The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-18
a. He Enters Automobile at
City Hall. Aged Lunatic Fires
Pointblank Frank Polk L.
Struck In Jaw.
Was Sitting By
Mayor Mitchell
Executive Leaped From Ma
chine Gun In Hand. But the
Man Had Been Pinned to
Ground Before He Could
Shoot Again.

NEW YORK. April IA s1'Ahbiiy
dressed old man named Michael b.
Mahoney with fancied grievances
axaanst the CITY administration. hFed
ons. shot early this afternoon at Mayor
John Hurr0y Mitchell as the mayor.
corporation counsel FRANK I"iK'
whom the bullet struck. Police Gu1n
missioner Arthur Moods and Tax Com ?
ri. sssioner George y Mullen we're on
the yoInt II starting off ln ant@maeue
frons the city halt for luncheon.
The bullet entered the left cheek or
Mr polk Knocked a tooth on the 1pet
Of the automobile and cana out Of his
right cheek Powder from the re-
volyer slightly euFnei the mayer LETT
car aud Commissioner Mullen's right
CHEEK The #aoHth wound receive j
~ Corporation Counsel po}k, although
very painful, Will not prove dangerous
unless infection setS
Police Commissioner Arthur woods.
stood ct, the park Row asphalt bee
sssie the automobile. which Was al tire
Csty hall curb across sire street car
tracks from the sun building WA as
Mr. Woods par Il LATER. just twe short
ramps from Aahones, when rs ed
man frs Il.
Comm is&siener Weeds made the jump
street and held tightly % Aal1onsS s
ryistal hand while tho old man tried 20
ssre agaan
Planned To Ground.
0fssrar Jrhn q Neun. chauffeur cf
the Tss1tce department touring car
piled Into the fangie ard helped Com
m sss5nner Moods pan MAhoney's pistol
hard to the asphalt 4 private de-
tee-siye named Joe saaIoschjns who hap
penad 10 he passing, and 81 sales man.
Eager ma nled Pred HlDSel. OF Jersey
CITY jam ped into tire scrimsnage also.
The noun hour thousands had
scarcely eSovered from the stunned
sH. menss ard acre just beginning 20
converge toward the spot where Ma
henas was making his brief struggle
IL hre again. " ten Mayor Mitchell
stepped from the car. his own big
blue revolver IN tis riEht hand and
his left arm supporting AIR Pelk,
whose mouth was bleeding profnsely
Before The gathering crowds csSiid
VI holly impede the way Mayor Mitchell
led Mr. Polk into he police station IN
the basement of the City hail. As the
ruMser stttl holding the res 0lNer he
had erked from has 9verceat pocket.
caane toward the policeman splitting
ssat ~ the building. che SsSht Of Mt,
MiteheFs revolver together with the
facs that hts left arIn clAssped Mr.
mea rs think that Air. Foik wAs the
prisoner Borough inspector Dslion
ran from the City hail police rooms
Mttf almost x dozen detectives ana
plain clothes policemen ~ has hsssis
Commissioned Woods and others by
thss time had ierked Mah0nes, whose
seventy nme wears ard weak frame
had made hls struggles brief 60 hls
fest Inspector Dillon relieved Com
missioner Woods If mis- prisoner ard
the party entered the police rooms in
the wake pf the mayor and ihe wound
ed eaFporaiion counsel
From the time ~ his arrest until
alnaast shutdown the otd man steadily
refused to tell his aame Of anything
about himself. bat inaliy gave his
rane ana address shortly hsfofe q
o'clock 10 Acting CaptAin Thomas
Tunney al police headquarters
Among other thlngs found ia the
old mans pockets were two rambling
letters 20 Mayor Mitchell one Of them
about Gee words IN length. From
these ie4ters and from his later state
ments Ii was learned that the mayor j
police appointments. Maheney's inag-
ln@rs grievances against Gnlonel
gsenrge tsaethals aud "nAtravagances
nf laa Mitchell Admlnsstra ton. espe~
rialls the recent issue OF eaoaa. e0u
la uiss bonds. had caused the old nAn
NJ IN "a xiii the mayor
AanansS says he was horn Ia the
Aarth III ireland seventy eue seNFs
Ago ana has been Ia Amefiea aiNty
years, lle MAS blacksmith until an
sniury tp HI haad ahaut a year and
hall a8n made him gtNe ap thia
heavy wnYk too neeaAienAl tehs an -
a2Epentrs
Fsaea sAa#t "Wednesday
LAST A4apa4A he said, ee ~sni se
TIE t'ts nall ta #ee the mayer. and
Mhen tpIa maj ~ could nut see Nit
Mitchell without u tlaket tha refusal
made him NEARLY Grassy Again Oh
"Wednesday he went ~ the etiy hail,
Ana this tGme ha TOLD tire paiAen ana
ST. Mhltman he carried a revolver,
which ne bought III Jersey Ctty a
uaohth sNo.
u 1am the mayor and MI hgaare.
Ma secretary" said M.hnmeN, sams
amE at uann. hut nay thoughts against
MlseAel aogsnnwa shd II ala not shn0t
him then
II teuh eut few minutes feF Ctty
hall nsass asAa AdIosning streets ~
hs packed Mith thousands
Aashus@nNA HsArs Spn tfMMa@fH @R tA1
tsudsDst ztFe.t hospital. wha aaa been
NngnnnAad Rtnsewt immediately after
lN. Nsses MAS Nfvd ~ ~ = NJ ~
II aS hAa pressed through tbs u 4
1 he aAyars fgi@Nsis ana others. sstl
S~s sAass Ia tha station hea@e. AHa haa
CIV Asssss amsl hanssmana Mr. F@ak
&TnnHsta The corporation spuhx~s
xfkfned fr0sn sha laWuseaanfs foass
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