The daily gazette., 1880-04-26
EDITION
DE YOUN@S MURDER.
DETAILS OF THE CALIFoR-
MIA JOURNALISTS DEATH.

MA JOURNALISTS DEATH.
SAN Francisco, April "a, 1850.
The most intense excitement prevails
here over the shooting of Charles De
Young by ]. III. Kalloch last evening.
The shooting as already announced took
place little before eight o'clock. Al
that time Mr.. De Young entered the
business Office Of the Chronicle on the
corner Of Kearny and Bush streets. The
Office is on the ground floor and opens
directly on the street. After entering
Mr.. De Young stood leaning against the
counter talking with some gen lemen.
Almost immediat lv afterward the door
opened and l NJ. Kalloch entered. He
did not speak word, but drawing pis-
tol began firing at De Young. At the
first shot De Young started toward the
gate of the counter and entering passed
to the desk inside. Kalloch continued
firing. As far as can be learned he fired
three times before De Young reached
the desk. When the latter had reached
tins spot he turned and faced bis assail-
ant, at the same time drawing pistol.
Before he could fire, however, Kallocb
fired his fourth shot, which passed di-
rectly into his victims jaw. Kalloch
then turned and started for the door,
still carrying the smoking pistol. De
Young made an effort aud raised the
pistol toward his retresting opponent,
but his strength was not sufficient, and
without firing it he sank backward and
fell on the floor. The bystaDders hur-
ried to his assistance, but found him
evidently dying. The ball had appar-
emily passed TO the base of the br ain
aud in few moments he was dead.
.l KALLocH ARRESTED.
Kalloch ran out of the door. but was
stopped almost on the treshold by q
noise of the thootiDg, then hurried up
and restt d him. He submitted to ar
rest quietly and accompanied the Off Ger
TO the City Prison, still carrying the pis-
tol with which he had shot De Young.
The policeman characterized him as the
coolest man he had ever seen. On the
way to the prison Kalloch handed the
p stol ID the officer. On his way he oh
served strict reticeDce, and on being
shown to bis cell positively refused tC
have any intercourse with representa-
tives of he press.
About q quarter past nine O'Clock the
OOfDutTs hbSiSbduo tOOh tUc O'oy liOtu
where ithad been lying on the floor
ava ting his examination and removed
it 10 the wagon for conveyance to the
Morgue. The crowd in the meantl me
had Increased to thousands, blocking up
both Kearny aud Bush streets. Ii was
composed OF all ella SEES, evidently inclu
ding great many of said lot pr Gil, !.
ties, and as the body was brorght ou
cheers, howis and CALCULATIONS OF exulta
lion and derisiOn arose. The CorOner's
wagon, escorted by a squad of police
drove ct once to the Morgue, followed
by hooting, whisthng and yelling mob
The demonstration was confined merel,
to words, no action of a violent natur,
occurring. Gu arriving at the Morgu
The crowd continued Its demonstration
for awhile, but soon dispersed, who
the officers retired. Tho conduct of tn
mob ca lied forth many expressions Q
disgust from Respectable by-standers
but there was nothing whatever tendlD
toward breach of the peace.
i In the absence of any explanation
| from the assassin, the act IS general
under. TODD to he attributable to tb
pamphlet recently circulated about th
city attacking Mayor Kalloch, th
father of De Young's slayer.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25, 1880.
The dispatches already filed seem
have pretty thoroughly exhausted th
| facts in connection with the Kalloct
| De Young affair. Nothing has bee
learned to throw any further light o.
the subject.