UNWILLING BRIDEGROOM.
- DEMENTIA IN CHURCH. (MOTHER'S NOSE CUT OFF. A. and N.Z. BERLIN. Dec. 16. The mother of Franz Murn, aged 21, a handsome Bavarian peasant, implored him to improve the family's fortune by marrying a rich widow, Paulina Berndt, aged 63, the owner of a large farm, who was infatuated with Franz. The latter reluctantly yielded and went to the church on the wedding day. When he saw the ugly widow hobbling up the aisle he was overcome by revulsion. Ho wenC mad, drew a dagger, and cut off his mother's nose.' The bride fled.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18585, 18 December 1923, Page 9
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96UNWILLING BRIDEGROOM. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18585, 18 December 1923, Page 9
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