The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-23
WITH A HAT PIN TO Die
That Was the Determination Of Poor
Agnes Tyrrell. Z, /
AN INSANE WOMAN S DEED.
The Woman who Attempted to jump
from the Old Colony Train Stabbed
Herself I'm the Wrist and Ear with
Hat Pin. Her Only Weapon.

Agnes Tyrrell. who attempted three
times to jump from the Old Colony ex-
press train yesterday, during the trip
from Boston to this city. and who was de-
tanned at the Central station pending her
recovery. made a nearly successful at
tempt to take her life last evening In the
cell-room at the station. The woman.
when brought to the station was exam
ined by DIR. Palmer, who gave IL az his
opinion that she was suffering from dipso-
mania.
A half-pint bottle containing a small
quantity of liquor, which was found In
her pocket, appeared to prove the theory,
and consequently the woman was locked
up pending her recovery
A few minutes after five o'clock yester-
day afternoon, Lieut.. O'Neill visited the
Tyrrell woman in her cell and tried TO
prevail upon her to talk.
Up to this time she had been very reti-
cent concerning her past life and hey ond
a statement that she lived at the Nv est
End" in Boston. would say nothing def
mite. During the conversation between
the officer and the woman, she said that
she had been born and brought up in Bos-
ton, and had always made that city her
home. Her maiden name, she said, was
Gage.
She said she had been married a few
years ago, but her husband, William Tyr
rell, was killed soon after in u railroad
accident, he being a brakeman on the
road at that time. About year ago she
said she had been arrested In this city for
drunkenness, and had spent n term at the
State Farm. During the conversation
the woman appeared entirely rational,
and seemed to have become nearly sober.
Lieut.. O'Neill left her aud returned to
the Office, but no sooner had he done so
ha fal mn nst irr at la ifnn MI lc
to shake off the feeling but did not sue
ceed, ana within five minutes he went
back TO the cell-room to see that all was
right.
As he glanced through the grated door
everything appeared right
The woman sat in the farther corner Of
the cell with her head bowed AS in deep
thought, and her hands were tightly
clasped in front of her. Suddenly, as he
was about TO turn away, the officer
thought he detected a thin stream OF
blood trick.ing down the side of her face
and in n minute he was inside the cell and
had the woman turned toward the light.
Then it was evident that an attempt had
been made by the woman TO kill herself
Both wrists were badly lascerated.
stream of blood was issuing from her left
ear and one or two tiny punctures on the
right temple were also bleeding profuse-
ly. DIR. Palmer was hastily summoned
and dressed the wounds.
The woman had been searched thor
oughly when she was locked up, and it
was thought that nothing dangerous had
been left upon her. In search through
the cell, however. long hat-pin. com
monty worn, was found, covered with
blood. The end of the pin was bent aud
formed hook.
The would-be suicide had, during the
few min utes that elapsed between the
visits OF the officers, taken the pin and
tore open both wrists, after which she
stuck the pin into her ear and then at
tempted to tear open the veins in her
temple.
She was Immediately placed under close
confinement. Judge Sweetland was
called TO the station and on testimony of
Drs. Palmer and McCaw ordered her
committed to the State Asylum for the
Insane.
When questioned as to her reasons for
her rash act, the woman said that she had
been followed by some persons who had
designs upon her, and in order TO escape
them she attempted to kill herself.