Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-25
THE SAN FRANCISCO SHOOTING.

THE SAN FRANCISCO SHOOTING.
Charles De Yonng's Attack on Rev.
Worktngmen - -APPrehensiOns OF
RtOting.
Kalloch defended himself before an immense
audience against charges thirty years old Of im-
morality preferred against him by the San
were revived by Charles and Mike De Young.
whom he referred to In his remarks as "TWo
bastard sons of a prostitute" Saturday morn
ing Charles De Young drove in covered coupe
n front OF the private entrance of the Metro
poltan temple, where Mr. Kalloch was about
stepping into carriage with Carl Browne. De
Young sent an Amer lean District messenger
speak to him. AS Kallcch approached the couHe
De Young fired, hitting him In the breast JUS.
above the heart. Kalloch staggered and turned
in the hip or thigh. It ' wo5ld % appear % that hat
trouble had been anticipated, as quit num-
her Of worl ingmen were In the vicinity Of the
temple. They at once made rush for the
coupe. seized the horses heads and endeavored
at bay for a 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 was
knocked down and trampled on and De Young
very seriously. The officer. De Young, and the
driver OF the coupe struggled through the crowd
amid cries OF "Hang him!' "Kill himr' At
the corner Of 5th and Market streets two more
officers made their appearance, and with their
assistance De Young was taken to the Baldwin
hotel, and escaping by another entrance, got
into carriage and drove rapidly to the police
once taken to one OF the tank cells, while the
crowd, numbering Thousands surrounded the
prison and evinced desire to make an attack.
Meantime the police rapidly assembled, ropes
We're stretched across the streets leading to the
prison, and every preparation was made to
resist the attack. The chief OF police at once
called Gen. McComb In consultation, and At
telegraphed to Governor Irwin for orders
Strong guards were placed over the Chronicle
business and printing offices to prevent them
at the Chronicle Office at the time OF shooting,
at once sought the city prison, to be In company
with Charles. For some time it was uncertain
what had been done with the brothers. many
tras for greater safety. At the request Of a
committee of Workiugmen, headed by Clitus
Barbour, their candidate for Congress, they
were allowed to select twelve men, who were
the prison and see that the De Youngs were not
taken away.
TIE cIRCUMsTANcEs LEADING TO THE SHOOTING
OF Mr.. Kalloch are as foIlows:-After Kalloch
was nominated by the wolkugmen Of the city
as their candidate for mayor, Charles De
Young, IN speech at the state convention Of
s.,
compel Kalloch's 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
worse things about the De Youngs than they
could bring against him. On Wednesday last
the Chronicle came out with long erttcle re-
GEsng career e Ia hs S1sson ana
and also Ventilating his political and business
records On Thursday and Friday the Chronicle
contained similar and more elaborate articles,
and dragged In Kalloch's father, now dead,
recOunf1ng sundry tmmora]itieS on his part.
Kalloch had advertised mass meeting at the
Metropolitan Temple, at which 1t was given out
SSpy aR sss PUN
little paper called the Sun. This article was
an attack upon the personal and family record of
the De Youngs OF most pronounced character,
and led to an attempt on their part to xiii
Naphtaly, which failed. De Young sent Kalloch
word that II he read that article they would
shoot him on sight.
Friday night an immense audience gathered
at the Metropolitan temple and the street out
side was packed with crowd numbering thou
sands. Kalloch addressed the indoor meeting,
ing on their personal record and family antece-
dents In the most direct manner. After ad-
Journing the meeting In the hall he went out
side. ,.1 mounted stand and spoke briefly. After
bfmself he said: In maligning the reputation OF
my father, who has filled an honorable grave
Tor many years, these journalistic vipers have
rendered the most Vicious retaliation on my
part necessary and justifable. Their disgrace
full records make such an attack possible and l
am al n. justified justified In pronounclng them the pas;
sa% II pocket Hs sad Re aG
read it!D, but he did not wish to expend all his
ammunition at once. 1t would be published
Immediately In In full 10 the workingmen's paper,
would take 1t up and comment upon it.
KEARNRY GAINS THE CROWD
Kearney arrived on the Vallejo boat Satur-
day evening. At the wharf he was met by
crowd OF several thousands, who received their
leader with Wild exhibition OF Joy. The work.
1ngmen's military companies numbering 100
men, with I1fies and fixed bayonets, were on
an the
sand lots, filing the streets for several blocks
and making the air ring with cheers for Kear-
ney and cries OF Hang De Young!" The pro-
cession on its way to the sand lots stopped at
the workingmen's headquarters, where the
ward presidents were celebrating on the
course to be pursed Kearney joined the ward
building, blocking up the street. The entrance
was guarded by sentinels with fixed bayonets
and no one was admitted without counter
sign; It was announced from window that
6ut that vengeance would be taken. After
kearney had concluded his conference
with the ward presidents the march for the
sand lots was resumed. crowd had assem-
bled there before his arrival and was harangued
by several prominent workngmen, counsenng
prudent action. Kearney. on arriving, immed[-
ateiy assembled the stand and began addressing
the assemblage The vindictive feelings which
prevailed during the day had apparently in no
wise diminished and at word from Kearney
the whole body would have poured down town
without hesitation to wreak vengeance on the
De Youngs. Kearney realized the situation
fully and addressed himself to the task OF quiet
ing the passions OF his followers. He reminded
them that In 10 days the election would put the
whole machinery OF the city, government In
their hands and that without fan the proprle-
tors OF the Chronicle would then meet their
deserts; that at present any attempt at violence
would be met by the revolvers of the police and
the rifles and gatling guns of the military and
that the game was not worth the shedding OF
the blood OF one honest man. He abJured them
by their regard for their reputation throughout
the country, the eyes of which were upon them,
to do no violence, but disperse quietly to their
homes. Although the vast crowd were fairly
bowling for the blood of the De Youngs they
yielded implicitly to his advice ana when he
dismissed them surged away in various direc.
tions. evidently prepared to follow his advice
to the letter.
WHAT THE DE YOUNGS SAY.
A fepOrter OF the A ltn CuLifDruia had an inter.