New Britain herald., 1916-02-04
PiainV1ue News SON GIVES 1 BLOOD TO SAVE MOTHER'SLIFE Mrs. Charles Neal SuCCumbS De-
 spite Boys Sacrifice
 DEATH FOLLOWED OPERATION
Well Known Resident Passes Away at IIOSpital--Grii1in'S Friends Come to Chargc-Meeting Postponed.

CharGc-MectmS Postponed.
 Blood transfusiOn resorted to We'd nesday in a desperate attempt to save her life availed not in the case of Mrs. Dora DePetra, wife of Charles Neal, who underwent an operation for stom- ach trouble Tuesday at the Hartford hospital and the woman passed away at an early hour this morning. Mrs. Noal's son, Clarence, came from his home in Ilion, N. Y, to offer his blood to save her life but her condition was so weak that the transmission operation proved unsuccessful. She rallied for a time after her sons blood was trans fused into her veins but she suffered a relapse late yesterday, growing worse steadily until her death.
 The funeral will be held Sunday af- ternoon at o'clock from the home of Arthur M Booth, 71 Whiting street, and will be private. Services will be conducted at the house by Rev. R. H. Burton, rector of the Church of Our Saviour Interment will be in Oak Hill cemetery, Southington.
 Mrs. Neal was at one time a well known resident of Plainville. She was held in high esteem and her passing will be mOufned by a wide circle of acquaintances. She was a native of Southington, but had lived here for many years. She was fifty-e eight years old. Her husband, Charles Neal, is one of the best known conductors of the Northampton division of the New Ha- ven railroad.
 The couple went to Northampton ro live three years ago. Mrs. Neal came back to Plainville recently to undergo treatment by her family physician for stomach. trouble and her removal tc the hospital was order. Surgeons ad- vised an operation as the only hope of saving her life and she was under the knife Tuesday, Weak from loss of blood her death was imminent We'd nesday and her sons heroic sacrifice resulted, unfortunately proving of no use. The young man stood the opera tion well and his health is satisfactory. Mrs. Meals husband and her son are the only immediate members of her family.
 Griffin Will Fight.
 Friends of Burton s. Griffin, ar- rested yesterday on serious charges preferred by his sister, Mrs. Alice Gum, have rallied to his assistance and they are arranging to retain a lawyer to defend him when the case comes up for a, hearing. Sensational deVelOp- ments are promised Monday afternoon when Justice A. H. Condell will hear evidence against the accused.
 The man is now at liberty under bonds of $500 furnished by H. C. Thompson, former employer, who is among those believing in his inno- Cence.
 According to Griffin his arrest is the result of the failure of a blackmailing scheme concocted by his sister. He declares that she made an attempt to extort money from him, threatening to make certain accusations against him unless he acceded to her de- mands. Anticipating a formal com- plaint to the auth critics friends ha1 advised him to leave town to avoid the humiliation of a court scandal but he consistently refused and the police had no trouble in finding him yester- day.
 Questions concerning the character of the women have been raised by Griffin S friends and if the state in-