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Show Fists Rout Knife Wlelder I Willi l 4 "'"m.ri ' 1 - ' yv - l''fv :L.,-V,. I si X V , ii -:. ;W ,-k - m Foiled Bandit Slashes Salt Laker in Fight Robber, Refused Money, Attempts to Stab Victim, but Is Beaten in Battle ' A young- carpenter turned the tables on a would-be bandit early Saturday, but narrowly escaped a serious knife wound in the battle. Ths Intended victim waa Preston Mathews, 141 Ninth East street, who told police he wa walking east en the earth sidewalk la th 100 block en East Ninth South street about 12:45 a. m. "A man about or 14 year old. dressed in sports clothes, walked up to me and said. 'Give me your money.' I thought he wa kidding and told him so." Mathews related "He demanded th money again " and I told him I was sorry, but that I didn't have any. Then I saw the blade of a hunting knife fa casried i as he lifted hi ana at me. I pushed . . him and he (truck at m with the knife. "Th blad lipped through my shirt and Into my skin on on aid of my chest. I slugged him la th face and h fell "Then hs staggered to his feet and ran away. I walked home, called the police and went to bed." Except for th knife mark on bis chest be emed to have forgotten the affair. ' He was still sleepy Saturday Sat-urday forenoon, however, and ui-clinsd ui-clinsd ts ease ever hi rout of th bandit 1 NEAR-VICTIM OF BOBBERY SHOWS KNIFE RESULTS Preston Mathews he turned tables in holdup try |