The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-21
DOING UP" DE YOUNG
AN INCIDENT OF AGGRESSIVE JOUR,
NALiSM IN FRISCO.
Mike De Young Narrowly Escapes Assassi-
nation, and Receives Two Wounds-a
Reniniscence of The Chrou-
icie Ohce-CharIcs De
Noung's Death.

DAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2l.-Ihera Is muCn
excitement in this city over the attempt of
Adolph Sprecke!s to assassjnate Mr.. NJ H.
DeY Young, tie proprietor and chief elitor of
The Chronicle The would-be murderer
the youngest son of the Hawaiian sugar king.
The attempted killing was deliberate AM
coid-blooded. About $50 O'Clock Wednesday
evening Mr. DeNoung passed into his private
room III the Office OF his newspaper to get
some chilirens books which he had pur-
chasei. In few moments he came ont to
give some instructions to one of his clerks.
"Mr. De Young, | world like to Sc, YOU"
said young Spreckels
Before the editor hal time to face or recog-
nlHe the person who addressed him bullet
struck him i'll the arm below the elbow De
Young, who was encountered with al over
coat and bundle of children's books,
dashed behind the high desk with the inten-
tion of running from there to his private
office Before he had time to do 50 Spreckels
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.
Spreckels rushed up and standing over him
fired a third shot The bullet struck the
children'S books, and the chances are that
the books saved his life The instant
Spreckels fired the third shot George w.
Emerson, the advertising clerk, grabbed a
revolver lying in the drawer of one
of the desks and fired at Spreckels,
hitting him in the left arm, but
causing only a slight wound. Before
Spreckels had time to fire another shot, }.
G. Chesley, the cashier, sprang from behind
t. o railing, seized SpreckelS' revolver, and
prevented him from using it. While Ches
ley was struggling with him two other
clerks rushed up and overpowered SPreck
els. A moment after Il police officer raNhe,
IN and arrested him. Emerson, the aIveI-
tising cleri., vino ired ut Spreckels Was also
arrested both wert taken to To the city prl od
Mr. DE Eomlg was Immediately released u,
$4,000 hall and removes! i'll a Cdb to hii rt.
dtHce
The examination Of Mr De Nomg's wounds
showed that one bullet had struck the cad OF
the humorous. dentei it, and pts-ei nj
toward tho meek. His escape from death Iy
this bullet was miraculous The ball passed
within a sixteenth of an inch of the sui
lVian artery. Had it struck it notA
cuuid have savel him He would have a
to death. While searching for the posi-
OF the bullet one Of the physicians Ie-
marked: "it will be difficult to get it out
DeYoung, who was quietly watching the
proceedings while lying on his back, said:
Make Il hole and get it out some way" The
doctor laughed and said: "AIl right The
wounds may prove serious, bnt at present no
danger is feared.
The animus Of SPreckels' murderous assault
on De Young is found in the fact that The
Chronicle has made war against the Hawai-
ian Commercial Sugar company, Of which
Sir Claus 5precEels, father Of the wOuld-be
assassin, is president. The Chronicle was
impersonal in its attacks, and gave only the
facts Sprcckels, ST.. controls the illustrated
paper in this city, which has contained fierce
cartoons against de Young, which were
never noticed.
The firm of Charles 6 NJ H. De Young
began the publication in San Francisco some
| twenty odd years ago of a theatrical adver
| Using sheet called The Dramatic Chronicle
| The modest venture grow in prosperity and
pretensi0ns until it took tho form of the
daily paper known as The San Francisc,
Chronicle The proprietors ran their jour
y
and, when they opposed men or measures
| did So with a viGor that often merged
| into bitter personalities. This course could
have only one outcome on "the Coast and
endeavurs to assassnate the brothers De
| Young were frequent, the pistol and bowie
| knife being most often aimed at Charles. All
Indifference to danger, a readiness to shoot
| and an ability of getting the drop" on their
| assaiants carried the brothers through
many dangerous and desperate enc ountel
| in safety.
| But the end came at last for Charles DE-
| Young The summer of 1879 saw San
| Francisco mad with excitement over the
political war waged by the S'nndLlot work
men against the party which accepted thu
derlsive title given them by their opponents
and were known as the Honorable BilkS.
The Rev |. S. kailoch, candidate fo
mayor of the city, led tine Kearne.
men As the contest grew bitter Th
| Chronicle devoted much attention to tn
alleged impurity of Kalloch's life. The rev
erend politician responded by assailing tn
reputation of the aged mother of the d
Youngs The answer to this was swift ant
bloody. Aug. %, 1879, Charles De Younl
called Kalloch to his carriage door and sho
him twice, once in the body and ono
in the thigh An Intellectual attemp
was made to lynch the would-be homi
eide, and for days the tumult was terrific
Matters, however, finally settled into the oil
channel .Kalloch recovered, was olecte
mayor, and took his seat. The Chronicl
still pursued him and instituted fresh searc
into his former indiscretions. It announces
the speedy publication of the detail
of the ex minister's trial for adultery
but before the charges were put in typ
| KallOch's son, the Rev. |. nj. haI
loch, shot Charles De Young dead in til
business office of The Chronicle This trag
edy occurred early in the evening Of Apr
%, 1880. and many of its details bear a strii
ing resemblance to those of the recent at
tempted assassination. After some months
delay the murderer was acquitted,
Since the death of Charles the paper ha
been conducted by the surviving brother, N
H. De Young, and with no abatement IN til
aggressiveness of its tone.
LATER. DE Young friends express grea
anxiety over his case. Although the doctor
refuse to make any absolute state
ment of his condition, it Is wei
known that at the present hour they enter
tain the greatest fears. Should infiamma
tion set in near the subclavian artery, an
the artery burst, nothing could save his life
A Daisy Of a Mother-in-Law.
HARTFORD Conn, Nov. 2l.-Lieutenar
Governor George G. Sumner inherits S75,0O
from his mother in law Mrs. Juda A GailUl
Other requests are S25,00O for gateway {
Cedar Hill cemetry, 5000 for the ol
people's, and S30UO'for the Hartford Orpha
asylum.
Want No Prohibition Party.
TOPEKA, Kas., Nov. 2l-The State len
perance union, Wednesday, in spite of tt
viqorous opposition of ex Governor St Johl