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Show PLANNED TOJHOLD UP THAIH DUT HUNTCft 8PRANQ A BUR-PnlflE BUR-PnlflE UPON BANDITS. Youth With a Wlnthiitcr Putt to Flight Feur Men Whe Were Hoping Hop-ing to Commit a Train Robbery Near Portland. Kmir maaked ami heavily armed men waltlac to hold up the Hpukane flyer oa the Oregon Ilallroad & Navigation Navi-gation eompany'i linn at MontAvllla awlteh, Juit eait of the city limit ot I'ortland, Oro, Monday night, were met by a young man named Uert Yet-ter, Yet-ter, who wai returning from a hunting hunt-ing trip. Yetter waa carrying a Win-cheater Win-cheater ride and when lees by tbe bandit waa commanded to throw up hi handa The young fellow refuaed to do ao and the robbera opened fire on him, which Yetter returned. Yetter Yet-ter waa hit In tho tide and atlchtly wounded, and from tbe fact that lie heard one of the men cry out "Oh, Owl, I'm hot, Joe." Yetter thlnki that nno ot till bullet took effect. The night waa pitch dirk, and Yetter wai unablo to aeo what became of the men who abandoned tbelr attempt to hold up the train Yetter itatea that he waa walking Along tho trnrk and when Rearing tbe Mmitavllla awltrh ho auddenly aaw the white awltrh light chnnao from whlto to green He contalnued on along tho track and when near the light wai horrified to ace four men, who, In tho dim light ho could tee wero mailerd and heavily armed, wait. Ing for him. Aa aoon a they dliror. ered him tho bandlta leveled their weapon on htm and commanded him to throw up hi handi, Inttead ot complying bo awung the Winchester Into poaltlnn, but beforo ha could dl-rhargo dl-rhargo tho gun ha heard a thorp report re-port and folt & Hinging teniatlon In hi ildn. Ho wai allghtly itunned by the forco of the bullet, but recovered hire-elf hire-elf Juat aa one nf tlio men turned and flret nt him again Yetter fay that ho fired In tho direction ot tho llfih and heard the robber cry out In pain. |