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Show w YOUTHS TRY TO ROB AUTOMOBILISTS Portland. Ore.. July 1. Throe youths attempted to hold up two automobiles au-tomobiles near hero yesterday, wounded a woman occupant of ono of tho cars, nnd, the pollco say, are tinnier tin-nier arrest her The event scared anew tho new latc-at-night autolsts. whose number dwindled after two prominent young men autolng at the edge of town a few months ago were hold up. For that crime II. M. Roberts Rob-erts Ih now on trial. Dan Drlndlgo, Guy Vaughn and Gall B Menitt, arrested jesterday, aro credited by Sheriff Robert L. Stephens, Steph-ens, with full individual confessions-Stephens confessions-Stephens nays all participated In the holdup, according to the confession. Loom Stanley, a stenographer, was tho woman wounded. She was shot Jin tbo wrist and the wound was slight, I Tho boys said they intended firing over the heads of the autolsts, but this Is denied by Barntty Royce, the chauffeur who said bis party escaped probable death only by throwing: themselves on tho floor of tho car at his cry of warning. Royco drovo the car straight at the nervous boys, who Jumped aside and let It pass. They were arrested soon after and admitted attempting to rob another antomoblle. |