Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-24
A NATURAL RESULT.
Personal Abuse by Political 0ppo-
nents Leads to Attempted
Murder.
KALloCH SHOT BY CHARLES De YOUNG.
Intense Excitement I'm San Fran.
cisco.
SAN Francisco. August %.

DAN FRANCISCO, August 70.
Since the threat made by the De Youngs
a couple of days ago, that they would shoot
Kalloch, the Workingmen's candidate for
Mayor, IN sight if he read the article on
them published in Napthaly's sSun" about
five years ago, public expectation has run
high and the denouement was Anticipated
with intense interest. The report that
Kalloch intended to do so last evening had
the effect of drawing an immense crowd to
the Temple, which literally packed every
inch 81 the auditorium, while the street in
front was filed for nearly the entire block
with a surging crowd. Kalloch's speech to
the indoor meeting dealt at some length
with the general political issues, and closed
with an attack of the most bitter and per-
sonal character on the proprietors Of the
Chronicle" The enthusiasm OF the audi
ence was such that it was with difficulty
that the speaker could proceed. After the
adjournment he made his appearance out
side, and was greeted with tremendous
cheers. He addressed the crowd briefly,
abiding to the attacks upon him by the
Chronicle" and saying that their assault
on the memory of his father was his justi-
fcation for branding them as two bastard
sons of a prostitute.
About 10 o'clock this morning Charles
De Young drove to the Metropoli-
tan Temple alone in a coupe. At the
time Kalloch was about stepping into a car
riage with Carl Browne, De Young sent an
American District messenger boy to him to
say a gentleman wished to speak with him.
As Kalloch approached the coupe De Young
fired, hitting him in the breast, just above
the heart. Kalloch staggered and turned
to escape, when De Young fired again, hit
ting him in the hip or thigh. 1t would
appear that the trouble had been antici-
pated, as quite a number Of w%orkingmen
were in the vicinity Of the temple. They
at once made a rush for the coupe, seized
the horses heads and endeavored to get
De Young out. He kept them at bay for a
moment with a pistol. In the meantime
the officers arrived on the scene. The crowd
seized the coupe and overturned it. As it
went over De Young got out. He and the
officers were at once attacked, knocked down
and t%rampled upon. De Young was beaten
about the head and face, though not very
seriously. The officers, De Young and the
driver OF the coupe struggled through the
crowd amid the cries of Hang him kill
y At the corner OF Fifth and Market
streets two more officers made their appear
ance, and with their assistance De Young
was taken to the Baldwin Hotel, re-escap-
ing by the side entrance, got into a carriage
and drove rapidly to the police station, the
crowd following. De Young was taken at
once to one of the tank cells, while the
crowd, numbering thousands, surrounded
the prison and eyinced a desire to make an
attack. In the meantime, the police rap
idly 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 with Attorney General
Hamilton, h was present, Inc tele-
grapbed to Gov. Irwin for orders.
The Governors whereabouts not being
definitely known, General McComb at
once assumed the responsibility, and Or
dered the military to assemble at their
armory
The news of the tragedy spread like Wild
fire through the city, and the streets were
soon crowded with excited throngs. Strong
guards were placed over the "Chronicle"
business and printing Office to prevent
their being sacked. NJ. H. De Young, who
was at the Chronicle Office at the time of
the shooting, at once sought the City
Prison, where he is now in company with
Charles. For some time it was uncertain
what had been done with the brothers,
many believing that they had been re-
moved to Fort Alcatraz for greater safety,
but they are still at the City Prison, and
at the request Of a committee Of Working
men, headed by Clitus Barbour, their can
didate for Congress, they were allowed to
select twelve men, who were sworn in as
special officers, to stay about the prison
and see that the De Youngs were not taken
away.