Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-08-12
l0R'S
WOUND IS
SERIOUS
Death May Follow
ASSaSSin'S Act.
BULLET STRIKES IN NECK
Two Other Shots Fired by As
| SaiIant Go Wild.
| DEED OF DISCHARGED EMPLOYE
Would Be Slayer Blamed Execu.
tive for lost Position.
DEED OF DISCHARGED EMPLOYE
Would Be Slayer Blamed txecu.
tive for lost Position,

New York, Aug. 10.-Mayor William
J. Gaynor was shot and dangerously
wounded as he stood on the deck of
the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse at the steamship pier in Hobo
ken, N. j., about to start On month
vacation in Europe.
The shooting was done by a stranger
WHO later gave his name as James J..
Gallagher. He Was later identified as
a former city employe who was recent
~ discharged.
Three shots were fred at the mayor
Two of them missed and the third
lodged in the fleshy part of the left
side of the neck. Blood gukhed from
the wound and the first hasty exam
ination led to the belief Of serious
and perhaps fatal consequences. The
mayor retained consciousness and
later examination by the physicians
when the mayor was taken to the hos.
pital, gave a more hopeful outlook
Victim Posing for Picture.
The shooting occurred under cir.
cglnstances Of the most dramatic char
acter. Mayor Gaynor came aboard the
steamer accompanied by number OF
city officials who were about to bid
him xgoodby On his trip abroad The
party proceeded to the upper deck and
was assembled in group, giving final
greetings. Crowds of passengers were
about on deck and with friends N aving
adieu from the pier. The mayors
party was about to have a picture
taken.
Suddenly a ST. anger pushed through
the thrcng from the rear. He ap
preached the mayor and without a
word began to fire. The shots gang
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.
Al the Same moment ship guard
sprang forward and dealt the assassin
a blow on the head with a billy, fell.
ing him to the de9.k, Wheno officers
quickly siezt:d him, He w1s turned
over 20 the EcbokaE Police and take Z
at once to pU:ice headquarters There
he gaze the name vi ,aiisgAer and in
response to inquiries as TO why he had
cOmmi1aed tn: deed ne replied sui
lenly:
G!ees His Reason for AG:.
"He kept me from earning my bread
: and butter"
Meantime Mr.. A1aynor had beer car.
l:-ied to q staterDom. He remained
conscious but breathed heavily. He
Eas calm, but apparently appreken.
a!ve that the wound was grave. An
ambulance MAS summoned 20 the pier
aid the wounded man was placed Gu
a -stretcher and carried to the ambu.
lance. The vehicle was driven to St.
Mary's hospital, Hoboken, where the
mayor was still conscious and occa-
sionaily spoke TO thost about him.
To the city officials who acrompa-
MED him to the hospital he Indicated
the gravity with which he viewed the
shot BY saying, Say goodby to the
people,
The hospital physicians made a
careful examination of the wound.
Their conclusion agreed with that Of
tbs ships surgeon that the injury was
not necessarily fatal.
It 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
located and nc effort was made to
probe until the arrival of a New York
surgeon.
Gaynor Calm and Collected.
The mayor remained calm and COL
lected. His chief difficulty came from
the gathering of blood in his throat.
After the ministrations of the ply.
sicians Mr. Gaynor expressed himsel!
as feeling reasonably comfortable.
1t was learned later that Street
Cleaning Commissioner W. o. Ed
wards was slightly wounded by one
of the bullets intended for Mr.. Gaynor
Edwards, who was standing by the
mayor, seized Gallagher's arm. One
of the bullets passed through the com
missicner's sleeve and grazed his left
arm The wound, however. was so