The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-09
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN
IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT
big Bill" Edwards Who Saved
Gaynor'S Life Received
One Shot in the Arm
James Galigher, Shooter, Is
Discharged City Employe.

New York, Aug o.--Mayor William J.
Gaynor was shot this forenoon just as
be was about to sail for months yaca-
tion abroad. James Gallagher, the shoot
er, was arrested Immediately. The vic
tim is in serious condition at the pres
ent time. William Edwards, commits
sioner Of street cleaning, was shot in
the arm while oyerpowering the would.
be assassin.
Mayor Gaynor was standing on the
dock near the North German.Lloyd
steamer Kaiser der Crosse. He was
talking with President Montt Of Chile
and Mrs. Montt. Without warning, Cal
igher fired, and the mayor staggered
back into the arms Of his secretary,
Robert Adamson, the blood streaming
from wound in the head. Four shots
were fred, but only one Of them took
effect.
The wounded man was Immediately
carried to suite Of rooms and was
attended BY the physicians Of the Kaiser
der Crosse Although he had sustained
a great loss OF blood from the wound,
after his wound was bandaged Mayer
Gaynor talked to the steamers physi-
clans, Drs Straueh and Mercer The
news Of the shooting spread rapidly
throughout the city, and there were
rumors from every quarter that the
mayor was dead. These rumors were
set at rest however, when Secretary
Adamson was called from the operating
room and told the reporters that he did
not think the wound would be fatal.
Doctors Statement.
Drs. strauch and Mercer Of the steam
er then gave out the following state
ment
but one bullet Of the four that were
fired hit Mayor Gaynor. This entered
back Of the ear mastoid bone. where it
buried itself, and 50 far as the prelim
mary examination shows will not neces
sarily prove fatal
The patients did not lose conscious
ness until the surgeons at the hospital.
where he was taken, gave him the ether
and started to probe for the bullet,
One Of Mayor Gaynor's sons accompa.
MED him to the hospital.
Prisoner Arraigned
The would-be assassin was immediate
ly captured after firing the four shots
Gallagher ii s. years of age and il a dis
charged foreman Of the city dock depart
ment He was at once taken to the Ho-
boken police headquarters Shortly aft.
erwards he was arraigned before re.
corder McCoyern and was remanded to
jail without bail
Why He Shot Granger.
At the police station, before being ar
raigned, Gallagher said;
Knowing tnat Gaynor was going to
Europe to enjoy himself after deprying
mt Of bread and butter not porterhousel
steak--I was driven to the point Of com
mitting the act. The revolver you show
me is the one did the shooting with
I don't know how many shots ] fired
had the revolver long time. had
it when was in the city's employ
The prisoner appeared rational and
talked calmly, although be was very
bitter against Mayor Gaynor. He is a |
widower. He was discharged July
from the department Of docks and fer
ries by Commissioner Tompkins on
charges Of intoxication He had been
in the eity's employ four years and
four days.
Gaynor Saved by @Big Billp Edwards.
1t was another city employe who per.
haps saved Mayor Gaynors life. That
was Big BAla Edwards, the street
cleaning commissioner and former
football star at Princeton university.
He was standing near Mayor Gaynor.
and when Galigaer began shoting lie fell
upon the assailant and oyerpowered him.
receiving bullet through The arm.
Commissioner Edwards did not know
that he was shot until tie blood started /
slowing down his sleeve at the hospital,