The San Francisco call., 1908-11-16

Under Sheriff HaESertN, IN cnarSe OF
the Ingleside Jail, said yesterday that
the regular Jail officials had taken no
part in guarding Haas. The jail was
given over TO Biggy. who desired to
keep the prisoner away from ihc city
prison. and they were not interfered
with. Biggy's own men guarded haas
cell and received their instructions di-
rect from their chief. Mrs. Haas nrsr
VISITED the 5aiI aoout $40 o'clock sat
urdav morning. asking 10 see her hus-
band. but she had no permit, and IL
was 1890 o'clock before she secured
the proper authorization and returned
She was accompanied ny Mrs. NJ. Cohu.
q neigh Dor. but the latter did not 2p-
proach the prisoner closely. Mrs. Haas.
however. was allowed TO talk TO him
and 10 lean through the wide opening
between the bars and kiss him. Mrs.
Haas denied Yesterday that she had
given the derringer to her husband,
and Mrs. Cohn declared that she was
confident that Mrs Haas had not taken
tbe weapon with her
Early yesterday morning Policeman
Charles b. Kelly. the guard. was at the
Haas home and was Joined there by
Detective Burke, who had been in
charge OF the prison guard and who
participated in the refusal to al
low Burns 10 see Haas Saturday
afternoon. The two spent most OF
the day in the vicinity and had
= long talk with Mrs Haas before the
arrival Of Special Agent Burns about
noon. When Burns attempted 10 inter
view Mrs. Haas he could get nothing
but refusals TO talk. The woman was
on the verge OF A breakdown, and for
ler own sake Burns did not press the
Investigation. Kelly made no explana-
1ion of why he had called or OF the
nature OF his conversation with Mrs.
Haas.
Tn his confession 10 Burns and Lang
don Friday afternoon Haas not only de-
clared that others had urged him TO Kill
Heney, but asserted that he had told
woman Of his intention TO do so. and
that she had said IL he did not stop
making such threats she would have
q warrant sworn out for his arrest.
AIRS. Cohn was the woman named by
Haas. and she yesterday corroborated
In fun this feature Of his confession.
She said that she had known Haas
about - years and that he formerly
cierked for her uncle in Kansas City.
Detective Burke. q stanch supporter
Of the Biggy- Kelly theory that the der
ringer was hidden by Haas in his shoe.
interviewed Mrs. Cohn yesterday. He
was authority for the statement that
she described the derringer to him be-
fore seeing il and told him that il was
one Of three guns owned by Haas. She
said that he was accustomed to carry il
IN his hip pocket and that the gun with
which he shot Heney was one that he
generally carried in his right hand
trousers pocket.
HAAS CARRIED Gun
According TO Mrs. Cohn. Haas ex-
plained 10 her that the reason he car
ried revolver was that after the fire
he often took home 500 or more with
hlm an night She once told him. she
Saio. lhat he was going crazy and
would commit suicide if he was not
careful. and received the answer.
Well before i do I'll take another
human life"
Ars- tohn, according to Burke de-
ciared that she was afraid to tell her
husband what Haas had told her She
was at one time separated from her
husband, and the reports Of the police
are that rumor at that time coupled
her name with Haas
Chief Of Police Biggys frantic ef-
forts TO block the investigation of
the haas crime by the district attor-
ney ONCE developed another signif-
cant feature yesterday. Following the
report made 10 him Saturday morning
Dy detective Burke. on which he based
his statement that Haas undoubtedly
was insane and that the shooting of
Heney was not q plot but a one man
JOB, another report was received from
Burke This was made later in the
day and was handed TO Captain of De-
tectives Kelly In il Burke stated that
he had talked To Haas after Burns and
langdOn had secured a confession from
him and that Haas had confirmed every
thing that he had told them. This in
ciuded the statement that others had
urged him 10 commit the crime Biggy
had already given out the former re-
port and an accompanying declaration,
md the supplementary report was care
fully kept under cover and not made
public.
Special Agent Burns yesterday re-
itersted his decision To bring formal
charges against the policemen who at
tempted to prevent him from visiting
Haas Saturday.
From what I have learned ]. am sat
isfied that Mrs Haas, either Willingly
or unwittingly, passed the derringer to
her husband" he said. In view OF
this and the fact that he killed himself
while under guard Of men detailed to
watch him at every moment, and after
7 had been denied admittance by these
same men and la0 Idler secured from
him z confession directly contradictory
10 their reports. the case assumes a bad
phase which demands a thorough in
VesugatiOn. 7 will prefer formal
charges against Kelly and Attridge
and in this way we Will find out who
was responsible for the order that I
should not see the prisoner, why IT
was anticipated that ] might visit him,
and why If 1t was anticipated. the dis
frict attorneys Office was not notified
that such an order had been given.
STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCE
1T is ali very strange. The police
believed Langdon TO be out of town.
for he had communicated with them
from Fresno. and yet the order was
sssued that he might see Haas, but that
]. his representative. might not An
other point is that until yesterday
1.angdon had never visited the county
fail. and this was generally known.
Iiad 7 gone out there alone and failed
10 get in, ] would have had no time to
make another trip during the after
noon. ] would not have been able to
talk TO Haas. and his confession. which
has already been Of great value TO us.
w0uld have died with him. We OBJ
tained that confession after the police
men had reported that the man was