Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-12
Brother Leaves for Three-Day Visit
to Baltimore.
ASSASSIN TO PLEAD INSANITY
Alienist Holds Conference with Law
yer in Afternoon.
GALLAGHER's LETTERS USE
New York VIII Use Every Means to
Aid Prosecution of Guilty Man
Messages of sympathy
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NEW YORK. Aug. 11.--Mayor William
j. Gaynor showed greater strength today
than at any time since his life was at
tempted on the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse on Tuesday Not only were the
physicians encouraged by the mayors con-
dition. but Thomas L. Gaynor, the mayors
brother, left for three days visit TO Bal
timore.
Mr. Gaynor said there was no cause for
worry. There was no further consulta-
ton of physicians until $50 toRight. Tho
morning bulletin was encouraging, show
ing Mayor Gaynor's temperature to be 1OO1S,
with pulse 76.
Wound I'm Good Condition.
Mayor Gaynors wound was dressed, fol-
flowing which the following bulletin was
given out:
The wound has been dressed and looks oks
well. He converses cheerfully and the
situation is encouraging.
The official bulletin was informally sup
plemented by DIR. Stewart, who remained
all night at Mayor Gaynor's bedside. DR..
Stewart reported that the mayor awoke
this morning at his usual hour and APP
peared refreshed by the comfortable sleep
he had been able to secure during the
greater part of the night Not an unfavor-
able symptom had developed.
Gallagher, the would-be assassin, in
prison in Jersey City, is beginning to lay
the groundwork of his defense. 1t will be
insanity. His lawyers and DR.. e. S. Potter.
an alienist, held a conference with him this
afternoon. Alexander Simpson of Jersey
City, of counsel for the prisoner, says he
has Investigated the mans record and finds
basis for trace of hereditary insanity.
The New York authorities placed in the
hands of the prosecutor of Hudson county
today copies of all the eltters Gallagher
has written to Mayor Gaynor and other Of
ficals of the city administration. While
New York will have no direct hand in the
trial. whether it be for assault with intent
to kill or for murder, every effort will be
made to provide assistance to the prosecu-
ton
Messages of sympthy for Mayor Gaynor
continue to pour in. Among those who tele-
graphed or cabled today were William ].
Bryan, at Lancaster, o.; Andrew Carnegie
in Scotland Henry b. Quinby, governor
of New Hampshire, and one from the vice
burgomaster of Carlsbad, who spoke on
behalf of his city.
All Facts Given.
1t was noted that for the first time the
| official bulletin gave those details concern
! ing the patients condition which hithorto
have been merely informally stated or the
subject of unverified reports. 1t was learned
that the chief efforts of the physicians all
day yesterday were to keep down the
mayors temperature ard the fact that this
morning 1t was officially announced that
the thermometer reading showed only
lOOM degrees, approximately the same as
yesterday, seemed TO indicate they had
been successful.
1t was generally conceded, however, that
today was likely to be an important one in
the history of Mayor Gaynor's case Per-
haps the chief fear of his medical attend
ants has been that blood poisoning might
develop. The end Of the two-day period
commonly allowed for the appearance of
such infection comes today
The two sections of the bullet fired by
James ]. Gallagher. the discharged dock
employe, remain embedded in the mayor S
neck and throat, The possibility of danger
from these fragments grows less each day.
If the infection period be safely passed
practically the sole apprehension of the
medical men Will be from the possibility
that one Of these fragments lies so near an
arterial surface that dangerous hermor-
rhages may result. Such rupture might
come without warming
Near the mayors bedside through the
night were Mrs Gaynor. the son, Rufus,
Mrs. Vingut. a daughter. and Secretary
Robert Adamson. DR.. Stewart was the
physician in charge
Statement by Gallagher.
Gallagher's statement made last evening
was his first frank talk concerning the
crime. while l will not say that / am
sorry" he said, Il now hope that the
mayor gets well. But 1 wanted to teach
high officials to regard the rights of sub.
ordinates. / consider that l had to SHOOT
the mayor as lessen 10 the country
did what did from personal principles and
was not prompted by any anarchistiS
belief.
Il am sorry that Commissioner Edwards
was wounded, for l was aiming only at tn,
mayor. But even the thought of killlng
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