Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-18

shot at the executive.
I According to his own story to th(
police commissioner Mahoney hat
tried to see the mayor lest Monday
but had not been able TO get an inteS
view. His repulse embittered him, am
when he came back Wednesday it wa.
with the intention of killing the mayer
He changed his mind, however, am
deferred the attempt at assassination
until some other time Today, afte
visiting a saloon, he said, he deter
mined to act and the fortuitous ap
pearance of the mayor almost whit
reach of his arm clinched his deter
mination.
Of Weak Mentality
In the several examinations an
grillings given Mahoney today he ab
peared to be man of weak mentality
and present social unrest had drive
him to the verge of insanity. In III
pockets were found two letters to MAY
or Mitchell and one addressed to May
or Armstrong Of Pittsburgh. Pa. -
For the most part they we're unin
telligible, but it was evident that 1n.
writer was trying to voice protes'
against the police bills recently urge
by Mayor Mitchell at Albany. the al
ministration of the street cleaning de
partment and number of other mu
nicipal activities.
In these letters, Mahoney appeares
to be agitated most by the late issll,
of city bonds and the ATTEMPT to &c
Col. George w. Cocktails to take th
police commissionership. ~
He knows less about police work.
much as boy of IL or Il, was one O,
the disjointed statements in the lettsfl
referring to Col. Goethals, and contlnu
ing:
Also knows less of engineering asr
or l2-year-osd boy" The letter the
launched into a general attack upon Co
Cocktails. Mahoney said he had bough
the revolver about month ago in Jerss
City. The police captain who took charg
or the assassin after his examination b
the commission learned that the man
name was not David Rose" the nam
which had been found inside of his co la
and on his underwear He said he wa
blacksmith and had been out of wr
for year on account of an injured arm
An uptown address where he said
had lived since last November was veti'
fled by the police The last two nights
he said, he spent in lodging houses.
In Mahoney's pockets the police four
two bottles containing liquids suppose
to be some sort of drugs. l.
A man who said he saw the shootih
declared that as Mahoney fired two me
who had been with him ran off in opIa
site directions. This led to the belief fos
a time that there had been plot to as,
sassinate the mayor and that Mahonk
had been urged to do the actual shootins.
Mahoney said he was born in ireland
that at one time he mad been worth owe
rel estate speculation. He had spent \,
number of years in Pittsburg. he addso
For the last 10 years he had lived in thf
city at irregular intervals. At one tip,,
during his examination he expressed fe
greet for what he had done. Malone
will be arraigned in the Tombs court IA
morrow morning.
1.-The attack upon the mayor and TIL
incidental shooting of Corporation CoWf
sci Polk was shocking occurrence ans
it shows the danger to which public Off
Gals are subjected" said District Attct
ney Whitman tonight THE mayor wa
properly guarded and will be even NOR,
so in the future but no matter wha
safeguards SUR ound a public official hi
cannot be protected against cranks ap,
others at all times"