The San Francisco call., 1908-11-15
TOLD RUEF's ATTORNEY

When Haas was summoned as a
venireman in the Parkside case
Brachman told one of Ruef's attorneys
that Haas was bad man and should
be dismissed or challenged Familiar
as he was with Ruef, BRAKEMAN did not
seem to realize, according to his own
story, that bad men and ex-convicts
were the sort that Ruef wanted to sit
in judgment on his case. BRAKEMAN did
not say which of the Ruef lawyers he
told of Haas nefarious record. In
that case Ruef had two lawy yers-Henry
Ach and Frank j. Murphy. When
Heney exposed Haas to the court Muir
ply Immediately sprung to the defense
of the man and asked questions show
ing that he knew of Haas career.
Henry Ach seemed frankly surprised
at the relations and in open court mild
~ censured Murphy for not telling him
of the facts But BRAKEMAN does not
say whether he told the story of Haas
to Murphy or to Ach. 1t is scarcely
necessary to tell that. Murphy later
was indicted for an attempt TO brlbe
Yenireman John Martin Kelly in the
present Ruef case. Murphy is directly
Implicated in the Kelly Blake scandal
BRACHMAN'S STORY
The story told by Brachman last
evening is in substance as follows:
met HAAS 20 NSdlS cSSO- A>ASh Nii
years ago Haas and l planned to open
a 5 cent whisky house in East street.
We leased the building, when l re-
membered that Haas had been in
trouble. But it happened that when
Haas was convicted l was out of the
city and so had lost track of his career
But before I had completed negotia-
tions with Haas / remembered that he
had been in the penitentiary on a
7 tod
no business relations with him. We
forfeited the lease.
although we did not go into busi-
ness, we frequently met and we re-
mained intimate friends. He always
boasted to me that he was not afraid
of any one on earth and that If any
man ever did him an injury he would
kill him-cause him to die with his
boots on.
when Ruef was on trial in the
Parkside case, on the bribery charge.
1 heard that Haas had been called on
The Jury panel At that time | was
frequently in consultation with Ruef,
every day, in fact. But 1 was afraid to
go to Ruef with what knew of Haas,
so [ went to one of his lawyers
won't say which one-and told him of
the record of Haas. 1 told him that
Haas was a bad man and an ex-con-
vict. I said that Ruef should challenge
him.
HAAS PROMISED $4,000
Il was in court the day that Haas
qualified and passed into the jury.
Again I told this attorney that Haas
was a bad man, to get rid of him, but
nothing was done.
When Heney produced the evidence
showing that Haas was an ex-convict
1 was in court, also. I met Haas after
he had been disqualified.
Haas told me the reason why he
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ward 1t was but half a dozen steps to
the side of Heneys chair.
Haas described in detail how he no
ticed Heney looking up into McCabe's
face, and how he thrust his arm across
the only opening, drawing the revolver
from his overcoat pocket with the
same motion. Then he fred and
stepped back, his intention being, he
declared, to place the weapon back in
his pocket.
But Foley was too quick" he con-
cIuded "He had me before l could get
It back into my pocket"
Haas last statement was an enigma.
I'm glad he's alive" he said. Il
didn't try to kill him. I only wanted
to wound him in the cheek. Why did
do it? / had to do it."