The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-14

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SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 14-Dar-
ing a recess in the trial Of Abraham
Reus yesterday afternoon. Morris
Haas. a saloon keeper and ex-con-
Wet. approached Francis J. Heney.
the graft case prosecutor, and.
standing upright behind him. delib-
ernteiy fired a shot from a revolver
into Heney's head
When the shot was fired there
was a moment Of breathless silence.
Then somebody cried
MY God. be has shot Heneys~
The scene that followed was ons
that viii never be forgotten.
Men fought with each other to
get out = the courtroom. fearing
more shooting might follow. Guards
seized Haas aud threw him Into
jury box, where he was held
until taken 10 the jail
Heney fell over on the table,
holding his hand 90 hts head. Dr.
a. 4. Hincks. who was ia the court
room. rushed TO the side OF the
wounded man. and after a quick
examination declared that the in
Jury was fatal heney heard him
aud smiled
Send for my wife" he said.
He was then carried into Judge
Lawlor. private chambers. and
there he said
Il believe | am going 70 die
want 70 make a dying statement:
J was sitting 81 my table when
felt what thought was a blow.
do not know who shot me. ] was
doing nothing TO anyone"
The fighting spirit which has
dominated the graft prosecutors
whole career and brought him into
the position Of prominence which
he has occupied during the past
few years, would not down even In
about him expected him 10 die AZ
any instant
While he was az the Emergency
hospital last night. the fact that ha
was stiil conscious caused him to
hope. and he stousiy declared:
I'm live 70 prosecute the man
who shot me-"
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Abe Rucf. who was heing prose-
cuted BY Heney. seemed extremely
solicitous Cor the prosecutors web
fare. and rs soon as possible after
the shooting sent his ehaaffenr fer
n physician. When the excitement
had partially subsidized and Honey
had been removed 10 the Central
Emergency hospital and bis aeaaii-
ant % jail. JudEo I-awlor reoens
vcncd court and remaHded Rasf
30 the custody of the sheriff RUFF
has been cut oa 81. gee eea bail. AZ
turneys Ach and Dogiar protested,
and also attempted % have James
l., Gallagher chief witness for the
prosecution and eX-chaifman az tho
Schmitz beNrd of supervisors, re-
handed 10 tho she riff custody, hHt
Iudge I0wlor was ohdurato His
action ia sending Ruef back 10 TAIL
Is believed Ga have been done as
much for the safety OF Rucf as
anything else. for the temper OF tho
people last NIGHT was such that had
the oxpolltIcsl boss fallen into the
hands Of SOME OF the mohs that
gathered on the street corners. he
would have Jared badly at their
hands.
Haas az the County Jail.
Haas, the man who shot Heney.
is In the county iall, having been
removed from the city prison.
whore he was first taken. because
Of fear that the incensed citizens
would organize a mob and attempt
to wreak summary vengeance upon
him, In explaining his deed, he
said last night
"Heney ruined me. / was called
as "a iurer Ia the Ruef trial. and was
passed and In the box when he
brought mp the picture of me in
prison stripes and proved that
had done time was IN the penl-
Tertiary once. but Il was years ago.
and / have tried TO live &c down.
Since that time my friends have
deserted me. ! have scarcely been
able to making "a living for my
wife and children Heney ruined
my life, and / sworo to get even"
Haas has been In the saloon
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