The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-11
A.ndG~ Man Is Resting Tell and No Alarming
 Symptoms Are Shown
.IRTS OF SPLIT BULLET
 ! ARE NOT EXTRACTED
fvery Indication Tends to Show That the Mayors Wound Is Healing But Danger of Blood Folsom
 ing Still Exists

New York, August 1o.-Mayor William l. Gaynor of New York city lies in St. Narys hospital tonight with two seg- ments of a split bullet fired yesterday by \ James J. Gallagher, who sought to as- Isassinste him, still buried in his neck and msuth, in a precarious condition. MT. Eaynor has shown no alarming symptons It is beyond human power to say wltther he will recover, for not even the mpst renowned specialist can say whethe blood poisoning will be the aft ermatb As yet the temperature of the mayorIhas given no cause for alarm on this sore.
 Eveiy indication is that the wound is healing nicely.
 K Bulletins issued today and tonight did not vary in their tones of optimism and 80 cheerful was the patient and so hope ful his attendants they stated that Mrs Gaynor, after an almost seepless vigil at tte bedside of her husband, left the side of the mayor late this afternoon for 4orminute ride.
 Chartered in larger and better light ed room in the hospital the mayor chats pleasantly with those who are allowed to see him and confidently predicts that he will be out in few days. As yet he has not discussed in any wise the tragedy of yesterday or Is he even aware of the identity of the assailant by name. It was reported today that he had in Quired the name of the man soon after the shooting. This seems to have been an error.
 The letters of Gallagher, which annoyed Ah< I~f. xtr-4. -kr to obtain reinstatement as night watch 1nan in the dock department, did not en- ter the mind of the mayor. Aside from declaring that he should not have been fired upon for doing his duty. he has In no way criticised his as- sailant and maintains a marked aver sIon to discussing the event.
 Highest Temperature
 The mayors highest temperature dur ing the day was 103 3-5. As septicaemia, or blood poisoning, invariably indicates its beginning and spread by rise in the patients temperature, the nearly nor nal standard maintained today was one of the most cheering signs to his phy- sicians. His appetite is good, although his diet is necessarily limited to broths and liquid foods. He has also shown great stamina of body and mind and so far as those who oonversed with him can learn, he is not worrying greatly over the outcome.
 One of the most extended conferences Dn the mayors condition was held to- night, but at It's conclusion there was is4 sued merely brief bulletin and no an- nouncement was made, when an opera tion would be made.
 In this respect 1t was pointed out that many persons haze lived with bullets in their bodies and as living proof of this. a man recently wounded in a manner all most identical to that in which the mayor was shot, visited the hospital this evening. He did not give his name, but he explained that he had been shot in the neck and the bullet embedded in the floor of the mouth The wound healed nicely and several months later while boxing with a friend he coughed and the missile dropped out of his mouth.
 The following bulletin on MT. Gaynors condition was issued at 9:30 o'clock to- night by his physicians: 'The mayors progress today has been satisfactory. He has good strength. has rested well. has taken considerable nourishment and is in good condition this evening""
 Interest In the Case
 Interest, of course, centers in the con ftion of the mayor. Gallagher, pro- fessing penitence, came in for half of the interest. William H. Edwards, a Etreet cleaning commissioner. whose blows feled Gallagher on the decks of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse yester- day today started a police investiga- ton over an anonymous communication he received menacing his life The epis- tie is attributed to some crank. It pre- dicted for him fate similar to that of the mayor and the former football player seemed to regard his chancer of life and death as good as ever today.
 Two young girls who declared they overheard an intoxicated policeman in- discreetly remark on Monday night that the mayor would be shot either on his departure for or on his return from Flu rope furnished the foundation for another police inquiry.
 Policeman Joseph P Hook of the Mad ison street station, whose number, S46. Is the number given by the girls, was suspended from duty tonight, pending an Investigation. Hook had been on the force three years.
 While there is little if anything to indicate the existence of an organized plot to take the life of the mayor the policeman. if charges of drunken ness are preferred and prove correct, he will be tried for intoxication on duty and with making incendiary re- marks.
 Policies of Gaynor
 
 police betterment crusade and he has made many enemies on Sthe force. 1t is asserted.
 Gallagher's statement made this evening was his first frank talk con- corning the crime.
 While will not say that I am sor- ry' said he. T now hope that the mayor recovers. But wanted to teach high officials other than himself to regard the rights of subordinates I 2 considered that I had to shoo. the mayor as a lesson to the country. did what I did for personal principles | and was not prompted by any an archistic belief. am sorry Commits sioner Edwards was wounded, for was aiming only at the mayor. But even hthe thought of killing him had not |Ibeen long in my mind. I reached no Recision until got up yesterday morn -~~~s~-s r ~- -- -----~- N lCONTINUHD FROM FACE 1l