San Francisco Call, Volume 69, Number 92, 2 March 1891 — A TIPSY MARKSMAN. [ARTICLE]

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A TIPSY MARKSMAN.

Ferdinand Peck, \Vl.il«- Seeking Large OllM. l!li|t» a Boy. On Saturday night Ferdinand Peck, a South San Francisco blacksmith, became somewhat intoxicated, and, being in that particular mood which it is the joy of small boys to irritate, several youngsters began to tease the tipsy gentleman. Jiul Peek lost, together with the steadiness of liU legs, his patience, and becoming suddenly overcome with passion ran fratilicly into his house and soon returned with a gun well loaded with bird shot. Undaunted the spirited boys continued their amusement, when suddenly Peck exhibited tin enviable degree of skill, raised his mm, shut his eyes and fired. Bung went the gun, into the dust went Peck, dawn went a boy, while from the group of youngstois there arose a howl of dismay.' Due of tliem Had received a stray shot in his forehead, and great was the consternation among. lns conlrcres. J Jut the gun's report or the concussion caused by- reek's sudden contact with the earth f coined to attract the attention of Officer Buckley, who forthwith arrested Peck, booking him for assault to murder at the Seventeenth-street Police Station.