The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-09-09
CHARLES VNG.
Career of tho Editor who Shot Kalloch ns
Told by Himself.


ncy's candidate for mayor, Kalloch,
was in New York in 1875, and gave u
Journalist the following sketch of his
life:
'T was born in New Orleans" said
Mr.. DcIOung. "My parents soon
attcrward moved to Texas. My father
died when | was q mere boy. | went
! to San Francisco in 1854, when | was
nine years old. Two years aftcrward
L worked in Il wire factory at 81 q
week. Then | went TO making cigar
boxes, and | jumped from that to an
apprenticeship in Il job printing office.
l learned type-sctting vcry quickly,
and was soon foreman Of The office.
My first venture was Il newspaper that
| called tho Sch0Oi Circic. 1t printed
contributions from pupils in the public
schools, and was in Il small way Il sue
cess. l had an uncongcnial partner,
however, and was glad to sell on. to
him. lagain went to work in a lob
printing office, but was compelled to
leave it because | was not old enough
to become q member of the typograDli-
ical union, and the Office already had
its allotted number of boys. You see
| was only sixteen years old at that
time. lwcnt to Sacramento and started
daily theatrical programme. 1t was
distributed throughout tho city in tho
daytime, and used us II programme in
the theatre at night. had Il partner,
who punctually collected dues from
advertisers and others, but accounted
for only money to pay the running ex-
pcnscs. We had u dispute about it.
My partner, knowing that had no
money, fixed upon Il small sum at
which he would buy or sell. A man
agcr of theatre, hearing Of the trou-
bic, loaned nc the money, and | be-
came the sole owner Of the sheet. AZ
the end Of the year l turned it into
newspaper, but after u months trial
was compelled to suspend publication
without being cngulphcd in debt.
Then | went to Virginia City. 1t
was the hcytlay of The mining excite
mcnt. | could get nothing to do, and
turned back to Carson City. There l
set type on the independent, worked
some at book-binding, and was finally
made foreman of the newspaper de-
partmcnt. The discharged foreman
made two attempts to shoot me, but
was restrained by the boys in the office.
About this time | heard that tllcv
wanted Il newspaper in Dayton, and |
went down there and talked with
Sutro, the tunnel man, about it. Doe.
liarncS. printer in Gold Hill, wanted
to 90 in with mc. Sutr0 went around
10 the stores with me, and we had
about : 800 subscribed. wien Barnes
got drunk and became involved in Il
row. 10 save his liiu | drew n re-
volvcr ami went to his assistance.
Barnes acted SO disgracciully that the
citizens OF dayton gave no further aid
t" the proposed newspaper enterprise,
and | departed. The next night set
type on the Enterprise in Virginia
City. ! had caught Il terrible cold on
my way back from DAYTON. 1t set
flrd in my eyes, and did not fully
recover my sight until my return to
SAN Francisco in 1851. There | cot
credit for the use of room, type, press
and paper, and started Il Wimtuitous
llratrical paper, like the one ] had
published in Sacramento. In thc day.
time solicited advertisements, and at
night, by the aid Of one assistant, set
the type. | worked five days TO get
the first edition ready for the press,
and in the whole time slept not more
than five hours. and that on tho tloor
OF the Office on papers. [ was cX-
llauStcd blythe strain. had borrowed
five dollars to live on during the week,
and | bought plenty Of strong, black
coffee, and kept awake by drinking it,
| was hardly able 70 feed the sheets on
the press. But at the end Of Il week |
was encouraged. The payment orbillS
by advertisers enabled me to pay the
expenses, and the venture continued
to prosper. Very soon | was able to
employ All editor, who wrote sharp,
spicy, satirical paragraphs on events of
the day. That caused the Chyonicle
to be sought after, especially rs it was
given away. We made the criticisms
honest and independent, so that our
verdict made or umadc plays and
actors SO far as success in San Francis
co was concerned. Not only that, but
we competed with The regular ncwspa-
pcrs very often in the matter Of news.
The dramatic and musical editor was
reinforced by another clever writer,
and our reading matter was as origi-
nal rs though it wasn't given away.
In about Il year my younger brother
entered the concern, as Il carrier at
first, and to his business talcm--slpc-
rior TO minc-much Of the success of
the Chr0nlcic is due. We soon pur-
chased our own material and laid aside
the profits, for tho profits became
81 900 Il month without cent from
circulation. Our plan, however, was
to enlarge the Chronicle and make it II
regular newspaper. We did SO on
September |, 1868. | don't know that
we deserved the immediate success we
attained; we tried TO, at least. 1t was
a week before VIC could get in all the
advertisements that were offered.
We cover everything on the Pacific
coast. We have had twenty libel suits
without losing one, our defence inva-
| riably being the truth and a good mo-
tive. We called Il man u desperate,
and proved him a robbcr; we accused
| another Of fraud, and convicted him
Of blackmaiing. We have had nu-
mcrous personal encounters. a bullet
from Il dcrringcr has graZcd my scalp.
But il has become known that we can
defend ourselves, and we arc now Let
alonc."