The San Francisco call., 1908-11-15
SYMP PATHY SHOWN
IN RESOLUTIONS
Good Government League Sends
Message of Cheer to
Mrs. Heney
County Clerks Social Club Joins
in Expression of Sorrow
for Shooting

ID Mrs Francis J. Heney the good
eo.crnment league. through President
Marvin and its executive committee.
Yesterday extended its sympathy and
admiration for her noble and stricken
husband The message is one of good
cheer and hopefulness that Mr.. Heney
shall yet live TO exalt righteousness
and justice in this community The
letter follows:
Mrs. Francis J. Heney. 1887 Broad
way, san Francisco, Cal.-Dear mrs.
Heney. The good government league
of san Francisco desires TO express 10
you its adherence and detestation or
the cowardly attempt made on the lie
OF your devoted husband, and TO assure
YOU Of its sincere sympathy earnestly
nope that your brave husband VIII sur
NlTe this attempted assassination ana
De spared 10 again take up the noDle
work in which he has for the past
two years been so devOtedly engaged
The attempted assassination or Fran
els j. Heney while in the performance
OF great public duty has shocked this
community and the citizenship OF the
state and nation who have observed
the course Of the prosecution of graft
CTS and public corruptionists in this
city, and who have earnestly hoped that
those deserving punishment for their
crimes might receive prompt justice
under the law.
This league has stood from its or
ganlzation, now nearly two years ago,
for the enforcement of the law, for
the prosecution OF all who have at
tempted to corrupt our municipal gov
ernment, and has repeatedly placed
itself on record to sustain the prose-
cuLon IN all just methods aiming TO
BRING parrcl pants in crime TO justice.
Although your husband has been
stricken down While on duty in a court
oi justice, others have volunteered for
tne work which he so gallantly car
RED forward up 10 the hour of his at
tempted assassination.
This good government league stands
today In favor of the administration
ol justice and enunclateS its willing
ness 10 unite with all good citizens in
order that absolute and speedy justice
may be reached In our courts and that
unprotessiOnal tactics of hired defend
ers OF crime be justly punished.
The subtle and corrupting influence
OF d debauched press; the attempts TO
murder innocent women and children
IN the dynamiting Of homes Of wit
nesses; the attempt to kidnap wit
neSSeS, the attempt to aSSassinate and
the threatened assassination of those
VINO are seeking to enforce the law:
the confusing of minds Of our citizens
ana the publication Of falsehoods fab
rlcated for the purpose of aiding cor
rupt public officials corrupt DoIffica
bosses degenerate attorneys and de-
generate judges, has reached its logical
conclusion in the attempted assassina-
llon OF man who has fought fear
lessly Tor the past two years, and whose
voice has been always raised in behalf
ot good government, in behalf of JUS
tee and ia behalf of the eternal
principles Of truth and right
Again assuring you Of our heartfelt
sympathy and our supreme belief that
your husband is to be spared for vet
greater things, We subscribe ourselves
deVOtedly yours
LHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
az GOOD GOVERNMENT LEAGUE
OF SAN FRANCISCO
F. W MARVIN, President
The County Clerks social club. IN or
ganization composed exclusively Of
men employed in the county clerks Of
hce. adopted the following resolution
yesterday;
Resolved, That we deeply regret the
unfortunate attack upon and attempted
assassination Of Hon. Francis ]. Heney,
assistant district attorney Of San
Francisco, and further be II
Resolved, That we hereby tender
lnrOugh Hon. William II. Langdon. dis
uict attorney Of san Francisco. to the
said Hon. Francis J. Heney our sym-
pathy and our sincere hope for his
speedy recovery.
Adopted by the County Clerks social
clg6. saturday, November Il. 1908.
signed, l. j.. WEIGH, President
Attest. J. c. FLOOD, Secretary.
Countersigned: H I MULCREVY
County Clerk.