Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-11

- do not remember any Of the rost.
except that when looked IN again.
Mayor Gaynor was half fainting in M,
arms, and gallagher was on the decl,
beneath n crowd OF shriel,ing and screatn-
! ing mon.
Corporation Counsel Watson said. az
was standing a few feet to the riyht os
| the mayor ana my impression is that I
! first saw an arm and hand crashing \
/ pistol The first shot was fired n, say
/ tn" pistol ana il was this shot which
struck the mayor. The muzzle Of the
| weapon could not have been more thnr
Il few inches from the mayor when II
was DISCHARGED recall that the MAYOR
instantly put up his hand to his neck
and staggered slightly
WALKED TO HIS STATEROON
The mayor was taken to his s,ato-
room. | understand that he walked
IAN the way. assisted by Mr.. Adamsou
and some hystanders. The mayor was
perfectly conscious and calm at all
times. He showed by no audible sign
that he was In pain. and spoke almost
cheertully TO those around him"
Gallagher is a short. thick set man.
lie smoked cigar checrfully after his
arrest and at no time expressed sor-
row because of his deed on the other
hand, he repeated stoidly that the
mayor had robbed him of "A livelihood
and that he had meant to kill him.
He IS SO years old. It was clergy
man, he said In a signed statemen,
issued in IIoboLcn. after his arrest
who pointed the mayor out to him be-
fore he fired the shot.
The man appeared perfectly ra-
tioual and sane to me-" said Commits
] siouer Edwards tonight. HE would
not give his name as we were taking
( him 20 the police station; said that If
= was none Of my business 1t was un-
- douhtcdly the first shot which hit the
= mayor and undoubtedly the second sho
Il which glanced off of my arm"
Commissioner Thompson. after des
cribing the shooting. said 9TH,
' mayor did not fall, for Mr.. Adamsol
> land Mr.. Watson caught and held hin
:, up.
: lie was then taken to his statero"m
= where Rufus Gaynor took the mayor
collar off. While he was doing it. tn
mayor said: Isn't this a pity Blood wa
gurgling from his mouth at the time bu
=, this was partly staunched."
a CRITICISM OF HOSPITAL.
="
IL Nr THOMPSON SeN'IeH VI
It conduct of affairs at ST Mary's hospita
Is When we arrived" he said. I'VE had I
N ring the hell for four or i've minutes he
fore any one responded. Then d nur'
" came 20 the doc; and said THAI there wa
~ no d"''or III "' ''e ""'', NIUE ''''
Is an inferno came out smoking p'P' d"
as S"'ininSN not n"'h 'un'''l'''' IN" " NC
= said the mayor OF Ne" YORK mas Dee
~ 8ho' ana IL mere ne St'"' VIII 'e''
s. phone ana see Wh'r can 49, VIII 'r
! 10 get some one "'''"'"'d'e'H'
~ Apparently mere was NOV Il "o''or
nc me "oSi'!"l anu i'"'Us ana IA" ~ "''
,na, ~ W.u''an' >',,,.. .,'y rf,i
'' ing phvs,cinn arrived He wanted
as rroho for tile bullet; but Rufus ana
u objected To his doing that until New Yol
- physicians arrived upon the scene. VIII
ne we were waiting for them. Mavor Gayn'
u" turned to me smiled and said Don't l.
" them Discourage me. Thomp+on,' TT
mayor was pu, in a private room al
y. cared fIr Joy the surgeons e TIE hospit
- who arrived about ouo hair hour 70 thr
~ quarters ~ 9u hO:r aft"r oUr '"riNal
GALLAGHER SMOKES HAPPILY
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