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Show tasked end Armed jobber Loses Nerve After Pitched Battle With Family, When Latter Were All Felled to' Floor, Bandit Flees. PORTLAND. Or.. March 2S. After a pitched battle with C. G. Santesson. Mrs. Santesson and their daughter, a maslccd and armed robber lost his nerve, although he had felled nil three to the lloor Mondav night and departed from Suntesson's homo at Hillsdale, a remote suburb of this cltv. llng back of Portland Heights, without attempting to secure any booty. Grapples With Bobber. Santesson and the two women were seated In their parlor when the robber on-terod on-terod with a demand for their money. Santesson Jumped to his feet and grappled grap-pled with the fellow, who knocked Santesson San-tesson to tho lloor. discharging the gun as he did so. Miss Santesson went to her father's rescue, and the robber turned on her with tho gun and fired at her point blank, his gun. however, being knocked up by tho father, who had gained his feet In tho meantime. The deflected bullet struck Santesson a glancing blow on the head, which stunned him. Women Struck Down. The desperado struck Miss Santesson to the floor with the gun, and likewise Mrs. Santesson. who attempted to take a hand In tho encountor when her daughter fell. In striking Mrs. Santesson over the head tho robber broke tho barrel of his gun from tho stock. Lost His Nerve. "With the entire family at his feet the burglar's norvo evidently left him, for hc left tho house without ransacking It. The account of tho attempted robbery was brought to the police late today by a son of Santcsson's, who wjis not at home when tho crlmo occurred. |