The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-08-11
MAYOR GAYNOR
HOLDS HIS OWN
Passed Comfortable Night and Took
NouriShment.
BULLET is LOCATED IN TONGUE
Not Yet Decided Whether Operation
Is Necessary - Wound Not DAN
gerous Unless Compiled
tons Develop.


Special: The following bulletin re.
garding the condition of William J.
Gaynor was issued at st. Mary's hos
pital at 700 this morning. The mayor
has rested comfortably since five. He
has taken nourishment and at the
present time his condition in the opin.
ion of the attending physicians is sat.
isfactory. Robert Adamson, secretary
to the mayor said that the mayor
slept three hours during the night and
partook freely of chicken broth this
morning. He seemed much stronger
and was able to talk. Mrs. Gaynor
spent the night at the hospital and saw
her husband an hour this morning.
The doctors have not yet decided
whether an operation for the removal
of the bullet which was shown by the
ex-Ray examination to have been split
by striking the jaw bone, will be
necessary. The bullet was located in
such position as not to be dangerous
unless infection should develop.
GalIagher's Life Threatened.
Street Commissioner big Bill Ed
wards, who overcame James G. Gall.
agher when the latter tried to muir
der Mayor Gaynor yesterday, received
letter today threatening his life.
The letter was vulgar in tone and
written in English, but in German
script, and it is said that he ed
wards) would be dead in twenty-four
hours. 1t was signed Friend of Gall
agher. Edwards said he did not pay
any attention to the letter, that it was
probably written by some crank. The
small wound he received from shot
from Gallagher's revolver is not troub-
ling him today. .-...
Mayors Brother Arrives.
Thomas l.. Gaynor, of Springfield,
Ohio, has just arrived from his home
and was greatly relieved to find that
his brother was doing well. Thomas
l.. Gaynor is duplicate of the mayor
in form and feature and his arrival
caused something of shock to many
of the New York officials, who for
the moment believed the mayor was
we'll enough to leave his bed and APP
pear on the streets.
Shot by Discharged EmpIoye.
Mr.. Gaynor's assailant is James J.
Gallagher. a discharged night watch
man, formerly attached to the depart
ment of docks and ferries. He is So
years old and a man of prodigous
strength.
1t took a dozen men to subdue
him after his assault on the mayor.
big Bill" Edwards, commissioner of
street cleaning and a former Prince
ton football player. probably saved the
mayors life. He made leap at Gal
lagher Immediately after the first shot
and landed smashing blow between
his eyes. The man leaped back with
Edward after him, but managed to fire
another shot in the direction of the
mayor before he went down. This
shot went wild owing to the prompt
action of the mayors secretary, Rob
ert Adamson, In knocking up the as
sassins arm. Then, as Gallagher
went to the deck with the huge bulk
of Commissioner Edwards upon him,
he managed to snap his pistol again.
This bullet tore its way, through the
fleshy part of Edwards left arm and
entered the mayors back just beneath
the left shoulder. This wound is COM
paratively trifing.
Dismissed for INSTRUMENTATION.
Throughout the fighting that fol-
ha no
shouting at the top of his lungs that
the mayor had deprived him Of his
bread and butter He was dismissed
! from the department of docks and
| ferries on June l by Commissioner
| Tompkins because of his surliness
and constant INSTRUMENTATION. The
specific charge on which he was re-
! moved was that he had failed to
punch the time check on his arrival at
work two weeks before that. Since
he was dismissed, he has spent his
| time trying to see Mayor Gaynor and
| had to be elected from the city hall
on several occasions because Of his
persistency. He also badgered other
city officials about having his place
restored to him, but so far as could
be learned, made no threats against
any one at any times ''a 'Ni-- 81"
At no time after his arrest did Gal
lagher show the slightest signs OF in
sanity. He expressed no regret for
what he had done and seemed to think
that he ought to be congratulated.
The most marked thing about him is
his inordinate vanity.
Gaynor Shows Fortitude.
Throughout the entire affair Mayor
Gaynor showed the greatest forth
tude. He made no comment on what
had happened save to express curios-
ity as 10 the identity OF his assallant-
He walked to bis stateroom after be
ing shot, but seen af.erward col
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