The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-11
MAYOR OF NEW YORK
SHOT DOWN
Three Shots Fired by
Former City Employee
MAYOR About to Start on Months
vacation Abr0ad.-Was Being Pho
tographed With Officials.

Mayor William J. Gaynor of New
York city, was shot and may be ia
+aIlv wounded on board the steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse at her
nier in Hoboken, as he was sailing
for Europe His assailant gave his
name as Jules James Gallagher, of
A40 Third avenue, Manhattan.
Mayor Gaynor was about to start
m a months vacation abroad. He
was to 20 unaccompanied for a trip
nj two weeks inahorthern Europe. He
was looking forward to a well-earned
rest. for he has been at his desk in
the city hall for from IL to IA hours
a day for many months.
II was reported shortly after the
shooting that the wound was prob
ably fatal. Bullet entered the head
inst behind the left ear and appar-
emily plowed it's way straight in. The
MAYOR was bareheaded at the time
and was standing on the fore part
of the cabin deck bidding goodbye
IN friends. The assailant was appar-
emily a foreigner and appears to be
demented.
According to one report the shot
fred struck Mayor Gaynor in the
mouth. He was walking on the
promenade deck of the steamer when
the shot was fired. Detectives were
Immediately rushed in numbers from
Manhattan headquarters to the scene
of the tragedy at the Hoboken steam
ship pier.
1910 a. m.-Mayor Gaynor was
carried from the ship on a stretcher
and placed in the ambulance of Volk
which had been summoned by the
police.
He was carried to st. Mary's hos
pital in Willow avenue, Hoboken
When he reached the hospital he was
still conscious. He was immediate
" taken to the operating room where
he is now. Three shots were fired
two of which missed. One struck
him in the neck. The man who shot
Mayor Gaynor gave his name as
Jules James Gallagher, of 440 Third
avenue, New York. When asked why
he had shot the mayor, he said: HE
deprived me of my bread and but
ter" Gallagher was taken to the ad-
jacent police station and arraigned
1t is ascertained that Gallagher
was employed as a Waterman in the
department of docks up to June l.
Mayor Gaynors administration
which began on January |, last, had
been so drastic in it's reforms and he
had condemned so many persons and
parties in such strong terms that he
became the subject of many threats.
In municipal circles he made many
bitter enemies and a number of pow
erful political organizations were un-
compromising against him. Several
months ago an armed visitor at the
City hall was found trying to APP
proach Mayor Gaynor and he was re-
moved.
Robert Adamson, secretary to the
mayor, was quoted as saying he
feared crank might some time at
tempt to kill the mayor.
Mayor Gaynor and city officials
were standing in a group about to
have their photographs taken when
the shooting began. Blood spurted
from the wound in the neck as the
mayor fell to the deck. Officer Fitz-
gering, one of the guards of the
North German Lloyd line, was stand
Ing near at the time. He had in his
h3nd small poAice club with which
be hit the assassin a blow on the
head, telling him to the deck. The
man was seized by officers. In the
scuffle his hat fell off, disclosing the
initials H. o. NJ" Throughout the
struggle the man retained a pipe in
his b nd
Meantime there was intense excite
ment on the deck of the steamer.
mayor Gaynors secretary, Mr.. Adam
son, lifted the stricken executive to
MS feet and with the assistance of
o'ners carried him to a state room.
Later he was conveyed to the hos
pital
The revolver used by the assassin
was found to contain four empty
shells.
AS Mayor Gaynor was being borne
Dy his friends he remarked simply:
Gay goodbye to the people"
AT the City hall 1t is believed that
ualiagher is the man who had been
aouced lettering in City hall park
~. .Or several weeks, apparently trying
w see Mayor Gaynor. The attend
anSs at the City hall. however, pre-
''nteu the man reaching the mayor.
HE ne was sailing on the first
s aoa'loh he has had since taking Of
We on January l. He has been at
w nm from IA to 16 hours a day and
iI[ ~ felt the need of a rest.
, a. order to keep out of reach Of the
iva ana'rs OF his Office it was his inten-
sn Ua 70 avoid all the European cities
No NJ 10 take a jaunt through the
eyne .n sea to the coast of Norway. He
nn pvo.eo to be absent about one
aha asor Gaynor was rather secretive
new MS MS preparations for the jour