St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-13
held without bail. He expresses no

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| remorse
The big liner was gay with flags
| and ringing with shouted good-byes
when the tragedy happened. Most
| OF those who had been on board the
ship to say farewell to friends or
| relatives had gone ashore, but a
little group remained to talk with
the mayor. They were standing on
the port side of the vessel, near the
promenade deck forward, and were
in the act of posing for a group
photograph when Gallagher, un-
noticed, pushed his way almost to
the mayors side and fired directly
at his head
He used 3S-caliber revolver, and
at an examination later disclosed
that the first cartridge had missed
fire. This probably saved the
mayors life, for Gallagher, when he
first pulled the trigger was less than
two feet away. Backing away
slightly in his excitement, he pulled
the trigger second time, and sent
bullet crashing into the mayors
neck below the ear.
William H. Edwards, commission
~ s,
Princeton football star, lunged for
ward with his three hundred pounds
just as Robert Adamson, the mayors
secretary, struck Gallagher's arm.
AS he did so a second shot pierced
Edwards sleeve, inficting a slight
flesh wound on the commissioners
right arm, which remained undis-
covered for hours because of the ex-
element.
GALLAGHER OVERPOWERED
unmindful of his wound, Edwards
hit the man crashing blow in the
face and they fell to the deck to-
gether, Gallagher struggling with the
strength of desperation and pulling
viciously at the trigger in an attempt
to fire another shot
But Edwards was too much for
him. He rained blows in Gallagher's
now bleeding face, while Adamson
and Archibald R. Watson, corpora
tlon counsel for the city, flung them
selves on the struggling two in an
attempt to grasp the weapon. When |
Mr.. Watson had obtained possession
OF it, Edwards and Gallagher con-
tlnued a bitter struggle about the |
deck, Edwards now crying and shout
ing in his anger and excitement, and |
Gallagher painting as exhaustion be-
gan to grip his limbs.
When completely subdued in the
former football stars vice-like grip,
a pair of steel nippers were slipped
on his wrists by special officer
aboard the ship and as he was rush
ed through hooting and threaten
crowd off the vessel, into an auto
mobile and arraigned before Re-
corder McGovern, of Hoboken.
MAYOR GAYNOR.
During the struggle with the man
who had attempted to take his life,
Mayor Gaynor, though badly wound
ed and bleeding from the mouth and
nose did not lose consciousness. The
impact of the bullet did not even
throw him from his feet, but he
'alsed his hand to his ears, and with
lis face covered with pain, he stag
5ered in a daze and leaned Imply
across the ships rail until Adamson
'ame to his assistance Then some
,ne drew steamer chair to his side
Ind into this the mayor sank with
'ellef. few minutes later he was
aiken to stateroom, where the
hips surgeon temporarily bandaged
he wound, preparatory to his re-
noval to st. Mary's Hospital. He was
AIKEN there in special automobile.
Rufus Gaynor, a son, was the only
member of the mayors famil present
Vhen he was shot. His wife and
ther children were at the Gaynor
ountry place at St. James, L. l.
When Mrs. Gaynor was notified by
elephone of the ira 'edy she made a ,
pectacular run by automobile, ac-
ompanied by her son, Norman, :
rossed the greensboro Bridge to
ianhattan, sped across the island to
he Hudson River, and was taken to ..
ioboken in police patrol-boat. She
vas almost overcome when she
cached St. Mary's Hospital, and was g
ermltted to see her husband for :
ut a moment. She was joined there =
hortly by Mrs. Ethel Vingut, a
aughter recently married, and they :;
egan their vigil near the bedside. :