The San Francisco call., 1908-11-23
Attack Was Not Foreseen

sInvoluntariiy i had piaced my nanu
to my head and felt the blood squirt
out. 1t never occurred to me that
had been shot until some one told me,
because the courtroom was the last
place I ever expected TO be attacked
in. 1t was an awful crash; you ought
to have felt It,"
Mrs. Heney smoothed the pillow un-
der his head, and remarked:
.I felt encouraged two days ago.
when he objected to the coffee, and
had to send home for his own coffee
pot.
Turning his head he smiled at the
devoted woman. who has been away
from his bedside for only an hour or
two at a time in 10 days.
At different times Heney had started
to say something about the subject
which is ever uppermost in his mind
the graft prosecution. Every time the
attempt was adroitly turned aside by
Mrs. Heney, who was afraid he would
get excited. Finally. however, he could
stand restraint no longer.
.I'lI be back In court pretty soon,''
he said, with the old snap in his eyes
and the contraction of the lips which
Ruef and his associates look upon as
harbingers of an excoriation.
Lesson for Honest Men
at has been tough experience, but
If the honest and decent citizens have
only been convinced that the prose-
cutfon is fighting n gang of the craft
ieF., most desperate and most unscru-
l.ulous criminals, j am willing to let
the entire affair go down a part of
what I should expect"
told him of the excitement that
reigned in the city when the bulletins
announced that he was dying.
"WelI 1 am not dead yet, and i am
not going to die for long time. The
wny my friends have come out. though,
according to the little bit of news
they give me here, makes me feel fine.
never knew 1 had SO many, and IL
was particularly gratifying to learn
that those who have always stood by
me did not, even In the excitement, Mt
tempt to punish my assailanf, except
In accordance with the law. Above all
things let us abide by the law, which
we are attempting to, and VIII, make
the indicted criminals respect"
Further discussion of tho prosecu-
tion, it was apparent, would excite him
greatly, and / asked for the statement
which Ben Heney had taken at his
dictation.
Signature Put on Article
''fHdIS not very StTOh8s Ou KNOW.
I am not quite in fighting trim yet,
and they Will not let me get excited =
answered Heney.
DO you think you are able to sign
this, Frank?'' asked his brother
anxiously.
"Certainly. Let me have 1t here" he
replied.
The statement was placed on the arm
of his chair, and a pen handed to him.
1t was noticeable that his hand shook
and that he wrote slowly. Finishing
the last letter he said:
"Does that look all right, Bent"
He WAS assured that 1t did, and OF
this fact the readers of the Call can
determine for themselves. for 1t is the
actual signature that is reproduced
with this article.
aWeII I am glad you came,' he said
"and you tell Hornick and Simpson
that I'll be back in the firing line in
week
mo you viii not, interposed Mrs
Heney.
"Wen I am going to try, anyhow.s
I shook hands and left the room In
the company of Ben Heney As soon
as we reached the corridor / tried to
express my admiration of the wonder
full display OF courage and determinav
ton which / had witnessed. but could
not find where to start
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