Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-10
GAYNOR TALKS
ABOUT HIS CASE
This Thing Is All Wrong. | Have
Only Tried TO Do My
Duty"
SUFFERING HAS BEEN SLIGHT
Warned Against Danger. Never Feared
It--Nlay Have Body Guard
In the Future

New York Aug Mayor Gaynor's
sufferngs thus fer have been 81 GIT. He
has not been unconscious at any time
and is allowed 10 tax all ne cares TO-.
lie is not likely to overdo his privileges
In this respect, however. for according
TO the attendants. he realizes that n
may have 10 put up a good fight for
recovery and IS content to husband his
strength
| In a talk with DR. William Artliz,
early today, after a sound sleep ~
| about four hours the mayor spoke II
tine many pleasant outings ne had had
| In the Maine and Quebec woods and
said that his unexpected decision to 20
To Europe rather than to his old hunt
ing grounds in the north this year had
led to This trouble.
II had anticipated much pleasure
from this vacation" said the mayor
This whole thing is all wrong. have
only tried to do my duty. This strife
ana responsibility were forced upon me
and this rs what has come OF it,"
Mr.. AdamsOn, the mayors secretary,
came to the bedside ana the mayor
asked II there were any newspaper men
about When tod that there were some
10 men In attendance below and a
great throng Of Hoboken residents
gathered outside he expressed surprise
that the matter had attracted SO much
attention
Il think you had better stick to the
Office he told his secretary There
will be a lot OF work to do over there"
WARNED OF DANGER
Yesterdays attempt on the life o:
BAL
the taking of greater precautions here
after to guard the person of the citys
executive. Friends of Mayor GaynJr
who realized that he was making bitter
enemies because OF his method OF run
ming the affairs OF the city, have fire.
quently warned him of the dangers %
going about unaccompanied. Par,icu-
larry they urged him to drop his habit
of walking to and from his home across
the Brooklyn bridge. 1t was often dark
when he started his walk over tue
bridge but he always declared that he
had no feais OF personal injury from
anyone, with a grudge.' IL any dan
ger came. he told his friends, 1t would
be from an irresponsible crank.
BoDYGUARD FOR MAYOR.
The board Of aldermen at its next |
meeting viii be asked either by petit
ton of citizens or through "a resolu-
thorlze permanent bodyguard for the |
mayor \ still more radical move |
which will be recommended. Will be |
the passage OF an ordinance to compel |
all persons carrying or owning hre-
arms TO obtain a license and all deal
ers. manufacturers ana buyers to do
the same. United states Judge George
Holt Yesterday supported this plan. He
declares that uiueteen-twentieths of |
the crime of violence are the result Of |
the easy access which criminal classes
have TO the use OF revolNers.
"The repeating pistol he says, us
the greatest nuisance in modern life
and IL would be entirely Justitlnble for
the goVernm mt to prohibit the mauu-
facturc or sale OF any pistols In this
except In national armories
for the use Of the military and police
The Hoboken chief or police today |
assigned a squad OF patrOlnen 10 duty |
II the hospital. Willow avenue, on
which the hospital is located, was
blocked of by the policemen and no
afiic will be allowed on IT. All pass
,rsby must also undergo scrutiny and
,nly those having necessary business
It the hospital are granted leave to
PASS through the police Gordon.
ACTING MAYOR MITCHELL
During the mayors illness the public
.ffairs OF New York city will be placed
N the hHhNS OF an exceptionally 1
.outhful executive. John Purroy Mitch
N. acting mayor by virtue OF being
resident OF the board OF aldermen.
Mr. Mitchell rs 30 years old, but
1oks four years younger. During his ;
iree years of public life, he has
chieVed prominence by his investiga-
ions into many city departments. He
an independent Democrat although
o is n member OF a family that has
ing been prominent in Tammany
oltics. Hts entrance into public life I
fter graduation from Columbia was .
s assistant corporate counsel Then .
o became commissioner Of accounts o.
nd while holding this ONCE. he delved =
ITO the conduct Of the offices 81 three Z
orough presidents and on the evil Il
nnce he gathered effected the removal | ,
I two of them, on being elected | b
resident OF the board Of aldermen. he II
arted TO do things.
In n public address shortly otter 4
ard ne displeased the city fathers by p
,clnrinC that the board appeared 10 e
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