Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-16
HENEY JOCULAR
WHILE DOCTORS
DRESS WOUNDS
PROSECUTOR IMPROVES FAST;
REGRETS HAAS ACT
SURGEONS DEFER REMOVAL OF
BULLET
Victim of Ex-convlet Manfests Deep
Interest In Public Mass Meeting.
Suicide Causes Much
Speculation
[By Associated Prssai


q AN FRANCISCO, Nov 15.-The
condition OF Francis ]. Heney is
~ still most satisfactory and the
surgeons report he is making excellent
progress toward recovery. He passed
a comfortable night. sleeping most of
the time, and rested easily today.
Although the bullet has been located.
embedded in the left jaw, about an
inch in front of the ear, the surgeons
have decided not to extract 1t until
Mr.. Heney gains more strength. 1t
as yet has given no trouble.
The swelling in the throat is less
than at any time since the patient was
taken to the hospital. He is breathing
normally.
Mr.. Heney spent an hour today in
the examining room of the hospital
while the surgeons were removing
grains of powder from his face and
head.
While this was going on the wound
ed man sat upon the table and made
ocular remarks.
Regrets Haas Suicide
When told of the mass meeting held
last night at Dreamland rink he
showed great interest, and on being
informed that his assailant had taken
bis own life at the county jail, he
said;
1T is too bad he did it before giving
his reason for shooting me"
Another X-ray photograph of the
wounded mans head was taken today
in order to get a different view from
those taken yesterday.
The suicide of Morris Haas, the as
sassin, was the subject of much dis
cussion today and the police were
engaged in trying to ascertain how
Haas was able to have concealed the
pistol with which he took his life,
after he had been thoroughly searched
two or tree times.
Two Theories Advanced
Two theories were advanced. One
was that he had the pistol hidden In
his shoe from the time he attempted
to kill Mr.. Heney, and it was over
looked by the police.
The other theory-the only one that
the district attorneys office holds-is
that the pistol was passed to Haas
by some interested party while he was
in custody.
1t is pointed out that the size of the
weapon-an old-fashioned Derringer of
II caliber-precluded its eoncealment
in his shoe.
The only persons who were allowed
to approach Haas while he was con-
fined were his wife and the police
guard.
Although Haas was in the county
Jail he was in charge of the police
department.
The clergy branch of the League of
Justice held two mass meetings today.
one at Calvary Presbyterian church,
the other at Grace Methodist Episcopal
church The incidents of the past two
DAYS and the course of the graft prose-
cution were discussed by number or
speakers, clerical and lay.
sermonlze on Tragedy
At the regular services of the
churches in the cities surrounding San
Francisco bay reference to the tragic
events OF the week and their lessons
were made in the sermons.
The attempt to kill Mr.. Heney has
had the effect of reminding civic pride
and overcoming indifference and criti~
cism OF the prosecution of the bribery
graft cases and has evoked deter
mination to support the district at,
torney in the prosecution of all
charged with debauchtng the pubic
service to a conclusion.
It is the intention to proceed tomor-
row with the interrupted trial OF
Abraham Ruef, extra precautions haV-
ing been taken to prevent recurrence
of violence or disorder.
Mr.. Heney's place will be taken by
Attorneys Matt 1. Sullivan and Hiram
w. Johnson.
Suicide Mystery
How Morris Haas obtained the pistol
with which he ended his life, is the
question that was puzzling the police
and the special agents of the graft
prosecution today
The police appear to be divided. Capt.
Duke. who talked with Haas in Judge
Lawlor's court room Immediately after
the shooting, and later at the jail,
claims that Haas could not have had
another weapon in his possession when
arrested, while Capt. Kelly, who was
in charge at the Jail, maintains that
no opportunity to secure gun was
afforded Haas after his arrival at the
county jail.
The importance of the establishment
of this fact is recognized, as 1t is de-
clared by those who hold that Haas
fired at Heney only after having been
nasged into it by the friends of the
arafters, to be their belief that the
gun was passed to Haas after he was
arrested and showed tendency to talk
too much"
If II can be proved that the weapon
was concealed about his person this
view will not be so generally taken,
although in the latter event shakeup
in the police department is to be ex-
pected.
The wife of the suicide could throw
no light upon the matter when seen
today. She said that she knew that
her husband purchased pistol many
months ago, but as to what sort Of a
weapon it was, or for what reason he
bought it, she was ignorant.
Two mass meetings assembled at the
call of what is known as the clergy
branch of the League of Justice were
CARLTON