The Detroit times., 1908-11-14
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tected as a Juror In the Parkside brib-
cry case on account OF his criminal
! record.
The shooting took place In Judge
| LAWYERS crowded court room during
"a brief recess In the third trial OF
ABE" Ruef on charge OF bribery.
| Lane hospital and Haas. who wildly
declares that Heney ruined his
life" is In the city prison.
The excitement throughout the city
Is intense.
How Il Happened.
| Mr.. Heney. during the recess. was
leaning over his table conversing In
low tones with Mr.. McCabe. chief clerk
In the district attorneys once. d.
rectly In front of him was James j.
/ Gallagher. the witness. A reporter
had just walked to Mr. Heney's table
and was standing at his left, elbow
waiting TO speak to him when small
man, neatly attired, approached from
behind with quick steps but with de-
liberation. Suddenly his right hand
shot out and before the newspaper
man. McCabe. or John Foley, Heney's
special bodyguard. sitting about eight
feet away. could make q move there
WAS fash and loud report rang
through the court room.
| For q moment everybody seemed
stunned. The assassin. whose revol-
YER was within q foot and half OF
Heney's head when he pulled the trig-
ger, stepped back. his arms by his
aides. one hand still clutching the
smoking pistol a. II he hesitated what
to do next. For a second an impress
sive silence followed the report while
the smoke Of the shot hoatsd away.
Then followed o dramatic scene.
IN Assassin ovsrpovsrsd.
Some one shouted: MY God, he
has shot Heney. "A chorus OF ex.
CARNATIONS escaped the spectators.
Half the people evidently fearing
further shooting made a frantic rush
for the doors Before Haas could raise
the pistol again Foley and e. J.
Wiskotchill. special policeman.
threw him to the door and wrested
the weapon from his grasp.
Haas struggled hard. but was drag
ged to the Jury box. thrown on his
back and held there just rs the Jurors.
attra cted by the shooting, came burst.
Ing through their private entrance.
Mr.. Heney, as the shot rang out,
rose out OF his chair, put his hands to
his head, the blood streaming through
his fingers, and reddening the table
in front Of him, leaned over q moment
and was about to fall when those near
caught him and laid him on the floor
Charles Oliver and John Foley. two
special detectives connected with the
district attorneys office. holding his
head out OF the blood which flowed
from a hole which appeared to be just
below the right temple.
He was conscious and said:
Send for my wife"
DR.. II. A. Fincks, who was in the
courtroom at the time, rushed TO Mr.
Heney's side. made a hasty examina-
ton and pronounced him fatally
wounded.
Mr.. Heney 10 Composed.
Mr.. Heney was perfectly composed
and the peculiar smile for which he
Is known was still lowering around his
lips. He also believed that he was
fatally hurt Turning his eyes to Joha
O'Gara. his assistant In the trial. he
said:
II want TO make a dying statement.
believe l am going TO die.
felt what I thought was blow. | do
not know who shot me. | was doing
nothing TO anyone"
Ruef and his two attorneys. who
were out on the sidewalk. were start.
led by the report and started for the
courtroom, but were forced down the
steps by the cowd, rushing frantcally
out and the police refused to admit
them.
What has happened?" shouted Ruei
to a writer, as the latter ran out 10
the nearest telephone.
"Heney has been shot," was the
reply.
MY God! Who did that?" he asked
Ruef Sends for Doctor.
Ruef's automobile stood In front Of
j the courthouse and he Immediately or
dered his chauffeur to get the nearest
physician. The car returned few
minutes later with DR.. A. s. Tuchter
Mr.. Heney lay on his side In the court.
room for some time with piece OF
rug under his head. Finally an am
bulance arrived and conveyed the
wounded man to the Central Emerg-
ency hospital. four blocks away.
whence he was removed later to the
Lane hospital.
Ruef was surrounded by q large
crowd. and he quietly slipped away.
going with Dr. Tuchter to the latters
office for a little while.
Ruefs attorneys denounced the
shooting as a dastardly outrage. Ruef
was taken into custody later to safe
guard his person.
Haas, who Is an understood German
Jew, was in wildly excited state.
but declared that he had shot Heney
because Heney, on the Parksido
bribery case. had first accepted him
as a juror and then had him rejected
because he claimed Haas was an ex'
convict and therefore unfit to serve
on the jury.
II shot him." he shouted. ito get
even for humiliating me-"
The incident which led Haas TO