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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 57, 11 March 1907, Page 4

Ail extraordinary ueeomil of r {i.■ ac»i>cratu nml su<xe->ful elru-gle of a Wall of eighty-live H'iill t\Vo°bui ! ;l-, 1 , \\as> yivt'ii at tlit' Afjsi/i; t'ourt in piij; y. -M. \an der Aest, win) [, v ,. s IK . X | ( |, Jllr livvou JKotlieliilil; ut, iiouiognc-sur-(seine. whs sleeping ui,,in, i„ |,|, | lnl|i ,, when li,' n-ii., awakened by ihu noise made by two burglar-. In spite of lii% great age lie got out of bcd/siiiitolic! iiji two revolvers, and met the burglars at the top of tliu stairctu: . Tlie old liiau limit, wounding 01; • nf | he' burglars, lie then flung the other weapon in the face of Hit- other man. -iuv.l immediately dished at him. In the course of tliu desperate ilrimgle which followed, the old man uas bijdiy Knocked about, but when neighbours, who heard Ihi: nojso, arrived. tiiev found him silting oil one burglar anil holding lin> other down by tin- hair, \an der Meat had twcnty-lwo severe limi-ey on his head and face, i'lflieted with a'■ Jf'.'-pre-ener." Jn .comt Ihe old man, who was warmly complimented l,y the judge, deelare'd that he Kufi'ered no ill effects front his uncouiftui'. Jj\eopt for a tiUie deaf ness, lie had never been better in his [ life. "I think the exercise did me I good,'' !>« added. ■.