The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-24
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and with a staggering air which
plainly boosted of his contemplate
deed. 81 simply set a precedent
Francis j. Heney was conveyed to
the Central Emergency Hospital from
the scene of the shooting in an auto
ambulance in charge of Steward Leo
j. Thomas, Detective John Foley and
several police officers accompanying
him. 1t was while the ambulance was
rumbling through the streets that He
ney made his first statement with ref
erence to the shooting. To Foley he
said:
This is pretty tough, Foley, but
they haven't got me yet"
BY the time the ambulance reached
the hospital an excited crowd had as
sembled in the street before the en-
trance, and it took a Gordon of police
men, who had been hurriedly dis
patched to the scene, several minutes
to clear the way. 1t was a very or
derby crowd, however, and, aside from
the curiosity which prompted it to
surge hither and thither to get a
glimpse of the wounded man or learn
more about his condition, there was no
demonstration.
Heney stood the ride well-in fact,
from the time the bullet hit him until
he was removed to Lane Hospital,
nearly three hours later, he did not
once lose consciousness, nor was his
brain clouded at any time.
FRIENDS OF HENEY GATHER.
The news of the shooting had spread
with such rapidity through the city
that by the time the emergency at
tendants had removed Heney from the
ambulance to the receiving ward prom
inent citizens interested in the graft
prosecutions and others began to as
semble. Among the first OF the former
to appear were Rudolph Spreckels and
Detective William ]. Burns, Spreckels
came in his private automobile. 9th
ers who came in shortly afterward
were Mrs. Heney, wife of the wounded
man. and her mother, Mrs. John Nc
Mullen; Assistant District Attorney
Robert Duke, Colonel F. E. Beck of
the Anglo-California Bank. Captain
of Police Duke of the Central Station,
Fremont Older and a half-score OF
others, mostly personal friends of He
ney.
Mrs. Heney and her mother were re-
ceived by Rudolph Spreckels and ush-
cred into a patients ward, adjoining
the room in which the wounded man
lay on the operating table. Although
her agitation was great, Mrs. Heney
displayed wonderful self-control.
There were tears in her eyes, but her
grief was absolutely undemonstrative.
Her mother showed much more out
ward emotion, weeping bitterly ana
her frame shaking with nervous agi-
tation.
The room in which Heney lay was
cleared of all intruders, and, after the
surgeons had given the wound in the
head a hasty preliminary examination
and bound it with a bandage of gauze,
Heney was notified of the presence OF
his wife and mother-in-law and asked
if he felt well enough to see them.
Eyes, l will see them" was Heney's
reply.
His voice was comparatively strong
and clear, although there were indica>
lions of laborious articulation
Mrs. Heney entered the room first,
on the arm of Spreckels, and Mrs. Nc
Mullen followed, Detective Burns close
by her side The ladies walked to the
side of the operating table and Mrs.
Heney bent down and kissed her hus-
bands lips.
Heney opened his eyes, smiled and
said tenderly as he put his arms
around his wife's neck:
'Is this you, dear?"
Eyes, Francis, it is t. replied Mrs.
Heney.
81 have treated them all fairly
said the wounded man.
1--WE all know you have, my darling;
but don't agitate yourself" said Mrs.
Heney. Mamma is here-do you want
to speak with herr"
Heney NODDED his assent, and Mrs.
McMullen bent over him.
What the special prosecutor said to
her was inaudible to others.
do you want me to remain in here
with you?" asked Mrs. Heney.
Il think you and mother had better
go out" said Heney; and then the
women retired to await the decision
Of the surgeons as to the exact condi-
ton of the patient and the nature OF
his wound
Heney remained silent under the OPP
Grafton with the exception of once
when he cast his eyes over the doc.
tors and exclaimed with as much EN-.
phasis as he could muster:
"T'I live to prosecute 'em yet I'm
feeling pretty good for a fellow as
badly done up as l am"