Meeting them at the door Solomon fired his musket, the ball grazing the neck of one of the bushrangers "and tearing the collar of his coat". The intruders responded by firing two shots in return. Solomon escaped through the back of the premises; he was pursued by two of the men, captured and brought back to the store and placed under guard with his wife and a young lad, George Johnstone, in Solomon's employment.
At the door, Solomon fired his musket, which struck one bushranger on the neck and tore the collar of his coat. The intruders returned fire with two shots. Solomon fled through the back of the premises; he was pursued by two men who captured him and brought him to the store where he was held under guard along with his wife and a young lad, George Johnstone.