Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-08-10
MAYOR GAYNOR
WILL RECOVER
His Assailant Believes Him
self a Great Avenger
and Hero
EVIDENCE OF PLOT APPEARS
Street Commissioner Edwards
Threatened with Assassi-
nation This Week.

New York, Aug. 10.-The condition
OF Mayor Gaynor, who was shot and
seriously wounded yesterday by ]. J.
Gallagher, discharged city employe,
continues source of great anxiety,
though the first bulletins of the day
are hopeful in tone. The mayor is
resting comfortably but the doctors
have not yet announced the patient
out Of danger. A consultation today
will determine whether it is neces-
sary to perform an operation to re-
move the two fragments of bullet
which remain lodged in the neck, the
wound itself not giving serious trou-
BILE, but the doctors are watching
carefully for signs of infection.
Gaynor Resting Easily.
New York, Aug. 10.-Mayor Gaynor
rested comfortably since > o'clock;
he has taken nourishment and at the
present time his condition is salts
factory, said a bulletin at 7:30 o'clock
this morning.
Gallagher Regards Himself a Hero.
New York, Aug. 10.-An encourage
ing symptom of the stricken eXecu-
tive was the development of a pro-
nounced appetite. The nourishment
mentioned in the official bulletin was
chicken broth. The patient had some
difficulty in swallowing it, owing to
the soreness of the muscles, near the
point where the bullet entered, but
this seemed to interfere but little
with his enjoyment of the food While
the mayors condition is still admit
tedly serious, and the physicians
would not commit themselves on
any statement as to the outcome, his
splendid physical condition, due to
his outdoor life and abstemious hab-
its give strong grounds for the be-
lief that he will recover unless blood
poisoning sets in. An X-ray eXamina-
ton last night showed the bullet had
split after entering the head just be-
low the right ear, one section appar-
emily remains near the entrance point
of the wound behind the ear. Gala
CHER, the would-be assassin, was
guarded to prevent a demonstration,
Gallagher seems to regard himself as
a hero.
Prayers for Gaynor.
New York, Aug. 10.-Telegrams of
sympathy continue to pour in from
all parts of the country. Numerous
churches in New York held services
today and prayers for the recovery of
the city's executive.
Gallagher to Be Tried Soon.
New York, Aug. 10.-Prosecutor
= Garvan, of Hudson county, New Jer-
sey, this morning began the prepara-
ton of the case against Gallagher.
The grand jury is still in session. Ac-
cording to Caravans plans, Gallagher
will be on trial not later than On the
first of next week. "The trial will be
short and the verdict reached by the
jury in record time" said Mr.. Garvan
this morning. gallagher will be
tried on the charge of assault with at
tempt to kill The maximum pen
atty is twenty years. Under the com
mutation rule this means twelve
years."
Drunken Poiceman's Story.
New York, Aug. 1O-An interesting
development of the attempted assas.
sination of Mayor Gaynor came today
in the confirmation by police of affi'
: davits furnished by a man named
Pearlman and sworn to by his sister
I According to the affidavit Pearlman's
: sister met a policeman who was in
toxicated She said to him: "You
have been drinking too much, don't
= you know you will get into trouble il
= your superiors find this out?" The
J. policeman replied: ooh, don't know!
= Gaynor is going to get his soon
=. whether on the steamer on which he
. sails or when he comes back agaln!
Inspector Russell has the officers
number.
Street Commissioner Threatened.
New York, Aug. 10.-Street Clean,
). ing Commissioner bill" Edwards
when he arrived at the office today
S found a letter which threatened him
with the same fate as Mayor Gaynor
The letter is vulgar in tone and said
the commissioner would be dead in
/ forty-eight hours.
. Operation May Not Be Necessary.
f New York, Aug. 10,-At 1:30 this
n afternoon the mayor was resting com
J. fortahly. The physicians hope an op
: Grafton will not be necessary