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Show BANDITS WOUND FLEEING MAN American Consulate Agent Stabbed Five Times But Escapes SAGUALA GRANDE, July 29 Eugene .Tova. acting American consular consu-lar agent, captured by bandits and held for $20,000 ransom, escaped Friday, Fri-day, but waR badly wounded as he made his break for liberty. There were five dagger wounds In the young man's body when ho was found today in a ranch house ln which he had sought shelter, but ho was able to give the authorities information which was expected to lead to the capture of! the bandits. At the hospital to which JOVB was hurried for treatment ho told tho police po-lice of his capture Thursday by four bandits, one of whom had stopped him earlier In tho road and asked for a rldo In his car M VKCHF.D rvro iniDS Securely bound, he was marched Into In-to tho hilly region and kept under close guard while his emptors sent a message to 8agua to demand tho ransom. ran-som. Fearing rural guards tho bandits band-its started to march further Into the I hilly country Friday As they started start-ed away, Jova said the men agreed to looen his bonds, and seeing a atone, feUexl the bandit ahead of him. Tho othore then attacked him with daggers, stabbing him frve times, onco In th lung. They left him for dead, but ho staggered o-nd crawled to the ranch I hoxtse. 00 |