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Show SLAYS "HAUNTED" DUCK; ADRIFT SEVEN'HOURS Burllngamo, Wash., Feb. 24 Hunters Hunt-ers may now pursue tholr sport on tho marshes of San Francisco bay without fear, for the "haunted" dues has been slain. It got Its quietus from Walter Taber, a professional market hunter, and Taber Is confident confi-dent that ho would not bo alive today to tell of his adventure had he not takon tho precaution before going out of tho marshes to take his lucky "duck's, bill" with him. The duck, according to Taber, seom ed to flirt with him. It was the flrot bird he had come upon while In his skiff off South San Francisco. Tabor shot at It once or twice, but Instead of winging away tho eccentric fowl would eettlo again Impudently within with-in range. Finally Tabor, Irritated, flrod both barrels and the duck succumbed. suc-cumbed. Whllo trying to get tho prize Taber lost both oars and then without duck or oars began to drift helplessly. Seven hours ho drlttod, but Just nt dusk off Berllngame, a fisherman, John Ferrari, sighted tho boat and put out two miles to rescuo Taber bringing him back In UIB gasoline gas-oline launch. surrounded In n swamp, two of thorn killed and tho others captured. Tho Younger brothors wer cscnt to tho Stillwater (Minn.) prison for llfo. Thoy wero pardoned somo years ago. Frank Jnmes wns hunted for several sev-eral years, Anally giving up In 1882, when Josso was killed. Ho was tried nt Independence, Mo., and acquitted For thirty years ho lived on a farm. |