The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-28
SAN FRANCISCO'S SENSATION.

The city of San Francisco has Just passed
through scene of turbulence and her people
have been stirred to a degree of excitement
that has not been witnessed on that coast since
the days of vigilance committees and mob
rule, when violence and bloodshed were of al
most hourly occurrence, and law and order
were unknown. The occasion of this wave of
excitement was the shooting of Rev. Isaac S.
Kalloch, candidate of the Workingmen's party for
Mayor, by Charles De Young, senior proprietor
of the Chronicle newspaper From the reports
of the affair telegraphed to the metropolitan
press we CLEAN the following particulars:
After Kalloch was nominated by the working
men of the city as their candidate for Mavor
Charles De Young, in speech atthe State Con
vention of the Honorable Bilks, announced
that he would compel Kallochs Withdrawal
from the contest. Subsequently he notified
Kalloch that, unless he withdrew, he would
rake up his record in the columns OF the
Chronicle Kalloch sent back word for him
to go ahead; that he could tell worse things
about the De Youngs than they could
bring against him. On Wednesday last the
Chronicle came out with long article, review
ing Kallochs career in Boston and Kansas
dwelling particularly on his reported amours,
and also ventilating his political and business
record. On Thursday and Friday the Chronicle
contained similar and more elaborate articles,
and dragged in Kalloch's father, now dead, re-
counting sundry immoralities on his part
Kalloch had advertised a mass-meeting at
the Metropolitan Temple last night, at which
it was given out he would read copy of an
article published some five years ago by B. F.
Naphtaly i'll a little paper called the
Sun. This article was an attack upon the
personal and family record of the De Youngs
IF bo abo ofn Il 1oI n,
an attempt on their part to kill Naphtaly, which
failed. De Young sent Kalloch word that if he
read that article he would shoot him on sight
Last night an immense audience gathered at
the Metropolitan Temple, and the street out
side was packed with a crowd numbering thou
sands. Kalloch addressed the indoor meeting,
scoring the De Youngs mercilessly and reflect
ing on their personal records and family ante
cedents in the most direct manner. After ad-
journing the meeting in the hall he went outside,
mounted a stand, and spoke briefly. After re-
viewing the attacks of the Chronicle upon him
self, he said: e In maligning the reputation of
my father, who has filled an honorable grave
for many years, these Journalistic vipers have
rendered the most vicious retaliation on my
part necessary and justifiable. These disgrace
full records make such an attack possible, and
am justified in pronouncing them the bastard
progeny Of 8 prostitute" Hesajd he had the SIN
article in his pocket [Cries of Read it, read
It'll ;" but ne did not wish to expend all his am
muniton at once. 1t would be published i'm
medately in full in the Worllingnen's paper,
the Open Letter, and next Tuesday evening he
would take it up and comment upon it.
Charles De Young evidently considered the
proceedings of the evening equal provocation
to the actual reading OF the article. He accord
ingly drove to the Metropolitan Temple in a
coupe at time when Kalloch was about step
ping into carriage with Carl Browne. De
Young sent an American District messenger
boy to him to say that a gentleman wished to
speak with him. AS Kailoch approached the
coupe De Young fired, hitting him in the
breast, just above the heart. Kalloch stag
gered and turned to escape. De Young fired
again, hitting him in the hip or thigh.
It would appear that trouble had been antici-
pated, as quite number of workingmen were
in the vicinity of the Temple. They at once
made rush for the coupe, seized the horses
heads, and endeavored to get De Young out
He kept them at bay for moment with his
pistol Meantime an officer arrived on the scene.
The crowd seized the coupe and overturned it.
AS it went over De Young got out. He and the
officer were at once attacked, the officer
knockedd own and trampled on, and De Young
beaten about the head and face, though not
very seriously. The officer, De Young and
the driver of the coupe struggled through the
crowd amid cries, Hang him!" "Kill him!"
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more officers made their appearance, and with
their assistance De Young was taken to the Bald
win Hotel, and escaping by the other entrance,
got into carriage and drove rapidly to the po-
lice station, the crowd following.
De Young was at once taken to one Of the
tank halls, while crowd, numbering thou
sands surrounded the prison and evlnced de-
sire to make an attack
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 Gen. McComb in consultation. Gen.
McComb ordered the military to assemble at
their armories.
News of the tragedy spread like wildfre
through the city, and the streets were soon
crowded with excited throngs. Strong guards
were placed over the Chronicle business and
printing offices to prevent their being sacked.
In the afternoon there was an immense gather
ing of workingmen, at which there was manifest
ed general desire to march On the jail, take De
Young out and hang him. 1t was decided, how
ever, 10 await the arrival of Dennis Kearney,
who was q short distance out of the city, before
to extremities. Kearney fastened
back, arriving in the evening. He was met
by q crowd of several thousand, who re-
ceived their leader with almost g. frantic ex-
hibition of JOY. Three of the worklngmen's
military companies, numbering 100 men, with
rifles and hXed DayOnetS, were on nanQ as an
escort. With Kearney at their head, the pro-
cession moved up Market street for the sand
lots, filling the streets for several blocks, and
making the air ring with cheers for Kearney
and cries of Hang De Young" Kearney ad-
dressed the excited multitude, advising the
of law and ordel. His counsel
was willingly accepted by the populace,
and at the conclusion OF the meeting the
multitude quietly dispersed to their homes.
Public sentiment seems mainly to run against
De Young, partly on account Of the manner of
his attack, giving his victim no chance for de-
Tense or escape, and partly because the Chromi-
Gle in it's assaults upon Kalloch has been
abusive beyond all precedent in political cam
paigns
The Chronicle editorially contained the fol-
lowing defense of Charles De Young.
$40 our political friends: For the informa-
ton of theNew Constitution party in the inte-
rior, where the affair between l. S. Kalloch
and one of the proprietors of this paper may be
altogether misunderstood, we say that the oc
currence was entirely personal matter, which |
in no sense whatever affects or concerns the
political principles of the Chronicle or the par
ty which it supports. Weputit to any brave and |
honorable man in this community, who has
mother or the memory of one, and who loves, |
respects and reveres her, if such language as
that used by Kalloch in the hearing of thou
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