The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-09

been found guilty OF neglect OF duty
and misconduct Among his other
transGrcssions was the fact that he
failed to punch the dial on the time
clock that recorded his presence. Ho
also was charged with using insulting
language To an inspector Since his
discharge. Gallagher has been writing
letters 10 the mayor.
Mrs. Sophie johnson. who keeps the
rooming house at 4ii Third avenue
where Gallagher lives. whom told that
her boarder had attempted to Kill tho
mayor, exclaimed with an expression
of disgust:
The old fool! What did he do that
for?
G7Ilaahers Lsndlady
Mrs. Johnson described Gallagher
as man of quiet demeanor aud about
80 years old. She said he had been
living at her home for more than two
years. He evidently had employment
as giGhtwatcbman for II was ms
custom TO go ont every night at 10
O'Clock and return at $50 In the
morning, For the last two or three
weeks. however. 1t was apparent that
he had been out OF work. for Mrs.
Johnson said he was not keeping his
regular hours. Johnson. according to
Mrs. Johnson. came In about 6: 20
o'clock this morning and be went TO
his room and she did not SEQ him go
out again. Iic occupied a single room
] at the rear of the house and she re-
Garded him as first-class boarder.
As far as she knew he was not active
In politics. He had no friends in the
house and his visitors from outside.
Mrs. Johnson described. as of good
appearance and dress.
GaIaeher's Confession.
Gallagher made The following
! signed confession TO Robert W. Bell.
acting chIcf OF police of Hobokcn.
I II came over to Hoboken at g.. go
this morning | went to the steam
! ship pier and ! went on board the
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
met clergyman on board and |
/ asked him TO point out Mayor Gay
( nor TO me. He did so, and shortly al
ter | fired a shot at the mayor ! do
not know If | fired more than one
shot or no.,
Knowing that Mayor Gaynor was
going to Europe this morning to en-
JOY himself. after depr wing me OF my
bread and butter mot porterhouse
stead), / was irritated TO the point Of
committing the act
THE revolver you show me, it was
the one / did the shooting with. do
not know how many shots were in the
j revolver when / used It. / have had
this revolver a long time in my pos
session l carried It when | was In
the employ of the city"
Gallagher seemed remarkably cool
while making this statement, to which
he affixed his signature
! Detective Sergeant A. B. Closter ar
/ rived at Gallagher's boarding house
at about quarter TO IL and. accom-
panied by Mrs. Sophie Johnson. the
landlady, went at once to Gallagher's
room.
Victim of the Fight.
The room, which is a small one on
the third floor, was much Uttered up
A number of medicine bottles were In
evidence, and il was clear that Gala
CHER had spent much of his time re-
Gently in reading the newspapers. It
was said in the neighbOrhood that
! Gallagher had been drinking a good
deal OF late and rumor had 1t that he
had lost $500 on the Jehries,Johnson
fight Inspector Russell is to take
. charge Of the case against Gallagher
II was announced that all the Dhysi-
clans in attendance on Mayor Gaynor
would hold a consultation late this
afternoon, when II would be deter
mined whether the mayor was able to
stand the strain of an X-Tay eXamina-
tion, Dr. E w Caldwell OF New York
city has been directed TO bring the
necessary apparatus TO the hospital at
Hoboken n
DR. w II Milford of the house STAFF
of St Mary'S hospital said the mayor
showed great fortitude
i gave the mayor strychnine when
he first came TO the hospital" said
Dr. Minford, because he was suffer
Ing from shock and TO remove the
blood from his throat The bullet had
entered back of the right ear. passing
through the mastoid The shot was
straight from right to left and slight
ly downward The mayor did not com
plain of pain, He said
Wanted to Know the Worst
Try and discourage me. Don't
tell me it's all right ii the wound is
serious. l want to know the worst
The hemoThage from the mayors
throat had ceased at I'll O'Clock"
President Montt Of Chile was 4 near
observer of the attempt TO assassinate
Mayor Gaynor. The Chilean executive
and Nine Mont were sailing today
on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse for
Europe. AS Mayor Gaynor first came
aboard pleasant greetings were OK
changed. The mayor then went to
his cabin and later Joined his political
assistants on deck
While thus engaged Nine Montt
first noticed the assassin approaching
the mayor from the rear She SAYS
he stood diagonally behind the mayor
as he fred.
According to one OF the accounts.
1t was Commissioner w. II. Edwards