The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-11-19
.HENEY'S ASSA|LANT DIES
MORRIS HAAS SHOOTS HIMSELF
THROUGH HEAD IN HIS
CELL IN JAIL.
HAD PISTOL HID IN HIS SHOE
The Attending Physicians Report The
Prosecutor as Making Excellent
Progress on the Road
to Recovery. ~-

TO Recovery. ~-
San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 16.--Afor-
ris Haas, who attempted to assassi-
nate Francis j. Heney in court Friday
afternoon, committed suicide in his
cell in the county Jail Saturday night,
by shooting him self through the
head.
Haas retired to bed early, pulling
the blanket over his head. A moment
afterward the guards we're surprised
to hear the mufAed report of a pistol
under the blankets. They stripped or
the covering and found Haas dying,
with a bullet hole through his head
and blood flowing from the wound.
Investigation showed that Haas had +,
cunningly hid a small oneshot Der-l
ringer In the back Of his shoe, whereI
1t escaped the notice Of officers Who'll
searched him when he reached jail. /
His foot showed traces OF callousDessi
from the pressing of the pistol against
It, as though he had carried the conI
cealed weapon in his shoe for days.
Overlooked In Three Searches.
Haas wore CATERS with elastic Sides
which made possible the concealmeHt
of the weapon. - -
After he shot Heney he was search.
cd by Police Captain Duke, Detective
Burns and a police officer.
After he had been taken to the
county fail, he was searched again;
but at neither time were his shoes
examined. Haas went to bed Friday
night with his shoes on and again
Saturday, and when asked why he did
this. said he would rather sleep with
them on.
His wife called on him Saturday.
but two officers were present during
the interview and they say she could
not possibly have slipped the weapon
to him
Haas Praeticed Shooting in Cellar. Z
The police are convinced that Haas
had planned carefully his attempt
upon Heney's life. In the basement OF
his home are the marks of numerous
bullet holes indicating that some per-
son had been firing at a target, and
neighbors have been found who recall
having heard the reports of revolver
shots at various times during the past
fortnight.
Morris Haas, the man who shotl
Heney, is a native of Wurttemberg,
Germany, and has resided here since
1875, He is As years old and for
nearly ten years, OF ever since his re-
lease from the penitentiary where he
served a two-year sentence for enl-
bezZlement of his employers funds no
has been engaged in the retail liquor
business.
Haas Criminal Record.
Prior to hts committal to San Quen-
tin prison, In 1888, Haas was given
employment as a travelling salesman
by Schleslnger & Green, wholesale
cigar dealers Of this city. On his first
trip he was given accounts aggrsgat-
ing $4,000 for collection and the testi-
mony showed that he turned In two
fictitious orders. The collection OF
s276 In San Bernardino, Cal, for
which no accounting was ever made.
led to a warrant for his arrest on a
charge OF embeZzlement. Haas had
disappeared before the embezzlement
became known, and was arrested
nearly = year later In Philadelphia.
While he at first contended that ha
was entitled to the use Of his collec.
lions in order to cover expenses. he
pleaded guilty in the superior court
and was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary.
The condition of Francis ]. Heney
Is still most satisfactory and the attn
tending surgeons report that he ia
making excellent progress on the road
TO recovery. He passed a comfortable
night, sleeping most Of the time, and
rested easily Sunday.
Although the bullet has been locat-
cd. embedded In the left jaw about an
inch in front Of the ear, the surgeons
have decided not TO extract It until
Mr.. Heney gains more strength.
The swelling in the throat is lesa
than at any time since the patient
was taken to the hospital and he Is
breathing normally.
Mrs. Heney spent an hour Sunday
In the examination room Of thei
who were removing grains OF
powder.