The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-16
SAN FRANCISCO'S
PRIDE AROUSED
Shooting of Heney Will Have
the Effect of Purifying the
Civic Atmosphere.
WOUNDED MAN DOING WELL
SUICIDE OF HAAS BEING INVES-
TIGATED BY AUTHORITIES.

san francisco. Nov. l0--Ihe cOnul-
ton of Francis J. Heney is still most
satisfactory. and the attending surgeons
report that he is making excellent prog
ress on the road to recovery. He passed
a comfortable night. sleeping most of
the time. and rested easily today.
Although the bullet has been located.
embedded in the left jaw about an inch
in front of the ear, the surgeons have
decided not to extract it until Mr..
Heney gains more strength, as il has
as yet given no cause of trouble.
The swelling in the throat is less than
at any time since the patient was taken
to the hospital, and he is breathing nor
mally.
Nerve Of Wounded Man.
Mr. Heney spent an hour today in
the examining room of the hospital.
while the surgeons were removing
grains OF powder from his face and
head. While this was going on the
wounded man sat upon the table and
made jocular remarks.
When told of the mass meeting held
last night at Dreamland rink, he
showed great interest, and on being in
formed that his assailant had taken his
own life at the county Jail. he said:
1T is too bad he did it before giving
his reason for shooting me-"
Another X-ray photograph of the
wounded assistant district attorneys
head was taken today in order to get a
different view from those taken yGstcT-
day.
Suicide of Haas.
The suicide of Morris Haas, who tried
TO assassinate the noted prosecutor. was
the subject Of much discussion today,
and the police authorities were engaged
In trying to ascertain how Haas was
able to have concealed the pistol with
which he took his life. after he had
been thoroughly searched two or thxee
times. Two theories were advanced.
One was that he had the PISTOL hidden
i'm his shoe from the tine he attempted
to kill Mr.. Heney. and it was over
looked by the police
The other theory. the one that the dis
trict attorneys office holds. is that the
pistol was passed to Haas while he was
confined with his wife and the police
guard.
Although Haas was in the county Jail,
lie was in charge of the police depart
ment.
Mass Meetings in Churches.
The clergy branch of the League of
Justice Nelu TWO mass meetings TO-DAY,
one at Calvary Presbyterian church, the
other at Grace NJ. f. church. The Incl
dents of the past two days and the
course of the graft prosecution were
discussed by a number of speakers,
clerical and lay.
Atthe regular services of the churches
in the cities surrounding San Francisco
bay. references to the tragic events of
the week and their lessons We're made
in the sermons.
The attempt TO kill Mr. Heney has
had the effect of reminding civic pride
and overcoming Indifference and criti-
cism of the prosecution of the bribery
graft cases, and has evoked a deter
mination to support the district attor-
ney in the prosecution to a conclusion
Of all charged with Gebauching the pub
lie service
Ii is the intention 10 proceed toner
row with the interrupted trial of Abra-
ham Ruef. extra precautions having
been taken to- prevent recurrence of
violence or disorder
Mr.. Heneys place will be taken by
Matt I. Sullivan and Hiram
W. Johnson.