Frightened to Death by a Cat.
At the inquest hold yesterday at Junction, New South Wales, on the body of Annie Taylor, "who died suddenly on Monday last, the evidence showed that the deceased "was a strong and healthy girl of 23 years of age, and a domestic servant. While she was in the shop of Mrs Peacock, her employer, just after eating a hearty dinner, a diseased cat crawled into the shop, groaning horribly. The deceased was frightened and ran upstairs into her bedroom, where she became unconscious. Medical aid was unavailing, and death ensued in less than three hours. A verdict was returned of death from paralysis of the brain, caused by sanguineous apoplexy, probably induced by fright.
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Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 207, 18 June 1887, Page 5
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120Frightened to Death by a Cat. Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 207, 18 June 1887, Page 5
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