The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-08-11
WASON BOARD
STEAMER
FOR EUROPE
WHEN SHOT IN THE NECK
By a Discharged City Dock EN-
ployee, Named Gallaher, Who
Was Later Captured.

New York, Aug WllliamJ. Gay
nor was shot and dangerously wound
ed at 8. 15 o'clock this morning as he
stood on the deck of thesteamer Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse at the steamships
pier in Hoboken, N. j., about to start
ON a months vacation in Europe.
The shooting was done by stranger
who later gave his name as James j.,
Gallagher, living at 444 Third avenue,
New York. He was later identified as
a foImer city employee, who recently
had been discharged.
Three shots were fired at the mayor.
Two of them missed and the third
lodged in the tieshy portion of the left
side of the neck.
Blood gushed from the wound and
the first hasty examinations led to the
belief of serious and perhaps fatal con-
sequences. The mayor retained con-
seriousness and later examination by
the physicians when the mayor was
taken to the hospital gave more hope
full outlook.
The shooting occurred under circum-
stances of the most dramatic charac-
ter. Mayor Gaynor came aboard the
steamship accompanied by Il number
of prominent city officials about to bid
him adieu on his trip abroad.
The party proceeded to the upper
deck and were assembled in a group
giving final greetings.
Suddenly man pushed through the
throng from the rear. He approached
the mayor and without single word
began to fire. The shots rang out in
quick succession. Instantly there was
the greatest excitement and confusion.
Mayor Gaynor was seen to fall to the
deck and the gushing wound told that
he had been hit. At the same moment
a ships guard sprang forward and
dealt the assassin blow on the head
with billy, telling him to the deck,
where officers quickly seized him. He
was turned over to the Hoboken police
and taken at once to police headquar-
tiers.
The attempt to assassinate the may
or caused intense excitement through
out New York. The prominence of
The city executive in recent months in
city affairs and to growing extent in
state and national affairs, attracted
widespread attention. Everywhere
the news of the attempt on his life was
received with evidence of profound re-
greet. In all public places the hotels,
The financial districts, clubs and sub
ways the affair was the absorbing top
C. One of the first dispatches of the
coincidence was from eX-Prersident
expressing horror and indig-
nation at the crime. 1
Mayor Gaynor was sailing on the
irst vacation he has had since taking
,ffice on January i. He has been at
work from fourteen to sixteen hours a
lay, and imperatively felt the need of
/ rest. In order to be out of reach of
he affairs of his office it was his inten-
ion to avoid all the European cities
md to take jaunt through the North |
ga to the coast of Norway. He ex-
,ected to be absent about one month.
Mrs. Sophie Johnson, who keeps the
coming house at No. 440 Third avenue
where Gallagher lives, when told this
that her boarder had attempt
ID to kill the mayor, exclaimed with
IN expression of disgust:
"The old fool! What did he do that
orr
Gallagher, according to Mrs. John
on, came in at $50 o'clock this morn
ng and went to his room and his land
ady did not see him go out again. He
coupled single room at the rear of
he house and she regarded him as
lrst-class boarder. AS far as she knew
e was not active in politics. He had
70 friends in the house and his visitors
rom outside, Mrs. johnson described
$ men of good appearance and adj
ress.