The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
HER MIND BLANK
 NOW IN HOSPITAL
Young Woman, Suffering from Loss of Memory Tax
 en Off New Haven Train
CLAIMS ITS CATALEPSY

New Haven. Aug. 12.-Judging from the reports of the railroad officials the police and the New Haven hospital authorities, New Haven may have an- othe- lapse of memory case on it's hands, somewhat similar to that o1 Charles Won der Osten, the man with out a memory, who for so long a time I.uzzled the Grace hospital authori- ties.
 On the two o'clock train out of New York yesterday afternoon there was a who seemed to be in a dazed condition She had ticket for New Haven, was we'll dressed in a percale suit of light brown and wore a dark straw hat trimmed with light colored roses From her action, or perhaps from her lack of action, the conductor of the train reported her case to Station Mas ter William Lucy. after the arrival of the train here.
 The latter attempted to question the woman. but failing to get any satis- factory answers from her as to who she was or Where she was going, he reported the case to Patrolman Bart Daly, who was on duty at the station and the latter interrogated her. The matron of the depot was also called into the conference.
 All that could be learned from the
 
 was that her name was Annie O'Con- nell, and that she came from Ireland last March.
 There was a quickly formulated ged in New York and shipped here by train.
 Upon a search of her clothing there was found $17 in money and a rosary. There wore no papers of any sort that would throw light upon her identity and when she undertook to talk. hei lips moved but there came no sound After spending a considerable time with her the officials decided that they could find nothing the matter with her save loss of memory, and they also de- cided that instead of making a police case of the matter they would call the New Haven hospital ambulance and have the girl sent there.
 This was done. The patient was put under observation there at once. but the physicians reported to the rail- road officials at o'clock that she had at that time given no indication of any ability to give an account of her self.
 The lmatron at the station said that the girl appeared to be domestic o1 the better class.
 At midnight Doctor Lindley. the house physician at New Haven hos pital, who was in charge, said that he had made a personal examination of the case, and that he had diagnosed it as one. possibly of catalepsy. a con- dition of insanity where the patient s mind encounters block. to use an ex- pression that will address the popular mind. He found no evidence of assault or drugging, and he felt hopeful that de- velopments would follow in the case today that would help to solve the mystery. As the case stands the pa tient is apparently perfectly conscious but is able to give no further account of herself beyond what has been al- ready stated. She will obey the direc- tion of the physicians in the matter of extending her arms. and will respond to movements requested. But she does not seem to take the slightest inter- est in the disposition of her case. She cannot talk. The girl Is in practically the same condition, according to a statement issued from the hospital today. The patient is apparently conscious and can understand any remark address ed to her but is unable to speak and seems to have no knowledge of the past. All that can be learned is that her name is Annie O'Connen and hel age about 20.