The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-11

MAYOR GAYNOR SHOT.

MAYOR GAYNOR SHOT. |
Mayor of New York City Shot
by a Disgruntled City Employe
Had Boarded Steamer to
Sail for Europe-Dargerously |
Wounded.
Nsw York Dispatch. 9th.
William ] Gaynor, mayor Of
New York City. was shot in the
head and seriously wounded t.
day as he stood on the prone
made deck Of the steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, by James J.
Gallagher, a discharged and dis
gruntled city emyloye. Gallagher
was almost instantly overpoWer-
ed and arrested.
The shot was fired at 9:45
O'Clock this morning, fifteen min
utes before the steamship was
due to leave her pier at Hoboken,
n. j., and the Mayor was receiv-
ing God-speed from group of
friends preparatory to vacation
trip to Europe. The bullet struck
him behind the right ear and
ranged downward, inflicting a
dangerous, though not necessar-
lily fatal, wound. And unless
blood poison develops surgeons
are hopeful of the Mayors re-
covery, although at his age, SO
years-such wound is essential
ly grave.
The big liner was gay with
flags and ringing with shouted
good-byes when the tragedy oc-
Cured. Most of those who had
been aboard the ship to say fare
we'll to friends or relatives had
gone ashore, but a little group
,, remained to talk with the Mayor.
: They were standing on the port
side Of the vessel near the prom
enade ward and were in the act
of posing for group photograph
. when Gallagher, unnoticed,
! pushed his way almost to the
: Mayors side and fired point
: blank at his head.
He used a 38-calibre revolver
and an examination later dis
: closed that the first cartridge ha(
: missed fire. This probably savet
:, the Mayors life for Gallaghe
e when he first pulled the trigge
I, was less than two feet away
- :. Backing away slightly in his ex
= citement he pulled the trigger :
- u second time and sent a bulle
:. - crashing into the Mayors neck
- below the ear.
: = Rarely has a wounded mai
! II evidenced more fortitude an
~ cheerfulness than did William J
y Gaynor today. He evidentl
i1 IL thought as he was being carrie
~ down the companionway fror
e the ship on stretcher that hi
ie wound was fatal for he smile
family and said to those nea
~ him: Tell the people good bye.
II, ~ To his wife and his son, Rufu!
IL he said at the hospital later: 90
-. is very strange, very strange.
VI wonder why ne did it?"
e. Gallagher, judging by appear
~ ~ ances and actions is not a lun;
ue us tic. His mind is apparently {
~ ~ sound as any mans of SO cd
. ~ years, but he has nourished
IT. his heart a hatred for Mayo
Gaynor ever since he was di
an charged as a night watchman
e. the department of docks and fe
f. ries in July last for ncompetenc
rn Since then he has repeated
X written to the Mayor anonymou
vo ly and otherwise, harping on {
obsession that he had been pc
- secuted and demanding redres
ap- He has even written to the Go
oe- ernor, so it became known t
night, and he went on board tt
ey Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse t
IN day with the expressed purpo
at of numbering the man whom |
he charges with having robbed hi
u. of his bread and butter.
OIL "You took the bread and bu
ter ter out of my mouth" he shout
Der as he approached the Mayor, tn
nal he leveled the revolver and fire
The struggle about the deck e
OF sued almost instantly. AS
i've grappled with the man Comm
nat sioner Edwards was heard shol
at ing I've got him; I've got him
ady and as he pinned Gallagher
yed the floor he beseeched tho
ind around him to bring a pair
handouts. It was then tt
The Henry Geering special officer
ally the North German Lloyd Lii
the brought the nippers and Gal
the CHER was pinioned with steel.