Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-08-13
MAYNR CAYNOR
WILL RECOVER
New York Executive Shot by
Assassin on Liner.
BULLET PIERCED HIS NECK

Murder Mayor In Revenge For Los
ing His Position-Fought Desperate
ly When Arrested.
The physicians. who have been con-
stantly In attendance upon Mayor
Gaynor. OF New York. at St. Mary's
hospital. In Hoboken. n. j.. since
an hour after he was shot in the
neck by James J. Gallagher on the
deck of the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse. noted nothing but imrEove-
ment in their patients condition. SO
favorable was his case that the sur.
geons decided not to attempt an OPP
Grafton for the removal OF the split
bullet that has lodged in the mayors
neck
The mayor isn't suffering greatly at
present. He hasn't lost consciousness
since James j. Gallagher's revolver
was discharged into the back of his
neck on the promenade deck OF the
Kaiser Wilmelm der Crosse. He Is
keenly alive to the nature of the trial
he faces.
tn~ANtfuA th0t tAt pug oiNAah' EADAAN
tell him just how the score between
himself and death stood. Mayor Gay
nor heard their report and seemed
satisfied. He knows that he must
match his strength against that OF
death. and the issue grows tenser with
the passing Of the hours.
x-Ray Locates Bullet.
The bullet entered Mayor Gaynor's
neck from behind. little to the right
Of the vertebrae and below the line
of the ear. ranged downward and for
ward and lodged in a position near the
base of the tongue. which couldn't be
definitely determined until an X-ray |
photograph revealed the Judgment OF
the bullet.
AS for Gallagher. the faded little
man with the shoulders OF bull and |
all the insolence of past years of ex.
perience on the fringe of political
swamps in his eyes. he humps his
shoulders and sneers when told that |
the mayor OF New York isn't dead as |
the result OF his deed. He puts on his |
pipe In his cell at the Hudson county |
Jail in Jersey City. where he is i'm. |
INJURED without bail to await the action |
OF the grand jury. and he says: well. |
I'm sorry didn't kill him right of. |
hope he croaks. had to get him. and |
II didn't really get him. that's not |
my fault"
The shooting of Mayor Gaynor came |
with terrible suddenness. He was |
standing on the deck OF ship which |
was to take him to Europe on a |
months rest and vacation. About him |
were many members of his official |
family. there to bid him godspeed. |
President Pedro Mont. OF Chile. who |
was to be fellow passenger. had not |
a half minute before gripped the may
or's hand in friendly salutation. and |
the distinguished South American ex.
ecutive was where the smoke cloud |
from Gallagher's revolver swept across
his face.
Mayor Gaynor was just in the mid.
die OF a passage at repartee with DR.. |
Ernst G.. Lederle. his head OF the de. |
partment of health He reached play
full hand ont and poked Dr. Lederle
kingeriy IN tne lids
Placed Pistol Against His Neck.
Just at that instant a hand reached
up from behind Mayor Gaynor's back
and the muzzle OF a short bulldog re.
volver was placed against his neck. |
There was a click the sound made by |
the dropping of hammer upon dead
percussion cap. then a report.
you've stolen my bread and butter.
damn you."
Those were the words that were /
bawled over the mayors shoulder In /
the instant between the clicking OF |
the revolver hammer on the dead cap |
and the explosion OF the shell.
For just hairs breadth OF time |
there was silence. One OF the pho
tographers who had leveled his cam.
era before the shot to catch the may
or's farewell smile. clicked his shutter
by the very involuntary reaction that
tugged his ginger
Then cry from Secretary Adam.
son: "oh. God. he's shot the mayor"
Each OF the men about the mayor
wheeled and saw Gallagher standing
there. with his arm just lifting with
the movement OF cooking his revolver
again. Adamson jumped squarely at
aim and threw up the revolver hand.
lust as he did so the weapon explod-
cd and the bullet went whistling over
the roof Of the steamer shed.
Commissioner Edwards landed his
tremendous bulk at the stunted figure
who was wrestling with Adamson. He
taught Gallagher about the waist and
bore him crashing TO the deck boards
There the two men rolled. Gallagher
making furious efforts to turn his pis
toll hand. which Adamson. still held.
around into the face OF his antagonist.
Edwards. who was gradually bending
the assassin's left arm down where he
fould put ono knee on IL. and with his
tree hand janming swift blows down
spon the upturned face beneath him.