The New York herald., 1879-08-24
THE PISTOL IN POLITICS.
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spatches to-day. is the eldest of three brothers,
the second one. NJ. Ii. De Young, being
his partner and business manager of the
Caroatcie. These two brothers have achieved for
themselves a reputation for enterprise journalistic
daring and personal courage unequalled on the
Pacific coast. As the proprietors OF small dra-
1a:.o daily paper they made it the vehicle of
unhnching criticisms, which won for the Chronicle
3 reputation which secured for it large
circulation Little by little the Ctyoaicle en-
larGed in size and scope until at last it became
newspaper and in few years attained the position
of the leading paper the Pacific coast. and its
propretors claimed for it the largest and most in
fuentia circulation in San Francisco the State.
As conductors of their paper the De Young brothers
were involved in several personal and bitter quar-
rels. growing out of publications in their own
and rival journals, newspaper personalities being
carried to extraordinary limit in that city These
disputes frequently ended in recourse to pistols.
and one occasion Charles De Young slightly
wounded. Being the elder of the partners.
Charles naturally have assumed the
larger part OF the fighting. In 1872 the
Chronicle attacked Judge Delos Lake political
grounds. and the quarrel soon assumed o personal
phase. Judge Lake was greatly angered
ut the language used by the Chronicle
in denouncing his political and judicial
career. and finally resorted to violence to
revenge himself on Charles De Young the editor
Meeting the latter Montgomery street. near the
eorner of Clay. the Judge attempted to cane his
tagonst. At that time the Chronicle had
Its publication business Office Mont
gomery street and its mechanical and editorial
nepar.m ments on Clay, two or three blocks away.
Charles De Young was on his way from his sanctum
TO his business Office, when Judge Lake crossed
Montgomery street from the Photographic
gallery of Bradley and Rulofson. and -four
ished huge the head OF the
editor. No blows struck. however. but
De Young showing fight the combatants
separated and hurried away by their respective
friends. 1t was claimed that De Young was armed
when assaulted by Judge Lake, and would have shot
the latter had friends interfered In 1874 young
man named Napthaly, who had been employed on the
Chroaicie quarrelled with the proprietors and pub
ished in a small paper he had started. called the
Sum- atrecious attack upon the De Young
family, in which the writer. not con-
lent with assailing the moral and business charac-
tor of the two brothers. extended it to their
mother and sisters. This enraged Charles that he
disg lised himself in cloak and waited at the Post
Office. pistol in hand. for the avowed purpose of
shooting Napthaly. The latter was, however.
warned os De Young's movements and intention.
when he fired at by the Chronicle editor he
promptly replied with his own weapon running
fight in the street ensued between the two men,
neither of them receiving wound. little boy
beng hit in the leg comprising the list OF casualties.
Mr.. De Young subsequently arrested and
placed under bonds to keep the peace.
Charles De Young was born in Now Orleans, were
his brothers. their parents being Of French extrac
ton. The elder De Young merchant in the
Crescent City, and when the gold fever Of 1S49 broke
out he started with his family for California.
Her husband dying soon after arriving on the
Pacific coast. the widow labored hard to her
family. and the boys entirely sef-educated
and selfmade. Nothing rouses the sons
quicker than a breath the fair fame of
their honored and aged mother. and as
our dispatches state it the announce
ment that Kalloch would read the Napthaly article
of 1874 which led Charles to take the law into his
own hands. Mr.. De Young made many warm friends
in this city during the centennial year. he being
resident here for several months.