Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-11
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GEORGE 8. BREWER, NJ. d.
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GEORGE s. BREWER, NJ d.
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"CHARII5S N. DOWD, NJ. D."
Interest OF course centers on the mayors
condition, but Gallagher now protesting
trace of pentinence for his deed com
manded further potoriety from his cell
in Jersey City this morning An anoy-
nous letter. vulgarly couched and threat
ening the life Of Street Cleaning Commits.
| sioner William II, Edwards, whose power.
| full blows felled Gallagher to the deck Of
| the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse yesterday,
| started a perfunetory police investigation
but generally the communication is at
trIbuted to crank. Although It predicted
for big Bill a fate similar to the mayors,
the former football player seemed to re-
gard his chances OF life and death as 5000
as ever. #
Investigate GIPps Statement,
Two Young girls who declared, that they
overheard an fntdxlcatetp policeman fremark
on Monday night that the mayor would be
shot either on his departure or on his re-
! turn from Europe, furnished the foundA-
tion for another police inquiry but moth
tangible had developed tonight The major
has never been rastic In his police better
ment crusade, and he, has many enemies
on the force.
Gallaghers statement made this evening
was his first frank talk concerning the
crime. While 1 will not say that am
sorry" he said, II now hope that the
mayor gets we'll But wanted to teach
high officials to regard the rights of sub
ordinates. 1 consider that l had to shoot
the mayor as a lessen to the country L
did what did for personal principles and
!
belief
Il am sorry that Commissioner Edwards
was wounded for l was aiming only at the
mayor. But even the thought of killing
him had not been long in my mide. In
fact, l reached no decision until got uD
yesterday morning. a
Had l heard OF President McKinley's
assination, OF course and believe assina-
ton os sometimes right.
"I had carried gun for nine years /
feared the enemies had made by writing
letters when | was trying to reform the
dock department"
There is a marked determination among
the New Jersey authorities to make Gala
| CHER an example Of quick Jersey justice, ''
but it was definitely determined tonight
! not to ley MS case before the grand Jury
pending the outcome Of the mayors in
} jurles. If the mayor fecovers, Gallagher
will be quickly tried, charged with assault
with intent to kill, for which he may re-
{ ceive a maximum sentence of twenty years
If his victim should die the charge will
> be in the first degree. the penalty for
E which is death.
Spends Cheerful Day.
For a man who so narrowly escaped In.
slant death by an assasslh's bullet Mayer
Gaynor spent cheerful day. With the
ever present possibility Of blood poisoning
the anxiety of those near his bedside re.
mains tense, but every bulletin Of the day
: concerning his condition was optimistic In
tone. He conversed cheerfuly with thoss
who saw him and pleaded with his wifi,
h and his physicians TO allow him a slice
or two OF bacon, for which he has greW
fondness.
His brother Thomas A. Gaynor, whC
- rushed here from Ohio on receipts of new
I of the shooting, was allowed to spend onl,
l, twenty minutes In the sick room. Tn,
= mayors only other visitors during the day
+ aside from his physicians were Mrs. Gay
rs nor, who was with him almost constantly
g John Purroy Mitchell president of the boar,
1t of aldermen, and now acting mayor; Com
missioner Edwards, Robert Adamson tn
= mayors private secretary and Mrs. Harr.
| X, NinBuI formerly Miss EuItn Gdynof
Condition stilI Serious.
While the mayors condition is admittedl
still serious and the physicians would no
commit themselves - any statement a
: to the outcome. Secretary Adamson, VIII
was one Of those who remained with tn
mayor ali night. said he considered the out
look very hopeful.
h Dir. AdRmson however, was careful /
r impress the possibilities OF danger from in
l. lection OF the wound. which will renal
le until the bullet is removed. There is ais
rs the danger It was indicated by those VIII
had watched the case closely, that the sho
in from Gallagher's revolver had passed s
Is close to an artery that hemorrhages Nigh
n- be brought on from an attenuated arter
DR. wall. The passage Of time lessons the prof
es ability of this. however.
n Mayor Geynor has not been afflicted wit
an attack of hemorrhage since yesterday
re shortly after he was first brought to Ii
e. hospital.
n The X-ray examination last night Shove