Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-12-19
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Attempted Assassination of NJ. III. De
Young, of the San Francisco "Choniclo"
Ills Assailant II Young Son OF Claus
Spreckels, the Wcll-knuwn Sugar King
Several Shots Fired, Two of Which Take
Enect-The Wounded Man Will Probably
Recover.
SAN THANc1sco, Cal, Nov. 20.-M. II.
De Young, proprietor of the San Francisco
Chronicle, was shot at $50 o'clock last
evening by Adolph Spreckels, son Of Claus
Spreckles, the Hawaiian sugar king. The
shooting occurred in the business Office
of the Chronicle. Sprcckles fired twice.
The first shot took effect in the Icft
arm, a little above the elbow, and the tec-
ond in the left shoulder. Neither were
fatal. The shooting was the outcome
of an article published in the Chronicle last
Sunday morning respecting the affairs of
the Hawaiian Commercial Sugar Company.
Spreckels was arrested and taken to tho
station-house. Young Spreckels wasa del
egate to the Republican National Conven-
ton at Chicago last June. He was known
in the delegation as the kindergarten del
egate, being the youngest member Of that
body.
The particulars attending the shooting IN
dictate a deliberate attempt at assassination.
A few minutes before the assault was COM
mitted Mr.. De Young entered the busfneHs
office and passed into his private office to get
some children's books which he had pur-
chased. He came out again to say some
thing to one of the clerks when he heard
to see you" He turned, and almost before
he had time to recognize the person
who spoke, Sprccklcs fired. The bullet
struck him in the arm above the elbow. Do
Young, who was incumbered with an over
coat and a bundle of children's books, dashed
behind a high desk with the intention of
running from there to his private Office.
Before he had time to do so Sprecklcs fired
a second shot, which took effect in his
shoulder, De Young then made a second
dash for his private office, but in doing
so slipped and fell on the floor.
Spreckles rushed up, and, stand
ing over him, fired a third shot.
This bullet struck the children's books.
The chances are the books saved De Young's
lite. The instant Spreckels fired the third
shot George ". Emerson, the advertising
clerk, grabbed a%revefver lying in a drawer
of one of the desks, and fired at SpreckclS
hitting him in the left arm, causing only =
slight wound. Before spreckels had
time to. fire another shot, j.
lSSiS NAS NuollIClS plul AlolA
behind a railing, seized Spreckers revolver
and prevented him from using it. While
Chesley was struggling with him two other
clerks rushed up and o~verpewered Spreek-
els. A moment after the police rushed in
and arrested Spreckels. Emerson, the adj
vertising clerk, who fired at Spreckels, was
also arrested. Both were taken to the City
Prison.
Mr.. De Young was Immediately removed
in a cab to his residence. His wounds,
which at first were supposed to be slight,
proved on examination to be more serious
than was supposed. 1t was found that the
first bullet passed within the sixteenth Of
an inch of the sub-clavian artery, which if
it had been struck would have caused him
to bleed to death. The fears now are that
if suppuration sets in the artery may be-
come affected.
Mr.. De Young remained perfectly cool,
and is resting easy. No other cause is as
signed for the shooting than that already
mentioned. Spreckles is twenty-seven
years of age. He was released on SIS, 600
bail, with his father, Sir Claus Spreckles,
as surety. Emerson, the advertising clerk,
was released on 81, 900 bail.