Chisholm's Case

The deceased employee was employed as sexton of St. Anne’s Church in Lowell. It was his duty to care for the church, rectory and parish house. He occupied with his family rooms on the third floor of the parish house. About two o’clock in the morning of May 27, 1929, his body was found on the ground below a window of his sleeping room. The sill of this window was twenty-two inches above the floor of the bedroom. Before going to bed, the employee complained of a distressed stomach. His daughter was aroused from her sleep by a noise; she went to her father’s room and found the bed empty. It was…