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Show Mow jobbers Forced Their Victim to De- - ceive an Officer Chicago, Aug. 3. Herman Freeman laughed at the command of a masked robber who pressed a revolver against his body last night. Freeman had left his home to mail a letter As he -approached the mal box, two masked men confronted him and commanded him to hold v. his hands. Just as the command was given, one of the robbers caught sight of a policeman approaching. "Laugh, or Vli bore you through,' he commanded as ;he poked ihe gun into Freeman's side. Freeman laughed. - "Now turn and rwalk with us, and keep up a pleasant conversation, was the next order?- The trio turned wi'd walked ahead of the policeman, engaged in animated animat-ed conversation puncttuited with" guffaws guf-faws and ' laugbterTvTJie -.jrobbors marched Freeman to his ow n house, took him info a hallway and there robbed him of his valuables Freeman Free-man says the robbers obtained $24 and a valuable 'watch. CO |