The morning call., 1892-08-29
GEORGE GREY'S BAD SHOT
He Accounts for 1t By His Poor
Sight.
Af.sid Of His Life, Bennett Stood Net on the
Order of HIS GOing-Pursued by
the Populsce.

The rumor that c. r. Bennett, secretary
of the Vice Society. intends to shave off his
side whiskers is untrue. They were burned
only a little by the powder from George
Grey's pistol and will soon grow out again.
Those ruffled whiskers will not spoil
Benefits beauty" gravely remarked Mr..
Grey yesterday. because there is no beauty
to be spoiled"
After Grey was released from Jail SatuT-
day night lie was accompanied home by his
wife and couple Of friends. He resides In
a little cottage at 1922 Twelfth street with
his wife and only daughter, a tall, hand
some young woman of the brunette type,
not more than % years OF age.
Grey is a railroad contractor, aud for
meTly did an eXcellenC business. a few
years ago his eyesight began TO fail. and,
according TO his own assertions. lie has be-
come a poor man because bis Infirmity has
prevented him from working. To his i'm
paired eyesight Secretary Bennett owes his
life.
III it were not for that" said Grey to a
CALL reporter, my ball would have gone
home. When | began to run after him
could not see him at alr in the darkness"
Il was while the father was away looking
after his contracts in the interior that Ben
nett formed the acquaintance Of his dsugh-
ter. They sang together in the choir of Dr.
Sweeney's church. aud Bennett began 10
call upon her al her home to practice duets
and symphonies that thrilled the congrega-
tiou on Sunday mornings.
All this time while pTactieing music In
the parlor of Grey's home with Grey's
daughter he sssed as gay but very good
young man, pinlng away for fond young
heart 10 beat responsive TO his own, while
his wife aud four children at home slum-
bered peacefully, hoping that papa"
would suffer no harm while out suppressing
vice.
When he won the young girls heart and
when his perhdy became known il might
have ended there. for lie was banished with
scOrn from her presence. He would have
none of tins, but followed her, threatened
her, goaded her 10 desperation till she i'm
INJURED herself in privacy and appealed for
protection from her father. That is why
he made two unsuccessful attempts TO take
Benefits life.
When the scandal became known Ben
nett braZenly faced the public and asked his
society to exonerate him. 1t did it in
secret
Grey stated to CALL reporter after the
shooting Saturday night that he had no
thought Of the dense crowd when he fred
his pistol. HIS only object was to punish
Bennett and lie lost cOgniZanee of evely-
thing else. lt was lucky for the crowd that
Bennett is a tall man, as the bullet, when it
missed him, passed over the neads OF the
others.
Bennett might have caught me-" said
Grey, ''and / thought that was his object
when he plunged against me. He could
have held me easily, as | am an old man,
but instead he ran like stricken deer. and
he really surprised me for the moment. IL
ii takes a man with long legs 10 run down
vice Bennett should be great success"
In the scramble 10 get away Bennett ran
against Dr. Hillyer. sending him sprawling
to the sidewalk. The doctor got ND with
crushed hat and torn trousers and shouted.
stop thiefpi Others took up the cry. hut
Bennett did not stop. He dropped a cane
when he started and this is now in the
custOdv of tha nolica