The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-14
During Trial of Abraham
 Ruef.
MORRIS HAAS IS ARRESTED,
 CHARGED WITH TIE CRIME
Ruef Arrested to Assure His Per.
 sonaI Safety.
Haas. Who p.a the shoeslns, Was . venareman ln . lrormer Trial sf Graft Cassa--says Attorney
 mensy Ruimea Hsm.

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 San Francisco. Nov. 1s.-@The San Francteco bribery graft cases had q dramatic climax late today when As distant District Attorney Francis J. Heney who has been in charge of the, pfosecutlon during it's Eortuous course Of two years, was shot and seriously wounded in the crowded court room by Morris Haas, . saloon keeper ana e1- convict.
 The shooting occurred in Superior Judge LawIor's court room during recess in the trial of Abraham kuefs on trial for the third time on the charge Of bribery.
 At o'clock tonight Mfr. Heney was conscious. He said:
 T will live to prosecute hirn.'
 The physicians in attendance on Heney expressed the opinion that he would live It had been ascertatned that the bullet, which had entered the right cheek, had lodged under the left ear and had not entered his brain as at first feared.
 MT. Heney was taken to the Lane Hospital where he is receiving the care of skilled surgeons. The shoot ing occurred at 4:2z o'clock this aft ernoon. Judge Lawlor had a few mo- ments before declared ten minutes recess Of court and the jury had left the room.
 me aLtoguGy9 o1 me pfDpeculloA anu defense had retired to the room for short conference with Judge LaWlor in his chambers. Mir. Heney had re- stunned his customary seat and was eon- versing with Chief Clerk McCabe. Of the District Attorneys of1ce, when Haas came forward. He approached Heney and placing revolver against llis right cheek. fired. Instantlg the court room was the scene of the greak- est excitement. Some bysssndeys seiz- ed Haas, others haBtened to the relief of Heney, who was caught as he fell forward. the blood streaming from hig wound. Medical aid wea HuEauaeuea and Mir Heney WAS afterward taken to the hospital where t wa& aacAFkalnea that his wound was not necessarily fatal, the bullet having passed under the. brain and found lodgmsnt under the left ear.
 After Mir. Heney had been removed from the court room, Judge LAwlor called eonFt to order and had Mr. Haas placed in custody.
 When he was arrested Haas said he shot Honey because he had ruined him. He Is a married man and has four chfi- dren. Tn a statement made to Police Captain Duke, he said:
 "Hsney denounced me in public which ruined my life and branded me as an ex-convict. It was an outrage.
 
 what becomes of me now. I have sac riied myself. not for my own honor, but for those who are situated like my self. By God, r would not have brought my four children into the world to bear such a brand if had known that the fact that I was an ex-convics would become known. Hen ey ruined me. That is why I shot him."
 News of the shooting spread rapidly and an immense crowd gathered in the corridors of the court building. A large force of police headed by Chief Biggy. surrounded the building and kept the crowd back. A number of men who were suspected of being there to create trouble were arrested.
 Haas. on the second Ruef trial. had been passed as q juror. Then one day in court Heney dramatically produced a photograph of Haas, taken at San Quentin penitentiary. in convict garb and with dropped head and with his number across his breast. Haas col-1 lapsed in court, admitting he had been a convict. He was immediately dis charged from the jury.
 Had Finished Examination.
 Mir. Heney had finished the examina- tioR at noon of James Gallagher. the pfosecutions most important witness in all the bribery-graft cases and the AelI~cOlESSBS1f between or hueL and the former Board of Supervisors.
 Henery Ach. chief counsel for Ruef. has subjected Gallagher to a severe cross examination for two hours in the afternoon when Judge Lawlor declared a brief recess at 4s05. The jury filed out and Mir. Heney and Ach and Dozier, at the request of the judge, went into his chamber to confer with him on some proposed instructions to the tury A aIn ssF e. Al.n. Dozier and Judge Lawlor went out of the court room in front of the buila- ing. which Is located on Fulton Street near Van Mass Avenue.
 Mir. Heney, instead of going outside to enjoy a breath of air, stepped for a moment into an ante room and then came back to his counsel table. WhiIa many Of the people who had crowded the court room until there was no standing room left had also gone out on the sidewalk. there was still large crowd in the room
 Mir. Heney was leaning over on his table conversing in low tones with A [. McCabe, chief clerk in the district attorneys office. Directly in front of him was James L. Gallagher. the wit ness. A representative of the As- sociated Press had just walked to Mp Heney's table and was standing at his left elbow, waiting to speak to him,
 
 when a small man. neatly attired, ap- preached from behind with quick steps but still with deliberation. Suddenly his right hand shot out and before the newspaper man. McCabe or John Foley. Heney's special bodyguard sitting about eight feet away, could make a move, there was flash and loud re- port rang through the court room. For A moment everybody seemed atunIfad. The would d-be-assassin, whose revolver was within a foot and half of Heney's head when he pulled the trigger, stepped back, his arms by his side, one hand still ciutching the snnolS- ing pistol. as if hesitating what to do. For q fraction of a second silence followed the report, while the smoke of the shot lazily floated away. Then followed a dramatic scene.
 Some one shouted. My God' He has shot Heney."