The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-22

graduate of the University of Cali fornia."
 Not a very tactful uttsranee. eer- tainly. or one calculated to set the members of the faculty present ct tnsir ease. but Francis J. Heney was ever more noted for his force and darinS than for his diplomacy.
 About the time of the firing" episode Heney's mother noticed that he had severe cough. She sent him to phy- sician, who informed him that he prob- ably had consumption, and that he had better Ro to Arizona. Heney was no
 more afraid of consumption than he was afraid of the doctor or the doc tors son, but he was glad to so to Arizona and become a cowboy. Being of a atudious disposition, with all his quarrelsomeness, he read law in his spare moments, took an examina- ton in Tucson and was admitted to the
 bar. s i4- Killed Arfsona Gun Fighter. One of his first cases was divorce
 suit. which necessitated his killing the
 maintained that 1t was the simplest and easiest case he ever had. ale though" he would add gravely, "it is one in which 1 can take no pride" Tueson's most feared gun fighter had been beating his wife and the uhfortun-
 ate woman was desirous of obtaining legal separation from him., The gun l tighter caused It to be known that he
 would kill each and every lawyer who
 interested himself In the ease. So the woman travelled the circuit Of the Tucson bar without finding a single lawyer who felt qualified to pilot her through the courts. She had never
 heard of Heney, because he was new
 arrival in town, but Heney heard of Ia AWa1 Ank G@a AAr
 T would be glad to take your case, | ma'a he said. Prom all I can learn there never was woman moro l entitled to a divorce"
 "But," said the wife of the gun fght- ! CT, you probably don't know the risk you woold run My husband has
 threatened to shoot any lawyer who
 helps be-"
 T know all about that, too" replied
 Heney with a smile. land you might tell your husband so. in order that I
 won't take i'm of his guard If he de- cides to hunt me up."
 The next day the bill of divorce was filed and the gun fighter, true to his word. came around to Heney's office, revolver in hand. The moment his foot crossed the threshold, Heney shot him dead. thereby giving his client the
 most satisfactory kind of divorce that can be obtained.
 Elected Attorney-Genera1. He was arrested. tried and triumph
 antly acquitted. emerging from the af-
 fair as the giant of the Tucson bar.
 Not long after that he was elected att torney- general of Arizona. In that of-
 flee he demonstrated three things. First-That he was a man of the ut-
 most probity. absolutely beyond the reach of corruptionists.
 Seeond--That he had real legal abil- | llty and a faculty of getting at the truth quickly.
 Third-That hts moral courage was
 as great as his physical courage The element of fear seemed to have
 been left cut Of him altogether He
 was afraid of nothing, and he car ried a gun merely because 1t was nec-
 essary to carry a gun if he wished to | live and continue to fight. No matter where be was or what he
 was doing, under the fap of his long walstcoat, hung on a swivel" in such
 way that he could shoot from the waist without drawing, was his re- voiver He never went without it
 because he knew that he proba bIy
 would not get back if he did. The fearitss eye of Heney and his perfect
 composure, coupled with the Knowledge of the fact that he could shoot with
 the best of them." enabled him to pass