Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-10
Mayor Gaynor Victim
of Couardly Assassin

dld not once lose consequences.
The impact of the bullet did not
even throw him from his feet but he
raised his hands to his ears and with
his face contorted with pain he,
staggered in a dazed condition and
leaned Imply across the ships rail un-
til Adamson came to his assistance
Then some one drew steamer
chair To his side and n,o this the
mayor sank with relief. A few min
utes later he was removed to Il state
room where the ships surgeons tenn
porarily bandaged the wound. preper-
atorv to his removal to st. Mary's hos
pital
Rufus Gaynor. a son, was the only
member of the mayors family presep.
when he was shot His wife ana 9th
er children were at the GaNnor coun-
try place at st. James. l. |.
When Mrs. Gaynor was notified by
telephone of the tragedy she made
a spectacular run by automobile. at
companied by her son. Norman crces-
ed the Queens Borough bridge TO
Manhattan, sped across the island IL
the Hudson river and was taken To
Hoboken in a police patrol boat. She
was almost overcome when she reach
ed St. Mary's hospital and was permit
ted to see her husband but a moment.
She was joined there by Mrs. Ethel
Ningut, a daughter
Rarely has a wounded man ever
evinced more fortitude and cheerful
ness than did Mayor Gaynor today.
He evidently thought, as he was be-
ing carried down the companionway
from the ship on a stretcher that his
wound was fatal. for he smiled faint
lY and said to those near him:
Tell the people good bye "
To his wife and son, Rufus. he said
At the hospital
1T is very strange, very strange.
wonder why he did it?"
But at no time did the mayor ex-
press i'll feeling toward the man who
would have killed him.
Gallagher, Judging by appearance
Is not a lunatic. His mind is appar-
entity as sound as any mans of fifty
odd years. but he has nourished in
his heart hatred of Mayor Gaynor
ever since he was discharged for in
competence last July as New York
watchman In the department of docks
and ferries, Since then he has re-
peatedly written to the mayor anony-
mously and otherwise. harping on an
obsession that he had been persecut
ed and demanding redress.
lie has even written to the COVER
nor. so it became known tonight and
ne went on board the Kaiser wilhelm
der Crosse today with the EXPRESSED
purpose Of numbering the man whom
nc charged with having robbed him OF
his bread and butter
ou took the bread and butter out
of my mouth" he shouted, as he an
proached the mayor; then he leveled
The revolver and fired The STRUGGLE
oil
W As he grappled with the man
Commissioner Edwards shouted, i've
got him." and as he pinned Gal
lagher to the floor he beseeched those
around him to bring pair Of hand
cuffs
He's my prisoner" he almost
sobbed.
There was no panic on board dur
ing the disorder. Many tried to be-
labor the PROSTATE Gallagher and
the excitement was intense, but the
ships officers used severe disciplin-
airy measures and effectually shielded
the mayor in his state room from the
crowd of over-solicitous passengers.
President Pedro Montt of Chile, Ell
route to Europe after his visit to this
country, was a spectator of the trag
edy He had been talking with the
mayor just before the shooting oc-
Il saw the whole thing" said Presi-
dent Montt.
The man was hanging around for
several minutes | noticed he carried
one hand under his coat as if III the
neighborhood Of his right hand hip
pocket. but | was not suspicious of
this. and paid no particular attention
to the fellow"
Commissioner Edwards said:
t,f,
voyage. As we chatted / heard shot
directly back of us. 1t was immedi-
ately followed by another. l turned
about and saw this man waving re
volver. smoking in MS right hand and
not three feet away. He had the
revolver almost against the mayors
back. Mr.. Watson grabbed the fel-
lows pistol hand and held it upward.
Il then seized him around his body
and slammed him against the railing
He continued to fight furiously, but
a blow or two took the fight out OF
him.
1T took three or four minutes to
rush him down the gangplank and
into the automobile. As we got him
into the machine the fellow looked
a bout him and said so that some Of
us heard him distinctly:
He robbed me of my bread and
Mr.. Adamson said that the picture
of the scene was too blurred to admit
of detailed description.
Il recall only a frenzied scene OF
men fighting. and arms waving and
oaths. and through IL all the muzzle
OF that revolver pointed towards me,
he said Il do not remember any OF
the rest except that when ] looked up
Aiavor Gaynor was half faintine ~
my arms and Gallagher was on the
deck beneath a crowd of shrieking,
screaming men. Some one was drag
sine at Commissioned Edwards arm
as.Don't Kill him. Bill WAS the
cry I heard Through the seconds OF
that scene. that seemed 10 pass hke
hours | could hear that voice call
inc They tell me that Edwards big
hand closed about Gallagher's neck. IN
The grin OF q vice. He would nave
cboked him To death right there y
others present had not restrained him
some one called out lets lynch
him Bv that time they had dragged
edwards off and he regained some OF
his calm. 80
CORPORATION Counsel Watson gave
ont the following statement;
y was standing q few feet n the
rfsbt Of the mayor and my impression
ie th.t I first saw an arm ana mana
sraspine a nfstol. The first shot was
rfred as I saw the pistol. and Il Mas
mis- shot that struck the mayor i ne
of the weapon could not nave
laen more than few inches from
f, ~ MAYOR when il WAS discharged
rerall that the mayor instantly put NJ
mis- hands 10 his neck and staggered