Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-08-31
A CRUEL MURDER.
A Father Shoots His
Daughters Escort.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Explosion at Chicago-The Arizoni
Indians-Internationa he
gatta, Etc. Etc.

Special to the Herald bv the Associated Press.
SAN FRAScIsoo, August 30.-Ths
most intense Indignation is being maui
tested at the miserable, stupid and wan.
ton killing early yesterday morning OF
the young man Eugene II. Guindon BY
George ID. Gardiner, short account OF
which was published in yesterday morn
ing's papers. Guindon had escorted
Miss Gardiner to the Mechanics Fair
Saturday night and returned home with
her shortly after midnight. After the
couple had babe each other goodnight,
and just az Guindon was turning away
to proceed TO his home, the father Of
Miss Gardiner appeared in the doorway
and called out to Guindon, Hold ON
young man, I've got something 10 say to
YOU" Without further words he drew
!. revolver and fired at Guindon, the bull
let entering his neck. He ran, and
Gardiner thinking the had missed him,
pursued and fired three more shots, none
Of which, however, took effect. The
murdered man only ran short distance
when he dropped. Before expiring he
stated to those who came to his rescue
that he had been shot by Gardiner be.
cause he said. II suppose Gardiner
thought / had brought his daug h'er
home too late" He had barely uttered
the words when he expired.
Miss GARDENERS statement is as fol-
lows, when we stopped at my home
Eugene babe me Goodnight and passed
up stairs and knocked. My father came
to the door and, brushing past me, SAID
to Eugene, who was just leaving, Hold
on, young man, I've something 10 say to
you, or something like that. Eugene
turned around aud came ba. K, when my
father drew his pistol and shot him.
think screamed, For Gods sake, papa,
don't, but saw Eugene turn and run,
with my father after him l then ran
into the house to my mother"
Mrs. Gardiner stated that at the time
of the shooting her husband must have
been intoxicated, as he had been drink
ing for week. He had been quarrsliug
with me. and demanded to know what
time had told Constance to come home.
A little while after she knocked at the
door, and he went out and shot Eugene.
Gardiner. immediately after the muir
der, was taken from his house to where
;ha corpse OF he ;..as;rdi cred i;;sH -wss y
ing. Gazing calmly at the blood be.
smeared corpse he said to the officers, u
never saw the man before in my life. !"
Didn't you kill him." mo, sir; did
not" He was, however, taken to the
city prison and locked up in the tanks.
Later he admitted the crime and inform
ed the officers that the revolver which
he had used could be found under the
pillows Of his bed. His room was visit
ed by the police and the revolver
was found where stated. Guindon
had been employed as clerk in the office
of the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
Company, of which his stepfather, Geo.
A. Moore, has been President for the
past seven years, and bears a most ex-
6elient reputation for morality and man.
illness. In his intercourse with ladies he
was particularly dignlfied and modest.
The slightest breath of scandal has never
rested upon his name. He was a ma
tive Of California and was we'll known in
the best circles of society. He is also
well known among amateur journalists.
Mrs. Gardiner is about II years of sge.
CHARGED WITH MURDKR.H
SAN Francisco, August 30. The cor
oaer held an inquest to-day in The case
of Eugene II. Gumdon, who was killed
yesterday morning by George b. Gardi-
ner. The jury after hearing the testi-
mony of the witnesses, returned YER
dict charging Gardiner with murder.