New Britain herald., 1915-05-18
Pretty Mrs. SsWltlt Ialt
 Take OWl Life Eul RtCQ| SAYS HUSBAND WlNTs '
Puts Bi-Chloride of Mercair in Mouth But Does Not s, Leaves Hospital This Md Parts Unknown.

taking his own life. jumps
 icy river and then. becausc the water cold, quickly wade
 Mrs. Harold Pratt Sawteile
 pretty and twenty-five, I] some bi-chloride of mercur in Palmer's Asylum street q
 in Hartford last night an placing one in her mouth
 cidical intent, quickly chaf/ mind, removed the deadly l>t
 an antidote, came to this clf
 purpose of trying to see HfI ing husband at the home Of
 Mrs. Hanford l.. Curtis of
 street, this city, and faiiinE/ went into a fit of mysteries
 removed to the hospital by
 who believed that she was
 of the deadly poison.
 Leaves for Parts UnI<no<
 Much mystery surronnds | ing and going of this beautif, woman. Apparently recovef@ her nervous breakdown of, la/ she left the New Britain Glcna. pital this morning and depa. parts unknown, not deignina form the authorities as to VI plans for the future might b1
 Follows Dcserting Husbs
 From the account of the registered on the police blotI Sawtelle is Respondent becau| husband, with whom she cl be very much in love, has her. She said that a week and her husband became esI at their Boston home and he
 She came to Hartford in as1 to find him and learned that the guest of his sister, Mrs. f] New Britain. Last night ah| into Palmer's drug store in ital citp and purchased sornc iI| idle of mercury tAbiets with thl \ tion of ending her life. She (, tain Grace that after secuti| pills she entered a teIeph0nd| and took ono. Immedintoly pented and then took an anti| dispell the effects of the poikoil
 She was unnoticed and wtjl,,| the store without attracting alt Boarding New Britain bhnnI she arrived here at 7s2O o'c}o) claims to have gone straIR}4} Curtis residence to see her h,| She claims that Mir. Curtis refj admit her into the house but N| tis himself denied this to a Hpr| porter this morning. He al that absolutely the first Intinaat had of the affair was when ini of it this morning.
 Police Take Her Go Hospit'
 As Officer William Hayes waa ing in his 9 o'clock call at tl1o', of Lincoln and West Main sfre| was accosted by the young WI who he describes as being vefY| ty and dressed in a blue skirt o1 and wearing a high Y| white sweater. She carried a over her arm. Sht told the po]I1 of her trouble but did not m| the poison episode to him, He q ed her to the police station whcI was questioned by Captain Grad told him of her family trouble that she had taken < but was sure she would be ali IS she had taken a powerful ami Her condition seemed such ho, hat the captain ordered her talk he hospital in the police patrol precautionary measure.
 The young woman said she is y-five years of age and comes prominent family. She said she jed MT. Sawtclle in Brookline. h bout year ago and that the f their estrangcment is that her| and secured some new position eclined to confidc in her the 0f he expressd a willingnss to go york herself, but pitifufly expt bat her bringing up had been hat. she would be unable to sud t real work.
 Says She Didn't Swallow Poiso Mrs. Bassett, the matron of the 'ritain General hospital, stated iorning that Mrs. Sawtcllc had CT late last night that she did wallow one Of the poison tablct' lough she had purchased them nat intent. Shc told the nafrou' 1e placed ono of tho tablets isi Iouth and tIcn rcconsidercd hesf crate act and removed 1t. Herr lment, declares Mrs. Bnsaett, w olcnt fit of Mysteries brought o' lc overwrought condition of ,rves. The strange young woman' lc hospital authorities that her md is trying to secure dlf om her and that she cannot bcaf ought of losing him.
 When MT. Curtis, brother-in -ia' e young woman's husband. waa| the New Britain Savings bnui< he disclaimed aii pers lowledge Of the affair. He said st he knew Of it was when me down town this morning i'd not been to his house as far ~