The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
WOMAN EXPOSES
BOOOLfRS' PLOT
TO TEMPT HAAS
Declares Assassin Told Her Out
siders Had Advised Him
TO Kill Heney
When Damaging Statement Is
Made Biggy Abruptly ChOkes
on Examination
hrs. Miriam COhn Reveals the
Way Higher Up" Agents
Egged Him on to Deed

That Morris Haas was impelled by
outside Influences TO shoot Francis J.
Heney wss positively established yes
terday through tire statements Of Mrs.
Miriam Cohn. friend and conhdant of
tho Nassassin. This revelation came
from thq woman during her examina-
zion at the hands Of Chief Of Police
Biegy. That she did not divulge the
names Of those persons who had
spurred Haas TO the terrible crime was
due solely 10 the blundering manner
In which Biggy conducted the investi-
gatioa- As soon as Mrs. Cohn made
this admission. which pointed unerr-
ingly toward Abe Ruef and his wealthy
associates in Doodle. the inquiry was
abruptly switched and hastily termi-
naied.
The agents or the graft prosecution
win endeavor to iuterrogate her today,
that the damning details may not be
lost For the second time Biggy has
cut the chain that linked Haas with
Ruef and the higher ups.
The examination OF Mrs. Cohn was
conducted at police headquarters
Jointly by Biggy and Captain of De-
tectives James Kelly in the room at
the time was Detective Sergeant
Thomas r. Burke After much pre-
Mninary questioning. Kelly asked:
~Did he OHaas) ever say that any
scdy was encouraging him or advising
him to XIII this man. Mr. Heney?"
NO replied Mrs Cohn not in the
least Then she continued: He said
in an orhand manner. I meet people
and they say they are sorry for me and
they feel that he ought TO be hNed. and
aI that They don't say it in plain
words. but actions speak palmer than
words They mean If they were me they
wouId take the law in their own
hands,
just acquaintances in the street"
aastilr suggested Keiiy
eyes. business acquaintances, an
syerad the woman. His own personal
friends. j know very Well He would
tell me and warn ne. Don't, for Gods
sake. mention what ] tell YOU Don't
convey ii 10 anybody Al first / was
goine to. and Thea he said. 10. ] would
not uust them ! can not confde In
nEbudv hut you.
VtI1EsN FRoSI THE RECORD
This is taken from the stenographic
record 0f the examination. as made by
George r. Ruperich. official stenog-
apher of the board OF police commits
sionerS. who was present in his official
capacity The record shows that no
serious attempt was made TO obtain the
names of the persons TO whom Haas
alluded. Instead, Kelly asked, DO you
know the men ne associated with?
What saloons he patronized?'
no. She replied. only sam Levy.
the man who loaned him $50. He was
just 4 new friend, not an old friend by
any means That man felt very sorry
for him and he helped him all he could
To SET on his feet again.
ar this functure the pertinent line Of
Interrogation was abandoned and Kelly
and Biggy asked question each
about Haas pistols Thereupon the
.hicf announced. That is all"
The failure TO press the Interrogation
as 10 the persons who had melted Haas
10 she crime comes closely upon Biggy's
attempt 10 bar Special Agent William J.
Burns from the prison and the mysteri-
Gus suicide OF Haas shortly after he
had admitted that others had urged him
go the deed.
Mrs. Cohn began her story by telling
~ her friendship with Haas and OF
his summons for jury duty Az that
time. she said he confded in her that
he had been convicted Of crime and con-
fined ia the penitentiary- After he was
elected from the jury, she said he
seemed very despondent. Mrs. Cohn
said her suspicious We're aroused some
three months after Haas had been dis
missed from the jury when he came TO
her and said There is a great day
coming
Mrs. Cohn said that she tried 10 dis
suade him from any overt act and ar
cuod with him to stop drinking and TO
rrv to be a man Later. she said, he
threatened TO kin his wife. his children
and himself Again. she said. she urged
him 10 change his mode Of life.
TELLS or HENEK PLOT
II 6rally talked it out OF him" con
Timed Mrs. Cohn He told me one
dav he whispered in my ear. I am go
ing to kin myself. but, he said. be
fore ] take my own life J am going to
fako somebody eIses along with me.
got frightened and thought he meant
mo. said: Don't: ] have everything
to live for-my family and my hus-
bands And he said: No. I don't mean
Won mean some one else I tried
10 make him tell me who it was but he
,.ould not do it.. / said: You must
TON me-. and he whispered in my ear
Whom did he say" asked Captain
Kelly
sponse.
-Dig YOU tell him that you would get
= warrant for him2" continued Kelly.
yes. sir. ] rushed out Of the store
and said. ] viii get warrant for your
arrest. 7 viii inform the first police
man that I viii meet. You are crazy
You ought 10 be locked up. He said.
No. 7 am not crazy. ! lived that down
for - years. No one respects me now
or nay children.
Mrs. conn added that Haas had de-
cIare6 that people avoided him and his
business had been ruined. Then he
made the remark. Il don't care. There
IS a great day coming.
This was the state Of mind that had
been created by the agents which had
cen constantly and secretly at work.
driving the wretch step by step TO the
deed that has shocked the country.
Mrs. Cohn told further Of her visit to
the isu in company with Mrs. Haas.
tI,.f TTcaS had not car