Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-11
THE SHOOTING AT BANNING
The other SIDE Heard FROM.

The other Side Heard FROM.
The HsRALD published an account o
shooting affair near Banning, Il few
days ago, from statements made by Mr
GilliG, one of the parties in interest
Following is statement from the othe
side BY friend of Doctor Murray:
EDITOR HERALD:-The HERALD o
Saturday last in paragraph having thu
above heading, does great injustice, by
its false statements, to DIR. Murray, o
Banning, and having been an eye.wit
ness and participant, l desire to give I
truthful recital of the occurrence.
MIR. Gillig came to our house on th'
day mentioned and was Hospitality wei
coined. He said he had come to lool
over the books and papers. These were
freely produced, and he was told thai
help would be given him to copy or in.
vestigate any detail. No exception was
then, or ever has been, taken to any
transaction whatever, or dissatisfaction
expressed. Gillig having got all the re
ceipts, vouchers and books, suddenly
stated his intention to take them all
away, to which the doctor answered be
could examine and copy anything-all
day if he desired, but he did not wish
the only vouchers to his probity and
honesty removed before settlement Of
accounts. Gillig seized the papers, said
he would take them by force, and began
putting them into his pockets. We
both demonstrated. Expostulation was
useless, and ended by bis forcibly push
ing the doctor against the wall of the
room. While | continued my entreaties.
the doctor, seeing that we had no
strength to cope with this strong man.
thinking to intimidate him, brought g
pistol from an adjoining room aud de-
manded that GIllig lay the property
down, which he quickly did. At my
request the pistol was immediately re-
turned to the room from which it
was brought, but no sooner had this
been done than Gillig. again seizing
the bundles of papers from the table,
sprang into the adjoining room, closing
the door with great violence. From
this room he emerged with the pistol
pointed at US both, and backing to the
door, leaped from the stoop and ran of
with papers, pistol and all, leaving the
horse he came on tied to q tree. 1t
twas as good as play" for as the pistol
was totally empty, and had only been
used for intimidation, thus the almost
tragedy partook more of farce-pro
vidsd the concommitants of robbery by
violence and false aspersion had been
omitted. When Gillig had got well
down the lane, it occurred 20 the Doctor
that If a shot was fired in the air from a
pistol that was loaded it might make
him stop. but it produced the contrary
effect upoA the valiant owner of the
finest bull pup in Los Angeles county" ;"
for. running fully mile to neighbor's
house. he breathlessly desired to sit
minute and rest ''as the Doctor was
after him with pistol" 1.-THE wicked
feeth whom no man pursueth, but the
righteous are as hold as lion" His
many friends do not require 70 know
that the Doctor deprecates the use OF
any coercion, and this is the first time in
his long life he has been put in any ext
gency requiring even the use of an empty
pistol, but when such an outrage is COM
mitted in our own home, away from all
help, and by force our most valuable
property-involving our reputation-is
taken from us, the end justifies the
means. A mans home should be his
castle, even here. We have only learned
Of this publication last night or it
should have Leen answered before. We
have charity to believe that Gillig had
been. prompted to this action by the
malice and evil speaking Of Others at
Banning, as hitherto his conduct has
been gentlemanly. As for expert ex-
they cannot be too thorough.
Let the light shine." This is true
statement Of the facts as they occurred,
and sufficient answer to the falsities
attempted to be added to the outrage