The morning call., 1894-07-29
AND IS SHOT AT IN RETURN.
Caused by the Merciless hounding
of the Gray Family by
Bennett.

who accused Bennett of causing her ruin.
Two years ago Gray met Bennett at a
political meeting at the City Hall Park
and took shot at the secretary. for which
charge he was tried and acquitted. On
that trial many things came out regard
ing the persistent bounding Of Miss ay
by Bennett and it is stated that Bennett
has never ceased to annoy the young
woman at all times.
The young lady lived with her people
in East Oakla nd and took the local train
each day at Twenty-third avenue station
tor her work in San francisco. and it
s seems that Bennett moved from Oakland
| 10 Fruitvae and rode to San Francisco
also on the local.
Mr. Gray stated on Friday that Bennett
was still bounding his daughter annoying
her by persistently following her, and
that in order TO be rid of him she changed
| her train and took an earlier one for the
city. After finding this out Bennett also
| took the same train. When speaking of
this action of Benefits on the day before
the shooting Mr.. Gray spoke very feelingly
and expressed himself in no uncertain
| terms.
Yesterday morning when the s o'clock
local pulled up at Twenty third avenue
Miss Gray and her father got aboard the
train, the third car from the front. in
which Bennett was ed. The two
walked up the aisle of the car to The sixth
seat from the front, in which sat bennett
| alone, Miss Gray leading the way. When
the couple reached Bennetrs seat Miss
Gray stepped aside and her father stepped
forward, Immediately in the rear of Ben
nett, and pulling revolver began to fire.
The first bullet graZed Benefits head
and he jumped down behind the seat and
threw uD his hands as though to shield
himself from the fuSillade of bullets which
Gray commenced TO pour upon the fright
ened Bennett. One more shot drove Ben
nett out from behind the sea-. and he
started for the car door. As be flew down
the aisle another shot was hurled after
him. He tried 10 get off the train, which
was in motion, but the gate was closed,
and in his furry he started into the other
car, and as he did so another shot over
took him, striking him in the small of the
back, in a CLAN cling direction.
Then some of the trainmen ran forward
and grabbed Gray, taking his pistol from
him. his daughter had stood cOolly by
while her father was firing, but when
people took hold of him she became ex-
cited, and this was intensified when, al
most at the same moment, Bennett returned
TO the door of the car and took a shot at
GRAY, who was struggling in the hands OF
the trainmen.
The excitement now was at boiling
pitch, aud Miss Gray was seen to step
front of her, as though cOncealing some
thing. Such proved true. for just at this
instant a gateman grabbed hold of her to
hold her back, and almost got shot for his
pains. lie says:
"As i approached her l saw it was a
weapon and made grab for it. but she
evidently was looking for such a move, for
she held on, and then we got into tussle.
She managed TO pull the trigger. but it
failed to 60 off. That saved my life. as it
was pointed at and nearly touched nv
! stomach. ! got II then, for she let il 90. Ii
had only one chamber and 1 thought she
had fired it, and believe she thinks she did,
but found the cartridge in it later"
The excitement Oh the train during the
shooting was intense. Men ran for the
doors. climbed around the gates and
leaped from the moving train, regardless
of consequences: some tTiedLto raise the
windO ws, and all were hurrying here and
there. The women were screaming al the
! top of their voices, and many ran through
the train and took refuge in the baggage
car
Men disarmed Gray and his daughter,
and when Bennett stepped forward to fire
amid the struggling people about Gray,
hoping to kill the latter, somebody stepped
quickly up to him and knocked the pistol
down. The charge entered the foot of
man named George Hendrickson pro-
ducing slight wound, which Hendrick-
son had attended to in San Francisco.
Gray and his daughter were easily dis
armed, but Bennett. who is large and
powerful man, fought viciously before his
revolver was finally secured.
The first shot fired by Gray, who is an
Id man and nearly blind, just grazed
Benefits temple and crashed through the
car window. The second bullet buried
itself IN the window-casng, while the
third and fourth flew wild and have not
been located. 1t is the greatest wonder in
rOrld -. IL
by some of the flying missiles, as there
were many people in the cars.
The most coherent story OF the affair is
told by Gateman Benjamin and is as
above. One peculiar feature of the case
is that this same Benz jamin was a witness
of the former shooting at Bennett by Gray,
but he kept quiet about the matter aud was
not summoned as a witness.
From the Broadway station both GRAY
and Bennett were taken to the City Prison
by the patrol wagon, which met them, and
both men were locked up. Gray was
charged on the books with assault to
commit murder" while Bennett had
against his name the charge of ''attempt to
murder"
Gray was released in few hours on
bonds of $4,000. fixed by Judge Allen, with
+. j. Moffitt and a. Fibush as sureties, The
bail of Bennett was fixed at the same
figure, but he is still in Jail.
When seen in his cell Bennett talked
freely and not unpleasantly His story is
as follows
Il was sitting in the third car from tho
front, having got on at Frutvale. The
first lntimation of any trouble was AT
TweDty-third avenue, just az the train
started. when looking up / saw Gray stand
Ing behind and over me with revolver in
his hand, and he ecommenced blazing away.
was sitting alone. jumped up and ran
forward and tried to get off. bus the train
had started and the gates were closed. |
then turned and went into the forward
car. l was hiL In the small of the back
Just at the top of my pants. and on the left
temple Neither one is serious wound.
After going into the forward car / came
back and when In the car. whore several
men were holding Gray, fired at him once.
lhe trainmeD touk my revolver away. 1t
was complete surprise TO me, as | did
not know he was on the train or expect
that he was going to get on. | have seen
him following me abuu; for some time, but
did not expect-him 10 shoot me.
lit is an outrageous lie that / have been
following the girl or in any way molestlng
her. Any statement to that effect Is for
the object OF injuring me. l have done
nothing to warrant such an assault. l