The San Francisco call., 1908-09-26

her and fully intended to kin Heney
when grew big enough.
But when I was reaching young
manhood I returned TO Tucson and
there learned from people who had
l,,ovn my father and knew all about
The killing, Just how It happened i
learned that truth which had known
as a small child-that my father was
desperate man. who always went armed.
When I examined the court records /
found that Heney had shot him in fair
encounter and only after my father had
threatened his life repeatedly. / say
that / was bitter against Heney when
] went down there. so il may be known
that when I had obtained enough evil
dence to cause me absolutely to re-
verse my belief It will be seen that 1
must have found lots of proof to con-
vince me.
Il then came back to San Francisco
and told my mother what I had found
She died shortly after. but before she
died she had written a statement COM
pletely exonerating Heney for his part
In the killing OF her husband She
declared that Heney was one of the
bravest and most true hearted cham
pions OF womankind she had ever
known.
CAUSE OF HESITANCY
Il then lived in San Francisco until
these graft Investigations came up. and
when they first ralSed up that killing
affair against Heney I felt then like
coming out and declaring his innocence,
but did not In November. 1906, How
ard Harron came to me and tried to
bribe me to reopen the case, and saw
how far they were willing TO go. Then
I went TO Heney and told him that all
our family knew him 10 be innocent
lie wouldn't let me make a statement
because OF my mother. lie said 1t
would only sadden her the more and he
didn't care anything about any OF the
attacks upon him IN the papers.
Il know it was November 80. 1906,
that Harron came TO me, for have the
letter Of introduction he brought me
from a stenographer in Mayor Schmitz's
office.
"Harron told me that he came from
Mr.. Ruefs Office and that Mr.. Ruef
would like TO see me.
What does Ruef want with meT I
asked him
~Harron hesitated about telling me,
but when he saw I didn't care to go
he said:
Well, would you consider a propo-
sition TO go down to Arizona with me
and help US get that fellow Heney in
aicted for killing your father?
NO. VIII not 4 don't mold any,
thing against Heney,' / told him
Well, let's go down to lunch and
talk it over he said, and consented.
We went down to a French res
taurant and there Ruef appeared They
talked with me quite a long time about
the matter then, and after lunch. at
Ruefs request, I went up TO his office
with him. There Ruef told me all about
their plans. Ruef pretended TO sym
naThiZa with nd fofI la
going TO help TO see Justice done, just
8Et Of the goodness Of his heart
"wE'VE GOT 1T FIxED.-
We've got IT all fixed to get him.
said Ruef. An we've got to do is to
get court order to have the case
brought again before the grand Jury
We've already got plenty of witnesses
who viii testify our way, but we want
you 10 go down there and find friends
who viii stand by you"
Well, how're you going to get the
court orderg 1 asked Ruef
Oh, thafn be duck soup with our
drag, he told me- We've got every
thing we want down there already.
We're not the only people who have
been working on this he said. with
wink
I told Ruef I'd think about it. and
went back 20 my work Within a week.
again TO my house and told me he was
going down to Arizona to get Heney
indicted
VIII you go alongT he asked me-
don't think So I told him
Well, now see here he said. 'Well
pay all Of your expenses and make it
all right with you financially If you'll
just 90 along and help. I tell you it's
all cut and dried We won't have to do
anything hard because we've got the
drag
Z don't think I'll go. though
told him Then he went away
Right after that I went down to Mr..
Heney's Office and told him what had
taken place, but he wouldn't let me
take any action
After Harron had been away for
some time he wrote me several letters
from Tucson, where he said he was
working up the Heney case. He wrote.
me the anonymous name he was mas
querading under and told me that II
1 changed my mind or anything came
up In San Francisco to go see an in
surance man, who had Offices in FIJI
more street never replied to any of
his letters. however, and that matter
dropped until 1 learned a few days
ago how Ach was trying to prejudice
the Ruef jury against Heney by drag
ging UP that old affair"