Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-01
IPhiladeIphia Press.1

Philadelphia Press.l
Mr.. ". G. Crowley, who, during the trouble
last summer In San Francisco when the Ch1'0nj-
Gle, De Youngs paper, was attacking Kearney,
most aggressive persistency, was connected
with the Chronicle, was seen at an early hour
this morning, when the wires flashed the news
loch affair. "Young Ike Kalloch,' said Mr..
Crowley, ''is in every way, the son of his
father. When they lived In Kansas, some years
lion OF Kaw Bottom, and the son was called the
the Sorrel Stallion, Jr. The boy then had the
reputation OF being low ruffian. He drank
aon as bully Young Ke tbaK b5ra
In Massachusetts His father, you know. was
minister in Boston, and when driven from that
city on account OF his immortality and debauch-
cry he went to Kansas, where he was minis
ter, lawyer, hOtelkeeper, stock raiser and poll
uc1an In rotation In every town he lived in.
He was driven from place to place by his
immoral conduct, and in each new place he be-
gan as minister, and descended in the scale un-
I'll compelled to leave. Finally driven from
Kansas altogether, he went to San Francisco,
where he resumed his old life and soon became
associated with and leader OF the hoodlum
element"
Less then two months ago-Sunday February
29-the victim OF young kallOch'5 pistol visited
the Press editorial rooms to revise the proofs Of
an interview had with him during the day re-
garding the origin and progress of the Califor-
mia troubles In that interview he pictured his
relations with kearney, discussed the great
question then pending In his state from the Cal
norma standpoint. Analysed the new cOnStitu-
ton, described the social and business condition
or San Francisco and explained at length the
Chinese issue and the manner in which the peo-
pie proposed TO settle it. Looking over the
proofs and at the same time keeping up pleas
ant conversation with members OF the ediUOri ii
staff OF the Press, he appeared a quiet, gentle
manly man OF about the average stature, with
no "CalifornfaniSms" i'll his language singular
~ free from bOmbaSt or parade and We'll ia
formed on all subjects. He looked like anybody
else than the man who braved the power OF the
California mob and whose persistent aud bitter
attacks On Kearney and Kearneyism, and finally
his attempt to kill KalIoch, the elder in the
streets OF San Francisco in broad daylight hal
made his name familiar TO all newspaper read
ers throughout the country.
The shooting OF kalloch was not the first time
that De Young had tried to vindlcate the repu-
slanderer San Francisco sketch at the tine
OF the shooting of Kalloch said:
REV. Mr.. kallOch well knew the character Of
the man whom he was Drawing when he insulIed
| his mother. and he knew, too, how similar in
suit had once before been avenged. The Sun
| article, TO which he alluded, and which he
threatened TO reproduce Ia Tte Open Letter, has
a thrilling story connected with it. which might
| well have proved warning to the man who Is
| now dying at the hands of De Young About
eight years ago Charles De Young. in visit to
| the Industrial School, saw young lad whose
| intelligent look gave promise OF useful career
| In the future. He took the lad from the school
| and placed him In the ChrOaicLe Office, with q
| view 10 educate him as reporter. That lai was
b. +. Napthaly. at present a rdrate lawyer
about the police court In this city. He did not
disappoint the expectations or his patron. but
developed into very good reporter, and In 1874
| was receiving salary OF s35 week n that
year, In company with half dozen printers,
Sapthaly, having been discharged from the
started small sheet which he called the s IN.
1t was matchmaking paper, and Its death
very nearly resulted in a tragedy. In his
tenth number Napthaly turned against the
man who had rescued him from the slums and
printed bitterly vindictive article against
Charles De Young. Mr.. De Young is accus-
Sc tns as sn and Of g gss hsa cd his
| fined the assault to himself he would have
taken no notice of it. But in the article a
aged mother was printed. The pi Press 81 had ,i
| hardly begun to run off the papers be-
fore copy was shown to De Young. and
| the manner In which he suppressed the Sun
was nine days wonder here. In company with
his staunch friend, Capt. Lees, chief OF the de-
tective force, he went to the SIM Office Nap
| thaly, fortunately for himself. was not in at
| press was stopped and the entire edition, not
already on the streets, was confiscated. Then
having thus erIectually destroyed the once, De
Young armed himself with a revolver and sal
| lied out In search OF Napthaly. The short
sd n1G the CITY him
| days and three nights Charles DE Young did
not rest. BE was watching and waiting for
| Napthaly. On the third night his intended VIC
tim was taken from the prison by an officer to
transact some business downtown. De Young
| was on his track, and as he passed the Post
| ONCE the man whose mother he had insulted
| fired three shots at him in quick succession.
| Neither OF them hit Napthaly, who, with the
| officer, started and ran away; but one wounded
! passing telegraph boy In the arm. A day
| later Gus De Young, another OF the brothers,
| but who Is not connected with the Chronicle
i fred q shot at Napthaly In California street,
| which was crowded with brokers and their
customers at the time"
The Napthaly referred to Is the author OF the
article which Kalloch threatened to read at the
Metropolitan Temple. He published some time
| ago retraction OF the story about Mrs. De
Young.