The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
ASKS REPORTERS
To Be EASY ON HER
Young Divorce, "a Good Fellow" At
tempts Suicide-"DOn't Put sX'
Where Body Was Found,

NEW YORK Special-Wednesd
New York World says: Don't put
the X where the body was found.
Please make the closing number a
orevity. If you are good fellows you
will do as a good fellow asks"
Writing this message Ito the press, -
Mrs. Florence Bridgeman Hyneman
drank poison Tuesday afternoon at
the Hotel Wellington, Seventh Avenue
and Fifty-siXth Street. She is now at
Flower Hospital in a critical condi-
ton.
Coming from rich and well known
California family, and wealthy in her
own right, Mrs. Hyneman was a cho-
rus girl until four years ago, playing
her principal engagements with the
Fascinating Flora" and The Social
WhirP companies. Six years ago she
married Otto IL. -Hyneman, who was
then lawyer in New York, but who
returned to San Francisco two years
Iater 10 become secretary to Chief of
Police Lees. Three weeks ago Hyne-
man obtained divorce on the uncon-
tested ground of intemperance.
At Once Came TO New York.
Immediately upon the granting of
the decree Mrs. Hyneman left the
nome of her sister, Mrs. Sheninen of
Sausilite, Cal, who had been acting
as her trustee and guardian, and came
to New York. She went to the Hotel
-ASNCA WIN a nurse, DuI last
sunday she discharged the nurse and
went to the home of an old friend.
Howard Jacot, of 166 West Forty-sev-
enth Street.
At Jacots suggestion she went to
the Wellington, telling Manager John
I sItzpatrlck she would stay only a
DAY. She went in and out a number
OF times on Monday. but when she
was not seen yesterday an entrance
was forced into her room and she
was found unconscious on her bed
with a bottle that had contained Iysoi
by her side.
On table were found letters ad-
dressed to her husband, at the Mills
Building, San Francisco; to Charles
r. OCallahan, her attorney. at 20
Montgomery Street, San Francisco; to
Clarence Cadon, S25 Bush Street, San
FtIr,aneIsco, FRA, and to Mrs. La Mont and
Miss Texas GuiOn, of 166 West Forty
seventh Street A letter to the Coro-
ner and the letter to the press were
also found. The letter to the press
read in full:
Her Appeal to the Press.
Kindly give me a local brevity
Don't put the X where the body was
tound, etc. ] ask OF you TO be kind
N your writeup. I have a mother and
'rother out home (San Francisco.
don't want 20 infiict my unfortunate
end upon them. New Yorh.is vast:
- h~hN NoWh Is SItdll. eltNratc
please make the closing number a
local brevity. II you are good fellows
you VIII do as a good fellow asks.
FLORENCE HYNEMAN."
Mr.. Jacot said last night that he had
known Mrs. Hyneman and her hus-
pand ever since their marriage
Mrs. Hyneman is twenty-seyen
years old" he said. ''She was only on
She stage as an amateur When che
anne TO New York she was very much
depressed over the ract that she had
nad TO leave her sisters home and
over the fact that Mrs. Shininen not
long ago applied to the courts 10 get
'ontroI OF her inheritance. She was
worried, too, over her divorce and
pVer the isolation forced on her by
1er family. She frequently threatened
20 take her life"
Police Surgeon Francis ]. Murray
Who lives at 21O West Fifty-seventh
street, was called when Mrs. Hyne-
man was found. He summoned an
ambulance from Flower Hospital. but
nelther he nor DIR. Brewster could re-
Vlve the young woman and she was
taken TO the hospital.