The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-27
Morris Haas, Assassin
Kills Himself In
The Jail.
HAD CONCEALED A PISTOL IN
HIS sHoE-GREAT CROWDS
HAD WANTED REVENGE.

While angry crowds Of citizens sur
founded the Jail Saturday night eager
for an opportunity TO lay hands on
him, Morris Haas, who shot down
Prosecutor Francis J.. Heney, committed
suicide By shooting hinssi-.
The suicide Of Haas vas a climax
10 a day crowded with sensational hap
penings and rumors growing out Of the
dastar1ly attempt on Heney's life. 1t
also occurred while $500 citizens, work
ed up 10 a high pitch Of excitement,
were assembled in mass meeting to
voice their anger at the attempt to
take the prosecutors life.
"Give US Haas and we II fix him!"
cried some Of those gathered to hear
the speakers. "'Give US Ruef and wen
attend TO the prosecution shouted
others.
Crowds Ugly.
The widest kind Of enthusiasm was
displayed on the streets where over
flow meetings were held. Speakers
went from meeting to meeting elo-
giving Heney. Each mention Of the
prosecutor s name brought forth deaf
ening cheers. At times the crowds be-
came ugly, but never failed to cheer
when Some speaker referred to Heney.
1t was while these exciting demon
STATIONS were in progress in the vicin-
ity Of Dreamland rink that Haas
snuffed out his life rather than suffer
the consequences.
Carried Pistol in Shoe.
Haas killed himself with a deringer
pistol Of the type that could be carried
in the vest pocket. He carried this
pistol in the top of his gaiter shoe, in
spite Of the fact that he had been
thoroughly searched when he was taken
to his cell yesterday afternoon.
From what can be learned he carried
the pistol when he entered the jail and
successfully concealed it on his person,
presumably in his shoe, all the time.
Family Of Haas Is Distracted.
There has been no rest IN the little
home on McAllister street, where Mrs.
Haas and her tour children live, since
the shocking news was taken to them.
Mrs. Haas said that her husband, who
was engaged in the liquor business, has
been out of employment for some time.
His funds were also low. Mrs. Haas
is the saddest woman in all San Frar-
cisco, although efforts are being made
by %neighbors to console her.
Was Happy Family.
owe were all very happy, myself,
husband and children, z she sobbed. 81
did not allow the startling news that
my husband was a former convict to
interfere with our happiness. There was
nothing in his actions to indicate that
the exposure worried him, but now 1
know he appeared cheerful when in
reality he was under a great strain.
1t was after he was called a convict
that he began to relate his past ex-
~periences to me and the children. But
he never talked about Mr.. heney or the
graft prosecution"
The oldest Haas child is a boy Il
years old, and the youngest is a boy
6 years old.
Heney Liable to Die.
Francis J. Heney is not out Of dan.
ger and there is grave danger that
blood poisoning may yet snuff out his
life.
Will Take Heney's Place.
District Attorney W. II. Langdon,
who has arrived from Fresno, an
nounced that he would accept the ser
vices of Matt l. Sullivan, Hiram John
son and j. j. Dwyer, three of the attor-
neys who have prOffered their services
as assistants to his office in the prose-
cution of the Ruef trial and other pro-
ceedings connected with the bribery
graft prosecution.
Keep Ruef in Custody.
Abraham Ruef spent the entire day
in the county Jail. That he will re-
main in custody during the remained of
his trial and will not be given his lib
erty, although under bonds aggregating
81, ,OOO, was intimated by Judge
Lawlor.
Haas an Embezzler.
San Bernardino, Cal, Nov. ID
Morris Haas, who shot Francis j. He
ney in San Francisco today, was SEN
fenced to the state prison for two
years by the superior court of this
county on May %, 1883, he having
pleaded guilty to the charge of embez-
element. Haas was a travelling sales.
man for cigar manufacturers.
Bullet Located.
Although the bullet has been located,
imbedded in the left jaw about an inch
in front of the ear, the surgeons have
decided not to extract it until Mr..
Heney gains more strength, as it has as
yet given no cause of trouble.
The Bullet Taken Out.
The bullet was removed from the
muscles Of the lower maxillary, where
it was located by means of X.ray.