Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-14
HENEY IS SHOT
BY EX-CONVICT
JUROR IN FORMER GRAF
TRIAL USES GUN
BULLET LODGES NEAR LEFT EAR;
is REMOVED
Noted Prosecutor Not Believed to Be
Fatally Observation-Disclosures Exc
citement Follows Attempted
Murder
continued from Rage oncl


Within few minutes after the
shooting Chief of Police w. J. blssy'
w J. Burns, former United state Sc
cret service agent, who IS at the heAo
of special detectives employed by tne
nrosecution in the bribery-graft cases.
Rudolph Spreckels, the prominent cap
italist. who financed the prosecution:
Cantains of Police Gleeson, Duke and
Wright, and a large force of police
were on the scene.
Crowd Threatening
There was no hostile demonstration
in the big crowd in front of the build
ing, but some threatening murmurs
began to be heard.
Ruef was surrounded by large
number of people and quietly slipped
away, going with DR.. Tuschler to the
latter's Office for a little while.
This led to a report that the former
political boss had disappeared, and
Special Agent Burns censured some OF
his men for allowing Ruef to get away,
and Chief of Police Buggy Immediately
sent men to hunt for him.
Ruef however, appeared in front OF
the building a little later and sent in
word that the officer at the door would
not let him in. He was taken at once
into the court room.
In the meantime several acts of the
Tragedy
ent parts of the court room While
Mr. Heney was lying on the floor the
newspaper men approached the would
be assassin, who up to that time had
not been identified and asked him for
his name.
Haas Questioned
For more than an hour Haas was
Intercepted by Captain Duke and w.
j. Burns. Haas made a rambling
,.s,- ant flQ
he had determined to kill Mr.. Heney,
and saying in the next that he hoped
Mr. Heney would not die, and that he
had nothing against him, but logged
ly maintaining all the time that neither
Ruef nor his attorneys had anything
to do with getting him on the jury IN
Ruef's previous trial or with his at
tempt to assassinate the assistant dis
trict attorney.
my name is Morris Haas" said he.
yes, shot Heney. He ruined my
life. Heney pronounced his own death
sentence when he denounced me in
court have had no business at all
since that time. 1t was an outrage of
Heney to do that.
ST am the wronged man, not be. Peo-
pie ostracized me; they would not even
look at me any more, Heney had no
right to do that My conviction and
serving in the penitentiary was public
my Cod I have a wife and four
children. Do you think I would have
brought those children into the world
to have them branded that way through
Heney's exposure of me? I don't care
what becomes of me now. You can
hang me or do anything you want
with me-"
Asks for Cigar
Haas asked Burns to take some cigars
L -4,sr. /,
self and give him one, as he could talk
better then. He also asked repeatedly
that the handouts be taken from his
wrists, saying, "I won't hurt you"
1t developed from Haas replies to
questions put to him that today was the
first time he was in the court room in
Carpenters hall, and the third time that
he had attended Ruef's present trial.
He said he had spent some time today
in a Nickelodeon on Fillmore street,
saying that he went there to hide be-
cause it was dark" and went home
about 2 o'clock feeling miserable"
At $3.50 he left his home and walked
to the court room, arriving there a
little after a. just after a recess had
been taken.
Pressed again and again by his in
terrogators as to why he had shot Mr.
Heney, Haas said:
II will give you reason 1 did 1t
"For Humanity's Sake"
why didn't you shoot Ruef for hui
manity's sake?"
Because Ruef did not denounce me
that day. Oh, what 1 have suffered
since then-don't talk. 1 had to do 1t.
I didn't take any revenge upon Mr..
Heney, 1 absolutely didn't"
AS news of the shooting spread
through the city, crowds assembled
about the newspaper oft1ces, where
bulletins were displayed, and gath
ering of 200 persons or more stood
about in front of the Lane hospital I'M
I'll late at night waiting for news of
the condition of the wounded man.
So uncertain was the temper of these
gatherings that the police officials de-
cided to keep a strong guard about the
county jail at Ingleside, where Haas
and Ruef were lodged.
Thirty extra patrolmen were de-
tailed to strengthen the jail guard.
while the reserves from the Potrero and
south districts were assembled and
kent in quarters at the station houses
throughout the night, ready Tor any
emergency.
In another corner of the building Ach
and Dozier, Ruefs counsel, were in the
chambers of Judge Lawlor
MY Godi" exclaimed Ach, Il wish
had never taken a criminal case in my
life. I'll never take another when
get out of this one. This is dastardly
outrage. l cannot express myself in
strong enough terms.
mr. Heney did not denounce this
man Haas, If he is the one who did the
shooting. In the pursuance of his duty
he disclosed the fact during the other
trial of Mr.. Ruef that Haas was an
ex-convict, and as such had him dis
missed from the jury box. I sincerely
hope Mr.. Heney will recover"
Dozier Also Regrets
Dozier also regretted he was en-
gagged in a criminal case after having
several times made resolution ne
would not again take one.
eIt's getting to be a pretty state OF
civilization when a man engaged in the
pursuance of his duty is shot down In
an open court room. 1t was das-
lardly act. an outrageous deed"
Ruef also denounced the attempted
assassination most vehemently.
II was outside in front OF the build
ne. talking to my attorneys, when we
,eard the shot" said he. I'VE tried
% get IN, but were stopped by the
,rovfd that rushed out The first ] knew
hat 1t was Mr. Heney who had been
hot was when newspaper man came