The New York herald., 1879-08-24
Charles De Young, of the Chronicle
Newspaper, the ASsailant.
PROTECTED IN JAIL.
A Mob Of Thousands Threat
ening Vengeance.
SAN Francisco, CAL, August 23, 1879.

ingmen's candidate for Mayor. defended
himself before an immense audience against
charges, twenty years old, of immortality in
Boston. preferred against him by the
vived by Charles and Mike De Young,
whom he referred to in his remarks as 'stwo
bastard sons ofa prostitute. This morning
Charles De Young drove in covered coupe
in front of the private entrance of the
Metropolitan Temple, where Mr.. Kalloch
has his study and room, and sent messen-
ger boy asking him to come out Mr..
Kalloch Immediately appeared on the
sidewalk, when De Young shot him
in the breast. Mr.. Kalloch turned
to retreat within doors, when De
Young shot him in the back. Mr..
Kalloch is believed to be dead. A
crowd Immediately seized the carriage in
which De Young was. turned it over and
tore him out. He was dreadfully kicked
and bruised, and would no doubt have been
killed on the spot had not an unusual
number of policemen come suddenly to-
the rescue and hurried him to Jail The
city is intensely excited. The police did
not think De Young safe in the Jail, and
had made arrangements to hurry him
to Fort Alcatraz when the intention became
known to the people. At present the spirit
of the multitude is aroused to prevent any
removal of De Young from Jail. There was
never q time when San Francisco was more
angry.
THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING.
There are numberless reports afoat rs
to the circumstances attendant upon the
shooting of Kalloch, but the most direct
story is that Charles De Young drove to
the Metropolitan Temple alone in a
coupe, at the time Kalloch was about
stepping into o carriage with Carl
Browne. De Young sent an American
District messenger boy to him to say that
gentleman wished to speak with him. AS
Kalloch approached the coupe De Young
fred, hitting him in the breast just above
the heart. Kalloch staggered and turned
to escape. De Young then fired again, hit
ting him in the hip or the thigh. II would
appear that trouble had been an
ticipated, as quite a number of work
ingmen were in the vicinity of the
Temple. They at once made rush for the
coupe, seized the horses heads and en-
deavored to get De Young out. He kept
them at bay fo9 moment with his pistol.
In the meantime an officer had arrived upon
the scene. The crowd seized the coupe and
overturned it, and as it went over De Young
attacked, the latter being knocked down
and trampled on. De Young was beaten
about the head and face, though not very
seriously.
MADDENED CROWD.
The officer, De Young and tho driver of
the coupe struggled through the crowd
amid cries of "Hang him" Kill him!'
At the corner of Fifth and Market streets
two more officers made their appearance,
and with their assistance De Young was
taken to the Baldwin Hotel, and the party,
escaping by another entrance, got into a
carriage and drove rapidly to the police
station, the crowd following. DE Young
was at once taken to one of the tank cells,
while the crowd-thousands in number
surrounded the prison and evinced dis
position to attack it.
PRECAUTIONS TO MAINTAIN PEACE.
Meantime the police rapidly assembled,
ropes were stretched across the streets
leading to the prison and every preparation
made to resist an attack. The Chief of
Police at once called General McComb
into consultation, and Attorney General
Hamilton, who was present, telegraphed
to Governor Irwin for orders. No answer
has been received yet, as the Governors
exact whereabouts are not known.
General McComb Immediately assumed
the responsibility and ordered the mil
itary to- assemble at their armores,
where they are now awaiting orders. The
news of the tragedy spread like wildfre
through the city, and the streets were soon