The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
FRANCIS ]. HENEY
SHOT DOWN IN COURT
Ex Convict's Revenge on Frisco's
Graft Prober.
ABRAHAM RUErs TRIAL HALTED.
Assistant District Attorney. Who Has
Been Exposing Municipal Rotten
ness In San Francisco, Shot in Head
During the Ruef Trial by Morris
Haas, a Saloonkeeper.

San Francisco Especially. - Fran
els j. Heney, leading figure in the
prosecution of municipal corruption
in San Francisco. was shot and seri-
ously injured at APP p. NJ, in Judge
Lawler's courtroom by Morris Haas,
a saloon keeper, who had been ac-
cepted as a Juror In a previous trial
of Araham Ruef and afterward re-
moved, 1t having been shown in
court by Heney that Haas was an
ex-convict, q fact not brought out
in his examination as venireman.
The shooting OF Heney occurred
In the presence of many persons IN
the courtroom during a recess in
the trial of Abraham Ruefi on trial
for the third time on the charge OF
bribery.
II was during a 10-minute recess
of court and while the jury was out
of the courtroom and after attorneys
FOR the prosecution and defense had
returned to the room from a short
conference with Judge Lawler in his
chambers that Heney, having resum-
ed his customary seat and entered
into conversation with Chief Clerk
McCabe, of the District Attorneys
office, Haas came forward from
among the spectators. He approach
ed Heney and, placing a revolver
against Heney's right check, fired.
Instantly the courtroom was the
scene of greatest excitement. Sew
eral bystanders seized Haas, while
others hastened to the relief of Hen
ey, who was caught by those near
est him as he fell forward, the blood
streaming from the wound. Medical
aid was summoned and Mr.. Heney
was taken to the Central Emergency
Hospital, where it was ascertalned
that the wound was not necessarily
fatal, the bullet having passed~u ~un-
der the brain and found lodgment
under the left ear.
AS Heney lay on the operating
table at the hospital, he said;
81 will live to prosecute both Haas
and Ruef."
Close examination of the wound
showed that the bullet entered
through the right cheek, and lodged
under the left ear. 1t barely missed
the carotid artery, and all other
principal arteries we're not ruptured.
There is a slight swelling under the
left ear, but there Is no unnatural
hemorrhage, and his pulse is good.
1t is the opinion of the surgeons
now that Heney will recover, He
ney was afterwards taken to the
Lane Hospital and placed under the
X-rays.
When Heney fell, there was an
immediate rush for Haas, who was
quickly subdued. DR.. H. A. Minck
was in the building at the time and
he rushed to Heney's assistance.
Although two hodyguards, who
have been constantly employed to
protect Heney, were within six feet
of him, when Haas drew a revolver
and fred the shot before anyone
in the courtroom realized what was
going on.
News of the shooting spread rapid
ly, and an immense crowd gathered
in the corridors of the court build
ing. A large force of police, headed
by Chief Biggy, surrounded the
building in which court was held and
kept he crowd back A number of
arrests were made by the police, who
took into custody men who we're sus-
pected of being there to create trou-
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