Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-14
NORRIS HAAS
SHOOTS HENEY
Ugly Wound in Head But Graft
Prosecutor Will Live

=. heney, VINO mas peen IN charge OF
the prosecution, during It's course Of
two years, was shot and seriously
wounded In the crowded court room
by Morris Haas. an ex-conyict. The
shooting occurred during 3 BRIEF re-
cess in the third trial OF Abraham
Ruef on the charge or bribery. which
Is now In its eleventh week.
Mr.. Heney Is now in the Lane hos
pital, and the physicians say that
his wound IL not fatal. Haas il IN
the city prison. The would be aasas-
sin Ii saloon keeper, who was
drawn upon the jury panel IN the
second trial OF Ruef and, after hAy-
Ing been temporarily passed BY both
sides, was exposed in q dramatic
manner BY Mr.. Heney a. an ex-con-
Wet and discharged from the jury.
Haas declared after the shooting
that Heney had ruined his life by
this exposure and that he had de-
termined to XIII him for that rea-
son.
Court Had Taken Recess.
Mr.. Heney had finished the cross
examination Of James L. Gallagher.
the prosecutions most important
witness in all the brlbery-graft eases
and the confessed "go-hetween. Of
Ruef and the former board OF super
yisors. Henry Ach, chief counsel for
Ruef, had subjected Gallagher to a
severe cross-examinRtion for two
hours in the afternoon, when Judge
Lawlor declared brief recess at 4;05
o'clock. The jury iled out and Mr.,
Heney and Ach, at the request OF the
Judge, went into the chamber 70 con-
fer with him on some proposed In
struetions to the jury. Al the con-
elusion OF the conference Dozier.
Ruef and Judge LaWlor went out OF
the court room 70 the street in front
OF the building. which Is located on
Fulton street, near Van Ness avenue.
Mr.. Heney instead OF going out
side 10 enjoy a brief firing. stepped
for a moment into an anteroom and
then came back to the counsel table.
While many OF the persons who
crowded into the courtroom had
gone out on the sidewalk. there was
still a large crowd In the court room.
Mr.. Heney was leaning over on his
table eonversing In low tones with
Al McCabe, chief clerk In the district
attorneys ONCE.
Quick Approach Of AsaalIant.
Directly in front OF him was James
L. Gallagher. the witness; a small
man. neatly attired, approached the
assistant attorney from behind in
quick steps. but with elaboration.
Suddenly his right hand shot out.
and before the newspaper man, Nc
Cabe or John FoleY. Heney's special
body guard. sitting about three feet
away, could make a move there was
fash and a loud report ringing
through the courtroom.
For q moment everybody seemed
stunned and paralyEed. The would
be assassin, whose revolver was with
In foot and half Of Heney's head
when he pulled the trigger, stepped
back. his arms By his side. one hand
still elutehing the smoking pistol, a.
II hesitating what to do. In q frae-
ton Of q second an impressive al
lence followed the report while the
smoke Of the shooting leisureiy Goat
ed away. Then followed q dramatic
scene. Some one shouted my Cod
He has shot Heney." Exclamations
OF horror burst from the crowd. Half
Of the spectators. evidently fearing
further shooting. made afrnntlc rush
for the doors.
Before the assassin could raise HIS
pistol again Foley and e. J. wis
kotchill. a special policeman. we're
upon him. had thrown him 70 the
floor and wrestled the weapon from
his grasp. He struggled, but was
dragged 70 the jury box. thrown mp
on hts back and held there Just IS
the jury attracted By the shot. came
bursting through It's private en-
trance.
As the man Who had fred TIE shot
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