CALIFORNIAN JOURNALISM.

Evening Star, Issue 3463, 28 March 1874, Page 3

CALIFORNIAN JOURNALISM.

[From‘the 'Evening Bulletin, 'February ,2;)' ‘ The, ordinary serenity .pi. the. community ', was disturbed on :scandalous warfare inaugurated, bet «reen -two, newspaper the effect of, w yuryj similar, jp. that prq-' dgbeq.by;dropping ,a, fire-ball iptoneat,of, fcjtieir offensive emanations’, disturbance commenced by . the publication in r jtne j * f «. , of that. morning., of a severe attack.upomthe persqnal character ,of. B'"F. JSapthaly and H, F. Fitzgerald,, as-, sunned, tor be,, editor and pipwriator, respec tiyely,, of ah ‘ obaciue _ evening paper called the ‘ Son,” the purp irt/of/.the. article, tending tq. excite, public, inquiry of < thei persons named , was - pe;pMtted,,to remain outside the, wajl/a ,of., soph restraining institqtiom In tpe after?’ noon ,the ;* Sun’ pad? its appearance,’ and re?. ta|i.ited in,kind, with a little heavier shfit, if anyth mg, than the , opening, fire from thp. * Chronicle ’ Public interest seemed tg he • greatly _ excited in a combat between two such,journals, and the demand for ib e * Sun’,, was very gpat.j copies, of the paper, sojpplyJoecams limited by jnterfpjpiiujs withj *kPiP.rint[n& .the. shegtj. spjhpg a§ higfc. qs gdols' SUcenta in. sope instances; I^e.Do o nng,hßrQthers, ;pf the, with j tqpk issue ip the“discugsi6a‘! of personal character, next proceeded tp actual hostilities in their,esbrts to.repe] the 1 return attack. Fitzgerald was captured in the preas-rbom where the ‘Suh’‘vvas printed, knocked down and beaten; and his assailant was making preparations as if designing to finally despatch the publisher‘of ‘the ‘ Snhi’ wheh bystanders, seized his revolver, and • permitted the. propagator of light in dark places to radiate himself through a back dbbr. • After the occurrence of this animated scene a vigorous chase was made after the responsible editor, Napthally, but that individual avoided a personal encounter, and did not exhibit himself conspicuously until Sundays morning, whence Set out to surrender himSelf into custody, and was captured bn Kearney street by an officer, while on his way to the City Prison, as he claimed; 1 In the meantime a general warrant bad been issued at tbe instance of the De Youngs, on complaint of libel, and all siispecied of having any connection whatever with the publication of the * Sun ’ were arrested, including also several who happened incidentally .to be in the!office of the paper. ■ 1 Thb bonds of the prisoners were fixed at 2,0 0 dollars’ for each,' which they were enabled' to'give;' and all were released on 'Plgbt with the exception of one personi' who declared that he had no connection, with the * Sun,’ and was determined to bring? an action for false imprisonment. A fter the dlearingbut bf the * Sun’' employes, theic. printing material was thrown into con fusion by scattering the type upon the floor of the office and damaging the various itnplemefitT ~(Ttf FegaTaing-thelr liberty, the workmen . returfaed; to the office yesterday, and Commenced the woric of putting things right agaifi; ' % bile so employ ed, thb door was burst: in; tfhd tne two De Youngs ' of the ♦ C^ihhwlb ,J plage, of them

■drawing a revolver and- threatening to shoot -any person who attem* -ted to escape. Inirae'diately after, C -plain Lten with sev ral olii;ccra arrived, and the prisoners were cornered ;in the editorial room, and held under guard Tor several houxs, while the i*e Youngs and iCaptain Lees were absent procuring a warrant for the arrest of the 1 Sun’ printers, the lie Votings alleging in ih-ir complaint that the accused were engaged in restoring io type the same article which had given them offence, with the design of repeated publication of the alleged libel. After the second arrested the printers, the demolition of the ‘Sim’ printing material was more effectually accomplished, and damage estimated i-t about 1.000 dollars was perpetrated This transaction, under the countenance of officers of the law, and the manner in which the second arrest was made was an irregular proceeding, at least, and may possibly give rise to other complications growing out of the ‘Chronicle’ and ‘Sun’ warfare. It is also stat das a suggestive feature of this interesting- disturbance, that a-though the supernumeraries of the .* Sun’ were arrested promptly on Saturday eve: ing, no attempt was m<»de to capture Napthaly, the acknowledged author of the (offensive publication, and he was sought after only hy those who had proclaimed a determination to wreak vengeance upon him regardless of law. 1 ■ Thc uext .moniing R. F. I apthaly (the editor), R. F. t-itzgerald ‘(publisher), and six printers were brought before the police court arid remanded. In £he a'ternoon Napthaly left the City Prison, *%; custody, ipr the purpose of procuring the bail fixed\in his fase The two pressing Sansbme street on California, w"Ken Gup. de Young approached unawares from behind, and within a few yards he drew a revolver -and cohiffienced firing at Napthaly. The prisoner, being unarmed broke and ran from the officer, De Young continuing to fire some .four or five shots. He was finally knocked'down by a citizen, jand then secured by the officer, who conjducted him to the City Prison, the affair attracting a great crowd ; aud causing intense -excitement. Gus de Young having been taken to prison, his brothers Charles and Mike, pf the ‘Chronicle.’ immediately arrived, £nd wero 'admitted to ’ the prisoxi. Shortly after Napthaly returned in custody) 'of an officer and entered the place. He was Standing in the corner when Mike suddenly approached him,.with a; revolver drawn and cocked, and was on tlie point of firing when Napthaly started toward the o’her end of the prison, and before De Young could correct- his aim he was thrott'ed by bystanders and the pistol taken fr- m him. > e was also placed under arpest-. Cfiacles .De .Young wss then quea- ( tinned concealing 1 his designs, : 'bfid 1 denieff having any arms upon bis person ; bub on peing searched a loaded pistol was foumi in- his ■ppßseaß;ipn. t f I N%pthaly -andrhitzgeraUl, yvere placed in the new part of the City Prison, as a precaution against any further kttempts at assassinating either, the ordinary protection of the law not being 1 -dceiheH sufficient as against the ‘ Chronicle ’ faction la the fight. The present adjustment of this exciting controversy between the ‘ Chronicle ’ and' ‘ Sun ’ is the holding of Gustavus Do Young on a charge of assault with intent to murder, and M. H. De Young is charged’ with- assault with deadly Weapon. Charles De Young and M. H. De Young are charged with libel, on complaint of R- B i\apfehi-Bv v - n • -■ ■■■. ■