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lt;[u* f)f our nijfht police* (lropp«‘(i into j liiTtffrre A IUmI^c'h moat murkfl at a ; lat«* hour one nij,^ht last week and sce*-I no orm about turned to i^o o\it. As he neared tfie frf)iit lt;bH»r he heard a muttlod s»)uml as of some one shoutinjr at a distance, and lookin^^ )aek throuirh tile ^'^lass doors «»f the? refrij^^erator. saw four arms beckoning'’ most frantically for him to approach, lie lt;lilt;i so, ami whmi he ^^ot close euiouyh to make himself heard. askelt;l what was the t! f»n)le. M'he answer came in chorus, and Oonsi'sled of a shiverin^r appe al to he let out. 'I'ln* lt;io(»r was opened and two half frozen men in their shirt sleeves rushed out Hoil^^** p»*rehed himsolf cm top c»f tlie stove, t^ hile Hj/-jforre wrapped arms and lej.fs around it and i-.\planatioris folhcwed. It seems that the hoys had trone into tiie r**fri^^-erator to arranf^o* thinj/s, pulling'’ the door shut aftc*r them and tliat the heavily weijfhted liandle iiad fa len d(»wn. iuiprisoninj^^ them like rats in a trap. 'I'hcy jjot thawed ciut diirinjr the niw-ht. hut Hodj^c* says the cold chills run up his spine yot whenever he thinks of it.
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Lanark Gazette
Lanark, Illinois, US
Wed, Mar 06, 1895
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