The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-09
Bullet Enders Just Behind Ear
lnflicting Dangerous But
Not Necessarily Fatal
Wound
STAGGERS AND FALLS
AGAINST SECRETARY
WHO WAS WITH HIM
Executive Was About to Depart
Tor Europe and Had Already
Boarded Steamer-Police
Capture Assailant-G;;ves
Name as James
Gallagher

NEW YORK, August e.--Mayor
William j. Gaynor, of New York,
was shot by crank as he was
about to board the German-Lloyd
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm Der
Crosse this morning. His condi-
ton Is thought to be very serious.
The wouid-be assassin WIS
Immediately captured and taken
to the Hob0ken police head
quarters. The mayor was about
70 start ON q months vacation in
Europe.
HOBOKEN. n. j.. August a.
Mayor William J. Gaynor, prominentiv
mentioned as democratic guberna-
torial and presidential possibility
was the victim of a would-be ssa ssir,
shortly before 10 O'Clock TODAY.
While standing under the bridge of
the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse pre-
paratory to embarking for a months
Saaction abroad, the mayor was fired
upon four times by a man who gave
the name of James J. Gallagher and
who is said to have been a discharged
employs OF the department OF docka
and ferries
William H. tBig BID Edward.
commissioner of the street cleaning
department OF New York, a former
princeton football star. who was with
Mayor Gaynor and who overpowered
the assailant, was shot through the
heshy part of the left arm near the
shoulder by one OF the assassin's buI-
lets.
Edwards knew nothing az mir
wound until he reached the hospital
with Mayor Gaynor Attention WIS.,
called to the fact that blood was arfu-
ping constantly from his coat sleeves.
He said he felt . twttehine sensation
IN the arm. and II was discovered
that ths bullet had ploughed through
hts arm. INJECTING. however. only q
slight flesh wound. Edwards was
given medical attention. but was not
put to bed.
After receiving temporary aften-
ton from the ships surgeon the in
Jured man was rushed in an ambu-
lance to st. Mary's hospital, where
shortly after 1880 and following an
examination by surgeons 1t was an
nounced that though he Was desper-
atsiy injured the mayors wounds
would not necessarily prove fatal.
Band Was Playing. 8
The attempted assassination and
the subsequent capture were az spec
tacular as though prepared by -
meiodramatist.
As is the custom on all German linz
ers. the ships band was on the pier
playing Amrican airs. The great steel
pier was jammed with friends OF de-
parting passengers Nearly every one
was waving flag or Q colored hand
kerchief. SO that their friends on deck
might distinguish them.
On the vessel distinguished throne
had gathered just under the bridge.
Among them We're President Pedro
MONT, OF Chile; Mayor Gaynor and
the heads OF nearly all the depart-
ments of the city government or New
York. Among them were William II.
Edwards, Rufus Gaynor. Robert Adj
amson. the mayors private secretary
Archibald r. Watson. corporation
counsel: Henry w. Thompson, COM
missioner OF water supply: Health
Commissioner Lederle and a number
OF others.
The group had crowded close to-
gether. so that several late arriving
newspaper photographers might So
cure a group picture. II
Look pleasant. please" joked one
OF the photographers. and then tha
shots We're fired. 3
Edwards, shot through the arm.
hurled his massive bulk through the.
crowd and caught Gallagher about
the waist.
MFR, Watson, the corporation cour.-;
sci. seized his pistol arm" said Ed,
wards afterwards. and held ii nm
so that the bullets, il he fired again.
would do no. damage. l had him
around the waist and the impact Of
my body weigh $50 pounds--sIa1l-
med him against the railing. I didn't
care much what | did to him and Tor
a moment / thought / was golnaE
overheard. / didn't care and didn't
try to keep him from II, He capttn-l
ued to fight furiously. but he didn'4
have chance in the world hia
him few times and | hit him hard
That took all the tight out OF him. 8 gsss
Witnessed by Chilean.
President Montt. OF Chile. who wt&~
messed the affair, said. M
Il saw the whole thing. The naaAg
had been hanging around for about
five minutes / noticed that he c4xws
ried one hand under his coat tail IA
the neighborhood OF his right hfns
pocket. but was not suspicious 0x
this and paid little more attention m
the man.
HE did not seem to show any aiem1
OF excitement. The mayor had juae
introduced me to friend from III
own neighborhood in Brooklyn, wl1ff
was going on the ship with him. Th&Mf
he laughingly asked me whether & ohel
jected to posing for another gf0A1
photograph for the benefit OF nNeE1
paper men who had arrived late, wh1Ma
heard the tall man yell out nCIuS
thing and. saw the Hash OF his Gun.
AS Mayor Gaynor was beins un&
ried into St Mary's hospital ~ ea4e
ed weakly: Ss
"Tcii the people xood-bys for 40