The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
GAYNOR NOW
ON THE MEND
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want any help, Bill?" he cried.
"Sure: sit on his head" painted the
big commissioner. Hes strong as an
OK"
Just then another shot sounded. Gal
lagher had twitched his pistol hand
around under the grip Adamson had
put on ii, and he flicked the trigger In
blind chance The bullet tore through
the left coat sleeve of Commissioner
Edwards. scared the blceps of that arm
in long welt and buried itself In the
boards of the deck twenty feet away.
Gallagher cursed In broken breaths.
1t was then that Corporation Coun-
sci Watson took a hand. Gallagher
had wriggled part way free of Ed.
wards grip. and when Edwards caught
him in this act he heaved with his
shoulders and half threw, half pushed
the raving man on the deck beneath
him against the lower iron rail of the
dock bulwarks. The crack of his skull
against the iron rail sounded hollowly.
His pistol hand dangled for an instant
between the parallel iron bars of the
bulwarks and Watson rushed In, step
ping with all OF his weight on Gal
laghers right wrist, then bent over
and wrenched the revolver from his
hand.
Somebody had cried for a policeman.
Commissioner Edwards grunted out
some handouts. Henry Gerding, a
special officer Of the steamship com.
pany. came running up the deck to ar
rest Gallagher.
I'm a deputy sheriff." wheezed Ed
wards, as he pushed Gallagher's face
to the deck with all his strength. "Tu
arrest him all right If you've got any
handouts" Gerding pulled pair of
little steel nippers out of his pocket
and handed them TO Edwards.
Say. seven or eight Of youse pile
off me, will your" came the mufled
plant of Gallagher from beneath the
smothering bulk Of Edwards and the
her football player, Bloomer. Ed
wards gave the man beneath him a
vicious flip, then snapped the hand
other. Even as he did so Gallagher
tried to bite him, and he wagged his
head from side to side swapping at
the ankles of the men about him.
When the shot was fired into his
neck Mayor Gaynor staggered slightly,
then Strengthened up with a visible
effort and tensed his lips with pain.
DIR. Lederle, who happened to have his
handkerchief in his hand. jumped to
the mayors side and wadded the hand
kerchief against the wound in the neck
blackened by the powder and squirting
blood. At the same time he made as
II to put a supporting arm under the
mayors shoulder, but Gaynor moved
the hand away.
Adamson, who had risen to his feet
when Edwards seemed TO be having
Gallagher secure, ran to the mayors
side, the tears streaming from his eyes
under the spur of excitement.
"Who did il, Adamson? Who did
itF' asked the mayor in a weak voice.
Adamson tried to answer that he
had only caught a glimpse of the as
sailant and did not know Still the
mayor stood, and DR.. Iederle kept the
handkerchief against the wound. The
cloth was dyed red and the blood was
streaming over the mayors collar.
For Gods sake, doctor" 1t was
Watson who called Historically. Led
erie tried to move Gaynor away from
the place where Edwards, Bloomer and
half dozen others were rolling about
the deck with the clawing, curslng
man who had fired the shot. Captain
POlack. who had heard the shot and
the babel of screams from the passen-
gers, hurled his bulk through the
crowd and ordered his sailors to clear
a space about the mayor.
President Montt, who had Just
turned the corner of the deckhouse to
return to Gaynors side, there to pose
with him for the photographers. called
In Spanish to one Of his aids to fetch
DIR. Montanya, the physician of the
Chilean party.
House Surgeon Sullivan of st. Marys
hospital in discussing the case said
that If Ghllaghers bullet had gone
half an inch to the left it would have
severed the jugular vein.
Gallagher's sole reason for desiring
to slay Mayor GaynOr was the refusal
of the mayor to order him restored to
his position as dock watchman after
he had been discharged for neglect of
duty and insubordinatlon.
After the shooting Gallagher made
the following statement:
my name is James j. Gallagher.
am fifty years Of age and live at No.
40 Third avenue, New York city. Was
born in Ireland and was employed as
a watchman by the department Of
docks and ferries In Manhattan until
short time ago, when was discharged.
l came to HObOken at 9:20 O'Clock this
morning and went direct to the steam
ship pier and on board the steamship
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. There /
met a clergyman and asked him TO
point out Mayor GaynOr. He did so,
and then drew my revolver and fired
..s ek., n A.,