Evening journal., 1910-08-09


NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-New York
Will probably claim the right to try
Mayor Gaynors assailant lmmedi-
ately after news of the shooting was
received at the office OF the district
attorney, Acting District Attorney
Frank Moss and Assistant District
Attorney Perkins went into consulta-
tion. After the conference Il was an
nounced that they had discovered
under an ancient law that New York
state courts had legal jurisdiction
over the highwater marks of the
New Jersey shore"
Under this law, if 1t Is still avail
able as the district attorneys Office
believes, Gallagher would have to be
tried in the New York courts for his
crime committed on the Hudson river
and well inside the water mark OF the
New York jurisdiction.
As soon as this was discovered,
Moss sent Assistant Attorneys Turn
DULL and James Hamill to Hoboken
| to investigate the crime. as well as
| to tender 10 Mrs. Gaynor the con-
dolence of the district attorneys
Office.
II was practically decided that New
/ York would make official demand for
the custody OF the prisoner and the
right to place him on trial.
The attempted assassination and
! the subsequent capture were as spec
tacular as though prepared by melo-
dramatist
As is the custom on all German
liners, the ships band was on the
pier playing American airs. The
great steel pier was jammed with
friends of departing passengers.
Nearly every one was waving a flag
or colored handkerchief so that
their friends on deck might distin-
guish them.
On the vessel a distinguished
throng hod gathered Just under the
bridge. Among them were President
Mont, of Chile. Mayor Gaynor and the
heads Of nearly all the departments
of the city government of New York
Among them were William II. Ed
wards. Rufus Gaynor. Robert Adam
son. the Mayors private secretary
Archibald r. Watson, corporation
counsel; Henry w. Thompson. com
missioner Of water supply; Health
Commissioner Lederle and q numbe,
Of others.
The group had crowded close to-
gether, so that several late newspaper
photographers might secure a grour
picture.
Look pleasant, please" joked one
of the photographers, and then the
shots were fired
Edwards, shot through the arm
hurled his massive hulk through the
{ crowd and caught Gallagher about the
waist.
ultr KV,teo, ltto o,,r,,,.o TO-, ,,,,,,,
sel) seized his pistol arm" said Ed
wards afterward, and held it up 81
that the bullets. il he fired again
would do no damage. 81 had hin
around the waist and the impact of m,
: body weight $50 pounds-slamme,
him against the railrOading. I didn'
. care much what did TO him and for
moment ! thought he was going over
board. didn't care and I didn't tr
to keep him from il. He continue
to fight furiously, but he did not hav
= a chance in the world. I hit him
/ few times and I hit him hard. Th5
i, took all the fight out OF him"
l. President Montt. of Chile, who wi
e messed the affair, said:
K 81 saw the whole thing The ma
't had been hanging around for about fiN
Q minutes I noticed that he carried OF
= hand under his coat-tail in the neigl
!. borhood of his right hip-pocket. but
= was not suspicious of this and paid Ii
n tie more attention TO the man."
' He did not seem to show any sign
r Of excitement. The mayor had jus
: introduced me to a friend from hi
y: neighbOrhood I'm Brooklyn who wa
s going on the ship with him. The
he laughingly asked me wether / on
: jected to pose for a photograph 70
S the nbenefitof the newspaper men VIII
/; had arrived late, when / heard tn
4 tall man yell out something and the
r saw the fash of his gum
{ AS Mayor Gaynor was being carries
! into the hospital he gasped weakly
B Tell the people goodbye for me"
{ AS he murmured this he turned hi
: eyes to Secretary Adamson. TIL
1, look on his secretary's face seeme
b to rouse him, and he called on
. strongly:
e Il don't mean that; l guess there
D plenty of fight left in me. Who di
!, it?"