Show TOURIST FIGHTS OFF HIGHWAYMEN Undaunted by Sight of Leveled Revolver Sends Bandit to Ground With Blow THEN THEM IS ATTACKED BY PAL PALIs Is Badly Beaten in Encounter but Succeeds in Frightening Frighten Frighten- ing Pair Away A loaded revolver re even though it be aimed directly at nt his taco race seemingly I has hns no terrors for J. J 10 P. P a a. re retired retired retired re- re tired baker of or Dayton Daton 0 O. as was demonstrated dem dern- last nl night ht shortly before midnight when Mitchell encountered a pair of or highwaymen at First West est and Second South Mitchell was walking along alons First West et when a man suddenly confronted him and leveling e a n revolver at his face ordered him to throw up his hands Mitchell complied compiled to the extent of at elevating ele ole one arm but he continued walkIng walk walk- alkIns log Ins until the muzzle of oC the ups hold gun guit almost touched his nose then thon he ho suddenly shot the other hand upward and grasped of tho the up hold-up that hold the gun The Tho hl highwayman ht ayman pulled the trl trigger cr but the barrel was pointing skyward and the thc bullet whizzed harmlessly over head Tho The next Instant Mitchell shot out flit his free Cree hand and caught the bandit ban ban- chit dit a a. stunning blow on the Jaw with his fist Mitchell says aS a'S tho the hl highwayman hwa man described described de de- de- de scribed a halt half back somersault from the blow and he ho was about to disarm his assailant when hen another ran up from behind He threw one arm around Mitchell's Mitchells throat and began beating him on the head with the butt of at a re revolver re- re volver 01 vcr F Fighting desperately Mitchell cried for help The Tho cries frightened the highwaymen high high- waymen t both of oC whom ran south on First West est Stephen Gilbert 1047 IOn Tenth East was attracted b by the cries He found Mitchells Mitchell's face tace covered ered with blood and called the police At the emergency hospital l Dr H. H B B. Sprague found twenty eight small cuts cutson on Mitchells Mitchell's head all appearing to have ha been made mado b by blows from the butt buttof buttof of ot a a. revolver re Mitchell's Mitchells rl right ht eye also was wa blacked and closed Fully Jully conscious Mitchell furnished tho the police a thorough description of ot his assailants and told of ot the manner In which he fought them He says sas he ho re recently re- re contI sold out hi his baker bakery Interests In Dayton Dnton and Is on his wa way to the Pacific coast to see seo tho the expositions Mitchell carried a roll of oC and a l gold watch wath |