The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09

place amorE the frst-cIass passengers
He wore a faded brown suit Of clothes
and d frayed derby hat The hat was
pressed close down over his partly bald
head He had a sandy mustaChe. and
a little bit Of sandy hair
The man did Lot seem particularly
excited Some Of the passengers noticed
him before the shooting. and they said
ne looked remarkably cool
The man with the sandy muStaChe
finally strCIed over toward the mayor
He edged his way Up so close that ne
was within not more than two feet OF
Mr. Caynor- Then he suddenly drew d
revolver and fred point blank at MI
Gaynor's head
The assassin pulled the trigger again,
but By that time Edwards had struck
the pistol. knocking It upward and send
ing the second bullet vide
A third shot hit Edwards IN the arm
Edwards. then frantic with rage. set
upon Gallagher while M GayuOr col
lapSed still Clinging 10 the railing Dr.
I.ederse. Mr. TOmpkIns- Mr. Watson. and
Mr. AdamsOn rushed in with Edwards
They all gave Gallagher a terrific beat
ing, but Edwards admIuist cred most Of
the punishment
Mel0dTamatic Shooting
The attempted assassination and the
subsequent capture were as spectacular
as though prepared by q meICdra matist
-
the ships and was on the pier, playing
American airs. The great steel pier was
damned with friends Of departing pas
sengers- Nearly every one was waving
a flag OF a coIored handkerchief, so tHar
their friends on deck might distinguish
them
On the vessel a. distinEuishedw thronE
had gathered just under the bridge
Among them were President Pedro
MonJt, Of Chile, Mayor Gaynor, and TIE
. heads Of nearly all the departments OF
The city government Of New York
Among them were William H Ed
wards Rufus CTaynOT- Robert -AdamSOn-
the mayors secretary Archibald r
watson corporation counsel Henry W
Thompson. commissioner Of water sup
ply; Health Commissioner Lede6le, and
d number OF others
gether, so that several late arriving
newspaper photographers might secure
a group picture
Look pleasant. please" called one
Of the photographers, and then the
shots were fired
Gallagher Badly Cut.
a heavy ring the commissioner wore
cut a long. deep cash in 1he mans nose
and he was literally. covered with blood
when Edwards ceased pummeIing him
Charles Boucher, a reporter. HarT-
Cirding and Otto Schm0Iinski, deck
stewards on the vessel. rushed to Ed
wards side and together the four men
hustled Gallagher, bleeding and sub
Gued to Edwards waiting automobile,
into which they bundled him and rushed
him to the Hobolzen police headquarters,
four blocks away
On the drive Up, Boucher asked Cal
I Iagher why he fired
Why that fellow took my job, he
I took my bread and butter, and I shot
him for IL You cam make that too
strong" he kept repeating They took
my salary away from IIe- 7 was night
Waterman at the munifiCent salary Of
I 8 a night, and they took that away
/ from me Of course, shot him
HaTped On Discharge
Gallagher continually harped on the
/ fact that Mayor GaynOr had taken his
Job away from him
But Mr.. Gaynor had nothing to do
with your discharge said Boucher
oh, know that; Commissioner
! Tompkins fred me. but Mayor Gaynor
/ sanctioned It, and got him"
! When Gallagher was registered at 20
/ lice headquarters, the turkeys made a
/ thorough search Of MS person re
/ begged to be allowed TO retain tin
/ box fun Of tobacco, declaring the pipe
/ and tobacco were his best friends The
! officers feared to let him have the tin
/ box, lest he make weapon Of Il 20
/ Kill himself.
/ "Ohl I amt going to do the Dutch
( act he jeered at them He was allowed
| 10 keep the tobacco, but the box was
/ taken from him
President Montt. Of Chile, who wit
messed the affair. said
I saw tine whole thing The man
/ hid been hanging around for about five
minutes I noticed that he carried enc
[ hand under his cOattau in the neigh
! borhood of his right hip pocket, but ]
was not suspicious Of this and paid
/ little more attention to the man
/ He did not seem to show any signs
/ Of excitement The mayor had Just in
/ troduced me to a friend from his OWE
neighbOrhOod in Brooklyn, who was go
ing on the ship with him
Then he laUghingly asked me whether
I objected to posing for another group
! photograph for the benefit Of newspa-
/ per men who had arrived late, when ]
( heard the tail man yeg gut something
/ and saw the fash % ais gun
! As Mayor Cavnor was being carried
iTto St Mary's Hospital, he gasped
I y Cakly-
Tell the people soodby for me-
As he murmured this he turned his