Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-12
MAYOR CAYN0R
 IS IMPROVING Danger of Blood Poisoning Passed and Physicians
 Hold Out Hopes.
ASPECT OF THE CASE
More Drastic Law For Protection n Officials is Being Agitated B,
 the People of New York.

New York, August 11.-Reports rom the bedside of Mayor Gavnor are very encouraging, and hopes for bis recovery are more strongly entertain ca. IT septicnemia, from infection of ,lle wound does not develop within the next tWenty-four hours his nbv- slclans will regard all danger from olood poisoning practically at an end Mayor Gaynor's chances of recovery from the bullet wound which ba ro- celVed on Tuesday morning were in- creased considerably with the com pletlon of another excellent night,s rest, unaceompanied by any unfav- orable developments. An encouraging bulletin came from St. Mary.s Hospi- tai in Hoboken at daybreak. It was as follows:
 Mayor Gaynor had another good n1sht. There is not the sign of an un favorable symptom this morning.
 The passage of the night without any trouble brought an increased feeling of hope and confidence to the ANXIOUS watchers at the bedside. Un- less today presents something in the nature of crisis the physicians will believe that they have their patient fairly on the road to recovery. They still hesitate about expressing too great confidence and say the mayor is not yet out of danger.
 Aspect of the Case.
 The surgical aspect of the case" said one of the attending physicians,
 Is practically as follows:
 The period within which blood poisoning may be expected to develop is limited to about forty-eight hours, so that the danger is now practicallv nil. One other well-recognized ele- ment of uncertainty remains, however and will continue for some days to come. This danger is that the bullet in it's course may have grazed some artery in the neck with sufficient force to make the tissue deteriorata and eventually slough off. In this latter event hemorrhages would not be unlikely, and it might have the most serious consequences. This rup- ture of an artery might occur at any time during the next ten days, and it would come without minutes warn- ing'
 The operation for the bullet, it was said, will be a simple enough matter when the time comes, provided there are no other complications.
 Want More Drastic Law.
 The shooting of Mayor William J. Gaynor has resulted already in agita- tion here for the purpose of passing more drastic law for the punish ment of criminals of the Gallagher type and for the protection of public officials. Although the legislature of this state passed a law fixing a pen alty of not less than twenty-five years in state prison for attempted murder in the first degree after the assassination of President Mckinley, the attack upon Mayor Gaynor has caused many officials concerned ill the administration of the criminal law to advocate a still more severe punish ment. Previous to the enactment of the law following the Buffalo tragedy the most severe punishment that could have been inflicted upon Czol- gosz had President Mckinley lived would have been maximum penalty for assault in the first degree CT ten years in state prison.
 Under the present law this pen ally has been increased to twenty five years.
 "But this punishment is not severe enough in the case of assault on public official,' said a statement from Acting District Attorney Frank Moss. An assault upon an individual is serious thing, but the seriousness of it increases when the executive of a community is the victim, for then it becomes more than ever an attack mon the whole comm.ini-y It should be punished accordingly ill more drastic manner than an attack upon an ordinary individual