New Britain herald., 1928-09-27
Hysterical Woman Causes Furore In Plainville; Note to Husband
 Hints at Intention to End Life
Election From Home and Bed News Received by Telephone Reported to Blame for Loss of Con. trol by Young Wife in Railroad Station.
Especial to the Herald)

Plainvillc Sept. c7-Deserted and penniless. at the end of . long trail of alleged faithlessness to her hus- band. 2 Mrs. O'Neill. c1. of Morrill,, N. r.. collapsed and gave way to hysteria this morning at the Plain- vile railroad station but was be- friended by town officials, and re- turned to her mother. Mrs. William Glynn of Pennington. with the prospect that the unfortunate wom- ans troubles might finally be ended.
 Cast out by her husband and re- fused permission to see her baby. with even her mother turned against her, Mrs. O'Neili had with her let ter for delivery to her husband after her death, indicating, authorities say. that she contemplated suicide.
 Mrs. O'Neill was brought to the station this morning by a man in large automobile. He then drove of and left her. At first she appeared in good spirits and smoked several cigarettes. but after a while she en- tered the telephone booth and put in a call. She talked for a few min- utes and apparently received bad news. for immediately upon hanging up she burst into loud. hysterical sobbing. and when men in the sta- tion rushed to the booth they found that she had sunk to her knees and was crying wildly.
 Mind Appears Blank
 Freight Agent w. II. Gillis took charge and sent for Dr. Lawrence II. Frost. When the doctor arrived he found the woman surrounded by about 50 staring men whom he could not induce to leave the station. The young woman appeared in trance at times and at others at- tempted 10 rush out whenever train pulled into the station. but Dr. Frost led her to his car and took her to the town hall.
 While passing through the center she began to shriek again, but at the town hall she quieted once more under the ministrations of the doc tor and of Miss Mattie Johnson and Miss Catherine Daily. visiting nurse.
 Unable to get any information from Mrs. O'Neill, her helpers were forced to go through her suitcase. which contained g. quantity of ex- pensive clothes and a bundle of let ters which revealed her story. They showed that her husband had cast her out for alleged infidelities and that her mother had also turned against her but had written long missive urging her to ''go straight" in the future.
 Letter Reveals Suicide Intent
 One letter was marked for for warding to Mir. O'Neill after her death. This was masterpiece of style and showed that the woman was exceptionally well educated. In 1t she confessed that she had not kept her marriage vows. it is said. and disclosed that she was planning suicide.
 Dr. Frost attempted to communi- cate with the husband but the lat ter. over the long distance telephone. could not understand him. First Selcctman James Simpson was able to relay a message through the telc. phone operators later and received a relayed answer that Mir. O'Neill would come to his wife's mothers home and take her back.
 MT. Gillis and Miss Daily then took the young woman to her mothers hcme in Pennington. Mrs. O'Neill was fearful of her reception there, but Mrs. Glynn greeted her cordial ly and the visiting nurse believed that the woman's troubles might be over.
 Local residents reported that they had seen Mrs. O'Neill about Plain- vile recently in the company of sev- eral different men.