Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-08-12
MAYOR GAYNOR SHOT.
New Works. Chief Executive Seriously
Wounded by Assassin with an Alleged
Grievance.

grievance.
William ]. Gaynor, mayor Of New York
city, was shot in the head and seriously
wounded Tuesday as he stood on the
promenade deck of the steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, by James j. Gala
CHER, a discharged and disgruntled city
emplOye. Gallagher was almost instantly
overpowered and arrested. The shot was
fired at 9.45, Is minutes before the steam
ship was due to leave her pier in Hobo
ken, y. j., and the mayor was receiving
GOdspeed from group of friends prepara-
tory to a vacation trip TO Europe. The
bullet struck him behind the right ear
and ranged downward, inhicting a dan
geTous wound. Gallagher, unnotced
pushed his way almost to the mayor
side and fired point blank at his head
lie used a 3S-calibre revolver, and the
fact that the first cartridge missed fire
probably saved the mayors life. as Gala
CHER was less than two feet away when
he pulled the trigger Backing away
slightly he pulled the trigger "A second
time and the bullet struck the mayor
behind the car William II. Edwards
commissioner of street cleaning and a
former football star at Princeton, jump
ed upon Gallagher just as Robert Adam
son, the mayors secretary struck the
would-be assassin's arm. The revolver
was discharged second time, the bullet
grazing Edwards's arm. Edwards threw
Gallagher to the deck and pounded him
into submission and a. r. Watson cor
poration counsel for the city, succeeded
I'm wrenching the revolver from Gala
gher's grasp. Gaynor was assisted to a
state room and as soon as possible was
taken to ST. Mary's hospital in Hoboken.
His son, Rufus Gaynor, was with him at
the time of the shooting. His wife and
other children were at their country
home on Long Island.
Mayor Gaynor, who is 50 years old, was
born of Irish parentage and began his
active career as newspaper reporter in
Brooklyn, studying law al night As dis
trict attorney of Kings county he broke
up the boss rule of John Y. .McKane at
Coney Island and sent McKane to prison.
a few years later he was elected to the
supreme court bench of his state and later
to the appellate division of the supreme
| court, second district, which place he re-
signed after his nomination as mayor
last year.
On the bench he was a strong advo-
cate of the enforcement of the strict let
| ter of the law. He was frequently en-
| gagged in disputes with the police who he
| held, had exceeded their rights in raids
| and other police acts.
| On becoming mayor he energetically
| started a reform administration by dis.
! charging hundreds of city employees, mos
| of whom he said held sinecures through
their affiliation with Tammany Hall.
Although Tammany Hall worked for tn,
election of Gaynor his success was thu
hardest blow the powerful old politica
organization ever felt. Mayor Gaynor re
fused to be advised by the leader, Muir
ply, and only one of his important ap
pointments, that of deputy commissioner
went to Tammany Hall
Mayor Gaynor is still in ST. Mary
hospital. No alarming symptoms hav
appeared and his recovery is expected
The bullet in his jaw has not been ex
traca ted.