New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-10

ana TO state that he can do nothing 1r
the matter of which you write"
The newspaper clippings indicate the
trend of Gallagher's mind recently while
he had been nursing his revenge and
working himself UP to the point of COM
hitting his desperate act
One was headed, Man Dies of Starva-
ton in Riverside Park It told the
story Of Otto Olsen, an ironworker, who
was found starving in the park and
died later when taken to the hospital.
The other clipping was an editorial from
local evening newspaper concerning a
letter advocating the policy of forcing
the minor employees of the city to wear
uniforms, in that way keeping them hon
est. The editorial suggested that it
might be a good plan to provide uni
forms for some of the higher officials for
the same purpose, rather than for the
minor ones.
Identifies His Revolver.
At the police station Gallagher iden-
. titled the revolver with which he shot
the Mayor and said he had had it for
long time and carried it when en-
ployed as Waterman by the city. The
revolver was a .3S calibre, short bar
relied. with five chambers Three shells
had been exploded, a fourth showed the
imprint on the trigger, but had missed
fire, and the fifth was unexploded
Gallagher was brought before Re
corder McGovern for the second time
shortly after noon and a formal charge
of 'atrocious assault with intent to
kill was lodged against him He as
sumed jauntier air on his second
~ down the centre aisle to the rail
between two of the Hoboken officers
He was rather poorly dressed. in a
dark suit of clothes of cheap material
and carried Panama hat. He is par
TALLY bald and his hair is streaked
with grey. He looked calmly at the
Recorder while waiting for the ques-
tons
What is your nance" asked the Re
corder.
In a loud voice, which sounded all
most boisterous. the prisoner answered,
leaning over the rail:
James J. Gallagher"
Then the Recorder said:
Gallagher, any statement which YOU
now make will be used against YOU. It
is the duty OF this court to advise YOU
that you are under no obligations to
answer any questions put to you
There was a pause in which the pris
oner clutched at his hat rather nervous
j., and then the Recorder resumed:
You are charged with an atrocious
assault on and an attempt to kill Will
lam j. Gaynor on board the steamship
Wilhelm der Crosse Have you any,
thing to say?"
Gallagher hesitated for some time. but
finally spoke up In a clear voice. which
could be heard all over the room.
II hardly know what to say just now"
he said. II guess I'll leave it all to YOU
and take your advice and not say any
thing"
Held Without Bail by Recorder.
Then the Recorder formally committed
the prisoner without bail, and the nee
essary mittimus was made out directing
the Sheriff of Hudson County to hold
Gallagher in the county Jail to await the
action of the grand jury and the result
of the Mayors wounds.
Recorder McGovern explained that the
Hudson County Grand Jury had been
held over during the summer and might
be convened at any time in extraordi
nary session TO take UP Galla9her's case
Or, he said, If the defendant chose IN
plead guilty to the charge he would be-
taken directly into the criminal .court
and the plea recorded without a grand
jury inquest. In case of Mayor Gaynor's
death the grand jury would probably
convene Immediately and return an in
dictment for murder.
After the Recorder had held Gal
lagher he was hustled out in the patrol
wagon to the Magnus Photo Company
at No. AZ Washington street the Off
cial photographers for the Hoboken Po
lice Department. bowling mob followed
the patrol wagon through the streets He
was taken upstairs TO the photograph
gallery and "mugged several times
Sergeant Gutheil, who was with the
prisoner said that Gallagher made no
objection to having his picture taken
except that he insisted on turning the
injured side of his face away from the
From the photographers the police