The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-14


 thought was blow. I do not know who shot me, was doing nothing to any one.%
 Ruef and hts two attarneys, who were out on the sidewalk. were start led by the report anJ started for the court room but were forced down the steps by the crowd rushing frantieaIly out. and the police refused to admit them.
 '.What has happenad?s shouted Ruef to the Associated Press representative as the latter fran out to tha nearest tsiephone.
 "Heney has been shot, was the re- ply,
 My God. who did that?' he asked. Rnsf's automobile stood In front of the building and he immediately orr dered his chauffeur to get the nearest physician. The car returned few minutes later with pr. A. 8. Tueh ter, of No. 70s Van Ness Avenue.
 Mr. Heney in the meantime lay on his side in the court room with "a piece of rug under his head, Finally the anabalance arrived and conveyed the wounded man to. the Central Hmergen- cy Hospital. four blocks away. whence be was removed about 2 o'clock to the Lane Hospital
 The report of the attempted assassi- nation spread quickly throughout the city and caused intense excitement and indignation. An immense crowd gath cred around the court room. A crowd followed the ambulance from the hall to the Central Emergency Hospital and. down town and gathered around the bulletin boards.
 Within "a few minutes after the shooting, Chief ofaRolsee W. J. Biggy. W. J. Burns, former United States Secret Service agent. who Is at the shead of special detectives employed by the prosesution In the brib cry graft eases; Rudolph Epreekels, the promi- nent capitalist who financed the pros cautions; Captains of Police Gleeson, Duke and Wright and a large force of police were on the scene. There was no hostile demonstration in the big crowd In front of the b0iiding but some threatening nlurmurs soon began to be heard. Ruef was surrounded by a large number of people and quietly slipped away, going with pr. Tuchter to the latter's office for a little while. This led to the report that the former political boss had disappeared. Special Agent Burns censured some of his men for allowing him to get away and the chief of police Immediately sent men to hunt for him, Ruet however, appeared in front of the building 1it-, tie later and sent in word that the ctticeF, at the door would not let him in. He was immediately brought into the court room.
 In the meantime several acts of the tragedy were being played in different parts of the court room. While Mir Heney was lying on the floor. the newspaper men approached the would be-assassin, who. up to that time had not been identified. and asked his name. At first he refused to give it, then he said:
 1T am Morris Haas. Heney ruined me. don't care what becomes of me now" , .s7'-
 .Ruefs attorneys denounced the shooting as dastardly outrage.
 Ruef was taken into custody after the shooting to assure his personal safety.
 fIshey Is stilI uneonscious. The medical aid sent for has not yet ar- rived. ,--is
 Haas waa a venireman in a former bribery trial and was submitted to a severe examination by Heney while he was being examined for jury duty. He asserts that the information brought out, by Hensy' in his questions has re- suited in the ruin Of his business, that of saloon keeper.
 Heney has been taken to the Central Emergency Hospital in an ambulance. His wound is said to be fatal