The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-11-20
SHOT TO KILL F. j. HENEY
Morris Haas, Assassin
Kills Himself In
The Jail.
HAD CONCEALED A PISTOL IN
HIS SHOE-GREAT CROWDS
HAD WANTED REVENGE.

While angry crowds of citizens sur
rounded the Jail Saturday night eager
for an opportunity to lay hands on
him, Morris Haas, who shot down
Prosecutor Francis J. Heney, committed
suicide by shooting himself.
The suicide of Haas was climax
to day crowded with sensational hap
penings and rumors growing out of the
dastardly attempt on Heney's life. 1t
also occurred while $500 citizens, work.
ed up to a high pitch of excitement,
were assembled in mass meeting to
voice their anger at the attempt to
take the prosecutors life.
"Give us Haas and we1l fix him!'
cried some of those gathered to hear
the speakers. "Give us Ruef and we III
attend to the prosecution!' shouted
others.
Crowds Ugly.
The widest kind Of enthusiasm was
displayed on the streets where over.
flow meetings were held. Speakers
went from meeting to meeting elo-
giving Heney. Each mention Of the
prosecutors name brought forth deaf
ening cheers. At times the crowds be-
came ugly, but never failed to cheer
when some speaker referred to Heney.
1t was while these exciting demon
strations were in progress in the vicin-
ity of Dreamland rink that Haas
snuffed out his life rather than suffer
the consequences.
Carried Pistol in Shoe.
Haas killed himself with a deringer
pistol of the type that could be carried
in the vest pocket. He carried this
pistol in the top of his gaiter shoe, in
spite of the fact that he had been
thoroughly searched when he was taken
to his cell yesterday afternoon.
From what can be learned he carried
the pistol when he entered the Jail and
successfully concealed it on his person,
presumably in his shoe, all the time.
Family of Haas Is Distracted.
There has been no rest in the little
home on McAllister street, where Mrs.
Haas and her four children live, since
the shocking news was taken to them
Mrs Haas said that her husband, who
was engaged in the liquor business, has
been out of employment for some time
His funds were also low. Mrs. Haas
is the saddest woman in all San Fran
cisco, although efforts are being made
by neighbors to console her.
Was Happy Family.
"We were all very happy, myself
husband and children" she sobbed. 81
did not allow the startling news thai
my husband was a former convict tt
interfere with our happiness. There wa
nothing in his actions to indicate tina
the exposure worried him, but now
know he appeared cheerful when il
reality he was under great strain
It was after he was called convic
that he began to relate his past ez
periences to me and the children. Blu
he never talked about Mr.. Heney or tn
graft prosecution.
! The oldest Haas child is a boy 1
years old, and the youngest is DO
6 years old.
Heney Liable to Die
Francis J. Honey is not out Of da1
ger and there is grave danger tina
blood poisoning may yet snuff out hi
life.
Will Take Heney's Place.
District Attorney W. H. LangdoI
who has arrived from Fresno, al
nounced that he would accept the SCI
vices of Matt I. Sullivan, Hiram Joh1
son and J. J. Dwyer, three of the attol
neys who have proffered their service
as assistants to his office in the prose
cution of the Ruef trial and other prt
ceedings connected with the bribery
graft prosecution.
i Keep Ruef in Custody.
Abraham Ruef spent the entire da
; in the county Jail. That he will r.
main in custody during the remained G
his trial and will not be given his iii
erty, although under bonds aggregatin
, 81 500 900, was intimated by Jude
: Lawlor.
Haas an Embezzler.
San Bernardino, Cal, Nov. 49,
y Morris Haas, who shot Francis J. HI
ney in San Francisco today, was sci
fenced to the state prison for tw
- wears by the superior court of tn
:. county on May %, 1888, he havin
a pleaded guilty to the charge of embe
= element. Haas was travelling sale
" man for cigar manufacturers.
T. Bullet Located.
Although the bullet has been locate
20 imbedded in the left jaw about an inc
n in front of the ear, the surgeons hay
s, decided not to extract it until M
ID Heney gains more strength, as it has
I'd vet given no cause of trouble.
"' The Bullet Taken Out.
The bullet was removed from II
muscles of the lower maxillary, whel
ne it was located by means OF A-ra.
II The operation was successfully pc
formed.
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