The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-12-03

the SIGHT OF the n96n Mf. De IOuDR Ielt l.r
| end of the desk, tried to put it between him
| self and bis ssssilant 6preckles dashed
| open the little gate, cooking his pistol ss he
1 came along, and, coming up in q few rapid
| strides to that corner Of the desk at which
| Mr.. De Young had first stood, passed il, and
| leveIsd his weapon again. By that tune
| however, Mr.. De Young had given up try
| ing TO get out of the way of his desperate
| pursuer, and on reaching the end OF the
| third side OF the desk be turned to grspple
| with the would-be murder
AS be did 30 his foot elIDsyo aud ~ ieil
| forward 10 half ntooping posture. While
| in this helpless position Spreckels turned
his pistol on him and fred the second shot
This time, in addition to the jar, Mr.. De
Young felt sharp sting in the left shout
der, and at once realized that he was hit
then, IL he had not been before. By this
time the other occupants of the Office were
acting. At the sound OF the first shot q
clerk named George W. Emerson, who was
standing near the cafe, jumped for the couu.
tsr drawer, where he knew a pistol lay.
seized 1t, stepped quickly forward to the
desk, around which Mr.. De Young was hur-
rying in bis race for life, and, leveling at
Spreokels. fired almost simultaneously with
Spreckels shot, hitting him in the left arm
Just above the elbow.
moment after j. p Chesley, the cashier.
ran from behind the rail that incloees his
desk, and, before Spreckels could tire the
third shot, which he was preparing to do,
thrust his hand over the hammer. AS
quickly as this is written, Chesley was
joined by J. B. Eliot the business manager,
who flung his arms around SpreckeIs' waist,
and then by J. NJ. Reuck, another clerk,
who grappled him by the collar. Spreckels
struggled desperately to get his pistol hand
tree, but the odds were against him, and
Officer Linvllle, coming In at the double
quick, put the desperate young man under
arrest Then Emerson was arrested, and
the two were taken down to the city prison
by Linviile, pushing their way through
crowd which had gathered like magic around
the doorway.
Mr.. De Young was led into his private Of
fee, and seeing blood On his sleeve asked
that q physician might be sent for. DR..
Blach happened to be driving in his buggy
In the vicinity. and comprehending the
scene, and with the wounded man almost as
soon as his assSilant was led of. Mr.. De
HouDg's upper garments were removed aud
it was seen that both bullets had reached
their mark. The first, which had Jared
him, had pierced the childfen's books which
be was carrying. struck the upper end of
the humerus and ranging upward toward
the neck, had missed the sub.clavisn artery
by about the sixteenth OF an inch and lodged
Just outside the collar bone. Its location
= as pointed ont by Mr.. De Young himself,
who bore all the probing, finger pushing
and cutting necessary to remove the ball
with both GOODNESS and good temper. The
second ball had struck the shoulder in line
with the clsvicie. and glancing off the bone
had buried itself either under it or the
scapul8- At any rate DR.. Blach decided
that ii was better not to search tor its exact
location at that time, and after satisfying
himself that the shoulder-socket had not
been injured, bound up the wo1nds-
An overcast was then hastily thrown over
Mr.. De Young. and be walked steadily
out TO the coupe In waiting for him
and was driven home. Arrived there, he
and. though feeling quRluish, managed TO
assure his family that he was not in danger
The family physician. DIR. Murphy, soon
after arrived, and conceded with DIR. Blach's
opinion that the second bullet should not be
sought for. he insisted, however, on perfect
quiet for the patient, and had him put to
bed. where he s0en went quietly 70 sleep.
The wounds are not necessarily, though pos
sibly, dangerous, bat they are decidedly
severe and painful, snd viii keen the patient
in retirement for two or three weeks st least.
The second bullet will probably be sought
for to-day unless high fever should show
itself, bat the general medical opinion Of
those who have heard Of the case is that il
might be left to nature to eucyst. There are
two avery remarkable escapes in connection
with the attempted murder. The first
Is the missing OF the subclaviau artery, and
even now it is not quite certain wbeth-
er 1t was not grazed By the bullet, Dr.. MUIR
ply putting it down Ss an almost miraculous
case of preservation The second is the fact
that no one else in the Office WAS his other
than the shooter and Mr.. De Young, al
though, IS hss been said above. it was
crowded with clerks, several of whom were
directly in the line OF each shot,
When Adolph B. Spreokels wss taken TO
the city prison 10 was found that two cham
hers OF his revolver had been smptied and
that the bullet from EmersoD's revolver had
lodged in the mus0le of tbs left arm, near
The elbow. It was easily removed, and the
wound, s slight One, was dressed by police
surgeon. The vould-be murderer seemed to
take the matter Of his attempted crime very
| lightly. but refused to mako any statement
AT o'clock his father, Claus SprecksIs, aud
brother J. D. 6preckels- appeared and qaai-
ified in 5000 bonds each. the bail having
been set by Judge Lawler ct 5000. Half
al hour after Emerson wssreleased on 81 600
cash bail, put up by David Regeusoerger.
The editorial says; At p. N. yesterdsy
the proprietor OF ths paper, M. h. Do
Young, was shot in his Office by Adolph 3
/ Spreokels According to the accounts o.
byTianders no words preceded tho attempt a.
assassination. No reason was assigned. Twl
| shog were fred by SpSeoksls, one Of whic1
ftrliCk hQO brQ4S fnS D1Qe o. MI. II
Young's shoulder, and the other entered hi.
arm below the shoulder. How serious his
; injuries msy prove remaius 70 be scsn. al
! a late hour last evening the doctors In as
} tendance were seriously alarmed, and re-
/ fused to alloS anyone 20 sea Mr. De Young,
The cause OF this brutal attempt at assaSsi'
| nation can hardly be a matter OF conjecture.
| II Is known To everyone that the Chronicle
! has been fearless and unsparinG IN It's strict
| ures upon the methods by which the farm u
/ which Adolph Spreckels ~ q member of real
| izing enormous profits for itself without cor
| responding benefit TO the people OF the coast.
| It is also known that lately the Chronicle
| published detailed account of the
! collapse Of tbs haveiisn Commercial
1 Compsny, in which 10 appeared that
| the entire assets OF the company would prob
| ably 30 absorbed by J. ID. Spyeckels & Co.,
leaving nothing for tbs shareholders bul
! their certificates, and nothing Tor the Direc
| tore but the prospect OF q ve1atious lawsuit
| II Is further known that newspaper pub
| lished in this city-whioh is understood 10
| ne under the control OF it not tbs absolute
/ property Of, NJ. 6preckels--has been dill
| gently engaged for months IN publishing in
decent personal attacks upon AIR. De Youne
| and his family. In return, not single word
| has ever been said in the Chronicle against
| the personal character Of Claus 6preckels OF
| his sons. The Chronicle elmply attacked the
| monopoly OF which these men were the head