Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-04-30
San Franeiseo's Latest Tragedy.
THE MURDER OF DE YoUyG-DETAlIs OF TIE
AFFAIR

THE MURDER OF DE YOUSG-DETAlIs OF TIE
AFFAIR.
Charles De Young, editor of the-.San Fran
cisco Chronicle, who last August shot and
badly wounded Rev. |. S. kalloch during
the campaign which resulted IN kalloch's
election as mayor, was himself shot dead
Friday evening in the Office of the Chronicle.
by |. NJ. 'Kalloch, son of Mayor kallocll.
Telesraphic communication with San Fran
cisco has been interrupted for day or two
by great snow storm, which broke down
the wires, and but meagrc details have been
received The leading facts in the tragedy,
however, are rs follows: Just before eight
O'Clock, Charles De Young entered the bust
ness office of the Chronicle, on t,e ground
floor, and stood talking with gentleman,
when |. NJ. kalloch entered, drawing pis-
tol, without, as far as can be learned speak
ing, and began firing. De Young ran through
the gate of the counter to the desk inside,
Kalloch firing at him as he ran. On reach
ing the desk, Dc Young turned TO face his
opponent with pistol in his hand, when
Kalloch, leaning over the counter, fired again,
the ball striking De Young in the mouth.
kalloch started for the door, when De Young
raised his pistol as if to fire, but apparently
his strength failed, for the pistol was not dis
charged, and sinking backward be fell on the
floor. Bystanders ran to his assikiance. but
the ball evidently pierced the brain and in a
few moments De Young expired. As Kal-
loch ran out of the door he was seized by
citizen and an officer who took him TO the
city prison.
Mr.. De Young was one of the two brothers
who conducted the Chronicle for number
of years. The Chronicle opposed the So
called workingmen's movement, and kalloch
in public speech not only attacked the De
Youngs but applied vile epithcts to their
mother, who did not deserve them. This
provoked the attack of Charles De Young on
Kalloch. The feeling against the De Younss
was very bitter and young kalloch made his
first appearance as an agitator at the meeting
held after the shooting, when he was very
inflammatory in his appeals for vengeance.
lie was Baptist preacher, located in Soro-
ma county, was considered a good speaker,
and was listened to aitentively by the howl
ing mObs. So favorable an impression cid
he make on them that they discussed the
probabilities of making him mayor in case
bis father died.
One of the causes of the shooting was the
recent circulation of pamphlet entitled
''The Only Full Report of the Trial of l. $.
Kalloch on the Charge of Adultery" This
pamphlet contained n portrait of kalloch and
the woman with whom he was said TO be init
mate, and pretended to give "a full history
of the affair, doings of the church, Kallochs
pulpit experience, arrest, arraignment, trial
and result" Its imprint was Boston, Ed
crheh & Co., 1851" but il was generally re-
garded that its temperance was due to De
Young, who was known to have gone East
some time ago 10 hunt up facts in the career
of kalloch. The pamphlet was extensively
circulated and the kalloch party were
wrought to quite state of desperation.
A San Francisco special says: The shoot
ing created such an excitement as has never
been eqtialled before. even at the most
stormy period of San Francisco's history. 1t
exceeds in violence the storm of public pas
sion and agitation that succeeded the shoot
ing of Mayor kalloch hy De Young in
August last. and it has increased to such an
extent that no one can foretell what the con
sequences will be. The feeling against the
party of which kalloch and Kearncy are
leaders has been growing stronger of late,
and this assassination has infuriated the pcO-
Pile so that the mayors life is not considered
safe from public vengeance. Threats are
freely expressed against him and the entire
sand lot party. On the other hand, there
are many who consider De Young's fate hut
fitting close to his career, and that no fur
ther significance should be attached TO it
than to an ordinary murder, in which one
desperate kills another. Young Kalloch is
in prison closely guarded