The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-09-04
PtLIfICAL WARFARE IN SAN
FRANCISCO.

Il nc "OTA1nSmen'S C0DOlO0t0 1OI
Mayor Shot and Dangerously
Wounded by a Chronicle - Editor
Intense Excitement and Threat
ened Lynching Of the Assailant.
The bittsr political and personal
warfare being waged over the local
canvass in San Francisco eliminated
on the 23d in the attempted killing of
the Workingmen's candidate for
Mayor - Rev. I. S. Kalloch - by
Charles De Young, one of the pro-
prie:ors and editors of the Chronicle OF
that city. One account of the affair is
as follows, given in q dispatch from
San Francisco:
About one o'clock Charles De Young drove
to Metropolitan Temple in 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
hfed, hitting him in the breast just above the
heart. Kalloch staggered aud turned to es-
cape. De Young fired again, hitting him in
trouble had been anticipated, as quite num-
Der of workingmen were in the vicinity of the
temple. They at once made a rush fer the
coupe, seized the horses heads and attempt
ed to get De Young out. He kept them at
bay fSa moment ssI, with his pistol Meantime
crowd seised the coupe and overturned
Out 4 He and en the OH oicer u We're oua It once
attacked, the officer knocked down and
trampled on, and De Young beaten about the
head and face, though not very seriously.
coupe. struggled tEroug IN the crowd amid cries
of q" Hang him!' I" Kill him!" At the corner
OF Fifth and Market streets two more officers
made their appearance, and, with their as
sistance. De Young was taken to the Baldwin
Hotel, and, escaping by an entrance, got into
police station, the crowd following. De
Young Was at once taken to enc Of
the tank cells, while tie crowd, number
ing thousands, surrounded the prison
and evinced desire to make an attack.
Meanwhile the police rapidly assembled.
to resist an attack. The Chief of Police at
once called General McComb In consultation,
and Attorney General Hamilton, who was
present, telegraphed to Governor Irwin for
orders. No answer has yet been received, as
known. General McCorhb at once assumed
responsibility, and ordered the military to d.
semble at their armofies, where they are nov
awaiting orders.
News OF the tragedy spread like wildfire
through the city, and the streets were soon
crowded with excited thrcngs. Stfong
guards We're placed over the Chronicle bust
ICES anu pruning 0hGes ~ Prevenc Ihelf DC
. .Ig I Sackeu; NJ: n. US ioung' wn1 was az
the Cnronace once az me Time OF tne sno0t
is now 10 company with Charles. For some
time it was uncertain what had been done With
the brothets, many believing theS. had been ,re7
Hoveu 70 H0t Aieatraa TO- greater ,saiety, Dut
spey are SUN at the prison, an'' at Tue request
OF committee OF worklngmen, headed Dy
Clitus Barbour, their candidate for Congress,
were sworn IN as special olhcers 70 stay ABOUT
the prison, and see that the DE Youngs were
not taken away.
The circumstances lea1fng to the shooting
OF Kalloch BY Charles DE- Young are as fol
lows; After kallosh was nominated py the
wOrKlngmen Tor Mayor, Charles De ionng,
In speech at the State Convention OF Hon
orabe Bilks, announced that ne would com.
pei kalloch's withdrawal from the contests
that unless he Withdrew hs would rake Up
rs record IN the columns q the Chf0nscte.
haaoch sent back word Tor MIN to go ahead;
that nc could tell worse things about the De
Youngs than they could bring AGAINST him.
"Wednesday last the Chronicle came out with
long article reviewing KallOch's career In
Boston and Kansas, dwelling particu-
larry on his reported fmmoraiities,
and also ventilating his polit,ca! and
business record. Thursday and Friday the
Chronicle contained similar and more elaborate
articles, and dragged in Kalloch's father, now
dead, recOunting sundry immOralites on his
part. Kaloch had advertised mass meeting
as Metropolitan Temple last night, ct which
1t was given out he would read an article pub
In Little paper called the San. This article
was an attack upOn the personal and family