The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-14
REFORM ELEMENT
STRENGTHENED BY
HENEY SHOOTING
More Determined Than Ever
TO Prosecute and Punish
Grafters.
San Francisco Shocked by
Court Room Crime.
DISCARDED JUTyMaN's DEED

San Francisco, Nov. ii.-Probing
showed that the bullet touched Hen
ey's brain but lodged under his ear.
IIeney Is resting easy and doctors
are confident OF his recovery. Heney's
spirits are unbroken and he declared
he will live 10 prosecute Reuf and
haas and his would-be Stayed. The
attack on Heney has given great inn
petus to the prosecution OF alleged
grafteTs The reform element pre-
diets the attack will result In the
graftcrs' conviction whether Heney
lives or dies.
District Attorney Langdon has is
sued an appeal to the public to keep
order and promised that graft prose-
cutlons will continue and he will i'm
mediale'y prosecute Haas.
Feeling against Haas and Reuf Is
20 bitter that the Jail is heavily
guarded Many lynching threats,
but the authorities believe violence
will be avoided People generally be-
lleve the shooting was part Of po-
iitieal plot, although Haas denies hav-
Ing accomplices A mass meeting to-
night will consider the situation. HI
ram johnson and Mat sullivan, lead
ing attorneys. volunteered 10 continue
the Reuf prosecution. Doctors decid-
ed TO remove the bullet this after
noon. Blood poisoning Is the great
est danger.
President Wires.
Washington. Nov. li.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt telegraphcd Mrs.
Heney and Rudolph spreok'es. who
financed the graft prosecutions. ex-
pressing hts horror and sympathy
San Francisco. Nov. ii.-Francis
]. Honey. leading figure in the pros
ecutlon OF municipal corruption in
this city, was shot and seriously In
jured today by Morris Haas, a sa'oon
keeper who had been accepted as a.
Juror IN previous trial and after
wards removed, Il having been shown
by the prosecution that he was an eX-
convict. a fact not brought out Ia his
examination as venlreman. In SUI
perlor Judge LAWYERS court room
during recess In the trial Of Abra-
ham Renf. on trial for a third time
on chaTgo OF bribery.
A 6 o'clock last night ileney was
conscious. lie said; Il will live TO
prosecute him"
Physicians In attendance on Heney
expressed the opinion that he would
live II has been ascertained that the
bullet which had entered the right
cheek aud lodged under the left ear
aud had not entered the brain as at
first feared. Heney was taken to the
hospital.
The shooting occurred at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Judge Lawler
had few minutes before declared
three minutes recess OF the court
and the Jury had left the room. The
attorneys for the prosecution and the
defense had returned to the room for
a short conference with Judge Law
Ter In his chamber.
Heney was In his customary seat
conyerslng with Chief Clerk McCabe.
of the district attorneys Office. when
Haas came forward. lie approached
Honey 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 hastened TO the relief OF
Heney. who was caught as he fell for
ward. 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
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.
In statement made to Police Cap
tain Duke, he said:
Haas Statement.
"Heney denounced me In public
with my life and branded me as an
ex-convict. II was an outrage. | am
the wrong man. | do not care what
becomes of me now. | have sacri-