AN ECCENTRIC RECLUSE
MISER WORTH £IOO,OOO. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 1, 9.30 p.m. St. Petersburg, May 1, Princess Shacavoskoi died of starvation at her palace, where she had been living for twenty years in seclusion in two rooms, the result of a love affair. The Princess, who realised a fortune, refused to see anyone. A servant placed her food in a room while the Princess was hiding in another.
After her death the police found £IOO,OOO in her mattress.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 290, 2 May 1911, Page 5
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79AN ECCENTRIC RECLUSE Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 290, 2 May 1911, Page 5
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