The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-19
Charged With Attempt
ed Murder in First
Degree.
POLK EXPECTED TO
RECOVER RAPIDLY
Gray-Haired Crank Who Tried to
Assassinate New York Mayor
Faces Sentence of Twenty
Years-Mitchcl, in
Speech, Refers to
Attack.

Mhhoney, tho gray-haired crank who
yesterday attempted TO assassipate
Mayor Mitchell. and in so doing wound
ed Frank Z Polk corporation counsel,
was nrraisncd to-day on charge OF
atterpted murder IN tho nrst desrea
He was held In $4,000 bail for action
OF tho grand Jury. When the amount,
was announced. Mnhoney smiled and
asked:
why not boost II a rittloa Tho more
tho meYr1er."
hr. Polk wns resting quietly to-day
Surgeons expect no will recover rapid
ly, * no complications develop. He
spent comfortable night
Before his arraignment, Manoney
vas taken to police headquarters
where 200 detectives. all masked
looked him over" None OF them VIZ,
positive no had ever seen tho man
before
Mahoney faces a possible prison sen
DC adjudgcd insane, he WIN be com
united to an asylum.
spends UcstIess Night.
Frank /. Polk, corporation counsel.
who was struck in tho Jaw By Tho
bullet intended for the Mayor. spent q
restless night, and suffered much pain
Tie bullet was removed early las,
night ana tho patient Is expected To
recover rapidly. His physicians an
nounccd to-day that he would ne able
To leave the hospital within Two days.
and. after rest OF two weeks. he
would be able 10 resume hi. official
duties.
From the many incoherent letters
written by Mahoney, In which hc at.
tackled official acts of Mayor Mitchell
Mayor Armstrong. OF Pittsburgh, and
of Colonel Cocktails. and after n two
hours study OF the aged man. District
Attorney Whitman Expressed tho opin-
Ion that Mahoney was OF the "cmbi;ter-
ed and soddcn type OF hobo" THE
statement forecasts the probable action
OF the district attorney; that he woulI
not oppose action to have the prisoner
ndjudged insane
The attempted assassination caused
Police Commissioned Woods TO-DAY To
assign secret service squad TO guard
Mayor Mitchell. The commissioner has
ordered that tho Mayor be guarded
night and dag. The squad Will watrt
his home, accompany him TO and from
his home and city Hall. and go Wit
him on trips about the city and out OF
town.
Finishes Days Work
Mayor Mitchell, after seeing that Mr
Polk was made as comfortable rs pos
slb'e at the hospital. returned to his
once and finished his DAYS work
Lost night he attended n dinner n,
the Press Club. where no told the
members OF that organization that he
expected some such happening as tho
act OF Mahoney. but that ut does
seem unfair that any one else would
nave to take the consequences Of the
hazard that properly belongs TO me"
Tho Mayor said he. did not believe
the attack on him was due TO the Don
certed action OF group OF agitators
He believed. he said, that I'VE have not
come to that point In this city or IN
this country. and that we never Will,
where things of that Kind are the re-
suit or concerted action by any group
We have no plots: We have no
nihilism In this country When such
thing as that does happen. II is the
product of the disordered brain OF
some unfortunate individual--the man
who does not think straight. who
warps the facts that he partly gathers
from the daily press in recording the
action of government"
Tells Story of His life.
To Police Captain Tunney. Mahoncy
told the story of his life. which was
confirmed by entries In his diary. and
which gave little ground for belief
wat NldHoHtN acleu GiIGar CONNIE uuS
from another or In concerted move
to XIII the Mayor. He told CAPTAIN
Tunncy that he had called at the City
Hall To rcnonstratc with Mayor Nit
chcl and had been "insultcl" there
II then decided 10 Eill him" he said
II went down 10 the City Hall on We'd
nesday with the Intention Of kinlnt;
him then. but cooled off. To-day
Iriday) I went down there again with
the intention Of finishing tho job
Mahon"y came TO the United States
from ireland about SIXTY years ago
n his diary Mahcney appeared to have
a special grievance against the Masons
and odd Fellows. ana lie also appeared
to hold notions OF wrongs against An
drew Carnegie.
y mar who snid "he wanted to got
a close look at Mayor Mitchell" was
turned away to-day rs he ATTEMPTED
TO pass the line Of rolico sentinels at
the apartments where the Mayor lives,
ft.I. ta.I