Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1910 — MAYOR GAYNOR IS SHOT BY ASSASSIN [ARTICLE]

MAYOR GAYNOR IS SHOT BY ASSASSIN

Hew York Executive Has an Even Chance for Life. Mayor William J. Gaynor of New York City was shot by J. J. Gallgaher, formerly employed as a watchman in the department of docks, while standing on the promenade deck of the finer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse at the Hoboken pier. The mayor was about to leave for Europe for a vacation.

His assailant was immediately arrested by ship’s officers, who had the greatest difficulty in fighting a mob of spectators, who threatened to tear the prisoner to pieces. The mayor was shot in the neck be hind the left ear The bullet is believed to have plowed its way into his brain. He was placed on a stretcher and quickly taken to St. Mary’s hospital in Hoboken, where an emergency operation was immediately performed. The mayor was still conscious when placed on the operating table. “He deprived me of my of my bread and butter,” was all Gallagher would say when arraigned by the Hoboken police. As Mayor Gaynor was being borne away to tfie hospital he whispered tc those near him:

“Say good-bye for me to the people.”' Surgeons at St Mary’s hospital say he. has a chance for recovery.

Mayor Gaynor was standing outside the cabin house on the promenade deck chatting; with Commissioner Thompson Corporation Counsel Watson and his secretary, Mr. Adamson The group was about to be photographed Gallagher approached within a few feet, smoking a pipe. Without removing it, he fired three shots at May or Gaynor before Iris victim’s friends were aware of what was goirig on. The | iirs: two 'tv went wide. The third struck the Xew York executive, whe ■ fell to lie deck with blood spurting! from the wound. Officer Fi zgehring, one of the North German Lloyd guards, was standing: near. The assassin lifted the reyolvei te fire at his prostrate victim ■ .German felled’ him to -fit deck with a terrific crash from bis club. A rush was made for : • h.... ut captain and officers of ’iw liner: with revolvers drawn fought brek the inf';’ iated’spectators and po'.'■i fw.u ?' -d;cn were quickly on the scene. . | A score of policemen with naval re serve sailers from the liner were needed to convey the mh.n to jail. Outside the deck gates, where the news spread' quickly a mob of deck laborers and, stevedores made a rush for the police, one ( ■ ; ’ actually getting his hands on the prisoner, but they were beaten back. ' ' - i