Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-01
YOUNG KALLOOH KILLS DeYOUNG.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-Just before
8 O'Clock, last evening, Chas. DeY Young
entered the business Office of the Chron-
icle on the ground foOr. corner Kearney
and Bush streets, and stood talking with |
some gentlemen, leaning against the |
counter. Directly the door opened, /.
NJ. Kalloch entered. and drawing pis-
tel. without, as far as can be learned. |
speaking word, began firing at De-
Young. The latter ran through the
gate of the counter to gate inside,
kalloch firing at him as he ran. On
reaching the desk DeYoung turned 10
face his opponent with pistol in his
hand, where Kalloch, Leaning over the
counter, fired again, the ball striking
DeYoung in the mouth. Kallech then
started Tor the door.
DEYoUNG RAISED HIS PISTOL,
as il to fire, but apparently his strength
failed him, tor the pistol was not dis.
charged. Sinking backward he tell Oh
the floor. The bystanders ran to his as
sstance, but the ball had evidently
pierced the brain and IN few moments
he expired. AS Kalloch ran out of the
door he was seized by citizen and at
the same moment an officer came up,
took him into custody, and conducted
him to the city prison, where he was
locked up. The news flew through the
city like wind. and in few moments
the street in the vicinity of the Chroni-
Gle office was crowded with people
eager to learn the particulars of the af-
| tair. Policemen were at once stationed
hit the doors of the Office to keep out the
| nquisitive crowd, and only a few per
sonal friends and reporters were admit
ted to the rear office.
NJ. H. DeYoung. brother OF the de-
ceased. reclined on u lounge surround, d
by friends, evidently overcome by the
tragedy, but with dry eyes and perfectly
calm. lie was not present at the time
OF the shooting, having lett home alter
| dinner a few minutes later than Charles
| The deceased lay on his back on the
floor, his face and breast
DABBLED IN BLOOD,
the eyes closed and the face bearing the
calm expression nsticeab!e in the case
of those dying from shot wounds. On'y
one wound was found on his person, al
though at least four shots were fired by
kalloch, two having pierced the glass
door and partition OF the Office, and the
third lodged in Il window casing Young
kalloch, on being arrested, was, as the
arresting officer said, the coolest man he
ever saw. He stll carried the smoking
pistol in his hand, which he surrendered
to the officer on his way to the station
house. He observed strlck retlcence
and on being shown to his cell positive
ly refused to have any Intercourse what
ever with representatives of the press
In the absence OF any explanation from
the assassin regarding
THE CAUSE,
of the act, it is generally understood t.
be attributable to a pamphlet which ha
recently been circulated about the city
attacking Mayer Kalloch, the father o
DeIoung's slayer. During recen
visit east, 1T Is believed the deceased paic
, great deal of attention to gathering in
formation regarding the past life O
Mayor kalloch. Tor the presumed pur
pose OF either using 1t at the expectet
! trial of the ceased on the charge o
1 shooting kalloch last August, or making
it subserve journalistic purposes. Th'
r pamphlet above referred to was docu
ment OF some sixty pages, and recounte(
t the details of the kalloch scandal il
9 Boston, and other matters of a scandal
, Gus nature. The pamphlet was anony
e nous, but young .kallech evident,
considered that the deceased was re-
| sponsible for Its publication, and acte,
i. accordingly.