The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
THE SHOOTING OF DE YOUNG.
The Wounded Editor Passes a Quiet
Night, but Is Still in Great Danger
Fears that Pieces of Bone from the Shat
tered Shoulder Blade May Cause Suppl
ration and Perhaps Result in Death.

SAN FRANcIsoo Nov. 20.-M. H. De Y Dung
who was shot last night by young Spreekels,
passed a quiet night, free from pain. The doc
tors purpose making second effort, this after
noon, to extract the remaining bullet but will
defer the attempt 20 as late an hour in the day
as possible in hope that the bullet may move
itself and give clearer indications of the exact
position. Less danger is anticipated from this
bullet than from the effects of the extracted.
The shoulder blade was slightly shattered and
broken pieces of bone remain within the wound.
1t is feared these pieces will induce suppuration
and high fever. If these broken pieces can be
removed the danger will be lessened.
The fact that Spreckels was admitted to bail
after having attempted to assassinate De Young,
and in his attempt to do SO inficting such
dangerous wounds, eXcites much comment. The
only explanation offered is that De Young's med
zeal attendants sent word to the police station
that the wounds are not necessarily dangerous;
the judge therefore considered it balable
offense. This statement is denied at the
Chronicle business Office, whose managers say
they cannot understand why Spreckels should
have been bailed out, as they do not think
the doctors expressed any opinion on the char
acter of the wounds, nor were they in position
to do SO until more critical examination of
them had been made after removal
of De Young to his residence.
Should there be any appearance of
De Young getting worse, Spreckels will be i'm
mediately rearrested and held in confinement
until all danger to De Young's life is passed Pub
lie opinion over the shooting is more crystalized
this morning: sympathy is all on the side of De
Young. A more careful reading OF the articles
which melted Spreckels to the shooting confirms
the belief that there nothing in them to
justify such a murderous attempt.
The case was called in the police court for pre-
lminary examination. By mutual agreement
between the prosecuting and defending attor-
neys, further hearing was indefinitely postponed,
as the condition of both De Young and Spreckes
prevent their appearance.
De Youngs friends express great anxiety over
his case Although the doctors refuse to make
any absolute statement Of his condition, it is
well known at the present hour (noon) that they
entertain the eravest fears. Should Inflammation
set in near the sub-cavan artery, and the artery
burst nothing could save his life.
SpreC kels has been placed under surveillance,
and there is no possibility of his escaping from
the city, even should he desire to do SO.
Under the influence of opiates De Young rest
ed quietly this afternoon. At O'Clock this
evening his condition was apparently I'M
clan, who is in attendance stated this
afternoon that there had been considerable
hemorrhage from the wounds, and that De
Young was a very sick man, but he declined to
give an opinion as to the result. He said the
chief danger lay in blood poisoning hemor-
rhage of an artery Il cannot he added,
offer any definite opinion for several days yet
At least five days must elapse before the danger
of hemorrhage from artery is passed."
No attempt was made to-day to probe for the
second bullet One great cause of trouble is
that the wounds are close together, and to probe
for the second bullet will have n tendency to in
fame the other and more dangerous wound.