HELPED BY GUNMAN
BURGLAR MASSAGES SICK HOUSEHOLDER Received Oct. 15, 9.30 p.m. WALTHAM (Mssachusetts), Oct. 14. O. Henry might have written the tale of a gunman’s midnight ministrations to a victim, which was related to the Court during the hearing of a charge of armed robbery against Robert Ulrich, aged 25. The prosecution said that a leading insurance man named Cronin woke and groped on the bedside table for a medicine bottle. A voice from the darkness, allegedly Ulrich’s, commanded him to “Stop right there. ’ Cronin replied: “I have got no gun. This drawer is filled with medicine.’’ The burglar asked, “What is the matter?’’ Cronin replied: “Heart sinus trouble.’’ The burglar said:
“You need to massage the nerve centre at the back of the neck. Let me show you.” Thereupon the intruder skilfully massaged Cronin’s neck. Cronin told the police that he felt su much better that he did not begrudge the few dollars stolen.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 246, 16 October 1937, Page 9
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