The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-08-11
MAYOR GAYNOR IS
THOUGHT TO Be
RECOVERING
Still Exists a Danger Of Blood
Poison
GALLAGHER'S STATE MENTS
Is not an Anarchist But Thinks
That Assassination Is Sometimes
Necessary
GALLAGHER'S STATE MENTS

New York, Aug. 11.-William J.
Gaynor, mayor of New York, lies in
st. Mary's hospital in Hoboken, n. j.,
with two segments of a split bullet,
fired Tuesday by James j. Gallagher,
who sought to assassinate him, still
buried in his neck and mouth, but ht
has shown no alarming symptom. 1t
has shown no alarming symptom. If
Is beyond human power to say whet-
her he will recover, for not even the
most renowned specialist can say
whether blood poisoning will be the
aftermath, but as yet the mayors
temperature has given no cause for
alarm on this score. Every indica-
ton is that the wound is healing
well.
Bulletins issued yesterday and last
night did not vary in their tone of OPP
timism, and so cheerful was the pat
lent and so hopeful his attendants
thae Mrs. Gaynor, after an almost
sleepless vigil at the bedside left the
mayors side late yesterday for 40
minute spin i'm an automobile.
Two young girls who said that they
overheard an intoxicated policeman
indiscreetly 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 po-
lice inquiry, but nothing tangible had
developed last night. The police
mans number is in the possession of
Inspector Russell, and while, there is
little, II anything, to indicate the ex-
istence of an organized plot to take
the mayors life, the policeman, II the
charges of drunkenness prove true,
will be tried for intoxication while on
duty and with making incendiary re-
marks. The mayor has been drastic
in his police reform policy and he has
many enimies on the force.
Statement by Gallagher.
Gallagher's statemtnt made last
evening. was his first frank talk con-
corning the crime. while / will not
say that am sorry" he said, Il now
hope that the mayor gets we'll But !
wanted to teach high officials to re-
gard the rights of subordinates. ]
consider that / had to shoot the may
or as lesson to the country. | did
what | did for personal principles,
and was not prompted by any anarch.
istic belief. am sorry that Com.
missioner Edwards was wounded, for
| was aiming only at the mayor But
even the thought of killing him had
not been long In my mind. In fact !
reached no decision until I bought a
newspaper yesterday morning. The
| paper said that Gaynor was going 10
sail for a vacation. That made me
angry to think that he should have a
vacation in Europe while I did not
even have a chance TO work much
less get vacation. SO hurried
over the Twenty-third street ferry
and inquirtd my way to the Kaiser
/ Wilhelm.
MY wrongs had proved more than
| thought | could bear. Over and
over | sized up my hard station in
life and contrasted II with that OF
some other men OF Mayor Gaynor
who had wronged me In particular
At length | determined TO seek the
revenge which | concluded should be
Justly mine. No, wasn't drunk when
I went aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse yesterday morning, as has
been lntlmated. On the contrary.
had not taken a drop of liquor since
last Saturday. My drinking on that
day was limited to a single glass oil
beer.
Had | heard OF President McKin
ley's assassination?
"Of course, and I believe assassina
ton Is sometimes right.
had carried the gun for nine year,
feared the enemies | had made by
writing letters when | was trying e
reform the dock department"
There Is marked determination
among the New Jersey authorities I,
make Gallagher an example OF 'Jer
sey Justice but Il was definitely de
termlned last night not to lay hil
case before the grand jury, pending
the outcome OF the mayors injuries
II the mayor RECEIVERS. Gallagher will
be speedily tried charged with as
sault with intent to kill. for which h,
may receive maximum sentence o
20 years. II his victim should die
the charge will be murder In the frs
degree, the penalty for which 4