Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-11

the wound, might develop. The end 81
the two-day period commonly allowed
for the appearance of such Infection
comes today, and II the mayor passes
through the day without the develop
nent of unfavorable symptoms 1t Is
known that the physicians feel that
they may reasonably regard the
danger of blood-aoisoning as prae-
tically over.
The two sections of the bullet fred
bv James ]. Gallagher, the discharged
dock employee. which laid Mayor Cay
nor low on the deck of the steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse as he was
about to sail for Europe Tuesday, still
remain embedded in the mayors neck
and throat. The possibility of danger
from these fragments grows less with
each day. and if the infection period
be safely passed over practically the
sole remaining apprehension OF the
medical men will be from the possi-
bility that one of these fragments lies
so near an arterial surface that
DANGEROUS hemorrhages may result.
Such a rupture might come without
any warning whatever. However, none
of the physicians today would express
themselves as apprehemsive on THIS
point. On the contrary, they were
optimistic. and seemed to regard the
mayors condition this morning as
practically assuring him an indefinite
lease of life.
visitors Arrive Early.
Early morning visitors began to ar
rive today almost before the mayor
had awakened. The early visitors had
around at the entrance ,of the hospital
end cleaning what bits of news they
could from the blaek-robed Franciscan
sisters and from one another.
Near the mayors bedside through the
night were Mrs. Gaynor, Nilsson, Rufus,
and his daughter, Mrs. Vfngut, ana
Secretary Robert Adamson. DR.. Stew
art was the physician who kept the
night vigil.
The patient was very comfortable in
the large. secluded room in the rear
of the hospital, to which he was re-
moved yesterday afternoon. Notwltn-
standing the remoteness of his cham
Der, as careful watch as ever was
kept upon the movements of vehicular
traffic on the street, and every pre-
caution was taken to guard against
disturbance of the patient by unneces-
sary noise.
GaIIagher's Cartridges Were New.
Search Of aGllagher's room in Third
avenue last night disclosed that the
cartridges used by him probably we're
comparatively new, and. therefore. less
likely to have accumulated poisonous
substances which would inculcate sep
ticemia in Mayor Gaynor's wound. De-
clsion as to whether an operation shall
be performed depends mainly on the
danger of blood poisoning, condition
which Is less likely if new cartridges
were used in Gallagher's pistol.
Gallagher was questioned after the
assault and gave the impression that
the cartridges were old ones, because.
he said, the revolver was an old one
which he had carried as watchman for
the dock department.
In their search OF his rooms last night
the police found a box of cartridges
from which five were missing, just the
number necessary to load the five
chambered weapon used in the attack
on the mayor. The box bore every In
dication of being new. There was
nothing to show where or when the
Among other things. found in Cali
laghers room were copies of a number
of letters he had written to various
State and city officials asking their
assistance in his reinstatement, and a
couple Of ugly biaclxjacks. The first OF
these latter was a small instrument
with a leathern handle holding knob
of lead. The other was two feet In
length and equipped with a wrist strap.
Doesn't Know who shot Him.
Mayor Gaynor does not know as yet
the name of his assailant- He has
not asked it and none has told him.
He halts abruptly any suggestion, even
inadvertent, that would tend to bring
anto close focus the scene on the
steamers deck when the assassin fred
Immediately after he was shot and
while he was lying in his stateroom
aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
awaiting the arrival of the ambulance
he did look up at Secretary Robert
Adamson and ask;
''Who did it?"
Secretary Adamson, not having reeog-
nized Gallagher at that time as the
hanger-on who had made himself a
nuisance around the mayors office for
a month, replied that he did not know
This was the first and has proved to be
the only question Mayor Gaynor has
asked concerning the identity Of his
assailant.
THE mayor" said Secretary Adam.
son last night, does not even know
what every man. woman and child In
the country knows by this time, I sup
pose. and that Is the name of the man
who tried to kill him. He does not
seem possessed of the slightest curl
osity to hear the details of all that
happened on the ship and that which
has happened since.
Naturally, since he evinces no curl
osity, none of US introduces the sub
ject to him. He has not seen any
newspapers, nor has he asked for any
to be read to him. His recollection of
the affair must. of course. be vague,
for the attack was so sudden and un-.
expected, and 1t was the first shot fired
that struck the mayor. He was com
pleteiy dazed for some time after that"