The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-22
The Killing of Charles De Young.


On Saturday, Aug %, 1879, the Rev. Isaac s.
Kalloch, the workingmens candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, was shot by Charles De
Young, the proprietor and editor of the Chron-
icle, and brother of the man who was shot
yesterday. The circumstances were as fol-
lows
After Kallochs nomination Charles De Young
threatened that unless he withdrew he would
rake up his record in the columns of tine Chron-
cle, and on his refusal to withdraw the Chron-
lcIe came out on several subsequent days with
long articles reviewing Kalloch's career in Bos-
ton and Kansas, containing charges against his
morality and that of his father, who was then
dead; also strongly adverse criticisms on his
political and business record. 70 this
Kalloeh responded by advertising mass meet
ing at the Metropolitan Temple, and threatening
to read an article published five years previously
by one B. +. Naphtaly, in little paper called
The Sun. The article was an attack upon the
personal and family record of the De Youngs
and led to an unsuccessful attempt on the part
of the latter to kill KaIloch
This threat brought the De Youngs to their
feet, with the challenge that if Kalloch dared to
read that article they would shoot him on sight
The meeting came off but Kalloch did not read
the article, as he did not wish to expend all
his ammunition at once" He made, however
some extremely personal remarks regarding the
De Youngs. The next day Charles De Young
drove to the Metropolitan Temple and just as
Kalloch was stepping into a carriage With Carl
Browne, Denis Kearneys former secretary, De
Young sent message to tell him that man
wished to speak to him. As Kalloeh approached
De Youngs carriage for this purpoce the latter
fired two bullets which entered his victims body
and then drove off. The carriage had not gone
far when it was stopped by an immense crowd
and DeYoung was dragged from his seat He
received an unmerciful beating, and police of
feer who attempted to save him. met with SINH
treatment. DeYoung eventually escaped to
4hA cfafiN N.rhia
people congregated crying loud for his blood
with such shouts as Hang him~ xiii him!
Governor Irwin dispatched force of military,
and these, with the aid OF the civil authorities,
kept the crowd at bay. One speaker haranguing
the masses said that if Kalloch died they would
certainly hang DeYoung A movement was
then made to wreck the Chronicle office and
lynch DeYoung's brother, but a speech from
Denis Kearney counseling peace had the de-
sired effect.
For several days the city was in a tremendous
state of excitement. DeYoung was then about
thirty years old. His paper, the Chronicle, had
formerly supported Kearney, but at the time of
the shooting was bitterly opposed to him.
Five years previously he discharged from
the Chronicle Benjamin F. Naphtaly, and it
was in the Sun, started by this man,
that the attack upon De Young appeared which
led to the latters attempt upon the life of Naph-
tally by firing two shots at him, which, however,
Only wounded small boy in the leg. A true
bill of assault with intent to murder Kalloch was
found against De Young by the grand jury on
November 23 1870
An April %, 1880, Charles De Young was shot
and killed in the Chronicle office by /. NJ. Kali
loch, the son of the man who was shot by Chas.
De Young. Young Kalloch said that his visit to
the office was for the purpose of securing the
suppression of a pamphlet concerning his father,
and for the purpose of taking De Youngs life.
On March "a, 1881, young Kalloch was tried and
acquitted verdict which was received with
great applause. Kailoeh was drawn home in his
carriage by the enthusiastic crowd