The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-29
THE SAN FRANCISCO SENSATION.
Particulars Of the Shooting Of Charles De
Young Great ExCitement-The End Not Yet.

Particulars Of the Shooting Of Charles De
YOung-Great Excitement-The End Not Yet.
From various telegraphic dispatches relative to
the killing on Friday last OF Charles DeYoung, of
the San Francisco Chronicle by Mayor Kallochs
son, we condense the foliowing
Just before o'clock on Friday evening Charles
DeYoung entered the business office Of the ChrOn.
iele on the ground floor at the corner Of Kearney
and Bush streets, and stood talking with two gen.
tlemen, leanng.against the counter, Directly the
door opened and l. M, Kalloch entered, and,
drawing pistol without (as far as can be learned)
speaking a word, began firing at DeYoung. The
latter ran through gate In the counter to a desk
inside Kalloch firing four shots at him as he ran.
On reaching the desk De Young turned to face his
opponent with a pistol Ia his hand, when Kali
coch, leaning over the counter, fred again, the
ball striking DeYoung In the mouth. Kalloch
then started for the door, DeYOung raised his
pistol as II TO fire but apparently his strength
failed him, for the pistol was not discharged.
Sinking backward he fell to the floor, Bystand.
ers ran to his assistance but the ball had evident.
ly pierced his brain, and in few moments he
expired. As KalloCh ran out Of the door he was
seized by citizen and al the same moment an
officer came up and took him In custody and con.
Quoted him to the city prison, where he was
was, as the arrestng officer remarked the coolest
man he ever saw. He still carried the smoking
pistol in his hand, which he surrendered to the
officer. On his way to the station house he OBJ
served strict reticence. On being shown to his
cell he positively refused to have any intercourse
whatever with the representatives OF the press.
few minutes before DeYOung entered the Office
KalOCh was seen to walk along Kearney street
aBd peer into the window Of the Chronicle count
ing room He was evidently on the watch,
awaiting the arrival of his Victim. In the Alb.
sence Of any explanation from the assassin Of the
cause the act II Is generally understood 10 be
attributable to the pamphlet which has been Cir
culated about the city attacking Mayor Kalloch,
the father of DeYOung's slayer, During recent
visit to the east 1t is believed the deceased de-
voted great deal Of attention to gathering up
matters regarding the past life Of Mayor KallOCh
for the presumed purpose OF either using 1t at the
expected trial of the deceased on the charge of
shooting Kalloch last August, or making it sub
serve journalistic purposes. M II, DeYoung,
brother of the deceased referring to the Circula.
tion of this pamphlet said III do not know If that
was the cause Of this grievance or not. He Ger.
tainly had no reason to thiuk my brother had any
thing to do with the pamphlets, We had nothing
at all to do with them and did not even know
they were In circulation until shown one by
friends. | think that certain Mr., Simmons,
editor and proprietor Of Kansas City or Leaven-
worth paper who accused KallOch Of swindling
him out of $4,000 put them in circulation here.
This man has constantly assailed KalloCh In his
paper and has vowed to make him disgorge, He
was out here, believe, few weeks ago, and
finding that Kalloch was able to pay him deter
mined to get his money" Mr.. DeYOung further
stated that the recent visit east Of the deceased
had no connection with the trial 1t was solely
to make terms with paper manufacturers, and on
his way home he stopped few days in Kansaa
and there learned some damaging facts against
Kalloch but had not intended 10 use these facts
or the pamphlet at the trial,