Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-14
Attempt to Murder Public Pros
ecutor at Frisco Stirs Peo-
pie of Entire City.
BELIEVED CRIME WAS INSPIRED
Members Of Bar Meet and Express In
e,gnation end Call for Mass Meeting
of Citizens - Haas Spirited From
Court Rcom ard Closely Guarded =
Abe Rucf Also Placed in Jail.

San Francisco, Nov. 14.-Francis j.
Heney, special assistant district attor-
ney, who was shot yesterday afternoon
in the court room by Morris Haas. an
ex-convict, passed a restful night re-
tanning consciousness thruout. Re-
ports from the hospital early today
state his condition is improved. His
friends and family are hopeful Of his
ultimate recovery. The gravest danger
appears to be from blood poisoning.
and today an effort will be made to To-
cate the bullet and the exact course Of
of the wound.
Heney was shot in the right side OF
the head as he leaned forward over a
table. The bullet entered half inch
in front of the right ear and ranged
downward, and is lodged somewhere
in the muscles of the right side Of the
his constitution is sufficiently strong to
add to his chance of recovery.
Haas, who did the shooting, was last
night confined in the county jail at
Ingleside, several miles from the CEN
ter of the city. Abraham Ruef was
ordered into custody by Judge Lawler
Immediately after the shooting, and is
also temporary prisoner in JAIL hav-
ing been locked up in fear that he
might be made victim Of renewed
violence from some excited and unex-
pected quarter.
Haas Native Of Germany.
Morris Haas, the man who shot
Heney, is a native of Wurtemburg,
Germany, but has resided here since
1876 He is 48 years old,and for nearly
ten years, OF ever since his release from
the penitentiary, where he served a
two years sentence for embezzlement
of his employers funds, he has been
engaged in the retail liquor business.
In the course Of lengthy statement
made to the police after his arrest, the
prisoner declared:
"Heney pronounced his own death
sentence that moment he denounced
me in court"
Willing to Be Hanged.
Haas alluded constantly to the shame
and disgrace he has experienced since
Heney, several weeks ago confronted
him as he sat in the jury box before
a crowded court room with a photo
graph of himself in convict's stripes.
He has expressed a desire to be shot
or hanged for what he has done. He
has accounted for his movements Of
the year in a more or less straight
forward manner, and has steadfastly
declared that no one except himself
knew of his preconceived determine
tion to slay the man who had exposed
his sins Of the past. No effort was
made in the statement as made to the
public to associate any other in Haas
but it is believed the pris-
oner, in the seclusion Of the county
Jail, was during the early hours Of the
day subjected to a more rigorous ex-
animation.
Citizens Arc Angered.
Prominent citizens and attorneys Of
the city gathered last night,at meet
ing, where spirited addresses were
delivered, calling upon the public to
protect the cause of Justice The out
was d Cdll lOI q ludSS ulCCIluGS
to be held tonight in Dreamland pa
vilion.
While moderation was counselled by
all the speakers, there were at the out
set unmistakable expressions Of hostil-
ity to the courts and predictions that
Haas would not lack aid in his de-
fense. Former Mayor James D. Phelan
charged directly that the crime must
have been inspired.
Rudolph Spreckles, the millionaire
banker who financed the prosecution Of
the supervisors and Ruef, and has been
in frequent attendance at the trials,
used to suppress the reign Of lawless-
ness"
Attack Carefully Planned.
The police are today convinced that
Haas had planned carefully his at
tempt upon Heney's life. In the base
ment of his home are marks of numer-
Gus bullet holes, indicating that some
person had been firing at target, and
neighbors have been found who recall
having heard reports Of revolver shots
at various times during the past fort
night. While thirty policemen, armed
with rifles, guarded the approaches to
the Jail during the night there was no
attempt at a demonstration reported
from any quarter.
Entire City Aroused.
News that Heney had been shot
spread like wild fire thru the city and
even before extra editions of the pa
pers reached the residence sections
people in every walk of life hurried to
swell the crowds in the downtown dis
-rict Few of those in the street knew
what disposition had been made of
Haas. who was spirited out at the rear
loor of the city prison WhiIa the crowds
stood in front, and was,riven by a cir
route to Instant county
,ffioers sfi' to taks@st +.ss',o, out Of the city
! Details 1. of ~ shooting appe' ar on page
, of this issue.l