Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-12
WAS JUST SAILING FOR EUROPE
Crowded Deck on an Ocean Liner 10
Scene Of Attempted Assassi-
nation by Man Named
Gallagher.

Inc SQOOLlHS WAS -QOue ny d uldA
who gave his name as Jules James
Gallagher. Gallagher later was iden-
titled as former city employe, re-
Gently discharged. Three shots were
fired at the mayor.
Two of the bullets missed and the
third lodged in the fleshy 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 conse-
quences.
The mayor retained consciousness
and later examination by the physi-
clans when the mayor was taken to
look.
Street Cleaning Commissioner vii.
liam Edwards was slightly wounded
by one of the bullets intended for
Mayor Gaynor Edwards, who was
standing by the mayor, seized Gala.
gher's arm. One of the bullets passed
through the street commissioner
sleeve and grazed his left arm. The
wound, however, was so slight that
Edwards only discovered it after the
excitement had subsidized
Shooting of Mayor Is Dramatic.
The shooting occurred under cir.
cumstances of the most dramatic
character
Mayor Gaynor came aboard the
steamer, accompanied by number OF
prominent officials, who We're about
to bid him adieu on his trip abroad
Suddenly stronger pushed through
the throng from the rear He ap.
preached the mayor, and without
word began to fire.
Mayor Gaynor was seen to fall to the
deck and the gushing wound told that
he had been hit.
Ships Guard FeIIs AssaiIant.
At the same moment a ships guard
sprang forward and dealt the assassin
a blow on the head with billy. fell
ing him to the deck, where officers
quickly seized him. He was turned
over to the Hoboken police and taken
at once to police headquarters. There
he gave the name of Gallagher, and
had committed the deed he replied,
sullenly:
He kept me from earning my bread
and butter"
Meanwhile Mayor Gaynor was driven
to ST. Mary's hospital, Hoboken, where
he was still conscious and occasionally
spoke to those about him.. To the city
officials who accompanied him to the
hospital he indicated the gravity with
which he viewed the shot by saying:
"Say goodbye to the people,"
1t was found that the bullet had en-
tered the mayors neck back of the
ear, burying itself in the region of the
mastoid bone. The bullet was not To-
Gated and no effort was made to probe.
His chief difficulty came from the
gathering of blood in his throat AZ
ter the ministration of the physicians
MI. Gaynor expressed himself as feel
ing reasona bly, comfortable.
The attempt to assassinate the
mayor caused intense excitement
throughout New York. The promi-
months in city affairs and to a grow
ing extent in state and national at
fairs, attracted widespread attention.
Everywhere the news of the attempt
on his life was received with evidence
of profound regret.
President Mont of Chile was near
observer of the attempt to assassinate
Mayor Gaynof. The Chilean executive
and Nine. Mont were sailing on the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse for Eu-
rope. AS Mayor Gaynor first came
aboard pleasant greetings were ex-
changed between him and the Chilean
president. The mayor then went to
his cabin and later Joined his political
assistants on deck.
She Noticed WouIdBe Slayer.
While thus engaged, Nine. Mont
first noticed the assassin approaching
the mayor. She describes the man as
looking rather old, with grizzled
mustache and gray hair He stood
diagonally behind the mayor as the
shots were fired.
Assassin confesses.
Gallagher made the following signed
confession of his act to Robert w.
Bell, acting chief of police of Ho.
boken:
Il came over to Hoboken at 800
o'clock this morning. l went to the
steamship pier and l went on board
the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse. | met a clergyman on board
of the steamer and | asked him to
point out Mayor Gaynor to me-
HE did SO and shortly after fired
shot at the mayor. l do not know
if fired more than one shot or not.
Knowing that Mayor Gaynor was
going to Europe this morning to en-.
Joy himself after depriving me of my
bread and butter. not porterhouse
STEAK, was irritated TO the point OF
committing the act.
The revolver you show me is the
revolver that | done the shooting at
the mayor with. L don't know how
many shots were in the revolver when
/ used it. / have had this, revolver
long time in my possession. car.
ried it when | was in the employ of
the city"
Gallagher seemed remarkably cool
while making this statement, to which
he affixed his signature.
Mrs. Gaynor Is Brave.
Word was sent to Mrs. Gaynor at
her country place in st. James, Long
Island OF the serious injury to her