MAD MARCHIONESS.
DEFIES FIREMEN WITH
REVOLVER
Tho beautiful Marchioness Atala Raniblet Massaglia, a members of an illustrious Italian family, suddenly became insane in her palace in Milan on April 12tli. . She barricaded herself m the palace, and, having clothed herself in tho robes of state, set fire to the furniture. , , . . , i People in the streets ran for help, but when the firemen arrived the Marchioness . roceived them with revolver shots. A long siege followed, and only ended when tho Marchioness had exhausted all her ammunition. ■ The firemen on entering the Middling discovered that a'-oung nephew of, the Marchioness had also become insane. . ‘ The Marchioness and her nephew were conveyed to an asylum, and the fire was speedily extinguished.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2112, 21 June 1907, Page 3
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118MAD MARCHIONESS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2112, 21 June 1907, Page 3
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