Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-20
Morris Haas, Assassin
Kills Himself In
The Jail.
HAD CONCEALED A PISTOL IN
HIS SHOE GREAT CROWDS
HAD WANTED REVENGE.

While angry crowds of citizens sur
rounded the Jail Saturday night eager
for an opportunity to lay hands on
him, Morris Haas, who shot down
Prosecutor Francis j. Heney, committed
suicide by shooting himself.
The suicide of Haas was a climax
to day crowded with sensational hap
penings and rumors growing out of the
dastardly attempt on Heney life. It
also occurred while $500 citizens, work
ed up to high pitch of excitement,
were assembled in mass meeting to
voice their anger at the attempt to
take the prosecutor s life.
"Give us Haas and we IL fix him!'
cried some of those gathered to hear
the speakers. "Give us Ruef and we II
attend to the prosecution! shouted
others.
Crowds Ugly.
The widest kind of enthusiasm was
displayed on the streets where over.
flow meetings were held. Speakers
went from meeting to meeting elo-
giving Heney. Each mention of the
prosecutor 8 name brought forth deaf
ening cheers. At times the crowds be-
came ugly, but never failed to cheer
when some speaker referred to Honey.
1t was while these exciting demon
strations were in progress in the .vicin-
ity of Dreamland rink that Haas
snuffed out his life rather than suffer
the consequences.
Carried Pistol in Shoe.
Haas killed himself with a deringer
pistol of the type that could be carried
in the vest pocket. He carried this
pistol in the top of his gaiter shoe, in
spite of the fact that he had been
thoroughly searched when he was taken
to his cell yesterday afternoon.
From what can be learned he carried
the pistol when he entered the Jail and
successfully concealed it on his person.
presumably in his shoe, all the time.
Family of Haas Is Distracted.
There has been no rest in the little
home on McAllister street, where Mrs
Haas and her four children live, since
the shocking news was taken to them
Mrs. Haas said that her husband, who
was engaged in the liquor business, has
been out of employment for some time
His funds were also low. Mrs. Haas
/ is the saddest woman in all San Fran
cisco, although efforts are being made
! by neighbors to console her.
Was Happy Family.
GIVE were all very happy, myself
husband and children" she sobbed. 90.
did not allow the startling news tina
my husband was a former convict t.
interfere with our happiness. There wa
nothing in his actions to indicate tina
the exposure worried him, but now
know he appeared cheerful when il
reality he was under great strain
1t was after he was called a convic
that he began to relate his past ex
periences to me and the children. Blu
he never talked about Mr.. Heney or tn
graft prosecution. /"
The Oldest Haas child is boy 1
years old, and the youngest is a DO
years old.
Heney Liable to Die.
Francis j. Heney is not out of daI
ger and there is grave danger tina
blood poisoning may yet snuff out hi
life.
Will Take Heney's Place.
District Attorney w. H. Langdol
|
, nounced that he would accept the Sc
vices of Matt l. Sullivan, Hiram Johi
, son and j. j. Dwyer, three of the alto
neys who have proffered their service
as assistants to his office in the pros,
r cution of the Ruef trial and other pr
= ceedings connected with the briber!
: graft prosecution.
Keep Ruef in Custody.
!, Abraham Ruef spent the entire da
: in the county Jail. That he will r.
: main in custody during the remained {
g his trial and will not be given his Iii
+ erty, although under bonds aggregatin
: 81, SOC, 900, was intimated by Jude
t Lawlor.
Haas an Embezzler.
San Bernardino, Cal, Nov. 49,
Morris Haas, who shot Francis J. II
> ney in San Francisco today, was Sc
fenced to the state prison for tv
! years by the superior court of tn
! county on May %, 1888, he haviI
pleaded guilty to the charge of embe
:. element. Haas was a travelling sale
man for cigar manufacturers.
o Bullet Located.
n Although the bullet has been locate
J, imbedded in the left jaw about an I'M
d in front of the ear, the surgeons ha'
d decided not to extract it until M
i Heney gains more strength, as it has
vet given no cause of trouble.