New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-10

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through the hospital there was anxiety
and fear fer the news OF the next min
ute, fear Of blood poisoning from the Old
and dirty bullet, fears for the result OF
the operation that must be performed.
fears for the course that the bullet had
taken.
But the Mayor lay on his bed and as
sured his friends that he would soon be
ali right.
Am Feeling Fine.
CT am feeling fine" he said 81 think
would Hike something to eat My
easily"
He was so cheerful and SO willing TO
talk that the doctors had to keep his
friends out Of the room Only the mem
bers Of his family and one or two OF the
most intimate members of his caolnet
were allowed TO stay, and they nao 10
promise not TO talk.
ono son Rufus was with him on ship
hoard intending to make the trip TO
T-,,-one with his father. and Mrs Edith
cavnor Viucut and her husband. H Is
Nincut. VINO were married TINS summer
practically clipping. in fact-hurried over
70 Hoboker from New York, while Mrs.
Cevnor and another son. Norman, made
record run from the Gaynor country
home. at ST. James, Long Island, by au-
.ou.obiie Many of the city officials had
cone over to the pier TO bid their chief
goodby. and most of the others hurried
over 10 Hoboken when they heard of the
shooting.
The hospital was crowded all day with
anxious callers. while in the afternoon
hundreds Of kilograms poured in from
all over the country, expressing sorrow
and sympathy and asking for word of
the wounded mans condition One Of
the first came from President Taft, and
This was soon followed by one from eX-
President Roosevelt. II was not until
after the Mayor had rallied so strongly
late in the afternoon and asked for food
that the anxious ones began TO go away
less anxious and more hopeful of the
outcome.
The man who shot the Mayor was
James J. Gallagher. discharged en-
Plove Of 5hc Deck Department, who had
been worrying the Mayor and other city
officials for months about the charges
against him Since his final discharge
from the city's service. on July -. he
had written several letters TO the Mayor
and had called several times at the City
Hall. His last call was made last Fri
day. and then he was told by Robert
Adamson. the Mayors secretary, that
Ia
Had Never Seen His Victim.
Gallagher had never seen the Mayor
before yesterday. and had TO have his
victim pointed out to him by a stranger
On the boat priest who was going
abroad. who afterward lost the ship in
his anxiety 10 be Of some service TO the
man with whose injury he felt that he
had had something TO do.
Gallagher knew Adamson. by reason
or his calls at the City Hall. and after
he had shot the Mayor his pistol was
turned on the secretary. AdamSon,
however, was too quick and knocked
Gallagher's hand up before he could
shoot.
Big BIZ Edwards, the Street Clean
victim He was the man who knocked
Gallagher down after the shooting and
struggled with the would-be assassin on
the deck. Edwards caught the second
bullet in his left arm, but got only a
slight flesh wound a third shot that
Was fired went through the rail and did
ao harm.
While the Mayor was being attended
by the surgeons on the ship Gallagher
was hurried off to the Hoboken Police
Court. where he was arraigned before
Recorder McGoveTn on a charge of
4trocious assault with intent to kill. and
was held without bail and sent to the
Hudson County Jail on Jersey City
Heights to await the result of the
Mayors injuries. He occupies the same
cell that Porter Charlton had when he
Mas first put in Warden Sullivans
charge.
on the way to the police station he
said 10 Commissioner Edwards; You're
Big Bill amt you. You came near los
ing your job to-day, too
In the Office of Robert H Bell. Acting
Police Chief Of Hoboken. Gallagher
signed a statement giving his name as
James J. Gallagher. of No. 40 Third
avenue. this city. He said that he was
ffty-eiglt years old. and came to this
country from Ireland and got employ
1nent as q Waterman in the Dock De-
l1artment
Tells Why He Fired al Mayor
Knowing that the Mayor was going
~ Europe this morning after depriving
me Of my bread and butter-not porter
house steak was iTritated to the point
90 committing this act" the statement
said
i do not know whether / fired more
Than one shot OF not. The revolver YOU
show me is the one that / did the shoot
ing with. don't know how many shots
were in the revolver when / used il.
had the revolver in my possession a long
time, I carried il when l was in the en-
ploy of the city
After he was taken to court the pris-
oner refused 10 answer any questions
Recorder McGoVern had warned him
that anything he might say would be
used against him. and Gallagher said
that he would not say anything more
until he had had a chance to consult a