The San Francisco call., 1908-09-26
BOLD PLOT
|. F FAILS TO
HURTHFNFY
Graft Defendants Try to Secure
Indictment of Prosecutor
for Arizona Killing
Son of Slain Man Ex0nerates
Assistant District Attorney
and Tells of Bribe Offer
''Ruef Tried to Hire Ne to Help
Stir Up Public Sentiment
Says Handy
Plan of Revenge Reported to
Have Involved Expenditure
of Big Sum

5. Ugly facts, just come to
light, lay bare in detail a
desperate but futile attempt
by the "higher ups" of San
Francisco to secure by brib-
cry the Indictment Of Fran
els J. Heney for the killing
of DR.. Handy in Arizona II
years ago. On the heels of
this exposure comes the son
OF Dr. Handy, charging that Abe
Rnef tried to hire him TO go to
Arizona and reopen the case
Complete exoneration of his
fathers slayer is given by young
Handy. His story also shows
that Heney has known all these
facts for nearly two years, but
that out of regard for woman's
feelings he has forborne to cause
her further tears, even to vindi-
cate himself.
Handy's story Of the plot en-
gineered by Abe Ruef for his
wealthy defenders brings into
the limelght with newer significance
the confession made to Francis J.
Heney by ]. C. Browne. an employs OF
Luther Brown. once chief OF the United
Railroads detective staff. Browne ar
that time told Heney that he had
been sent to Arizona in the interest OF
the United Railroads to cause Heney
to be indicted, but that although he
spent $4,000 in the venture the at
tempt had failed.
''Herrin fell down on u.s. said
Browne to Heney at that time ~EEe
was TO find Judge who would give
the necessary court order to reopen
the case. but he found that the federal
courts would not go into such thing.
and had to quit
Handy's story connects Ruefs directly
with an ofrer of money 10 take up the
in these negotiations one Howard Har-
ron. a henchman OF the CRATER. and
then in the employ OF the city
HARR0N VISITS HANDY
Handy says that Harron came TO him
November 80. 1905 and took him to
! TO consider a proposition to go back
10 his old home. Tucson. and get that
seou1drS1s, ,t5sn hsney; s indiessa- Sa Handy re-
to him again and told him that there
would be money IN IL for him. together
go W,'H with Tlh u him ' down to Arizons and and
help TO stir up public feeling against
Heney.
afterward he went to see Heney and
told him that he was willing TO make
aff1davit that as Dr. Handys son he
considered Heney entirely blameless-
affidavit and publish 1T then, for the
reason that DR. Handy's mother was
still living and that II would cause her
son reviewed in the newspapers
Handy kept silence for two years.
and. according to his +, statement. be
suit OF the vicious attacks OF Attorney
Henry Ach directed against Heney In
the Ruef trial
was calling Heney an assassin and a
murderer" said young J. c. Handy yes
terday referring to him as man
whose hands were 'dripping with the
blood OF a human being could con-
tain ruyself no longer i want the pub
/ lie TO know what Dr. Handy's son
/ thinks OF Frank Heney and how we
regard him in Arizona
WANTS STORY PUBLIC
II also want the public TO know soine
/ Of the criminal methods that Heney's
a,.-,iaz have resorted to In order 10
get him out OF the way Abe Ruef tried
/ to brfbe me to get Heney indicted. He
came TO me and made direct PROPOSE
zion. And I think IL is time that the
public should know about IL even II
1 Frank Heney will not tell 10 himself
II was only . years old when nv
father was shot Immediately after
/ that our family moved to San Fran
cisco. Here i was brought uo under
the influence OF a relative who was
bitter for vengeance against Heney and
I was taught BY her TO believe that
Henev had wantonly killed my father
She used TO tell me that when I grew
up l must kin Heney--that I wouldn Z
he a man If didn't avenEe nv father