The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-22
TRIPLE MURDER AND
SUICIDE WIFE'S PLAN
julius Sticrheim Kills Wife,
Their Two Little Girls
and Himself.
HER ILLNESS THE REASON
Ellis Island Linguist Leaves
Letter in Bronx Home Ex-
planning Act.

Julius Stierheini, interpreter Of six
languages at Ellis island. killed his wife.
their two little girls AND himself In
their apartment at loss Bryant avenue.
The Bronx. on Monday night He used
only four bullets and each took life.
Their bodies were found at noon yes
torday.
a letter written by Stierheim AMI
signed by him and his wife indicated
that they had agreed to die. II did not
mention tile children. The letter. adj
dressed TO Mrs. Siicrheim's brother. Dr.
Sigmund Dcutsch of 1877 East Eighty
seventh street, was found on the dining
room table.
MY dear doctor" II began; "in the first
place. We ask you to excuse US to the
whole family. We have considered tn.
matter carefully, but under the present
conditions, as it is now, II cannot go
further because since ] and Josephine
nave to suffer all this We will both be-
come insane. You Will find In the bureau
IN the biacl, pccKetbook si6o cash to
cover the incidental costs. l beg you
not to make any particular ceremony
with u.s. but II is our wish that We lie
CreinHtcu. You VIII Nnu TWO odhhpooNS'
one for s1I3.gs ami the second for
SS3e.q Draw tile money and Use II for
any further expenses you may have to
make.
Death benefits OF 1880 from three
lodges of Birth Abraham were To lie
collected by Dr. Deutsch. the letter said.
and $500 from "A traternal society OF the
immigration service az Ellis Island. The
bro;her-in-law was minutely directed as
81 trt's fay debts and dis
tribu,ing his property. The letter ended !:
sane. writes the Father.
IL am thoroughly sane as write this.
Therefore good-by. JuIius SriERHEiM:
JOSEPHINE I. STiERIIEiM.
But Coroner Flynn is convinced thai
both were insane. Mrs. S,ierheim' VINO
was II years old. had suffered from mel
ancnolla for several months. Often she
talked Of suicide. She said to Il sister
again and again. I'm going TO Kill my
self IN gong to do 1t. IN going 10 do
IT," Her mother. Mrs. Charles Deutsch
Of 53l East Eighty-seventh street, died
Ten days ago and was buried on TUESDAY
Of last week. To-day the Stierhein,s were
TO nave moved down to East Eighty
seventh street TO keep house for Mrs
ST. rheims father.
Sierheim was &c years old. Hunga'
rian by birth and had been one OF Ellis
Islands best interpreters for more than
a dozen years His health was not good
he coughed and at one time thought NJ
mad tuberculosis. Recently. however. he
had gained weight. He was not hypo'
chondiiac and had not talked OF suicide
Relatives suppose that his w!fe's condition
unbalanced his mind, the she persuaded
him 10 kill her and himself and that In
the last mad moment he decided that the
whole family ought 10 be extinguished.
About noon yesterday a sister OF Mr.
Stierheim, Mrs. Alexander Herr OF New
Rochelle. went 10 loss Bryant avenue t.
help the St.erhe!ms pack their belongings
There seemed to be no one at home. Mrs
Herr walked over to the home OF another
sister. Mrs Elsie Glockner, at 1914 Hoe
avenue. to see what was the matter.
"Why. I haven't seen any OF them since
Monday" Mrs. Glockner said. 'srhatl
| strange. for the two children used TO bt
running In here every day"
sisters Find the bodies.
They went TO Bryant avenue. found th'
| door of the Sterheim apartment locked
and got Henry Gyory OF 1a3 Hewitt place
| to go up a fire escape and break through :
window into the back bedroom. He fount
Edna Stierheim, IL years old. the olde,
| daughter, dead in her bed, killed while
she slept By n revolver thrust into hel
mouth. The three others were In a from
bedroom. Mrs Stierheim and her daugh
ter Gladys 0 years old. lay in bed side b,
| side. They had been shot In the sam,
way. There had been no struggle. OF
| the fioor beside the bed lay the body o.
Stierheim In his right hand was a i've
| shot revolver with four empty shells.
| The fiat was In perfect order--"a.
pleasant and well kept a. home AZ ! eve
saw" saws tho Coroner. Though MOVING
day was coming not thing was out plac,
except a gold watch which hung In TIT
! bathroom. ON the dining room table wa
: Il silver tray presented to Sterhe!m b,
his comrades AZ Ellis Island. The lette
| lay beside It, with note saying: pleas,
! give this letter to DIR. Sigmund Deutsch
337 East Eighty-seyenth street"
When DIR. Deutsch arrived he went q
| the bureau and found In money bag tn
| slS5 mentioned In the letter. also a golC
watch.
, A woman who lives In an apartment
below said that on Monday night about II
clock She heard sounds which she nov
thinks were pistol shots. but a New Yorl
Central train was rolling past and sh,
thought the noise was exploding torpe
does.
Gladys Stierheim spent Sunday nigh
with her aunt Mrs, Eugene Deutsch. a
! 1880 Hoe avenue. on Monday her siste
Edna took her home. That was the las
| their relatives saw OF them.
| II can understand why my sister should
| wish TO kill herself" said Mrs Giockne
last night. ~ can believe that she per
suaded her husband 20 go with her. Bu
| those two happy children"