The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09

ana misconduct. Among his other
.ransgressions vas the fact that he
rallied to punch the dial on the time
CLOCK that recorded his presence.
he was also charged with using in
| Sultlng language to an inspector. Since
ms discharge Gallagher has been writ
| servants. the Gaynor residence in
| brooklyn was deserted this morning, all
fhe members of the family with the ex-
eeption of Rufus Gaynor, a son, being
| at St James, L. I.
| RufuS went to the steamship to say
goodby to his father.
| Gallagher's Statement.
| Gallagher made the following signed
| confession to Robert Bell, acting chief
| of police of Hoboken:
L came over to Hoboken at 9:2O
this morning. / went to the steam
ship pier and 1 went on board the
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse.
l met clergyman on board and
asked him to point out Mayor Gaynor
to me. He did so and shortly after
fired shot at the mayor. 1 do
not know if 1 fired more than one
shot or not.
Knowing that Mayor Gaynor was
going to Europe this morning to en-
! joy himself after depriving me of nv
! bread and butter, not porterhouse
steak, / was irritated to the point of
committing the act.
The revolver you show me is the
one L did the shooting with. / don't
know how many shots were in the re-
VolVer when [ used it, 1 have had
this revolver a long time in my pos
| session. 1 carried it when / was in
the employ of the city,
Gallagher seemed remarkably cool
While making this statement, to which
he affixed his signature.
| Detective Sergeant A B. Closter ar
rived at Gallagher's boarding house at
about quarter before II and, ac-
companied by Mrs. Sophie Johnson.
the landlady. went at once to Gala
| gher's ROOM
| The room, which is small one on
| the third floor. was much Uttered up.
A number of medicine bottles were in
evidence, and it was clear that Gala
gher mad spent much of his time re-
Gently in reading the newspapers.
1t was said in the neighborhoo
that Gallagher had been drinking
good deal lately and rumor had it
that he had lost $500 on the Johnson
Jeffries fight
Inspector Russell is to take charge
of the case against Gallagher
Doctors VIII Hold Consultation.
1t was announced that all the physi-
clans in attendance on Mayor Gaynor
would hold a consultation late this
afternoon when it would be determined
whether or not the mayor was able to
stand the strain of an X-ray examina-
ton DIR. E w. Caldwell of New York
city. has been directed to bring the
necessary apparatus to the hospital at
Hobolzen.
Dr. w. H. Minford. of the house staff
of st. Mary's hospital said the mayor
showed great fortitude
I gave the mayor strychnine when
he first came to the hospital" said DR.
M1nford because he was suffering
from shock and to remove the blood
from his throat. The bullet had en-
tered back of the right ear. 9rassing
through the mastoid.- The shot was
straight from right to left and slightly
downward. The mayor did not COM
plain of pain.
He said: Don't try to encourage
me. Don't tell me it is all right if the
wound is serious. 1 want to know the
worst
'The hemorrhage from the mayors
throat had ceased at II o'clock"
President Montt. of Chile, was a near
observer of the attempt to assassinate
Mayor Gaynor- The Chilean executive
and Nine. Montt were sailing today on
the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse for
Europe. AS Mayor -Gaynor first came
| aboard pleasant greetings were ex-
| changed between him and the Chilean
president. The mayor then went to his
cabin and later Joined his political as
| socates on deck.
While thus engaged Nine Montt first
noticed the assassin approaching the
mayor from the rear. She avs he stood
diagonaIly behind the mayor as he
fired.
Tried to Shoot Again.
According to one of the accounts it
was Commissioner William E. Edwards
who first grappled with the assassin
while Corpora tion Counsel Watson as
sisted. The two held the man while an
offer disarmed him The man strug-
gIed to continue the firing up to the
time he was disarmed.
The weapon taken from him was
bull dog revolver 32-calibre. Mrs.
Vingut, Mayor Gaynor's daughter. who
was recently married, was almost in a
state of collapse when she received the
news. The hospital attendants had to
carry her to the elevator to be con-
veyed to the floor where her wounded
father was lying.
Shortly after Mrs Vingut arrived,
Gallagher was brought by the police
to the hospital to have him identified
by his victim. The police had heard
that the mayor was in dying condi-
tion and that speedy identification of
Gallagher was imperative Commits
sioner Edwards and other officials and
friends of the mayor, however backed
by the physicians. issued prompt
veto.
Gallagher was taken back to the
police station and later was brought
before Recorder McGovern. where he
Was formally arraigned. The recorder
warned him that any statement he
might make would be used against
him. Gallagher shifted uneasiiy and
said:
81 hardly know what to say, as I
have no COUNSEL
Held to the Grand Jury.
s'In that case said Recorder Nc
Govern. 'I will hold you without bail
to await the action of the grand jury
and the outcome of Mayor Gaynor's
injuries
Gallagher was again locked up but
not before he had been repeatedly
photographed by a large company of
camera men who crowded the court
room. He seemed rather pleased than
otherwise by the attention he was at