Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-14
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tives assigned to Hency as bodyguards
We're within 10 feet of him and While
both observed the mans intention III
time to spring for his extended arm,
they were too late. Haas held the
weapon within u few inches OF HeneN's
head when he fired.and 1t is the danger
of blood poisoning resulting FROM
burned powder OF other matter IN the
wound that Is most feared.
While Il guard OF so policemen. arm
ed with rifles. guarded the approaches
to the Jail during the night, the OK.
citcmont OF The early evening. When
muttcring crowds gathered about the
city prison and the courtroom where
the would-bc murdered was being in
| tcirogatcd, subsidized and there was
| no attempt at Il demonstration re-
| ported from amy quarter An unbrokcn
| stream of Inquiries as TO Mr.. Heney,S
condition poured into the hospital dun
| ing the night, however, and at the
newspaper offices men fingered for
| hours To read bulletins and await the
! coming of the first papers from tht
| presses.
The ncws that Heney had been shot
| spread like wildtilc through the city
| even before the extra editions of the
| papers reached the residence sections,
| and people in every walk of if hur-
] riel TO swell the crowds in the down
town district Few or those In the
| street knew what disposition had been
| made of Haas. who was spirited out a
rear door of the city prison While the
/ crowds stood in front. and driven bya
| circuitous route to The distant county
4 jail. Another subterfuge4 enabled the
officers to take Rucf out of the city
! without attracting attention.
4 INTER ROGAT1ONf OF HAAS
i rhe official Interrogation Off f{atss'
took place in the courtroom a few
moments after the wounded prosecutor
had been removed 10 a hospital. The
4 prisoner was seated on the edge Of
| table and at times his wandering gaze
] fell upon the pools of blood on the
/ floor. where Hsney had rec1ined
( There We're present as interrogators
| Chief of Police Biggy. Capt. Duke and
| Detective Burns, the latter doing most
! of the questioning In his answers
! Haas seemed at times wandering and
| somewhat incoherent. Time and again
| his mind reverted to the exposure
| brought about by the prosecution and
| while he several times expressed regret
| at what had occurred. at other points
| in the inquisition she spoke of the
| shooting as a matter decided upon and
| to be accepted as matter of course.
! Haas first described his movements
yesterday. He told of Il trip in tic
L
where he received and cashed a war.
rant for jury service. Next he Wis
| tied n friend Sam Levy, and borrowed
$40 Of which he gave $40 to his wife
| upon his return home, Leaving his
| home again, he had Two glasses OF
| beer in a Fillmore street saloon and
then visited a niclSelodeon. where he
| remained TO see several sets of NOV
| ing pictures. Again he returned To
| his home, remaining there until half
an hour before the shooting, when he
| walked to the courtroom.
Has was questioned closely about
| his possession of the revolver With
which the shooting was done and of q
| number of extra cartridges found in
! his pocket He said he had owned the
weapon since 1901, that it had been i'll
| his pocket since Thursday and that he
had carried it at varGas times dur
| ing the past few years.
HAAS MOTIVE
In discussing the motive for his at
tempt upon the life of Mr.. Heney Haas
| continually made reference to the dis
! grace of his exposure by the rrosecu-
| ton, and his answers conveyed the idea
| that he had brooded over the public
references to his past life to a con-
siderable degree. Some of the re-
| plies We're as follows:
what was your reason for shootinS
| Mr.. Heney?" he was asked
| Just for humanity's sake, = he re-
(; piled.
why did you not shoot Ruef fol, hui
| manity's sakc?"
because Ruef did not denounce5 me
! that day"
| ''oh, what suffered since then-don't
| talk. | did not do it for my sake.
had to do it. didn't take any re-
/ venge on Mr.. Heney.
II would talk to myself, I called my
| self a cur, a coward. | says, Why
don't you meet Heney? What is my
life WORTH ! am only exposed wner-
| ever | GO.
! Don't forget. Mr. Burns. I got mar
| ried II years ago and raised family
| of four children. Now look at what
| those children have suffered already by
my being in the paper. NY boy was
| so proud when my name appeared III
| the paper.
as it not true that YOU tried to
qualify as q juror and get on the iury
when you were not qualitied?. Haas
| was asked.
| II an. an elector; that is higher than
| juror. ] voted yesterday; l voted 4
! week ago Tuesday. got z pardon
| from Gov. Waterman. 1t is II public
| record that l was in San Quentin. Why
didn't Mr.. Heney look up my record
| q wish anybody would come and
shoot me. Let them hang me: What
do | care. l don't care absolutely
| snap. Il Tao only Two s1ODS Slilcef leIt.
I! San Quentin and was knocked both
| times. At that time there wasn't more
than dozen people knew about it.
Il have been going TO the Nickel
odeons to hide myself. 1t is dark there
'Heney knew | was going TO get
! him. lie must have feltit III his bones
II would be ashamed TO i've amongst
| you men--do you think l would be de-
!! nounced o.
Haas repeatedly denied that he had
| communicated his intention to anyone.
! He said he had been in the courtroom
! but three times since his discharge as
+, juror. He WAS IN court on Tuesday
or Wednesday, aud according to the
i recollection of one of the Officers, was
/ ordered back into seat by police