Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-14
MORRIS HAAS SHOOTS HENEY
(COntinu@d from pags ons.l

caught a. be began 70 fall.
Heney Asked for Hi, wife.
He was laid on the floor. Charles
Oliver and John Foley two special
detectives connected with the district
attorneys once, held his head out
OF pool OF blood, which flowed from
wound which appeared to be just
below his right temple. he was con-
Sclops, and when the Associated
Press representative dropped down
at his side and spoke to him his
first words were: send for my
wife"
Or. II. A. Fincks, who was In the
courtroom at the time. rushed TO Mr..
Hensy's side, made . hasty exami-
nation and pronounced him fatally
wounded. Mr.. Heney was perfectly
composed. The peculiar smile for
which be Is known still lowered
over his lips. Evidently he also be-
iieved that he was fatally wounded.
Turning his eyes TO Mr.. John O'Gara,
his assistant IN the trial he said:
Statement by Heney.
II want TO make q dying state
ment. believe am going to die.
1 was sitting At my table when | felt
what | thought was q blow. / do not
know who shot me. | was doing
nothing to any one"
Ruef and his attorneys, who were
out on the sidewalk. were startled
by the report and started for the
c0urtrcom, but were forced down the
steps by the crowd rushing out.
Hmof Sent for Doctor.
what has happened?" shouted
Ruef to the Associated Press repre-
sentative. a. the latter ran out to
the nearest telephone.
''Heney has been shot," was the
reply
my God. who ala that9" he ask
Cd.
Ruef's automobile stood In front
Of the building and he immediately
ordered his ehaffeur to set the near
est physician. The car returned q
few minutes later with DR.. A. 8.
Tuchler. OF 7s Van Ness avenue.
Medical assistance was somewhat
slow In arriving and DR.. Tuchler was
the fret physician on the scene. Mr..
Honey in the meantime. lying on his
side In the courtroom with a piece
Of rug under his head. 1t was some
time before the ambulance arrived
which conveyed Mr.. Heney to the
emergency hospital. only four blocks
away, whence he was removed later.
at about o'clock to the Lane hos
pltal.
People windy Indignant.
The report Of the attempted a.
sassination spread throughout the
city like wildnre and caused intense
excitement and indlanation. An Inn
mense crowd gathered around Car
penter's hall. to which Judge Law
Tor had moved his eoart this week on
account OF lack OF room and facili-
ties In the temporary criminal court
building. Several hundred persons
followed the ambulance from the hall
70 the Central emergency hospital.
and downtown thousands gathered
around the bulletin boards.
Within q few minutes after the
shooting Chief Of Police w. !. Rlggy.
w. ,. Burns. former United States
secret service agent. who IL At the
head Of the apecial detectives en-
ployod BY the prosecution In the
brihery-graft cases: Rudolph spreek-
els, the capitalist. who financed the
prosecution, Captain Of Police Clea-
son, Duke and Wright and a large
force Of police we're On the scene.
ThreAtcning Alnrmuzs.
There was nc hostile damonstra-
tion BY the bis crowd In front az the
building, but some Threatening muir
mRrs began to b heard. Rnef vas
surrounded By = large Aumher Of
people and quietly clipped away. so
ms With nr. T0chlsF 70 the lattar's
once for a while, TAls led 10 . re-
port that the former political boss
had disappeared. and Special Agent
Burns eensured some az hla men Tor
having allowed him TO set away. and.
chief BlRGy sent men to hunt for.
him. Rusf. however. appeared In
front of the building = little later
and sent word that tie oalcar at
the door would noe let him IN. He
waa at once taken into ne court
room.
Haas TeIls uls Nau,e.