MYSTERIOUS GAS RELEASED IN TWO MORE MATTOON HOMES
Women Say Odor Made Them Ill and Caused Partial Paralysis.
MATTOON, Ill., Sept. 7 (AP). -- While Mattoon's police and volunteers patrolled the city, a prowler who has terrorized the community by spraying a mysterious gas through open bedroom windows added two more victims to his growing list.
The prowler last night and early today released the gas into the sleeping rooms of Mrs. Ardell Spangler, a shoe factory worker, and Mrs. Laura Junken, who operates a restaurant. Both women told police the sickeningly sweet odor made them ill and partly paralyzed their legs and arms for a time.
The prowler has engaged in eight forays and 11 persons have been affected by fumes. One of the latest victims, Mrs. Carl Cordes, was hospitalized. She said she sniffed a damp cloth which she found on her porch Tuesday night. In all other cases gas was sprayed into windows. -- Thursday, September 7, page 1
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