Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-14

to give 1t, then he said:
Il am Morris Haas. Heney ruin
ed me. l don't care what becomes
OF me now"
In another corner of the building,
Ach and Dozier, Ruefs counsel, were
in the chambers of Judge Lawlor.
my God" exclaimed Ach, Il wish
/ had never taken a criminal case In
my life! I'll never take another when
/ get out OF this one. This is dast-
ardly outrage. ! can not express my
self in strong enough terms. Heney
did not denounce this man Haas, II
he is the one who did the shooting.
In the pursuance of his duty, he dis
closed the fact that during the other
trial of Ruef, Haas was an ex-convict,
and as such had him dismissed from
the jury box. ! sincerely hope he
will recover"
Dozier also regretted he was en-
gagged In a criminal case, after having
several times made resolution that
he would not again take one.
'Its getting to be pretty state of
civilization when a man engaged in
the pursuit of his duty is shot down
in the open court room. 1t was a
dastardly act, an outrageous deed"
Ruef also denounced the attempted
assassination most vehemently. Even
before Heney had been removed from
the court room Captain of Police Duke
took Haas in charge, and after in
forming him that whatever he might
say would be used against him, began
to interrogate him, the statement OF
the ex-convict being taken down in
shorthand.
Haas was convicted Of embezzle-
ment In San Bernardina county, and
on May Is, 1888, was sentenced to
three years In San Quentin. He
served two years and eight months,
having earned four months by good
behavior, and was released on Janu.
airy 25. 1890. Some years later he was
married and has a wife and four chill
dren. He lived with his family at 1S4S
McAllister street, and was engaged in
the saloon business at the time when
/ he was drawn upon the Jury panel for
the second Ruef trial. last May After
being passed by both sides Heney
learned he was an ex-convict. He
dramatically confronted Haas with
his picture IN convict stripes, closely
cropped hair and a number across his
breast Haas was forced to admit his
penitentiarys record, and was i'm.
mediately discharged from the Jury
From his statement it appears that
he has been brooding over his ex-
posure ever since that day. and has
nursed deem hatred of Heney, which
eliminated in today's tragedy.
| At SIS p m. judge Lawlor recon.
I vened court He had already sent
the fury to the San Franc'sc hotel in
charge of a deputy sheriff As soor
as a sembIance Of roder was restored
the court ordered Ruef. who has been
at liberty on bonds aggregating 81,
100000. into the CUSTODY of the sher.
iff, and he was soon afterward taken
TO the county iaiI His counsel. Ach
and Dozier. offered formal objections
The action of Judge Lawlor in order.
ing Ruef into custody was taken, II
is said, not SO much for fear that he
/ would endeavor to fee. as for his owl
safety from possible mob violence
Evidently fearing that some demon
stration might be made also against
the would-be assassin, the police re
moved Haas tonight from the city
| prison. II could not be learned where
) he bad been taken.
| I'll live to prosecute that man.
! declared Heney on the operating table
I at the Central Emergency hospital
while the surgeons were probing the
wound. He was entirely consciou.
and grittily endured the ordeal Mrs
HeGey arrived at the hospital a few
minutes after her husband had beer
taken there. and later ACCOMPANIED
him to Lane hospital, where she is a.
I his bed tonight
! The bullet entered the right cheel
/ and passed through the head under
meath the brain cavity, finding lodg
ment in the region of the left ear.
For more than an hour Haas Wa;
interrogated by Captain Duke anC
w. J. Burns. Haas made a rambling
statement, declaring one moment L.
admitted to killing Heney and sayinj
the next that he hoped Heney woult
not die, and that he had nothiu,
against him, but doggedIy maintain
ing all the time that neither Ruef no
his attorneys had anything to do witt
getting him on the iUryfu Ruefls pre-
vious trial, or with his attempt to as
sassiuate the assistant district al
4 torney.
As the news of the shooting sprea
through the city crowds assembled Il
front of Lane Hospital until late tC
night, waiting for news of the cond
ton of the wounded man.
So uncertain was the temper Q
these gatherings that police official
! decided to keep a strong guard abou
the county Jail at Ingleside, wher
Haas and Ruef were lodged. Thirt
extra patrolmen were detailed t
strengthen the jail as guard. Mr.:
Heney remained at her husband
bedside throughout the night.