Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-11
.OFFlCER IS SUSPENDED
FOR AN INVESTIGATION
Young Women. Report Remarks
Claimed to Have Been Made
Anonymous Letter is Received by
Commissioner Edwards - Still
Bright Hopes for Recovery.
Remarks
CBy Associated Press)

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Gaynor, mayor OF New York. lies In
St Mays hospital tonight with two
segments of split bullet. fired yester-
day by James J. Gallagher, who
sought 10 assassinate him. still buried
in his neck and mouth. bat he has
shown not one alarming symptom 1t
is bewond human power to say wheth-
er he will recover. for not even the
most renowned specialists can Say
whether blOcd-pOisoning will be the
aftermath, but as yet the mayoi s tenn
perature has given no cause for alarm
on this score. Every indication is that
the wound is healing beautifully.
Bulletins issued today and tonight
did not vary in heir tone of optimism
and so cheerful was the patient and so
hopeful his attendants. that Mrs. Gay
nor, after sleepless vigil at the bed
side. left late this afternoon for a
forty minutes spin by automobile.
Encouraging Signs.
Quarlered in large and better
lighted room in the hospital the may
or chats pleasantly with those who are
allowed to see him and confidently
predicts that he will be out in few
days
The mayors highest temperature
during the day was 100 3-5. As septi-
caemia. or blood-pipsoning. invariably
indicates its beginning and spread by
rise in the patients temperature,
the nearly normal standard maintain
ed today was one OF the most cheer
ing signs to his physicians.
His appetite is good, although his
diet is necessarily limited 20 brOths
and liquid foods: he has shown great
is those who cOnversed with him. can
learn. he is not worrying greatly over
the outcome.
One Of the extended conferences on
the mayors condition was held TO-
night, but at lis conclusion there was
issued merely brief bulletin and no
announcement az TO when. if at all, al
operation would be performed.
Anonymous Letter Received.
Interest OF course centers on the
now protesting a trace of penitence
for his deed, commands further
nCtOrie.y from his cell in Jersey City
this evening. An anonymous letter,
.ulgarly couched and threatening the
life OF Street Cleaning Commissioner
William II. Edwards. whose power
ful blows felled Gallagher to the
Geek of the Kaiser Wilhelm Der
Crosse yesterday, started a perfume
tory police investigation. but general
ly the communication is attributed to
a crank Although it predicted for
Bid Bill" fate similar to the
mayors. the former football player
seemed to regard his chances of life
and Heath as good as ever.
Two young girls. who declared that
they overheard an intoxicated police
man. irdiscretly remark on Monday
right that the mayor would be shot
either CT his departure for. OF on his
return from Europe. furnished the
foundation FOR another police inquiry.
While there Is little informa
ton TO Indicate the existence of an
organized plot 10 take the mayor :
life. the policeman. II the charges OF
drunkenness prove truc. will be tried
for iniOxication while on duty ana
with making indecent and incendiary
remarks.
Policeman Joseph ". Hook. Of the
Madison street station. whose mum
ber-7sf6-is the number given b.
the girls. was suspended from duty
tonight. pending investigation Hook
has been on the force three years.
The mayor has been drastic In his
police bcttcrmcnf crusade. and h.
has many enemies on the force.
Gaiiacher's statement. made this
evening. vas his first frank talk
concerning the crime.
csHscher's Statement
While viii not say that am scr.
roy 10 said. I now hope that the
mayor gets vel. Bat ] wanted sto
teach hieh officials 10 regard the
rights Of subordinate. ] considered
hat had TO shoot the mayor as q
lesson - the country. ! did what !
did for personal principles and was
not prompted BY any snsrchisiic be
lief.
an scrry that Commissioner ~.
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