The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-14
MasS-Meeting Tonight to
Demand Swift
Justice.
LYNCHING THREATS
ARE FREELY MADE
Organization Formed as City
. Was Burning Is Revived to
Meet Emergency.
PROSECUTOR SHOT IN
HEAD; MAY RECOVER
City in Wild Frenzy and Would
Be Slayer May Never
Stand Trial.
Especial to the Evening Star. ]

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14--The
"CidzeRs League of Justice, which
was organized while the city was burn
ing, In April, 1905. has called a mass-
meeting tonight to take action on the
attempted assassination of Francis j.
Heney, the graft prosecutor, during the
trial OF Abe Ruef yesterday. The city
fs I'm n blaze of excitement, and there
Is talk of vigilapte justice--such ms
purged The city of crime In the fiftics.
with swift punishment without the aid
of courts.
Heney's condition Is critical and
should he die while the mass-mectfng
is I'm progress a lynching is expected
on all sides.
The Citizens League call is as fol-
lows:
ITO the citizens of San Francisco
Francis ]. Heney has fallen by the
hard of an assassin, shot from behind
while fighting at his post in the cause
| OF justice for the people OF this city.
He would be the first man to appeal to
the calm reason of the citizens to pre-
serve order and proceed only by the
process OF law, to look not for ven
geance, but to demand swift Justice
through the courts. We make the
same appeal.
1.-The prosecution will proceed We
are assured that the trial of Abraham
Ruef will continue tomorrow and Mon
day morning without interruption
THE Citizens League of Justice calls
a x.tk ~G g. .1<.--.- -
lend their aid to the cause of justice,
and to that end mass-meeting Of
citizens is hereby called for Saturday
evening, November Il, at Drcamland
Rink at o'clock. We call upon every
citizen to be present.
(Signed)
THE CITIZENS LEAGUE, OF JUS
TICE.'
Heney was shot in the head by
Morris Haas, a saloon keeper, during
five-minute adjournment of court
yesterday in the Ruef bribery case
The bullet hit no vital organ and he
may recover. The shooting was the
result of an exposure of Haas's crimf-
nal record made by Heney in t he
previous trial of Abe Ruef for the
Parkside bribery case.
Heney had been in Judge Lawlor's
court all day prosecuting Ruef on the
charge of bribing Supervisor Furey.
When court adjourn ed James Foley, his
body guard, who usually sticks very
close to Heney.t to guard against any at
tack, had walked to the rear of the
room. Heney was seated at a small
table at the side of the court room talk
ing with former Supervisor Gallagher.
Suddenly Morris Haas, who had been
venire man in the Ruef- -Parkside
bribery case, sauntered into the court
room, came up behind Heney and, pull
ing out pistol, shot him just below the
right ear Heney fell out of his chair,
while Gallagher grappled with Haas
and prevented him from firing a second
shot. Heney was rushed to the hos
,pital and Haas was taken to the city
prison.
"I shot him." Haas said. ito get even
for humillating me- Heney ruined my
business by exposing my prison record.
I wouldn't consider myself fit to live
IL I hadn't killed him. I did 1t for the
benefit of humanity. There are thou
sands who wanted me to do IT,
Then, after moment, he said "I
have everything to live for. have a
wife and four children; but I couldn't
help shooting this man. even IL hang
for It, He done to me what no man
can forgive. He had ruined and hu-
inflated me-"