The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-05-07

lLI IIuu UNIMIIH t44t ~ NNArF "tt<e
the Kallochs. which 50 nearly. resulted
in the death If ono Of the adyersarics
on the Esd Of last August -of kalioch.
senior. by two bullets fired by Charles
DE Young. and OF De Young himself at
the hands Of an Infatuated mob Of the
adhcrents Of the wounded man this
evening eliminated i'm q real tragedy.
Charles DE Young being shot and killed
In the Chronicle Office by |. M. kalloch,
son Of the Mayor Of San Francisco. The
shooting took place nj half-past seven
o'clock tonight. De Young being al
most instantly killed
TWAS Just seven months ago to-day
that the bitter campaign in San Fran
cisco eliminated in an attempted MUIR
der, a tragedy which was the sensation
Of the hour in Frisco and created ex-
element and intense interest all over
the country. As the present affair was
so intimately connected with the shoot
ing Of last summer a brief rccapitula-
ton will be of service To refresh the
memory and assist i'm q proper under
standing Of the merits Of the case
| The political campaign in the sum-
mer Of 1879 was conducted with I'M
usual virulence. The Wcrkingmen's
candidate was the Rev. l. :. Kalloch.
who had had q somewhat notified and
| checkercd career in Boston and Kansas.
Heading the opposition was Charles DE
1 Young. one Of the two brothers who edit
and own the San Francisco Chronicle.
After Kalloch's nomination for Mayor
by the Workingmen. Charles De Young.
in speech at the State Convention OF
- Honorable Bilks.r announced that he
would compel Kalloch's withdrawal
from the contest. Subsequently he no
tilted Kalloch that unless he withdrew
he would rake up his record in the coli
umns of the Cironicle. Kalloch sent
back word defying him, and intimating
that he could tell worse things about
the De Youngs than they could about
him.
Accordingly the DE Youngs took up
the gauntlet. and in the issue OF
Wednesday, August 20. the Chronicle
opened fire with long article review
inc Kalloch's career in Boston and
Kansas. This article charged him with
having been engaged in numerous
scandalous scrapes since he was twelve
years old. He was charged with drink
ing while in the pulpit. and being con-
nected with innumcrable swindles and
scandals. both in the East and in Kan
sas, whittier he afterward removed.
The article created great excitement,
and was followed the two succeeding
DAYS by still more virulent and person
al attacks.
Friday night, August p. Kalloch had
advertised a mass-meeting nj the Metro
politan Temple, At which il was given
out that he would read an article pub
Tished i've years previous in an obscure
paper called the Sam, written by one
B. y. Napthaly. This article was z
personal attack on the DE Youngs and
on the reputation OF their mother, which
had provoked vain attempt to Kill
Napfhaly by the De Youngs at the time
De Young sent word TO kailoch that, i
he read the article. he would be shot on
sight. The meeting came of as adver
tised. except that Kalloch did not read
z the article. but contented himself with
9 a merciless attack on the family recort
! Of the De Yonngs. He said that he has
9 the article in his pocket. and that |
would be published and commented OF
/, within few days.
!, De Young evidently considered th'
!, proceedings Of the evening as elua
: proyocation to the reading u the arti
: Gle. and acted accordingly. The fol
lowing day Charles DE Young drove II
a coupe 10 the side entrance Of Metro
/ politan Temple, and sent a messenge
! 10 tell Kalloch that some one wished Z
see him. As Kalloch came toward th
= coupe DE Young fired twice. and Hal
loch fell. shot in the breast and in tn
thigh. A crowd immediately seize
: De Young's carriage and upset Il. II
! was kicked and bruised. and would IN
doubtedly have been stamped 10 deaf
Q on the spot had not large body q
. police come suddenly to the rescue an
= hurried him 10 jail
: The result was, Of course. intense e,
y element on the part Of the working
men and the calling out Of the pole
+ and military. The mob was preparin
lt TO sack the Chronicle Office and lyme
4, the De Youngs. when il was pacific
u by the announcement that kalloc
'e was improving and in no immediai
danger.
y As Kalloch grew better. the excit'
ment subsidized. and when Kalloch W.
!. elected and DE Dung released, III
I, whole affair had almost been forgottes
\ Charles DE Young, the murdcre
= man. was notable character on II
u Pacific Coast. He was about fort
\. years Of age and Of Jewish extraction
4 Less than twenty years ago he was Sc
!. ting type on the Sacramento Uniol
= with but little capital other than that I
= his hands and brains. he left for Sa
Francisco. where. in company with h
ie brother Mike, he started Theatre
Y advertising sheet known as the Dr.
!, mafic Chronicle. Despite Its small 81
A. Il made itself felt from is stingir
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