The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-14

San Francisco, Nov. 13.-Francis J.
Heuey, a leading figure in the prose
cution of municipal corruption in this
city. was shot and seriously injured
today by Morris Haas. a saloon
keeper. who had been accepted as a
juror in a previous trial and after
wards removed, it having been shown
by the prosecution that he was an eX-
convict fact not brought cut in his
examination as a venireman, in Su-
pellor Judge LAWYERS court room
during a recess in the trial of Abra.
ham Reuf, on trial for third time
on a charge of bribery.
At 60 clock tonight Heney was
. ocnscious He said; Il will live to
prosecute him"
Physicians in attendance on Heney
expressed the opinion that he would
live. 1t had been ascertained that the,
bullet which had entered the right
cheek had lodged under the left ear
and had not entered the brain as at
first feared. Heney was taken to the
hospital.
The Tragedy.
The shooting occurred at I O'Clock
this afternoon Judge Lawwler had a.
few minutes befoer declared a three
minutes recess Of the court and the
jury had left the room. The attor
neys for the prosecution and the de-
fense had returned to the room for a
short conference with Judge Lawler
IN his chambers
Heney was in his customary seat
couyersing with Chief Clerk MCCabe
OF the district attorneys office when
Haas came forward. He approached
Heney and placing the revolver
against his right cheek fired.
Instantly the court room was a
scene of the greatest excitement
Some bystanders seized Haas and
others fastened to the relief OF
Hcney, who was caught as he fell for.
ware the blood streaming from his
wound.
Bullet Located.
Medical aid was summoned aud
Heney was afterwards taken to the
Central Emergency Hospital where
il was ascertained that his wound
was not necessarily fatal The bull
let had passed under the brain and
was found to be under the left ear. .
After Heney had been removed T.
from the court room Judge Lawler
called the court to order and had
Haas placed in custody. when ar
rested Haas said that he shot Heney
because he had ruined him. He is a
married man and has four children.
Ia a statement made to Police Cap
tain Duke. he said:
Haas Statement.
"Heney denounced me in public
with my life and branded me as an
ey-convict II was an outrage I am
the wrong man. DO not care what
becomes Of me now. have sacri-
nced myself. not for my own honor.
b1t for the ones that are situated like
myself By God. would not have
brought my four children into the
world to bear such a brand a. to
Lave known TIE fact that ] was an
eN convict Heney ruined me that is
the reason I shot him"
Heney had finished the cross exam
ination at noon Of James Gallagher.
the prosecutions most important wit /
ness in all the bribery graft cases and I,
the selfconfesed "go-between" OF 1
Ruef and the former board Of super
visOrs.
Henry ACh. chief counsel for Ruef I
had subjected Gallagher 90 a severe
cross examination for two hours in I
the afternoon WHOM Judge LaWlar i.
clarod a brief reces az 415. Henev /
remained in the court room. and was
leaning over On bis table conrersiuzt
with Al McCabe. chief clerk in The
district attorneys office. Diriectly in
front o. him was James l. Gallagher.
the witness 4 representative Of tn
Associated Press had just walked to ,
Hcney's table and was standing a. bis ,
left elbow waiting 10 speak 10 him /
when a small man. neatly attired, ap- /
preached from behind vita quick ID