Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-29
A Political Difficulty in San Francisco.
San Francisco, A

him by the Chronicle He said these
charges were revived by Charles ano
Mike De Young, two bastard sons of Q
prostitute. This morning Charles De
Young drove in a covered coupe in
front of the private entrance of the
Metropolitan Temple, where Kalloch
has room, and sent messenger boy
asking him to come out. Kalloch inn
mediately appeared on the sidewalk,
when De Young shot him in the breast.
He turned to retreat indoors, when De
Young shot him in the back.
After the shooting of Kalloch by
Charles De Young, and the incarcera-
ton of the latter, who barely escaped
from the hands of the infuriated work
ingmen under the aid of the police ofli-
GERS, with no severe injuries, the prison
was surrounded by mob with the view
OF an attack. The police stretched ropes,
prepared to resist the attack, and the
Chief of Police at once called General
McComb in consultation, and Attorney
General Hamilton, who was present
telegraphed to Governor Irwin for Or
ders. No answer has yet been received,
as the Governors exact whereabouts
are not known.
General McComb at once assumed re-
sponsibility and ordered the military to
assemble at their armories, where they
are now awaiting orders.
The news ut the tragedy spread like
wild-tire through the city, and the
streets were soon crowded with excited
throngs. Strong guards were placed
over the CbrO1sjcLe business and print
ing Offices to prevent their being sacked.
The circumstances leading to the
shooting of Kalloch by Charles De
Young are as follows: After Kalloch
was nominated by the Workingmen of
the city, as their candidate for Mayor,
Charles De Young, in speech at the
State Convention of Honorable Bilks,
| announced that he would compel Kali
loch to withdraw 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
word for him to go ahead that
he could tell worse things about
the DeYoungs than they could bring
against him. On Wednesday last the
Chr0nscte came out with long article
reviewing Kalloch's career in Boston
and Kansas, dwelling particularly upon
his reported amours, and also ventila-
ting his political and business record.
Thursday and Friday the paper con-
tanned similar and more elaborate arti-
cles, and dragged in Kalloch's father,
now dead, recounting sundry immorali-
ties on his part.
Kalloch had advertised mass meet
ing at the Metropolitan Temple last
night, at which it was given out he
would read copy of the article pub
ilshed some five years ago by B. F.
Naphtaly in little paper called the
Am. This article was an attack upon
Ine PcrSo~~1 aud fn,>,;is- ,.~..-,.-l- -
De Youngs of the most pronounced
character, and led to an attempt on
their part to kill Naphtaly, which
failed. The De Youngs sent Kal-
lOch word if he read that article
they would shoot him on sight Last
night an immense audience gathered at
the Metropolitan Temple and the street
outside was packed with crowd num-
bering thousands. Kalloch addressed
the indoor meeting, scoring the De
Youngs mercllessly, and rejecting on
their personal record and family antece-
dents in the most direct manner. After
adjourning the meeting in the hall he
went outside, mounted a stand and spoke
briefly. Afterreviewing the attacks of the
Chronicle upon himself, he said: "In
maligning the reputation of my father,
who has filed an honorable grave for
many years, these journalistic vipers
have rendered most vicious retaliation
on my part necessary and justiiable.
Their disgraceful records make such an
attack possible, and l am justified in
pronouncing them the bastard progeny
of prostitute" He said he had the
San article in his pocket cries of
"Read it, read it, but did not wish to
eXpend all his ammunition at once. 1t
would be published Immediately in full
in the Workingmen's paper, the Open
Letter, and next Tuesday evening he
would take it up and comment upon it.
Charles De Young evidently considered
the proceedings of the evening equal
provocation to the actual reading of the
article, and acted accordingly.
In accordance with the notices posted
on the streets the workingmen assem-
bled in immense numbers at the Sand
Lots, and by two o'clock notwithstand-
ing the crowds gathered on the streets
down town, over 10000 excited men
were gathered around the rude ros-
trum, shouting, cursing, and calling for
the blood of Kalloch's assassin.
Clitus Barbour took the stand and ad-
dressed the meeting, earnestly urging
the workingmen to await the arrival of
Kearney before taking further steps.
The crowd, however, were eager for
action and listened with bad grace to
all arguments tending to delay their
vengeance. Barbour continued dwell
ing upon the fact that they were un-
organized and in no condition to
cope with the police and mill
tary. In reply the crowd demanded to
be led down town, hang De Young and
demolish the Chronicle office. Barbour
informed them that the Presidents of
the Ward Clubs were in session and had
decided to await the arrival of Kearney,
but that if Kalloch died they were fully
determined to hang De Young without
delay. Tremendous cheers greeted this
announcement. Wright, Vice. Presi-
dent of the party, addressed the crowd
in the same strain.
A dispatch from Kearney was read,
stating that he would be down from
Vallejo by the 8 p. m. boat; asking that
a committee be sent to Vallejo to give
him full statement of the condition of
affairs on the way down, and that any
action be delayed till his arrival.
Flynn, secretary of the party, read a
message from Kalloch, counseling the
meeting to be moderate and wait for
Kearney's arrival. William Wellock,
of Nevada, candidate of the party for
Attorney-General, who happened to be
in town, also counseled moderate meas
urcs. Stephen Maybell, who had been
prominent at Sand Lots heretofore, at
tempted to excite the too ready crowd
to deeds of violence, but was suppressed
by those on the stand. Although the
crowd was with Maybell and clamored
wildly that he should be heard, other