Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-12
HE COULDN'T SAVE HER.

Insane over tho Loss of Property, MRS.
Sterneman Jumps From a window.
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-Mfs. Lena Sterne'
man, aged thirty -one years, jumped from a
window of the second story of 205 East
Forty-6 first street at 4 o'clock this morning
and received severe internal injuries. She
was taken to Bellevue hospital. She is in-
sane. Mrs. Sterneman is the wife of Peter
Sterneman, millinery salesman, to whom
she was married three years ago. They have
two children. Mrs. Sterneman was borne in
Oberhofen, Switzerland.
Her father, Christian Won Gonten, was at
one time the chief officer of the village in
which he lived. He was suppose to be
wealthy at the time he died, 5ut when his
debts were paid the amount of property left
was very small and the children, who had
been reared in affiuence, were forced to sup
port themselves. Soon after her fathers
death, in 1878, the daughter Lena came to
this city, where she found employment until
the time of her marriage.
She worried greatly over her familys mis-
fortunes, and lately has been at times par
TALLY demented, although seldom violent.
Yesterday morning she arose very early
and went out on the street only partially
dressed. With considerable difficulty her
husband persuaded her to return home.
About o'clock this morning she arose
from her bed and went to one of the vim
dows of the apartment and clambered out.
Her husband rushed to her and caught her
before she fell. She struggled desperately,
and finally got away from him and jumped
to the yard below.
AKIND HEART
Instead of murderous spir1t-Ihis Is
what Mrs. Heron, the Missionary to
Korea, says OF the King.
BOSTON, OCT. 1.-THE Traveller prints
under date of Seoul, Korea, September 3, a
letter from Mrs. Hattie O. Heron, wife of DR..
Heron of Tennessee, who was reported to have
been sentenced to death by the King of Korea
for teaching Christianity. Mrs. Heron says
she has just passed through long and dan
gerous illness, which has left her a mere
ghost of her former self. She asserts that
the King of Korea would not do such thing
as has been charged against him, and adds
che is man of great strength Of character
kindness of heart and noble ambitions
Moreover, this king and queen have been
| most cordial and generous in their persona
treatment to DR.. Heron and myself. They
will do all in their power to protect u.s. Oul
only danger is from the ignorant and super
stitious lower classes, who, if aroused, Nigh
kill us before the king could rescue as from
them. But as DR.. Heron has with his owl
hands treated about &c, 600 sick Koreans, VIII
are very grateful to him, it is not likely tina
they will rise up against MIN or his family
whatever they may do to others"
Mrs. Heron recites incidents to show thei
friendly relations with the royal family ant
concludes her interesting letter as follows:
"But in closing let me say positively, tina
DR.. Heron and are not now preaching Q
teaching Christianity, except by an exampl
which we earnestly pray may be worthy q
the name. The laws of the land forbid II
and through the United States ministe
about year ego the American missionarie
were absolutely forbidden to teach religion
but we long for the time when our treat
shall be revised and freedom of religion a
lowed. Until that time we are doing all
our power to gain the confidence and respet
of the people, with what success You ma
judge from this letter.