Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-11

course, centers on the mayors condi- tion, but Gallagher, now profeessing a trac of penitence for his act. caused further notoriety in his cell in Jersey City this afternoon.
 Commissioner Edwards Not Frightened
 An anonymous letter, vulgarly couch ed and threatening the life of Street Cleaning Commissioner William H. Ed wards, whose powerful blows Yelled Gallagher to the deck of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Groose yesterday. started police investigation, but generally the communication is attributed to a crank. Although it predicted for Big BilI' a fate similar to the mayors, the fomer football player seemed to regard his chances of a long life as good as ever.
 What Two Young Girls Overheard.
 Two young girls who said that they overheard an intoxicated policeman in idscreetly remark on Monday night that the mayor would be shot either on his departure for or on his return from Europe set on foot another police in cuiry. with the result that Policeman Joseph P. Hook of the Madison street sLaJlon, whose number, 7S46, is the number given by the girls, was sus pended from duty tonight pending in- rvestigation. Hook has been on the force three years.
 The policeman. if the charges of drunkenness prove true, will be tried for intoxication while on duty and with making incendiary remarks. The may or has been drastic in his police reform policy. and he has many enemies on the force.
 Gallagher Makes Another Statement.
 GaIlagher's statement, made this eevning, was his first frank talk con corning the crime. While will not say that 1 am sorry he said. T now hopee that the mayor gets well. But I wanted to teach high officials to regard thee rights of subordinates. I consider that had to shoot the, mayor as les-s son to the country. I did whazzzksa id for personal principles and was not prompted by any anarchistic belief
 Detrnined to Seek Revenge.
 T am sorry that Commissioner Ed wards was wounded, for I was aiming thought of killing him had not been long in my head. In fact I reached no decision until bought a newspaper yesterday morning. The paper said that Gaynor was going to sal for a va cation. That made m angry, to think that he should have vacation in Eu- rope while I did not have a chance to work, much less get a. vacation. So hurried over the Twenty third street ferry and inquired my way to the Kaiser Wilhelm.
 'sMy wrongs proved more than thought I could bear. Over and over sized up my hard station in life and entrusted it with that of some other men, of Mayor Gaynor, who had wrong ed me, in particular. At length I de- termined to seek the revenge which concluded should be justly mine. No. was not drunk when I went aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm dSr Crosse yester- day morning as has been intimated. On the contrary, I had not taken a drop of liquor since last Saturday. My drinking on that day was limited to a single glass Of beer.
 Had I heard of President McKin- Iey's assassination Of course, and I believe assassination is sometimes right.
 T had carried the gun for nine years I feared the enemies had made by writing letters when I was trying to reform the dock department" Talk of Jersey Justice for the Shooter.
 There is marked determination among the New Jersey authorities to make Gallagher an example of Jersey jus tice' but it was definitely determined tonight not to lay his case before the grand jury pending>the outcome of the injuries.
 If the mayor recovers, Gallagher will be speedily tried, charged with assault with intent to kill, for which he may receive a maximum sentence of twen- ty years. If his victim should die the charge will be murder in the first de- gee the penalty for which is death.