Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-10
FEAR BULLET MAY CUT
THROUGH ARTERY WALL
Danger of Blood Poisoning Also Is
Being Guarded Against.
INVESTIGATING ALLEGED PLOT
intoxicated Policeman Said to Have
Declared to Girl "Gaynor Will
Get His Soon''-Afidavit Fur
nished Inspector Russell.

NEW YORK, August 1O.-Mayor Cay
nor was resting comfortably at 1 -"
o'clock this afternoon, and there was no
appreciable change in his condition Ills
nhysicians hope that an operation may
not be necessary. consultation was
held this morning, after which the follow
ing bulletin was issued:
eleven am: The mayor continues 10
do we'll 1t is the unanimous OPINION oi
The surgeons that no operation is nee
essary at this time.
lSigned)
wv. ]. ARLITZ, NJ. ID.
GEORGE E. BREWER, NJ d.
GEORGE d. STEWART, NJ. D.
CHARLES n. DOWD. NJ. D.
Dr John ]. Magner who visited st.
NarS.s Hospital this morning, said that
he had learned that Mayor Gaynor's tenn
perature during the night was l"' ana
that at noon today it was loV ID
Tho first bulletins of the day were nope
full In tone. indicating that the palie"'
was resting comfortably and taxing occa-
sionaI nourishment. but the doctofs nav
rot vet pronounced the mayor out VI
danger. The two fragments OF the oui-
let still remain lodged in the neck.
'.r,e wound itself is not causing serious
trouble. but the doctors are giving their
chief attention to overcoming the dangers
cf uossibIe infection arising from lhe
rresence of foreign matter developed IN
,be track of the bullet. The mayor re-
mains calm and comparatively cheerful
Fire Commissioner WALDO after visit
IN the mavor this morning, said that the
only thing the physicians fear is that that
rayt of the bullet which is located near
one of the principal arteries might break
through the wall
Central office is investigating the story
of a man named Perman, who informed
INSPECTOR Russell that an intoxicated pa
trolman told his sister the night before
the shooting that "Gaynor is going to get
his SOON"
Navor Gaynor has been active in polit-
ical reform.
INSPECTOR Russell said this afternoon
that he had received partial report on
the Perlmutter matter and that in
measure it had been verified He said
that the man who gives him the infor-
nation is one Perlman. and not Perl
mutter.
The inspector said he learned that the
policeman spoken of was standing out
side a saloon at the time Miss Perlman
accosted him and that he was intoxicated.
The inspector said that Perlman visited
him in company with the detective TO-DAY
and told him this story: "On Monday
night my sister met policeman VINO
was intoxicated and said to him: ~ ou
have beer drinking too much. Don't you
know that you will get into trouble II
xolIr superiors find this out?
"The policeman then replied to her.
ooh. I don't care anything about that.
Caynor is going to get his soon, whether
a. is on the steamer that he sails on or
when he comes back again My sister
took a note of this poiceman's number
aud told me the story when l got home. =
The inspector said he had taken the
number Of the policeman furnished by
Perlman.
Says He Is Hungry.
IN encouraging symptom displayed by
,Ie rravor was the development of pro-
rouuce6 appetite. The nourishment men
t;oned in the official bulletin was chicken
broth. which the mayor took about 1:1J