The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-14
VICTIMS WOUNDS PROVE
 NOT NECESSARILY FATAL
 BUT VERY DANGEROUS
Morris Haas, the Assailant. Is a Saloon keeper Who Had Been Previously Rejected as a Juror By
 Heney as an Ex-
 Convict.

San Francisco, November 1s-The San Francisco bribery graft cases had dra matic climax today when Assistant Dis triet Attorney Francis J. Heney who has been in charge of the prosecution during it's tortuous course of two years, was shot and seriously wounded in the crowd ed court room by Morris Haas, a sa- loonkeeper and ex-convict. The shooting occurred in Superior Judge Lawler's court room during a recess in the trial of Abraham Ruef, on trial for the third time on the charge of brib- cry
 At 6 o'clock tonight MT. Heney was conscious He said: q will live to prose- cute him.
 The physicians in attendance on Heney expressed the opinion that he would live. It has been ascertained that the bull let. which had entered tile right cheek. had lodged under the left ear, and had not entered his brain as at first feared.
 Taken to Hospital.
 Mir. Heney was taken to the Lane hos pital, where he is receiving the care of skilled surgeons. The shooting occurred at 4:22 o'clock this afternoon Judge Law Ter had few moments before declared d ten minutes recess of court and the jury had left the room.
 The attorneys for the prosecution and defense had returned to the room for 1 short conference with Judge Lawler in hts chambers. MT 1ferr has re- suned his customary seat ana was con versing with Chief Clerk MeCabe of the ] district attorneys office when Haas came forward. He approached Heney and placing revolver against his right cheerl fired Instantly the court room was i the scene of the greatest excitement. Some bystanders seized Haas others hast ened to the relief of Heney, who was caught as he fell forward the blood streaming from his wound. Medical aid was summoned and MT. Heney was after ward taken to the hospital, where it was ascertained that his wound was not nec essarily fatal, the bullet having passed under the brain and found Judgment un- der the left ear. After MT. Heney had been removed from the court room Judge Lawler called the court to order and had MT. Haas placed in custody.
 Statement of Haas. When he was arrested Haas said he shot Heney because he had ruined him. He is a married man and has four chil- dren In a statement made to Police Captain Duke he said:
 i,, ,,ttn1 t1rhio ruined my life and branded me as an ex convict It was an outrage. l am the wronged man. I do not care what be- comes of me now. l have sacrificed my self, not for my own honor, but for those who are situated like myself. By God, l would not have brought my four cllil dren into the world to bear such q brand if I had known that the fact that I was an ex-eonvict would become known. Heney ruined me. That is why l shot him"
 News of the shooting spread rapidly and an immense crowd gathered in the cor riders of the court building. A large force of police, headed by Chief Biggy, surrounded the building and kept the crowd back. A number of men who were suspected of being there to create trouble were arrested.
 Haas on the second Ruef trial had been passed as a juror. Then one day in court Heney dramatically produced q photograph of Haas, taken at San Quen- tin penitentiary, in convict garb, and with cropped head and with his number across his breast Haas collapsed in court. admitting he had been a convict He was immediately discharged from the jury.
 Court Takes Recess.
 MT. Heney had finished the examination Of Jau a tions most important witness in all the bribery graft cases, and the self-con- fessed o-between'' of Ruef and the former board of supervisors.
 Henry Ach, chief counsel for Ruef, had subjected Gallagher to severe cross examination for two hours in the after noon when Judge Lawer declared a brief recess at o5 o'clock. The jury filed out and MT. Heney and Ach and Dozier at the request of the judge. went into his chamber to confer with him on some proposed instructions to the jury. At the close of the conference Ach, Dozier and Judge Lawler went out of the court room in front of the building, which Ia located on Fulton street, near Van Ness avenue.
 MT. Heney, instead of going outside to enjoy a breath of air stepped for mo ment into an ante-room and then came back to his counsel table. While many of the people who had crowded the court room until there was no standing room left, had also gone out on the sidewalk, there was still large crowd in the room-
 The Shot Fired.
 MT. Heney was leaning over on his table converslng in low tones With A. l.. Me Cabe. chief clerk in the district attorney $ office. Directly in front of him was flames L. Gallagher, the witness rep resentative of the Associated Press had inst walked to Mir. Heney's table and