The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-12-03
N. IA. DE YOUNG.
The Chronicles Version of the MurdeRous
Attack on It's EditOr--rhe Cause and the
Result An Editorial Comment


Attack on It's Editor-rhe Cause and the
Result An Editorial Comment
lsan Francisco Chronicle.l
That NJ II. De Young, proprietor Of the
Chronicle, was not assassinated yesterday at
ternoon is no fault OF Adolph B. Spreokels.
more delioerste:and determined attempt
to murder was never made, and IL was only
by the intervention OF strong and friendly
hands that Mr.. De Young was not killed on
the very spot where his brother died little
more than three years ago. The sttem pied
crime was not bloodless. however, Tor mr.
De Young wss twice struck, so severely hit
that at this writing the attendant physicians
Will not say how serious the wounds are
But whether grave or simply painful, they
were inflicted in brutal, muderous
style, without giving the victim chance
to defend himself, and with no Immediately
preceding quarrel between the two. The only
excuse for the assault 10 kill that can De im-
aelDed is the course which the Chronicle has
taken in opposing the Hawaiian reel prOcity
treaty. which the firm OF which Adoiph b.
Spreckele Is q member Was mainly Insttu-
mental In securing. aud more lately OF az
posing the methods and pointing out the
Impending crash OF the Hawaiian CONNER
cial Company. In this opposition and this
exposure the Chronicle has simply done its
duty as public journal; has attacked the
treaty because it believed ID to be hurtful to
the interests OF this coast, and has ven tilAted
the affairs Of the company because they were
believed 10 be wrongly conducted In the
one case ths good OF the State was the OBJ
ject sought; in the other the security OF the
shareholders was aimed at. The persooal
characters or lives OF CLAUS Spreckels or his
sons have never once been brought into the
fight, and although 3 weekly paper con-
trolled by these men has INDUCED in the
vilest attacks on the privacy OF M. Il De
Young and his family, the Chronicle has
never stopped from its course as great jour
nal 10 answer them in kind, or TO make the
war OF principle one Of personality.
At the tune the shooting took place the
Office was filed with clerks sad other en-
ployes, 50 that there were plenty OF eye wit.
nesees of the AFFAIR. From close interrogs-
ton OF these the following circumstential
account has been gathered: According 70
his almost invarisble custom M. II. De
Young returned to the Chronicle building
from attending to outade matters at 5:l5
O'Clock. He entered the business office by
the Kesrney street door, carrying under his
arm a package OF children's books. walked
quickly past the counter, and opened the
brass swinging gcte separating tbs portion Oh
the Office occupied by the desks from hat
used by the subscribers and sdvertisers lust
inside the gate stands double desg used by
the bookkeepers, and Mr.. De Young bad
reached the farther corner OF that when he
heard himself called. -
"Mr. De YoungI Mr.. De Youngl" said the
voice.
He turned and saw that it was Adolpb B.
6preckels. who had followed him into the
Office so quickly that the clerks supposed
the two had come in together.
aW that the vihtor's purpose wss not sm.,