The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19
MAH0NEY MAY
GO TO ASYLUM
Aged Assailant of Mayor
Probably Will Be Sent
TO Matteawan.
HE JESTS IN COURT
AMUSED When Bail Is Fixed
at $2o,OOO-NOnc
To See Him.
POLK GROWS BETTER
Eight Guards to Watch Over
Mitchel-Flood of Con-
CALCULATIONS.

II was an unkempt and pathetic looking
old Michael MatsOney who shufiied into the
Tou,bs Police. Court yesterday morning
TO answer for shooting Corporation Coun-
sci Polk through the mouth while at
tempting to kill Mayor Mitchell
To his simple mind the fixing Of the
hail on which he was held at $4,000, was
cause only for senile glee.
THAT balls pretty low" the little old
man chuckied to Magistrate Slmms.
why don't you put it higher
lie was led to the Tombs then. Soon
he was as chummy with Keeper Crowley
an If they had been old cronics. and all
because H. had learned that Crowley had
come from the same little town in Ireland
lust east of Cork--Middleton is the name
where Mahoney was born. The coin
cidence was not lost upon Crowley. vino
sat around and chatted with the old man
in the hope that the "reminiscences might
bring out from Mahcncy more details of
his past life.
May H. sent 60 Mattenwan.
District Attorney whitman. who shares
with Police Commissioner Arthur Woods.
Deputy Commissioner j. Robert Rubin.
Inspector Faurot and others the opinion
criminal insane. thinks that Maheney soon
will be In Matteawan. perhaps before
the end of next week. Mr.. Whitman will
ask for an indictment on Tuesday and
will then request Judge Mulauecn 10
appoint n commission of alienists. which
probably will consist of Drs. William
Nabon and Carlos Macdonald. TO look
into Mahoney's mental condition.
While Mahoncy was being arraigned the
Mayor and Secretary Theodore Rousseau
were spending u half hour with Mr.. POLK
in the New York Hospital. Mayor Mitchell
left the hospital evidently clated ov'r
having found Mr.. Polk bright and cheer
frl and making good progress toward
quick. recovery.
The Mayor then started by automobile
for the Catskill watershed to make the
inspection which he had planned before
IN" attempt was made upon his life ny
Mahoncy In City Hall Park on Friday
Mrs Mitchell and the Mayors mother. his
aunt. Miss Purroy. and Assistant Chief
Engineer Merritt Smith completed the
party. which will return tomorrow.
When the Mayor was leaving for the
aoueiurt inspection he showed again that
u,neI most in his mind was his concern
for M Folk Mr.. Mitchell In cutting
away from immediate city affairs made
it plan that in the one matter of Mr.
Folks condition he wanted to be kept
N''"''' '
Gets Bulletins About Polk.
Secretary Rousseau therefore through
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