CORPSE GUARDED BY INSANE WOMAN.
London, March 23. Very strange evidence Avas heard at the inquest on Mrs Nixon, aged 80, whose body, guarded by three insane daughters, was found in a locked house at NantAvieh, Cheshire. Neighbours attested to noises Avhich suggested that the daughters were screaming and quarrelling. A constable gave evidence that one of the daughters declared that her mother was not dead, but that God was looking after her. Another said: “She Avas never ill; God took
her and told us to leave her alone.” A doctor gave it as his opinion that the woman died in the chair near to which the corpse was found fastened with a belt. The daughters were firmly convinced that their youngest sister was a prophetess, and heard God’s voice. The others obeyed her implicitly. The youngest told him that a bird whistling in a tree was God’s way of telling her what to do. The witness found all three daughters in a completely ecstatic condition.
A verdict was returned that there was insufficient evidence to show the cause of death.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3017, 30 March 1926, Page 4
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181CORPSE GUARDED BY INSANE WOMAN. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3017, 30 March 1926, Page 4
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