Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-08-11

Gaynor, a son. being at st. James, L. l.
Rufus went to the steamship to say
goodbye to his father.
Shows Great Fortitude.
DIR. w. H. Milford. of the house staff
of ST. Marys hospital, said the mayor
showed great fOrtitude.
II gave the mayor strychnine when ne
first came to the hospital said DR..
Milford, because he was suffering
from the shock and to remove the blood
from his throat. The mayor did not
complain of pain. He said: Try and
discourage me. Don't tell me its all
right if the wound is serious. Il want
to know the worst The hemOrrhage
from the mayors throat had ceased at
II o'clock
President Montt. of Chile. was a near
observer of the attempt TO assassinate
Mayor GaynOr. The Chilean executive
and Nine Montt were sailing on the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse for Europe.
AS Mayor GaynOr first came aboard
pleasant greetings were exchanged be-
tween him and the Chilean president.
The mayor then went TO his cabin and
later joined his political associates on
deck.
While thus engaged Nine. MOntt first
noticed the assassin approaching the
stood diagonally behind the mayor as
he fired
According to one account it was
Commissioner w. H. Edwards who first
grappled with the assassin, while Cor
pOration Counsel Watson assisted. The
two held the man while an officer dis
armed him. The man struggled to con-
tinue the firing up 10 the time he was
disarmed.
Daughter at Bedside.
Mrs. Vingut, Mayor GaynOr's daugh-
ter, was almost in a state of collapse
when sire reached the hospital At
pendants had to carry her to the ele-
vator to be conveyed to the floor where
her wounded father was lying. Shortly
after Mrs. Vingut arrived Gallagher
was brought by the police to the hos
pital to have him identified by his vic
tim.
The police Rad heard that the mayor
was dying and that speedy Identified
ton of Gallagher was imperative. Com
missioner Edwards and other officials
ard friends of the mayor, however,
backed up by the physicians, issued
prompt veto.
Gallagher was taken back to the po-
lice station and later was brought be-
fore Recorder McGOvern. where he was
formally arraigned. The recorder
warned him that any statement he
might make would be used against
him.
Gallagher shifted uneasily and said:
II hardly know what to say as have
no counsel"
'In that case" said Recorder Nc
Govern, II will hold you without bail
to await the action of the grand jury
and the outcome of Mayor Gaynor's
Pleased With Notoriety.
Gallagher was again locked up, but
not before he had been repeatedly pho
by a large company of cam
era men, who crowded the court room.
He seemed rather pleased than other
wise by the attention he was attract
ing, and in getting ready to pose be-
fore the camera Strengthened his coll
lar and necktie and stood erect and
complacent while the light was flashed.
Word had been sent to Mrs. Gaynor
at her country place in st. James, Long
Island, of the serious injury to her hus-
band and she started in an automobile
on the long ride TO the hospital in Ho-
boken. Her chauffeur was instructed
to proceed with all possible speed and
directions were given the police all |
along the route not to interfere with
the vehicle. Mrs. Gaynor bore up well.
Commissioner Thompson of the de-
partment Of water supply and cleo
tricity, who left the mayors side dur
Ing the noon hour, said that the pa
tient was bearing up bravely. Mr..
Thompson was standing within two
feet Of the mayor when the shots were
fired.
when the mayor was shot" said
Commissioner Thompson, "he placed
his hand over the wound and said:
Isn't this pity! then he calmly asked
TO be taken to his stateroom.''