The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-14
FRANCIS ]. HENEY
SHOT IN COURTROOM
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eyes TO Mr.. John o Cara. his assistant
at the trial, he said:
= want to make dying statement.
| believe | am going TO die.
- l was sitting at my table when |
felt what | thought was a blow. j do
not know who shot me. l was doing
nothing to anyone.
Ruef and his two attorneys, who
were out on the sidewalk, were startled
by the report and started for the court
room, but were forced down the steps
by the crowd rushing frantically out,
and the police refused 10 admit them.
''What has happened?' shouted Ruef
10 the Associated Press representative,
as the latter ran out to the nearest
telephone.
Cheney has been shot, " was the re.
"My God, Who did thatG" he
asked.
Ruef Summons Doctor.
Ruef' $ automobile stood in front of
the building. and he Immediately or
dcred his chauffeur to get the nearest
physician. The car returned a few min
utcs later with DR.. \. :. Tuchlcr of 703
Van Ness avenue.
Medical assistance was somewhat
slow in arriving, and DIR. Tucbler was
the first physician on the scene. Mr..
heney IN tDc meantime lay on MS Sldr
in the court room with piece of rug
under his head. Finally the ambulance
arrived and conveyed the wounded at
torney 10 the Central emergency hos
pital but four blocks away, from
whence he was removed about o'clock
TO the Lane hospital.
The report of the attempted assassi-
nation spread throughout the city like
wildfire and caused intense excitement
and Indignation. An immense crowd
gathered around the court room,
Several hundred people followed thc
ambulance from the hall 10 the Central
emergency hospital, and downtown
thousands gathered around the bulle,
tin boards.
Within few minutes after the
shooting Chief of Police w. j. Buggy,
". j Burns, former United States Sc
cret service agent, who is at the head
nf the special detectives employed by
the prosecution in the hribery-graft
cases; Rudolph Spreckels, the promi-
nent capitalist. who financed the prose
cutions; Captains of Police Gleesou,
Duke and Wright and a large force of
police were on the scene.
Threats Against Ruef.
There was no hostile demonstration
in the big crowd in front of the build.
ing, but some threatening murmurs be-
gan to be heard Ruef was surrounded
by large number of people and quiet
~ slipped away, going with DR. Tuch-
Ter to the latter IS office for little
while This led to a report that the
former political boss has disappeared,
and Special Agent Burns censured some
Of his men for allowing him TO get
away, and the police Immediately sent
mer to hunt for him. Ruef. however
appeared in front of the building q lit
tie Later and sent in word that the Of
ficer 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 Mr.
Heney was lying on the floor the news
papcrmcn approached the would be as
sassn, who up to that time had not yet
been identified. and asked him for his
name. At first he refused to give it
then he said:
- am Morris Haas. Honey ruined
INC ] don't care-what becomes Of me
now
Ru-'f's attorneys denounced tn,
shooting Us Il dastardly outrage.
RUFF WAS taEon into custody after
the shooting, to safeguard his persona
safety.