Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-08-17

the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse. / met a clergyman on board
Of the steamer and asked him to
point out Mayor Gaynor to me-.
He did SO and shortly after fired
shot at the mayor. I do not know
ii 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 my
bread and butter, not porterhouse
steak I was irritated to the point of
committing the act.
The revolver you show me is the
revolver that I done the shooting at
the mayor with. I don't know how
many shots were in the revolver when
1 used it. I have had this revolver
a long time in my possession. 7 car.
rleo 1t when I was in the employ of
the CITY,"
Gallagher seemed remarkably cool
while making this statement, to which
he affixed his signature.
Mrs. Gaynor Is Brave.
Word was sent to Mrs. Gaynor at
her country place in St. James. Long
Island of the serious injury to her
husband and she started in an automo.
bile on the long ride to the hospital
IN Hoboken. Her chauffeur was in.
structed to proceed with all possible
speed and directions were given the
police all along the route not to in
terfere with the speeding vehicle.
Mrs. Gaynor bore UP we'll under the
shock OF the news of Mayor Gaynor's
injury. The couples young daughters
remained at their home in St. James
it being decided not to call them tn
their fathers bedside at the hosnital
unless his condition should become
critical.
Long Public Career.
William Jay Gaynor was born in
Whlteside, Oneida county, New York.
IN 1851. He was educated ikn Whites
town seminary and in Boston. He
went to Brooklyn in 1873 and worked
on New York and Brooklyn newspa-
pers while studying law. He was ad-
mltted to the bar in 1875 and began
practice in New York. He appeared
IN many important cases and was a
writer on legal subjects.
In 1890 he was Judge advocate on
the staff of General McLeer, Second
brigade, New York National guard.
He first became nationally known by
reason Of his work in breaking IN
rings within the Democratic party and
his action in securing the conviction
OF John Y. Kane for election frauds.
In 1893 he was Judge of the su.
preme court of New Yorks nominated
by Republicans and independent Dem
ocrats.
He declined a Democratic nomina,
ton for governor and also for judge
OF the court of appeals in 1S94-7 anc
for mayor of Brooklyn in 1896.
In 1904 he again declined the Demo.
cratic nomination for governor. He
was one of the first to speak against
favoritism in freight rates.
He was made a justice of the an.
pellate division of the supreme court
of New York.
He was elected mayor of New York
in 1909.
His Reforms Made Him Enemies.
Mayor Gaynor's administration,
which began on Jan. last, has been
so drastic in it's reforms and he has
condemned 50 many persons and
parties in such strong terms that he
became the subject Of many threats.
In municipal official circles he made
many bitter enemies and a number of
powerful political organizations were
uncompromisingly against him. Sew
eral months. ago an armed visitor at
the city hall was found trying to ap-
proach Mayor Gaynor and he was re-
moved. Robert Adamson, secretary to
the mayor, was quoted as saying he
feared a crank might some time at
tempt to kill the mayor.
Sought Much Needed Rest.
Mayor Gayn0r was sailing on the
first vacation he had had since taking
Office on January l. He has been at
work from II to 16 hours a day and
imperatively felt the need of rest.
In order to be out of reach of the
affairs of his Office it was his intention
to avoid all the European cities and
to take jaunt through the North Sea
to the coast of Norway. He expected
to be absent about one month.