The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-08-26
CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA.
SAS FRAScIsco. Aug. 23.-Number-
less reports are afoat o. TO the circum
stances attendant upon the shooting OF
kalloch, but the most direct story is
tina. Chas De Young drove to the Me-
tropolitsp Temple alone in coupe At
the time, Kalloch Was about stepping
into a carriage with Carl Browne. De
Young sent an American district mess
enger boy to him 10 say that a geotie
man wished 10 speak with hun. As
Kalloch approached the coupe. De
Young fired. hitting AiAi Ia the breast
lust above the heart k1l!och stag
gered and turned to escape. when De
Young fred again, hitting him III the
hlp or thigh. 1t would appear that
trouble had been anticipated. as quite
d number Of workipgmen were III the
vicinity Of the Temple. They at once
made a rush for the coupe seized the
horses heads aud eudeavored 10 get De
Young out. be keeping them at bay for
a moment with hI, pistol. lu the
meantime an officer arrived on the
scene. The crowd seized the coupe and
overturned il, and as it went over De
Young got out. He and the officer were
attacked the officer knocked down aud
tramped on. De Young was 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 Of "hang
him. ""kill him." etc. 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 Hotal, and. es
Gaping by another entrance, got into II
carriage and drove rapidly TO the police
station, the crowd following. De
Young was at once taken 10 one Of the
tank cells, while . crowd numbering
thousands surrounded the prison and
evinced desire to make Al attack. ln
the meantime the police rapidly as
sem bled, ropes were stretched across
the streets leading to the prison. and
every precaution made to resist al at
tack. The chief Of police at once called
Gen. McComb in consultation. aud At
torner General Hamilton, who WAS
present, teIegraphed to Gov. Irwin for
orders No answer has yet been re-
ceived. as the Governors exat where.
abouts is not known. Gen. McC0mb
at ancc assumed the responsibility. aud
ordarod the military to assemble at
their Srmories, where they now are
awaiting orders.
News Of the tragedy sprerd like
wiid-frc thrc ugh the city, and the
streets were soon crowded with excited
,hrongs Strong guards were placed
over the Chr0hjcle business and printing
offices 10 prevent them being sacked.
NJ II De Young, who vas at the rhron-
icle 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 be-
lieving that they had been removed to
Fort Alcatraz for greater safety, but
they are still at the prison. The work
ingmen. at the request Of committee
headed by Clitus Balbour. their candi-
date for Congress. were allowed to Sc
lect twelve men, who were sworn in as
special officers. to stay about the prison
aud zee that the De Yoangs were not
taken away.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 24.-2 AN
An Alta reporter last evening ioter-
viewed the De Young brothers Charles
declined to make any statement. except
that the reports already published were
in the main correct. NJ Ii De Young,
In answer to remark OF the reporter
that it WAS sad state OF affairs. re-
piled that il might have been expected.
MIR kalloch. he said, might have known
that he could not 90 on 10 public plat
form and traduce our mother and tami-
ly without stern and bitter retribution
following close upon the heels of such
villification. There WAS no-law that
would reach the matter. lie knew that
he took his life IN his hands when h,
spoke as he did. But" said the re-
porter. 1.-The workingmen whose fight
this seems to become, claim that he was
justified in thus abusing your family
after the Chronicle had rolled back the
curtain from his fathers history, an old
man who has been dead these thirty
years. That, replied DE Young,
was objectionable; but | will say in
Justice to my brother and TO myself.
that that statement came as dispatch
from Boston. 1t arrived at about half
past one clock in the morning. Both
my brother and myself were away-he
at political conference and l else
where. Even our news editor scarcely
read the matter as 1t came in As II
was publi,hed, we determined to stand
by il withou, retractinn. No matter
how excited the public il, now they
will take cslmer view of the omatter
when they reflect that my brother sim
ply did what any man would do that
had u spark Of manhood about him ="
I 10 answer to the question as 10 whether
| his brother desired TO be removed, he
said he did not for the present.
EAAIERN ATATHA