The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-11

NEW YORK, Aug. 1o.-Mayor william
J. Gaynor OF New York lies in st. Mary's
hospital tonight with the scgments OF a
split bullet fired yesterday by James j
Gallagher. who sought TO assassinate
him. still buried in his neck and mouth.
but he has shown not one alarming symp
TOM
1t is beyond human power TO say
whether lie will recover. for not even the
most renowned specialist can say whether
blood poisoning will be the aftermath; but
Yet the mayors temperature has given
no cause for alarm. Every indication Is
that the wound is healing satisfactorily
Mayor Not Despondent.
Bulletins Issued today and tonigh; did
not vary In their tone of optimism. and
so cheerful was the patient. and so hope
after an almost sleepless vigil at the bed
side, left the mayors side late this aft
spin. CHARTERED in larger and better
lighted room in the hospital. the mayor
chats pleasantly with those who are al
lowed TO see him and confidently pre-
diets that he will be out In n few days
As yet he has not discussed In any
way the tragedy Of yesterday. nor is he
even aware OF the Identity Of a,t5 the cas- af
laghers annoying letters and his per
sstent attempts to obtain reinstatement
as a New York night watchman In the
dock department., Mayor Gaynor does not
know that 1t was he who fired the shot
Aside from deplorns that he should be
fired upon for doing his duty he has in
no way criticised his assailant and main
tains A marked aversion TO discussing
the incident.
Temperature Favorable.
The mayors highest temperature dur
ing the day was 100 3-5. AS blood poison
ing Invariably indicates 81, Its negannine an, ana
perature, the nearly normal standard
maintained today Was one or the most %
cheering signs 10 his physicians, inc
mayors appetite Is good. although his
diet Is limited 10 broths and liquid foods
lie has shown great stamina OF body
nnd mind, and as far as those who cor
vcrscd with him can learn, he Is no
worrying over the outcome.
Evidences Of Plot.
Interest centcrs on the mayors con-
dltion, but Gallagher. now processing a
trace of penitence for his deed; com.
manded further notoriety from his cell
In Jersey City this evening. An anonymous
letter. Yugary couched and threatening
the life OF Street Commissioner Edwards
whose blows felled Gallagher 10 the deck
OF the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse yes
terday, started pcrfunctory police In
vestigation. but generally the communi-
cation Is attributed TO a crank.
Although 1t predicted for big BIZ a
fate similar To the mayors, the former
football player seemed to regard his
chances OF life and death as good hs
ever. q
Two young girls, who declared that
they overheard an Intoxicated policeman
would be shot either on his departure for
or on his return from Europe, furnished
the foundation for another police inquiry,
but nothing tangible had developed to-
. night The mayor he's been drastic In
his police betterment crusade and he has
many enemies on the force.
Gallagher g Purpose
GaIlaeher's statement this evening was
his first frank talk concerning the crime:
"Wllilc ! will not say that am sorry.
he said. '"I now nope that the mayor
gets well. But l wanted TO teach high
Officials TO ross the tSat had n %, sSoo
the mayor rs lesson to the country. ]
did what / did for personal principles
and WAS not prompted by any anarchistic
II am sorry that Commissioner Ed
wards was wounded. for l was aiming
only al the mayor. But even the thought
Of killing had not been long In my mind:
In fact ! reached no decision until }
got UP yesterday morning. The paper
said that GaynOr was going To Sall lol
n vacation in Europe. while | did MOI
even have chance TO work, much less
The twenty third street ferry and In
CURED my way 10 the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse.
thought ! could bear. over and over
sized up my hard station In life and
contrastcd 1t with that of some othc,
me in particular. At length determined
TO seek the revenge that | concluded
should he Justly mine. | WAS not drunk
a. mas been intimatcd
y Had ! heard of President Mckinley
agsa@sinat!on2 or course. and I believe
that assassination Is sometimes right.
II had carried gun for nine years.
feared tle enemies | had made by writ
ing letter. when I was trying to reform
the dock department
May Be Speedy Trial.
There is marked determination
among the New Jersey authorities tc
make Gallagher AN cXampl" II '-quicl
Jersey Justice" but IL was definitely dc
tcrminod tonight not 10 lay h.a case be.
fore the grand Jury pending the outcome
OF the mayors injuries. II the mayor re-
covers Gallagher will bc quickly tried
charged with assault with intent To kill
for which he may receive maximum
sentence OF twenty years If his victim
should die the charge Will be murder ir
the first degree. the penalty for which II
death.
For a man who narrowly escapet
Instant death by an nssnssln's bullet
Mayor Gaynor spent a cheerful day. Witi
the evcrpresenl possibility OF blood
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