The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09


Mayor GaynOr. The physicians refused
70 allow the man Ia De taken into the
sick room. declaring his presence might
excite the wounded man UnduIy-
The officers declared the identification
was unnecessary. as there had been a
number OF eyewitness so GALLAGHER
was taken back 10 his cell
At noon sIrs- Harry Kermit Ningut,
dauEhte- OF the wounded ran, reached
the hospital in q racing automobile,
but was not allowed TO see her father.
However Dr. Lederle and her brother.
Rufus GaynoT came down and told her
that her father was cheerful that the
prospect was most hopeful and that his
vitality was counted upon TO pull him
through.
DIT. 7. H. Fielding, assistant pastor Of
St Johns Episcopal Church, reached
the hospital shortly afterWard- He is
connected with the church Mayor Gay
nor attends, but was not allowed 10 en-
ter the sick room Dr. Page, the pastor
Of the church. IS out Of the city on MS
vacation
Official Statement.
Dr. " H NinfOrd, house surgeon at
ST Mary-s Hospital. gave The Times
this afternoon the first detailed state
ment concerning the condition OF Mayor
Gaynor and the nature Of the wound
DR.. Minford was the first 10 attend
Mayor GaynOr after his arrival at the
hospital.
when Mayor GaynOr arrived here I
immediately gave him some stimulants
which aided him greatly said the doc
tor There was a slight hemoTrhaCe Of
the throat. but this was soon stopped
The mayor, apparently has no pain and
nation of the wound very slowly so as
not TO tire him
The bullet entered behind the right
ear and Travelled slightly upward I at
RI 10
Is taller than the asSailanJ-
After travelling through the mastold
process the bullet truck the right jaw
bone and was DETECTED inward
1T raised across the inside OF the
throat and Erazed the winopipe- but did
not sever OF punCture It. II was this
grazing that caused the slight flow OF
blood n the mayors throat
The bullet Is now believed 10 be
lodged under the left jaw bone IN fact,
the mayor himself says he thinks lie
can feel Il there"
Big Bill Edwards Shot.
William H C'Big BmTD Edwards.
commissioner Of the street cleaning de
partment, a former Princeton football
star, who was with Mayor Geyno-, and
who overpOwered the assailant. was
shot through the f1eshy part Of the left
assassin's bullets
until he reached the hospital with Mayor
G2ynor- Attention was called 10 the
zsct that blood was dripping constantly
from his coat sleeve He said he felt a
tEitching sensation IN the arm, and II
was discovered that the bullet had
ploWed through his arm, inHicting
however, only a slight flesh wound Ed
wards was given medical attention, but
was not DuL 10 bed
Bill Edwards Tells Of Shooting.
Edwards tells the following story Of
the shooting:
We were chatting about various
things aud the mayor was in an IN
usually good hunOr- He was Joking
about the weather, saying that It was
luck that the rain had stopped during
the night, and II looked as If he was
going 10 have a good start on his trip
a. any rate
7 stepped to the outside Of the group
9s others began TO come up to shake
the mayors hand, ana as I did so
nouced this man Gallagher over near
the rail at the side Of the ship I didn't
take much notice OF him but remember
now that ne had fixed his gaze on the
mayor and was looking at him steadily
4 did not consider this strange as
nearly everybody there was looking al
the mayor and waiting an opportunity
10 grasp his hand So I turned TO look
looked around again over TO where Gal
laEher was standing
4 was Mortified to see that he had
drawn pistol and was leTelInE il on
q line with the mayors head The man
had evidently been waiting for the
group TO separate 50 that there would
be no danger OF his shot striking any
body else
Crushed the Would-Be Assassin.
He fred just as I shouted and made
3 leap for him. The bullet had hardly
left the pistol before 1 was on top Of
him He fought hard, but I just squeezed
him with all my might and crushed his
arm until he let the pistol drop TO the
deck
Il hardly remember what happened
during the next few moments 7 only
know that I was obSeSSed by thought
Zhat my friend the mayor had been shot
by an assassin and might be dead for
all I knew So I just pounded the man
as hard as I could until I knew ne was
helpless TO do any more damage
Then dragged him away By the col
lar People were screaming and shout
ing al around There was the widest
confusion but my only thought was to
gel the man on the steamship and hand
him over TO the police
AT last I got him To the gauEDIauk,
where ] was met by several policemen,
and I handed him over TO them II was
one Of the most COld-blOoded and de-
~ clAE cltlEAAAHLo AlA-AL tANA llGhE Ck
EaRrd Of
Prisoner Is ATTaigned
Within a few minutes after the mayor
had fallen the prisoner was In police
court before Recorder McGoveru
There he made his dramatic declaration
Of his motive He smiled dryly as he
spoke OF the bread and butter taken
from him.
The fOTmsIities lasted but few mo-
ments, and then he was led TO q cell
AS he left the court ne asked, How
is he2'
Gallagher was formerly a watchman
IN the department of docks He was
appointed April :, 182, by the dock
commissioner, Maurice Featherstone.
and continued IN the employ of the de
paTtment Up to a few weeks ago The
man is fifty-eiEht years cid, married.
and the loss OF his Job was a severe
hardship
The reason given for letting him out
was that there were already too many
VoTzmen in the dock department Gel
1aEheT wrote to the mayor and got an
answer telling him that his discharge
couldn't be helped
Gallagher read in the papers several