New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-10

family went up together Mayor Gay
nor was conscious and greeted them all.
Inquiries After Younger DAUGHTER.
Don't worry he said L am all
right. 1 am feeling fine How is
Nina?"
Nina is one of the younger children,
of whom the Mayor is particularly fond
The members Of the family remained
with the Mayor all the afternoon and
until late at night. After the children
had returned to the Brooklyn home
| Norman said that he did not think it
would be possible at this time to move
his father from the Hoboken hospital
There had been many rumors in Brook
lyn that the Mayor was to be brought
there or taken TO ST James.
The streets Of Eoboken were crowded
all the afternoon with automobiles from
| New York Commissioners Edwards
Thompson and Lederle and Corporation
| Counsel Watson remained all the after
noon. and other members of the CITY
government and friends of the Mayor
were constantly coming and going.
| Deputy Commissioner B. f Cresson. Of
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scene He was particularly concerned,
because it was a former employee of his
department who had shot the Mayor.
! "Gallagher." he said, had been an
er7pIove of the Dock Department since
| 1908 He had been in the citys service,
I think. since 1901 He was always a
| trouble maker He ran TO the Civil Ser
vice Commission constantly with COM
plants and he was frequently in hot
water He was a night Waterman. and
! last winter charges were brought against
him that he did not punch his time clock
properly. Not that he would fail to
punch It, but that he would not punch it
at the right time. He should punch 1t at
, O'Clock, for example. and 1t would be
punched at 2:55. That showed that he
was not where he belonged at certain
! times
He vas tried before me and the
| charges were sustained He was dis
missed from the department on July 10,
and since that time he had been trying
70 get the Mayor TO reinstate him in the
department
Gallagher. II was learned. had bothered
the Mayor for several weeks with de-
raands that his case be reopened and
| that he be reinstaJed- Before the de
| cision was reached in his case he went
! to the Mayors Office and asked what it
was going TO be Secretary Adanlson
called I'D the Dock Department, and
told Gallagher that no decision had been
reached. but that il was said that his
case was q serious one.
Then Gallagher began TO bother Com
missioner Fosdick and President Nit
cheI of the Board Of Aldermen. Soon
afterward he began TO write letters to
the Mayor His last letter was written
on August l. and when he was arrested
Yesterday letter was found in his
rocket in answer TO the one of August /
1t was dated August I, and was signed
by Secretary Adamson. The letter said
that the Mayor had said that he could
not 90 behind the action of the Dock
Commissioner and reinstate Gallagher
in the department
Crlizcaer Seemed Orderly.
on Friday last Gallagher was again |
visitor at the City Hall He wanted TO |
see the Mayor, but when he was told by |
Secretary Adamson that he could not |
see Mr.. Gaynor and that his case could |
not be considered again he went quietly |
AWAY. Secretary Adamson said yester- |
day that Gallagher was always quiet |
and orderly when he visited the city |
Hall He did not raise his voice and |
was not particularly aggressive. he was
principally troublesome because he in
sisted on talking about a case that was
closed.
Gala gher's landlady, Mrs. Sophie |
Johnson. a German, said yesterday that
Gallagher was quiet In his haoits ana
gave her no trouble. He had told her
some weeks ago that he had lost MS 0on
in the Dock Department, she said. lie
did not have a reputation as drinking
man.
Lieutenant Kennel went to the Hudson |
County Jail last night TO have look at
GalIag CHER. He found him seated IN a |
cell with two other men. Gallagher was
smoking a pipe, Kennel said, and was |
calm and collected and apparently not |
in the least worried by what he had
zone.
Il do not think the man Is in the least
dernented," Kennel added.
Kennel said last night that Gallagher
had called at the City Hall at about
30 on Monday. He showed Kennel the
letter from Secretary Adamson. and said
that he wanted to make a personal ap-
neal to the Mayor. Kennel says he told
Gallagher that the Mayor was about 10
90 out for luncheon, and he would bet
fer come back later, as the Mayor would
nrobably be in better humor.
Gallagher waited around for a few
minutes and then went away and did not
come back Kennel thinks il was Gal
Iagber's intention to shoot the Mayor
on Monday.
Commissioner Edwards was at The l.