MURDER AND SUICIDE.
NEPHEW SHOOTS NIECE, AN OLD LADY'S MONEY. ; "* H Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) GENEVA. Feb. 21. Madame Michel, aged 82 years, who has been bedridden for many years, 'died of shock in consequence of witnessing a murder and suicide. Madame Michel lived with her nephew, who expected to inherit her wealth, but she summoned a niece to visit her. The nephew was extremely jealous of the niece's presence and ordered her to leave. When she refused ho shot her dead and then committed suicide. The invalid old lady, was powerless to intervene. ..;..... Tho bodies remained on the bedroom floor during the night. As a pastor read the burial service over them Madame Michel fell back on her pillow dead.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18950, 23 February 1925, Page 9
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