Year: 1879




crowded with excited throngs. Strong
guards were placed over the Chronicle busi-
ness and printing offices, to prevent their
being sacked. M. II. De Young, who was
at the Chronicle office at the time Of the shoot
ing, at once sought the City Prison, where
he is now in company with Charles. For
some time it was uncertain what had been
done with the brothers. many believing
that they had been removed to Fort Alca-
traz for greater safety, but they are still at
the prison. At the request of committee
of workingmen, headed by Clitus Barbour,
their candidate for Congress, they were al
lowed to select twelve men. who were sworn
in as special officers, to stay about the prison
and see that the De Youngs were not taken
away.


THREATS BY The woRKINGMEN.


Pursuant to call, the workingmen are
now assembling. 1t is announced that





they will march in a body to the prison and
demand that the De Youngs be surrendered
to them, and if the demand is not complied
with they will attempt to storm the prison
and take them by force. 1t is very doubt
full, however, that such an attempt will be
made, as the authorities have made ample
preparation, and the building will be
strongly defended.


KALLocH's CONDITION.


At the latest accounts Kalloch was some
what easier, and one of the physicians in
attendance addressed the crowd, saying that
there was a probability of his recovery.
On the contrary, another Of his medical at
tendants states privately that Kalloch
could not possibly live through tomorrow.
Kalloch's family are at present out of the
city. Kearney has been sent for and will
arrive in the city late this afternoon.
Great fears are entertained for the peace of
the city during the coming night and every
preparation is being made to suppress vio-
lence.


PREJUDICE AGAINST DE YOUNG
Public sentiment seems mainly to run
against De Young, partly on account of the
manner of his attack, giving his victim no
chance for defence or escape, and partly
because the Chronicle, in it's assaults upon
Kalloch, has been abusive beyond all pre-
cedent in political compaigns.


THE CROWD LESS THREATENING.
At two o'clock Kalloch was reported
asleep and resting easily. Matters down
town have become rather more quiet within
the last hour, the great body of the work.
ingmen having gone out to the sand lots
to attend meeting. The Grand Army of
the Republic have been ordered to assemble
to assist in preserving the peace.
WHAT PRECEDED THE SHOOTING
The circumstances leading to the shoot
ing are as follows:-After Kalloch was
nominated by the workingmen of this city
as their candidate for Mayor Charles De
Young, in speech at the State Convention
of the Honorable Bilks, announced that
he would compel Kalloch to withdraw from
the contest. Subsequently he notified Kali
loch that unless he withdrew he would
rake up his record in the columns
of the Chronicle. Kalloch sent back
word for him to go ahead; that he could
tell worse things about the De Youngs than
anything they could bring against him.
with a long article reviewing Kalloch s
| career in Boston and in Kansas, dwelling
particularly on his reported amours, and
also ventilating his political and bust
ness record. Thursdays and Friday s
| Chronicle contained similar and more
elaborated articles and dragged in
the name of Kalloch's father, now dead,
| recounting sundry immoralities on his
part. Kalloch had advertised mass
meeting at Metropolitan Temple last
night, at which it was given out he
would read copy of an article published
some five years ago by b. +. Naphtaly in IA
little paper called the Sun. This article
was an attack upon the personal and family
record of the De Youngs of the most pro-
nounced character, and led to an attempt
on their part to kill Naphtaly, which failed.
The De Youngs sent Kalloch word that it he
read that article they would shoot him on