New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-08-13
MAYOR GAYNOR SHOT LAST
TUESDAY.

liam j. Gaynor, of New York, was
shot in the neck and badly wound
ed this morning by James J. Gal
| lagher, a discharged employee of
the city dock department. The
shooting took place on the deck
of the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse lying at her pier in Hobok-
On, n. j., on which the mayor was
on the point of sailing for a
month S vacation broad. Gala
cher was at once arrested.
The Bullet S Course.
The bullet entered just below
the right ear, passing through the
mastoid and travelling from right
20 left and slightly downward.
The mayor was removed to st.
Mary's Hospital, Hoboken.
At noon he fell asleep. At
twenty minutes past | he awoke
and was seen by his wife and his
daughter, Mrs. Vingut, who had
been summoned to the hospital.
At this hour DR.. Lederly, health
commissioner Of New York. sad
the patient was resting comfort
ably
Gallagher evidently has fan
cied grievance against Mayor
Gaynor. He declared after the
shooting that the mayor had de
priv ed him of his bread and but
ter.
Gallagher was mobbed and hi.
Fife was threatened before the po-
lice could lodge him in jail.
The shooting occurred under
Of the most drama
tic character. Mayor Gaynor
came aboard the steamer accomp-
anied by number of prominent
city officials about to bid him adeu
on his trip abroad.
The party proceeded to the up
per deck and were assembled in
group giving final greetings.
Crowds Of passengers We're
about on deck and with friends
waving adieu from the pier. The
party had just formed a
group preparatory to having their
pic ure taken.
Suddenly man pushed his way
through the throng from the rear.
He approached the mayor and
without a single work began to
fire. The shots rang out in quick
Instantly there was
the greatest excitement and con-
fusion.
Mayor Gaynor was seen to fall
to the deck and the gushing
wound told that he had been hit.
At the same moment ships
guard sprang forward and dealt
the assassin blow on the head
with a billy, telling him to the
deck, where officers quickly siezed
him. He was turned over to the
Hoboken police and taken at once
10 police headquarters.
With Mayor Gaynor when he
was shot were Health Commits
sioner Lederly, Dock Commission
er Calvin TOmkins and Street
Cleaning Commissioner Edwards.
Gallagher, the mayors assail-
ant, was taken before Recorder
McGovern. He displayed little
"He deprived me of my bread
and butter,'' said the discharged
lock employe. 81 didn't want
porterhouse steak he added.
Recorder McGovern held the |
prisoner without bail to await the
result of the mayors injuries.
Gallagher was appointed a
Waterman in the New York city |
dock department April II, 1908.
He was discharged July 10. 1910,
after having been found guilty |
If neglect of duty and misconduct.
Among his other transgressions
vas the fact that he failed to |
punch the dial on the time clock |
hat recorded his presence. He
vas also charged with using in
'ulting language to an inspector.
Since his discharge Gallagher
lad been writing letters to the
mayor.
Save for the servants, the Gay
Tor residence in Brooklyn was de-
erted this morning, all the menu
,ers of the family with the ex-
,eption of Rufus Gavnor. a son,
icing down at St. James, L. l..
rufus went out to the steamship