The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-17
SHOT HIM DOWN
Mayor Gaynor Of New York Fired on BY
Former City Employee
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED


The Mayor Was Standing On the
Deck OF an Ocean Steamer Chat
ting With Several Friends Who
Had Called To See Him on on q
TRIP 10 Europe.
Mayor William j. Gaynor. OF New
York. was sho: IL the neck and bad
Is wounded Tuesday morning by Jas.
}. Gallagher. a discharged employe
OF the city dock department. The
shooting took place on the deck or
the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse. lying a, her pier IL Hobo
ken. \. J.. on which the mayor was
on the point Of sailing FOX mouth s
raca,.~c abroad. Gallagher was 4,
once arrested.
The bullet entered just below the
right ear. passing through the mas
-o:d and travelling from tight to 'eii
sna slightly downward. Gallagher
er,de.tly has a fancied grievance
asains, Mayor Gaynor. He declared
after the shooting that the mayo:
Eae deprived him OF his bread and
butter Gallagher was mob5ed and
his life was threatened before the
police could lodge Aim in Jail.
Three shots were f-ed At the may
or. Two Of them missed and the
third lodged in the feshy portion OF
the lef, side Of the neck. Blood
grshed tsom the wound and the frs;
nasty examinations led to the belle.
OF serious and perhaps fata! conse-
ouences The mayor retained ccn-
sciousness and later examination BY
the physicians when the mayor was
taken to the hospital gave hopeful
outlook.
Mayor Gaynor and city officials
were standing in 3 group about ec
have their pictures taken when the
shooting began. Blood spursed from
the wound in the neck as the mayor
fell TO the deck. OficeT Fitzgecing
one OF the guard Of the North Ger.
man Lloyd line. was standing oea!
at the time.
He had In his hand q small po'
ice club. with which he hit the as
sailant a blow on the head. Telling
him TO the deck. The man was seiz
ed By officer. In the scufe his ha'
fol- OF. disclosing the initials H
c. c." Througho>t the Struggle
the man retained pipe in his hand
Meantime there was intense excite
ment on the deck Of the steamer.
The Mayors secretary, Mr.. Adam
son, lifted the stricken executive tc
his feet and with the assistance o.
others carried him TO state room
Later he was conveyed to the hos
p,,al. The revolver used by the as
sassin was found 70 contain four en-
pity shells
AS Mayor Gay1or was being borne
By his friends he remarked simple:
Say goodbye to the people"
At the city hall It is believed thai
Gallagher Is the man who had been
noticed lettering il city hall park FOL
several weeks apparently trying to
see Mayor Gaynor. The attendants
at the city hall. however. prevented
the man reaching the mayor.
Mayor Gayror's administration
which began on January :, last. had
been so drastic IN its reforms and
he had condemned so many persons
end parties in such stroag terms
that be became the subject Of many
threats In municipal Offices he
made many bitter enemies and a
number Of powerful organizations
were uncompromisiagi against him.
Several months ago an armed Wis
itor at the city hall was found try
ing to approach Mayor Gaynor and
he was removed. Robert Adamson.
secretary TO the mayor. was quoted
as saying he feared a crank might
sometime attempt to Kill the mayor.
Mayor Gaynor wss sailing on the
first vacation he had since taking
Office on January ]. He has been
at work from II to Is hours day
and inberitively felt the need OF q
rest In order to be out OF reach Of
the Affairs Of his Office it was his
intention to avoid all the European
cities 70 take a jaune through the
North Sea to the coast OF Norway.
He expected to be absent about one
month
Gallagher was appointed watch
man Ia the New York City Dock de-
paTtment April {. 1908. He was
discharged July 1s. 1910. after hav-
ing been found guilty OF neglect CT
duty and misconduct. Among his
other transgressions vas the fact
that he had failed to punch the dial
on the time clock tha; recorded his
presence. He was also charged With
using insulting language to an in
spec.or. Since his discharge Gala
CHER has been writing letters to the
Mayor.