Published in The Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on 06/07/ 1901.
    John Rhodes, an old recluse, who lived in a lonely hut in the southern part of Washington County, was found dead. There were evidences of foul play and the coroner and a number of citizens made as examination of the cabin, which resulted in the discovery of three big rattlesnakes coiled up in an empty barrel. The snakes were killed and under a bed of leaves where they had been sleeping, an old tobacco pouch was found half filled with money. In a barrel two black snakes were found. It is believed that Rhodes made the snakes his companions and that they guarded his money.
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