ECCENTRIC WOMAN'S WILL.
An eccentric' old lady of Pittsburg, Miss Laura White, aged 65, has been found dead in a'poorly-furnished apartment, the door of which boasted fivo locks. She had been dead for a considerable time. Tho police found Miss White's banking accounts and a will leaving £20,000 to Pittsburg charities. She nad 'also left orders ;for a doctor to "thrust a dagger through my heart three times to make sure I am dead. Then let my body remain for ten days and then cremate it." The dead woman's estate has been found to exceed £20,000. She possessed a library of 3000 volumes, including, some rare editions. A brother of Miss White is said to be an officer in the British Army.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 775, 26 March 1910, Page 14
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122ECCENTRIC WOMAN'S WILL. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 775, 26 March 1910, Page 14
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