Eureka Reporter | 1904-09-16 | Page 4 | Man's Fight with Baboon

MANS FIGHT WITH BABOON wounded monster very nearly over comes its slayer the south african mall brings a thrilling tale of a fight to the death beav een a man and a giant baboon mr robert heugh proprietor ot kadech s farm saw a baboon in his orchard and shot him through the body at yards the animal was however able to get away ind was afterwards seen on the top of an adjoining hill where he suddenly dropped thinking that he was dead mr heugh went after him with two terriers and a native the dogs ran up to the supposed carcass when the baboon suddenly rose caught the unfortunate terriers bit a large p ece out of each cast them from him with such violence as to kill them and then made furiously for their master tearing his arm open from shoulder to wrist the native bolted and the partially disabled white man was left alone to battle with the enraged baboon mr heugh Is active and muscular but his efforts to throttle his antagonist and to beat hia face in with his fist were unavailing and he was forced to the ground here while desperately struggling the man s hand came in contact with a large stone this he seized and with almost a last effort fractured the baboons skull with it when the body was measured it was found to b over five feet engi sh exchange