The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-10

Edwards went for the man aud bore him
t. ih" deck mother shot WIS fired
IN the miNup Seeing that Commits
-luurr Edwards had the man under con
trul and the revolver having been taken
away ! hurried after the Mayor. who
was being taken t. his statsropm
Mr. Thompson said. that in the state
ru-pm there was m" discussion about
probing for the bullet at one. Appar-
emily the Mavor heard the discussion
calling CSmmiS-iuuer Thompson o. his
side hr said
Don't let them discourage me. Thomp-
son
, Corporation Counsel Watson IN tell.
ing hl. version g the shooting said:
4 remrmb'r that the Mayor made
some juculIr remark t. COMMISSIONER
I."d"rlr and then turned To- Commits
sooner Edwards. who stood ut his left .
with whom | think he was speaking when
~. FIRST shot wa- fired Ny first impress
~I,u j. that first saw an arm and hand
grs-piug a pistol looking o. the right
The first shot WAS fired "a Saw the pi-t VI
and n was thus shot which struck the
Mayor III" mu/yl" - the weapon could
not have been more tina n few inches
from the Mayor when u was discharged
/ ! recall that IN" Mayor instantly nut up
his hand - his neck and staggered -lightlys
' and immediately all was confusion
Commissioner Edwards grnppled with
The man Who fired the shot and seemed
Ia catch HIM around the waist. leaving his
pistol arm free Several bvstanders.
including Commissioner Thompson Mr.
McM!ll.n and myself Caugh. hold - the
man pistol arm a. he was horne hack
toward the rail 10y the force Of Commits
sipn"r edwards onslaught. and we all
fell IN a heap almost against the rail. with
the assailant underneath
The revolver was A double action re-
. volver and before u could hs held 40 that
/ - disChaT rye could 10 Prevented two n ore
shots were Gr"d Nv impression - that
~ vas ~" SECOND shot which pierced the
"Dshy part ~ iOinmlssior"r Edw ards
arm The third shot was fired almoft
- 10" Wa going down against the rail-
J he as,ailah' mad" = IgOrOu- str1IE-
Il. and held on To- the uIs'ol until II was
forced from ms fingers hy Mr. Mcmillan
. and Uvs"f " We struggled on the Ie.k
after CommlSs Toner Edwards had pinned
'h. man down ! recall that Nlr MCMiilsn
using ON" Il hIs hands tried 20 remove
m" cylinder u tie pistol. which the man
was still trying tp discharge Fv this
tune. however. hI~ struggles had lost all
definite IurpD-" and IN" pistol wa
wr-nChed from hIs hands Comm.s-
sloner Edwards ltpy-d on IN" wrist hand
cuffs which some of the ship offiC'rs had
4 thrust within reach
. lflOF ItI INht tlIflt tfls' Mayor na0 ifsan
I taken io MS Stat"room The room was
/ cleared pt all except the MAYORS son.
Rufus Gavnor; Mr. Adamson Commits
-Iun"r Thompson and myself The MAYOR
Was i-rt''Ctlv conscious and calm NJ all
'Itns- lie showed bv no audible sign
that no was IN pain and spoke almost
ch-srfully 20 those around ham | Vol
lowed the aUbUlanC" 20 the hospital with
Commissioner Edwards and Mr. Adauson
/ ~ ComTissIon"r Edwards automobil"
4
Cpmnl--ion"r Edwards and | went Ia the
polic. court to inquire about anv formal
ties necessary for IN" charge and arraign-
usnt Before left IN" hospital to-day
Mr. Gayuor and the Mayors daughter .
Mn \lngIt arrived. and shortly after
their arrival they went n aud spok" Ia thu,
Mayor
~ir,-.i Cl.aulug Commissioner Edwards
after getting hack - ms oilic" m recalling
thu. events - The shouting SAID
I heard "a pistol report. winch -cemad
- me at first that I,.rhap- "a moving pc
tIrr was about to - taken Immediately i
after the shot was fired turned and Jaw
a man with revolver right h"hind the
MAYOR. not moro than eighteen inches
aWaV lia was = short thick sat man
waving pistol ready 10 shoot again
-K.aiiying that b." was the person who
hai injured thu Mayor ! tackled him and
carried ham up against N" steamer rail
and fell DO = heap upon tn. deck IA
volv"r again and the shot pIarrsd thu
-.,."y" II nv coat IN the left arm. went
through the shirt and narrowed It's way
through the f'shy part - my arm This
7 dIi not r-alIl" until a cpupl" ~ hours
att"rwart Vh-H " was called To INV attsn-
ton 10y Deputy commissioner Bugher
h" 'hIri -hDf went IN after w. fell 10
M" d"oN he man pat up a fierce tight.
ard Ni'h 20" assistance ~ other men |
Vas abh' 20 yut haudcun on ora - hiz
hauIa Hahn " an and I
asked ham tn tax Gar" 81 his head a. be
Ma. tryIng 10 b,f' U' W. soon got hum
upon has foe and with TN" assistance ~
-hn" uf,-'r~ VINO w"r' there took him
IN" autoTnphIl" ont ,ld" " tho per and
took hIr1 20 poIc'' headquarters IN Ho.
Nus"n. who" h. was ARA gned
%" man APPEARED I-.rf"c'y rational
IND IAN" "" would not give mo his
name going ~ IN" Johc" station. said u
was non" 81 INV business ~" made IA"
statement that ~" Mayor had taken his
broad and butter away. II was un-
dpvli"Ily The frat shot which hit IN"
Mayor AMI undoubtedly the second shot
~ h'ch glanced N on my arm. The ihird
shot went ~ ~ "" w"r" going - III" floor
near ~" raj ! h" revolver Was a Is
ranbr" duuhl" action Gallagher said It
was IN" b" us'd Will" pn duty in the Dock
department
Rufus Gayuor. 10" Mayors SON gave
this account II IN" shooting
! waS standing on the far side 81 the
r"at Watching the I'op" come aboard
Father was talking with friends on the
other -id" heari three shots fired
Knowing that PRESIDE Montt was
tloari. my first thought was They W
shot President Mpptt Then ih.p. was
great -hnIting and Confusion aud the crowd /
~lirg'"l toward th" spot whore tn" shots
w"r" fired ! heard some one cry LIS /
Mayor Gaynor'' and broke through
IN" crowd and got to father
In ~" meantime they mad taken away /
To" man who did the shooting did |
not Get "a gllmD-" ~ him and don't care |
about -n"ing him. ] was satisfied when |
] knew b" was arrested | have l..en ]
with father over sIu's' except when .
came to New York tins evening to 49, ,
IA" development ~ the \ raw photo
graphs taken hy Or Caldwell Father l
has born" up bravely ever Sinc,. the shoot :
ing and has Kept his nerv" IN bully 4
shap-