New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-21
THE SHOOTING OF DE YOUNG.
HIS WOUNDS SUCH AS TO CAUSE ANXIETY

PUBLIC OPINION IN SAN FRANCISCO RESPECTING
THE AFFAIR-sPREcKLEs NOT TO ESCAPE.
SAN FRANcIsCo, Nov. 2OMichael ii. DE Young
who shot last night by young Spreckles, passed
q quiet night free from pain or fever. The
doctors intend making second effort
to extract the remaining bullet.
Less danger is anticipated from this bullet than
from the effects of the one already extracted Tho
shoulder blade was slightly shattered, and the
broken pieces of bone remain in the wound. 1t is
feared that these pieces may induce suppnration
and high fever. If the broken pieces can
be removed the danger will be lessened.
The fact that Spreckes was admitted to bail
after having attempted to assassinate DE Young,
and after having inflicted such dangerous wounds,
is the occasion of much comment. The only expla-
nation offered is that De Young's medical at
tendants sent word to the police station
that the wounds were not necessarily dan
gerous. The judge therefore. considered the offence
a baiiable one. This statement is denied at The
Chronicle business Office The managers say they
cannot understand why SprcclIlcs should have been
balcd out as they do not think the doctors offered
any opinion on the character Of the wounds, nor
were they in % position TO do so until a moro
critical examination had been made. Should there
be any appearance of De Young getting worse,
Spreckles will be Immediately rearrested and held
IN confinement until all danger to DE YouDgs lIfo
is passed.
Pubic opinion this morning IS all on the side
of De Young. more careful reading of the
articles which incied spreckes TO do the shooting
confirms the belief that there was nothing III them
to Justify the muiderOus attempt.
The case called IN the police court for pre-
limnary hearing by mutual agreement between
the attorneys for the prosecution and defence, the
hearing indefinitely postponed. a. the e0ndi.
ton of both DeYoung and spreckles prevented
appearance
CONDITION OF TIE VICTIM.
De Youngs friends express great anx-
iety over his case. Although tho doc
tors refuse to make any absolute statement as to
his condition. IL il well known that they
entertain the gravest fears. Should inflammation
set IN near the sub-clavian artery aud the 9rtery
burst, nothing could save the patients life.
II appears now--nnd this is circumstance which
was not noted ut the tine in the hustle aud excite
mcnt consequent upon the shooting that the heavy
bullet from tho Colts navy revolver. which
Spiookcla hold. perforated tuco juvenile picture
books which Do Young held ~ hs lefi arm when
shot, Dn going through the books tho bullet WAS
dorerd aud tha accounts ior tho direction ~ tho
wound IN the ahonldrr II WIS the second Hhot
that perforated the hooha hhd alter htt,hihs t,,s
first ib glanced upward ~ dangerous proximity w
The hnb-earian artery. Tho nomcntoun anes'ion
with physoinns In. whether this artery has been
Injured. Al any rate tn thiobr can ne ,lisiinetly
frlt by placing the finger near tho wound, Appfc-
tensions arc felt that IN lts injured condition. n
| may ~ any moment be rnptured, causing secohn
| hemorrhage, which would be almost hothlhB shoft
| of death. -, ~,
DR.. Murphy late this afternoon. said thai, his
pateut had suffered consds rablc hemo rhage from
| the wound during the night aud was to-day an OK.
| tremely sick man. He was under the influence OF
| opiates What the ultimate result of the wound
| would be he could not hazard an opinion. ihe
danger lay in either blood-poisoning or secondary
! hemorrhage. .-,.
Claus spreckels was so fearful that violence
would be attempted against his son last night that
| he placed a guard abodt his honse.
Spreckles is watched by the police and there Is no
possibility of his escaping from the city even should
| he desire to do SO.