Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-11


New York. Aug. 10 - Mayor will
| liam J Gaynor Of New York lies In
st. MarN's hospital tonight with the
scgments of a split bullet tired yes-
terday by James j. Gallagher who
sought 10 assassinate him, still buried
in his neck and mouth, but he has
shown not one alarming symptom.
II is beyond human power To say
whether he Will recover, for not even
the most renowned specialist can say
whether blood poisoning Will be the
aftermath, but as yet the mayors
temperature has given no cauae Tor
alarm Every indication is that the
wound Is healing satisfactory
Bulletins issued today and tonight
eti not vary "a lheif tone of optimism
aud so cheerful was the patient aud
so hopeful his attendants that Mrs.
Gaynor after an almost sleepless
vigil at the bedside left the mayors
side late this afternoon for a forty
minute spin by automobile. Quartered
in "a larger aud better lighted room
IN the hospital, the nnyor chats
pleasantly with those who are allowed
to see him aud confidently predicts
that he VIII be out in a few days.
As vet he has not discussed In any
way The tragedy of Yesterday, or IL lie
even aware OF the identity Of the AS
sassin Although familiar with Gal
fFEHft AiliitA tHk itAitlF h|fN 4iiH ~
sistent attempts TO obtain rcinstate-
ment as Il New York night wotchman
In the dock department. Mayor Cay
nor does not know that II was he who
fire. the shot Aside from deploring
that he should be fired upon for doing
his duty he has in no way criticized
his assallant and maintains marked
aversion OF discussing the Incident
The mayors highest temperature
during the day was 100 SO. AS blood
poisoning invariably indicates its be-
ginning and spread 10y rise in the
patients temperature, the nearly nor
mal standard maintained today was
one of the most cheering signs TO his
physicians The mayors appetite Is
good. although his diet Is limited to
broths and liquid foods, ie has
shown great stamina Of body ana
mind and so far as those who con-
versed with him can learn, he is not
worrying over the outcome.
Interest oenters on the mayors
condition, hut Gdlagher now pro-
Tossing a trace of penitence for his
deed commanded further notoriety
from his cell IN Jersey city this even
ing An anonymous letter, vulgarly
cpurhed aud threatening the life OF
street Commissioner Edwards, whose
blows felled Gallagher TO the deck Of
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse yes
tNIuuN. HtNittN per HH'N'iA bohN'
Investigation, but generally the com
munication Is attributed to a crank.
Although it predicted for Big Bili'
"A fate similar 10 the mayors, the
former football player seemed To re-
gard his chances of living as excel
lent
Two young girls, who declared they
overheard an intoxicated policeman
remark on Monday night that the
mayor would be shot either on his de-
parture for or on his return from
Europe. furnished the foundation for
another police inquiry, but nothing
tangible had developed tonight The
mayor has been drastic In his police
crusade and he has many
on the force.
Policeman Joseph =. Hook OF the
Madison street station. whose NUM-
ber. 1886 Is the number given by tho
girls. was suspended from duty to-
night pending an investigation HOOK
has been on the force three years.
Gallaghor's statement this evening
WAS his first trank talk concerning
the crime.
while viii not say that am
sorry h, said. II now hope that the
nnyor gets we'll hut | wanted TO
teach high officials TO regard the
rights OF subordiNltes ] consider that
I had 60 shoot the mayor as a lesson
10 the country ! ala what ala Tor
tereounl principles ana was not
rrnmnted bv any anSrchislic belief.
- am sorry that Commissioner
Edwards was wounded, for ! was aim
ine only at the mayor But even the
Thought of killing him had not been
l,ua in ms mind. in fact. 1 reached
no decision until J got up Yesterday
The paper said that Gaynor
,-,s going To sail for a vacation. That
made me angry-to think that he
should have a vacation in Europe
while ! did not even have : chance g
work. much less get vacation. So
hurried over the Twenty-third street
ferry and inquired my way 10 the
Kaiser wilhelm.
..sv wrongs had proved more than
I Thought could bear. over and
over sized up nv hard station IN
Ilfe and contTasted IL with that or