The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-10
GAYNOR SHOT
BY ASSASSIN
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sent a bullet crashing into the mayors
meek below the ear.
81 William II. Edwards, commissioners OF
street clearing. and the former Prince
ton football star iunged forward Just
as Robert AdamsOn, the mayors secre-
tary, struck Gallagher's arm.
As he did so the second shot pierced
Edwards sleeve, inflicrng slight
flesh wound on the commissioners
right arm which in the excitement. re-
NAMED undiscovered for hours;
Unmindrul OF MS wound. EuWaTus
hit the man crashing blow IN the race
and they fell TO the deck together Sfit4-
higher struggling with the strength or
desperation and pulling at the trigger
In an attempt 10 fire another snot.
Edwards rained blow atler bloW IN
Gauagher's face. while Adamson and
Archibald r. Watson. corporation eouh-
sell flung themselves on the struggling
TWO in an attempt To grasp the weapon.
When Mr. Watson had obtained pos
session or the gun, Edwards ana CIal-
lagher continued bitter struggle ABOUT
the deck, Edwards now crying ana
sboufinag ia MS anger and excitement
and Gallagher painting ana eAhaustec.
When Gallagher was completely SUI
dued a pair OF steel nippers vas
slipped on his wrists by a special OIL
Ger and he was rushed through
threatening crowd Off the vessel
Mayor Retains Consciousness.
During the struggle with the man
who had attempted 10 take ms ne
Mayor Gaynor, though badly wouhueu'
ana bleeding from the mouth ana nose
did not lose consciousness.
THE iuipast Of the bullet did not even
throw him from his feet, but ne falsed
his hands 10 his ears and with MS race
coutOrted with pain. he staggered N d
daze and leaned Imply across the snip
rail until Adamson came 10 ms ASSIST
ss6., someone drew a steamer chair
10 his side and into this the mayor
sank with relief. A Few minutes L1-tSI
ne was removed 70 slatSt -, SaDd
the ships surgeon temporarily "a ~ -
aged the wound, preparatory TO MS
removal 10 81. Marys hospital
Rufus GaynOr. a son. was the ohlS
member of the mayors family pres
ent when he was shot. His vile ana
other children were az the Ia fhoI
country place at ST. James, Long
When Mrs Gaynor was notified by
telephOn~ Of the tragedy she made
spectaeu--- run by automobile, accom-
panied by her son Norman. crossed the
Queens borough bridge 10 Manhattan,
sped across the island 10 the hudson
river and was taken 10 Hoboken IN a
police patrol boat. She was almost
overcome when she reached St Mary's
hospital and was permitted 10 see heF
husband but moment; SAe was
Joined there by Mrs. Ethel WlnguL a
daughter.
Rarely has a wounded man evineed
more fOrtitude and cheerfulness than
did Mayor Gaynor today. he evidently
thought as he was being carried down
the cOmpaniOnway from the ship on
stretcher that his wound was fatal Tor
ne smiled family and said 70 those
-ren the people goodbye"
To his wife and son Rufus he said
at the hospital: IL IS very strange,
it,
No III Feeling for Assassin.
But at no time did the mayor ex-
press i'll feeling toward the man who
would have killed him.
Gallagher, judging by appearances,
is not a lunatic. His mind Is appar-
emily as sound as any mans or fifty
odd years, but ne has nOurished in his
heart a hatred for Mayor GaynOr ever
since he was discharged for incOmpe-
tency last July as a night Waterman
in the department Of docks and fer
ries Since then he has repeatedly
written 10 the mayor anonymously
and otherwise, harping on an obses-
sion that he had been prosecuted and
demanding redress.
He has even written TO the govern
or, so II became known tonight, and
he went on board the Kaiser Wilhelm
der crosse today with the express pur-
pose or numbering the man whom he
charged with having robbed him OF his
bread and butter.
Fires Upon Mayor.
You took the bread an7 butter out
or my mouth" he shouted as he ap-
preached the mayor. then he leveIed the
revolver and fired The struggle about
the deck ensued almost instantly As
he grappled with the man. Commission
ef Edwards shouted. I've got him
I've got him. and as he pinned Gal
lagher 70 the floor he beseeched those
around him 10 bring a pair OF hand
cuffs.
Hes my prisoner" he almost
There was no panic on hoard during
the disorder. Many tried 20 belabOr the
PROSTATE Gallagher and the excitement
was intense, but the ships officers used
severe disciplinary measures and ef-
fecJually shielded the mayor in his
stater0om from the crowd OF over So
ncltous passengers.
President Pedro Montt II Chile. en-
route 70 Europe after his visit 10 this
country, was spectator OF the trag-
edy. lie had been talking with the
mayor just before the shooting oc-
I saw the whole thing" said Presi-
dent MOntG The man was hanging
around for several minutes I noticed
that he carried one hand under his coat
as II in the neighbOrhOod Of his right
hand hip pocket. but / was not sus-
picious Of this and paid no particular
attention 10 the fellow"
Commissioner Edwards said: 1--WE
were wishing the mayor bon voyage As
We ehattet ! heard a shot directly back
OF Us II was Immediate followed by
auOlhef We turned about and saw this
man waving a revolver smoking IA his
right hard and not three feet away
lie had the revolver almost against the
mayors back Mr. Watson grabbed the
fellows pistol hand ana held il upward.
Edwards SEXES AssassIa.
then seized him around the body
and slammed him against the railing
lie continued 10. fight furiously, but a
blow or two took the fight out of him
II took three or four / inutes 10 rush
MN down the gang plank and into
the automobile. As We got him into the
machine, ire fellow looked about him
and said SO that some OF us heard him
distinctlVs w
He robbed me OF my bread and but
tt nd that's all there is to it."
-damson said that the picture Of