
list connected with the Deutsche Presse of
that city and would have been well received
nv Miss Abraham's family had he not been
Christian. Jennie, however cared nothing
for the difference in their faith. She told
him and told her relatives also that she
would soon make their faiths one. for she
would become Christian also.
1t was in the latter part of August, 1887.
when she made her decision, and she ex-
pressed herself as determined to hold to it.
Mother brothers, all her relatives in Ber-
lin. pleaded and argued with her, but she
was infexible Her firmness made her
home unbearable. Jennie found that she
could no longer live in her mothers house
in peace, and, taking with her the little
savings she had from her spending money,
she left home secretly and went to Ham
burg. There she found the steamer Les
sing about to sail for Havre, France, and
thence to New York.
So she paid her passage as an emigrant,
and on Sept. l, 1887, found herself in
Havre. There she telegraphed to her
lover, saying she had sailed for America
and bidding him, if he loved her, to follow
on the next steamer. He answered that at
that time he could not arrange his affairs to
do so at once.
Miss Abrahams relied fully on his love,
and believed he would come as quickly as
possible She therefore continued the vow
age. During the passage she became &C
ouainted with Hedwig Mass, a young girl
from Marienwerder, Germany, who was
coming to America to take a position as
servant with Mrs. Eda Wendler, of 904
North Sixth street Mr.. Wendler was on
the vessel and he took an interest in the
pretty Jewess, whose occupation alternated
between crying and the reading of her
journalist lovers letters. When the Less
ing came in at New York, Miss Abrahams
landed with the rest of the steerage paSsen-
gers, and her friend, Hedwig, made her
join Mr.. Wendler and herself on the trip to
this city. Jennie, upon her arrival, went
to the house of her aunt, Mrs. Newgarden,
1917 North Sixth street.
She was afraid to write to her lover in
her aunt's house and went to the residence of
Mrs. Wendler, to whom she gave her por-
trait and whose parlor she used three times
week for writing to John in Berlin.
Six weeks ago she determined to leave her
aunt's house and obtained Mrs. Wendler's
consent to board with her. Intimate
knowledge of the girl soon convinced her
new companions that her mind was not
sound.
Johns letters had of late been growing
fewer and fewer. Jennie still wrote him
three week, but her lover showed no sign
Of coming to America, and the interval
between his letters grew longer with each
miSsive. The girl thought it was because
she was Jewess She bitterly execrated
her friends and her faith for the separation
they were bringing about, and two weeks
ago she gave John up as lost to her. She
begged Mr.. WeDdler to buy some laudanum
for her toothache He refused to do so,
and said he would break any bottle he saw
containing it.
She tried situation in a store in the CEN
tral portion of the city. Her companions a
short time ago began to notice that her
actions were somewhat peculiar.
HER MIND GIVES WAY.
On Thursday, May 8. the firm removed
her to the house of Miss S. Althouse. 161
North Fifteenth street. When she was
taken from Mrs. Wendler's house she drew
out crucifix from her bosom and cried
pathetically: "See, | am a true Christian:
why will he not love me-"
DIR. Bachrach, of Seventh and Poplar
streets, was called in on May and he pro-
nounced her insane. Miss Althouse and
Miss Elizabeth A. Dorsey at 9 o'clock in the
evening of Friday, May 4, were sitting with
the mad girl trying too soothe her. She in
weighed against her religion and her family,
bnt Quoted down when half an hour had
passed. Both ladies left the room for a
moment 1t was the second-story back.
and the rear window is Is feet from the
ground.
Miss Abrahams threw up the sash, climbed
on The Sill and sprang out. She was found
lying in the yard, scarcely conscious, and
suffering from injuries to her back and
head Patrol No. 5 was summoned and the
poor girl was conveyed to the jefferson
Hospital
Dr. a: B. Calender, the resident physi-
can, did all that could be done, but Friday
congestion of the brain set in. She died at
3 81 o'clock in the afternoon, violently insane.
Abe inquest will be held on Monday next.