Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-08-11

blcI8APf the head with billy, fell
:IA IN to the deck, where officers
y. .lckly siezed him. He was turned
over to the Hoboken police and taken
at once to police headquarters. There
he gave the name Of Gallagher and in
response to inquiries as to why he had
committed the deed he replied sui
lenly:
Gives His Reason for Act.
"He kept me from earning my bread
and butter"
Meantime Mr.. Gaynor had been car
ried to stateroom. He remained
conscious, but breathed heavily. He
was calm, but apparently apprehen-
sive that the wound was grave. An
ambulance was summoned to the pier
and the wounded man was placed on
stretcher and carried to the ambu-
lance The vehicle was driven to St.
Mary's hospital, Hoboken, where the
mayor was still conscious and occa-
sionally spoke to those about him.
To the city officials who accompa-
MED him to the hospital he indicated
the gravity with which he viewed the
shot by saying, Say goodby to the
people,"
The hospital physicians made a
careful examination of the wound.
their conclusion agreed with that Of
the ships surgeon that the injury was
not necessarily fatal.
It was found that the bullet had en-
tered the mayors neck back of the
ear, burying itself in the region Of
the mastoid bone. The bullet was not
located and no effort was made to
probe until the arrival of New York
surgeon.
Gaynor Calm and Collected.
The mayor remained calm and col
lected. His chief difficulty came from
the gathering of blood in his throat.
After the ministrations of the ply
sicians Mr. Gaynor expressed himself
as feeling reasonably comfortable:
It was learned later that Street
Cleaning Commissioner w. o. Ed
wards was slightly wounded by. one
of the bullets intended for Mr.. Gaynor.
Edwards, who was standing by the
mayor, seized Gallagher's arm. One
of the bullets passed through the COM
missioner's sleeve and grazed his left
arm. The wound, however, was SO
slight that Mr.. Edwards only discov-
cred it after the excitement had sub.
sided.
Gallagher, the mayors assailant,
was taken before Recorder McGovern.
He displayed little emotion.
HE deprived me of my bread and
butter" said the discharged dock en-
ploye. Il did not want porterhouse
steak" he added. z.-,s'
Recorder McGovern held the prison
er without bail to await the result Of
the mayors injuries.
Was Dismissed for Neglect.
Gallagher was appointed a watch
man in the New York city dock de-
partment April Z, 1903. He was dis
charged July 10, 1910, after having
been found guilty of neglect of duty
and misconduct. Among his other
transgressions was the fact that he
failed to punch the dial on the time
clock that recorded his presence. He
was also charged with using insulting
language to an inspector. Since his
discharge Gallagher has been writing
letters to the mayor.
The attempt to assassinate the may
or caused great excitement. The
prominence of the executive in recent
months in city affairs. and to a great
extent in state and national affairs,
attracted widespread attention.
Everywhere the news of the at
tempt on his life was received with
evidence of profound regret. In all
public places, the hotels, the financial
districts, clubs and subways, the af-
fair was the absorbing topic. One of
the first dispatches of coincidence was
from Colonel Roosevelt, expressing
horror and indignation at the crime.
Reform In City Affairs.
William ]. Gaynor, then Judge,
was elected mayor Of New York in
1909. From the date of his election
to the office of mayor to the present
day Judge Gaynor kept up his work
Of reform. Within sixty days after
he assumed oface on Jan. i of the
present year he cut of the heads Of
429 Tammany politicians who were OK
the municipal payroll. One hundred
and twenty-five Of these went to the
block on the same day. Within this
time the new mayor cut on salaries
aggregating $3.50, 700 q year and had
inaugurated measures to save the tax
payers of the city an aggregate Of
$20.000.000 year, and he had only
begun to work.
He was nominated and presumably
elected by Tammany, but II that or.
ganization had any particular infiu-
ence in the selection Of appointees It
has not been apparent. Mayor Gay.
nor himself said to the papers that
Charles +. Murphy. the Tammar5
chieftan, had made only one sugges-.
ton to him and that was that he ap-
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