The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-25
KALL0CH'S PISTOL.
KILLING OF CHARLES orouso.
young HaIioch Carries out the View
IIe made la - speech at the sand
Lots, rbat rIe weaid Asenge
The shooting Of iiis Father .
Particulars Of the Tragedy
aud the Probable Cause.

San Francisco, April 2i,--JuAl before B
o'clock last evening chm, DeYoung entered
tho business office Of the Chronicle, on
tho ground floor corner Of Rear,
ncy and Bush streets and stood
talking with some gentlemen Loan
lng agains, The counter Directly the door
opened, j, NJ. Kalloch entered and drawing u
pistol without, as far rs can ec learned,
speaking word, began arcIng Al DeYoung.
rho latter ran through the gate Of tho coun-
Ter toa desk inside, Kalloch arclng ut him Us
he ran. On reaching the desk Dcloung
turned face to fuce with bis opponent with u
pistol In his hand, when Kalloch, leaning
over the counter, fired again, tho ball striking
DoYoung Ia the mouth, Kalloch then started
for tho door DeN iung raised his pistol M
if 10 fro, but his strength failed Cor the ps.
tol was not discharged, and sinking back.
ward no fell on tho floor. Bysian ora
ran TO bis assistance, but the ball had
evidently pierced the base Of The brain, md
In few minutoa no died, As kaloch ran
out of the door ho was selgod by citizen,
and at the same moment an officer came up
and TOOK him In charge and conducted him
TO the CITY prison, where he was locked up,
The nowsof the murder flew through the
city like mad, and In n few moments the
street In the vicinity Of tho Chronicle office
was crowded with people eager 10 learn tho
particulars. Policemen were nj once sta.
toned nj the doors Of the office 10 keep ont
the nqulsitve crowd, and only tho per-
sonal friends and reporters were admitted IN
the office. NJ, n. DeYoung, u brother Of
the deceased re lined on lounge, surround
ed by friends, evidently overcome with tho
tragedy, Tut with dry eyes and his voice
calm. He left home after dinner, few min
utes later than Charles. Deceased lay on
his back on the floor his face bearing q calm
expression, his breast dabbled in blood and
bis eyes closed, As is noticeable In tho case
Of those dying from shot wounds, only one
wound was found on his person. although at
least four shots were fired by kallocb, two
having pierced the glass door and partition
Of the office, and the third lodging in the
wiudow-case.
Young Kalloch, on being arrested was, as
the officer remark ed tho coolest man he ever
saw. Hestlll carried the smoking pistol in
his hand, which he surrendered to the officer
on his way to the station.house. lie observed
strict retoence on being shown TO his cell,
positively refusing TO have any intercourse
with representatives Of the press. In absence
Of an explanation from the assassin Of the
cause Of the net, It's generally understood to
be attributable TO u pamphlet which has re-
Gently been circulating about the city, nj
lacking Mayor Kslloch, father of the young
slayer During bis recent visit east 1t Is
believed the deceased devoted great
attention TO gathering up matters
regarding the past life Of Mayor Kalocb for
the presumed purpose Of either using It at
the expected trial Of deceased on the charge
of shooting Kalloch last August, or Of mix
ing 1t subserve journalistic purposes Tho
pamphlet above referred to was Of sixty
pages. II recounted the details Of the Kali
och scandal in Boston and other matters of
n scandalous nature. The pamphlet WAS
anonymous, but young kalloch evidently
considered that the deceased was responsible
for it, publication and noted accordingly