Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-18
Bullet Enters Jaw of Corpora
ton Counsel Frank l., Polk,
Who Was Sitting Next to
City'S Chief Executive,
W0ULD-BE ASSASSIN
POOR AND UNEMPLOYED
Excuse for Attempted Killing
Is 'Extravagant Eypendi-
tures' in Municipal Man.
agement, He Says.

Hy MOANING lovssAt arrciAl tsAeto wiRri
New York. Aprt l5.--ln an attempt
TO take the lfc Of Mayor John pur-
roy Mitchell today Michael y. Ma
honey AN apparently irresponsible.
elderly man, who later said he was q
blacksmith out Of work, hfcd into "a
group of three men seated in the
mayors automobile, which stood at
the east side or CITY Han park
The bullet from his revolver en-
tered the jaw OF Corporation Counsel
Frank H. PollJ who was sitting next
10 the mayor IN the tonneau Of the
automobile with blood squirting
from his mouth, Mr.. Polk was taken
into the city nan and Afterwards To
New York hospital where it was said
that the wound would not prove fa-
tai
Mahoney shot at the mayor, he as
serted In the course OF "a dlsiointcd
statement extracted from him to-
night because he felt aggrioved at
the city executives "eXtrasagant eX-
pendlmres' and because he was mad
dcned hy being turned back from the
door of the mayors room in the city
hall ON two occasions this week when
he went TO apply for municipal job.
Fred Only one Shot.
Amhoney fired only one shot at the
mayor and his party Before he could
fire second he WAS overcome by
Detective George Noun. who In the
capacity OF chauffeur. wrenched the
revolver ont of alahonoy's hand
The mayor sat IN the middle OF the
back seat with MIR Polk ON his right
and George " Mulan, the mayors
former law partner. on his left The
bullet passed so close To Mayor Nit
chel that the left side Of his face was
scorchcd Standing within few feet
of Mahoncy was Police Commissioner
Arthur H. Woods, who was waiting
for the chauffeur TO get into The car.
Within thirty seconds after the
shooting, the city hall plaza and Park
Row were flooded with surging
crowd and police reserves We're called
out
Mayor Interviews Muhoncy.
AS soon as he had seen that Mr.
Polk received medical attention, May
or Mitchell went Co the police station
IN the basement of the city hal where
Mnhoncy had been taken ana ques-
toned him
why did you shoot al mce'
The mayor seemed us calm as II
nothing had happened The prison
or's answer was incoheront ANA 10 the
effect that he had nothing to sas.
Covering before his questioners. he
seemed hurdly 10 know what ho hat
done. tie was slim and gnunt. wore
ragged fringe of white beard, and
was clad lon an ill-fitting suit
White The police were trying 10
learn his name MI POLK was RE-
moved 90 the hospital liy this time
the plaza was packed with jostlug
crowd some of whom oriet where's
the assassin Lynch him"
Attorney Wound Not Serious.
II WIS Thought ot the time that the
corporation counsel had lost most o.
his loucr teeth hut later report
stated chat only one tooth had been
knocked out and that unless blood
poisonmg set in the wound would not
prove serious.
The prisoner was taken 10 police
headquarters where he was examined
before Police Commissioner Woods
District ATTORNEY whitman ana others.
AS hc Was ted out of The traffic polico
station into the ambulance thar
brought him 10 police headquarters
the crowd lunrcd toward him. menac-
Ing and loud-yoiced but they were
driven back.
According To- his own story, told to
the police commissioner Mohoncy had
tried to see the mayor last Monday.
lut had NOT been able 10 get an inter
view His idea, he said, was TO criu-
else Mayor Mitchell for the "eVtraya-
giant expenditures Of his admlnistra-
ton and incidentally 10 ask for job.
Angorcd BY Failure to See Mayor.
Ills repulse at the doors Of tho
mayors office embitterod him. ana
he came back Wednesday with the
intention of killing the mayor For
some reason which he could not give.
he thought better of his purpose on
.his occasion and deferred the at
Tempt at assassination until some
other time To-day warmed with a
glass of whiskey he determined TO
tct
I'm the several examinations given
today he appeared 10 be a
nan of weak mentality the futllity
If whose protest against fancied in
lividual wrongs and present social
conditions had driven him 10 the
,erge of insanity. Two letters We're
aiken from his pockets. one address,
ii to Mayor Mitchell and the other
addressed to Mayor Armstrong of
'iUhUrgh. pa ror fhr moet pnrf
hoy were untntelgielc, but it was