St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-29
Great Excitement in San Francisco.

first.-Indianapolis Journal.
Great Excitement in San Francisco.
REV. ISAAC S. KALLOCH SHOT.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 24.-Great
public cOmmOtion has been caused here
by the shooting, yesterday morning, OF
the Rev. Isaac S. Kalloch, the Work
ingmen's candidate for Mayor, by Chas.
De Young, the senior proprietor and
responsible editor of the Chronicle. The
circumstances which led to the murder
Gus deed are as follows: After Kalloch
had been nominated by the working
men of this city as their candidate for
mayor, Charles De Young, in a speech
at the state convention of the so-calIed
Honorable Bilks," announced that he
would compel Kalloch to withdraw from
the contest. Subsequently he informed
KallOch that unless he withdrew he
would rake up his record in the columns
of the Chronicle. KallOck sent back
word for De Young to go ahead that
he could tell worse things about the De
Youngs than anything they could bring
against him. On Wednesday last the
Chronicle came out with long article
reviewing KallOch's career in Boston
and in Kansas, dwelling particularly on
his reported amOurs, as well as on his
political and business records Thurs
days and Fridays Chronicle contained
similar and more elaborated articles,
and referred by name to Kalloch's
father, now dead, recounting sundry
alleged immOralities on his part Kali
lOch had advertised mass meeting at
Metropolitan Temple last night, at
which it was given out that he would
read a copy of an article published some
five years ago by B. F. Naphtaly in a
little paper called the Sun. This arti-
Gle was an attack upon the personal
and family record of the De Youngs of
the most pronounced character, and led
to an attempt on their part to kill
Naphtaly, which failed. The De Youngs
sent Kalloch word that if he read that
article they would shoot him on sight
On Friday night an immense crowd
gathered at the Metropolitan Temple,
and the street outside was packed with
a crowd numbering thousands. Mr..
KallOch addressed the indoor meeting,
scathing the De Youngs mercilessly,
and rejecting on their personal record
and family antecedents in the most
direct manner. After adjourning the
meeting in the hall, he went outside,
mounted the stand, and spoke briefly.
After reviewing the attacks of the
Chronicle upon himself, he said: 'In
maligning the reputation of my father,
who has filled an honorable grave for
many years, these journalistic vipers
have rendered the most vicious retalia-
ton on my part necessary and justifia-
BILE. These disgraceful records make
such an attack possible, and | am JUS
titled in prOnOuncing them the two
bastard sons of a prOstitute.'" He said
that he had the San Francisco SUMS
article in his pocket, but did not wish
to eXpend all his ammunition at once.
Next morning De Young resolved on
murderOus revenge. He drove alone
in a coupe to the Metropolitan Temple,
and arrived there about 10 o'clock, Just
as kallOch was stepping into a carriage
with Carl Browne, Dennis Kearney's
former secretary. De Young sent an
American district telegraph boy to
kalloch to say that a gentleman wished
to speak with him. Kalloch approach
ed the vehicle, and as he reached the
door, DE Young pointed his revolver
at his left breast and fired. The bullet
entered KallOch's left breast between
the third and fourth ribs. He staggered
back as if about to fall, but recovering
himself, he tried to escape, but De
Young sent second bullet after him,
which struck him in the left thigh, and
then ordered the coachman to drive
away.
AS some disturbance was anticipated.
there were a number of work people
near the Temple. They mt once made
rush for the coupe, seized the horses
head, and endeavOred to get De Young
out. He kept them at bay for mo-
ment with his pistol. In the meantime
u police officer had arrived. The crowd
seized the coupe and overturned it, and
as it went over De Young leaped out.
He and the officer were at once attack
ed, the latter being knocked down and
trampled 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
MN "klll him P' At the corner Of
Fifth and Market streets, two more
oncers made their appearance, and
with their assistance De Young was
taken to the Baldwin Hotel, and, es-
Gaping by another entrance, got into
carriage and drove rapidly to the police
station, the crowd following. De Young
was at once taken to one of the tank
cells, while the crowd, thousands in
number, surrounded the prison, and
seemed determined to attack it. Mean
time the police rapidly assembled ::
ropes were stretched across the streets
leading to the prison, and every prepar-
alton was made to resist an attack.
THE MOB DELIBERATEs.
The news spread rapidly through the
city, and intense excitement prevailed.
In accordance with notices posted in
the streets, workingmen assembled in
immense numbers at the sand lots. and
by two o'clock, notwithstanding the
crowds gathered on the streets in town
over 10000 excited men were gathered
a rude rostrum, shouting, cursing and