The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-14

ing his head out of the pool of blood
which flowed from a hole which ap-
peared to be just below his right tenn
pie.
He was conscious. and when the As
ISOLATED Press representative dropped
down by his side and spoke TO him, his
1rst words were. Send for my wife,
Thought Wound Fatal.
DR.. II. A. Fincks, who was in the
court room at the time, rushed to Mr..
Heney's side, made a hasty examina-
ton and pronounced him fatally
wounded. Mr.. Heney was perfectly
composed. the peculiar smile for which
ne is known was still lowering around
his lips. He evidently also believed
that that he was fatally hurt. Turn
ing his eyes TO John O'Gara, his assist
ant in the trial. he said:
1 want to make a dying statement
believe l am going to die.
Il was sitting at my table when I
felt what ! thought was a blow. I do
not know who shot me. / was doing
nothing to any one"
Ruef and his two attorneys, who
were out on the sidewalk, We're
startled by the report and started for
the court room, but We're forced down
the steps by the crowd rushing fran
tically out, and the police refused TO
admit them.
Ruef Excited.
What has happened?" shouted Ruef
TO the Associated Press representative
as the latter ran out to the nearest
telephone.
'Heney has been shot" was the re-
ply.
My God. who did that" he asked.
Ruef's automobile stood in front of
rhZ hrnF1r 4
dered his chauffeur tC get the nearest
physician. The car returned in a few
minutes later with DR.. 4. s. Tuchler
of 703 Van Ness avenue
Medical assistance was somewhat
slow in arriving. and DIR. Tuchler was
the first physician on the scene< Mr..
Heney in the meantime lay on his side
N the court room with a piece of rug
under his head. Finally the ambulance
arrived and conveyed the wounded as
sistant district attorney TO the central
emergency hospital. but four blocks
away from whence he was removed
about O'Clock TO the Lane hospital
Excitement in City.
The report of the attempted assas-
sination spread throughout the CITY
like wildfre and caused intense excite
ment and Indignation An immense
Several hundred people followed the
ambulance from the hall to the central
emergency hospital. and down town
thousands gathered around the hslue-.
tin boards.
Within "A few minutes after the
shooting Chief of Police w ]. Buggy.
w. j. Burns, former United States Sc
cret service agent. who is at the head
of special detectives employed by the
prosecution in the bribery-graft cases:
Rudolph Spreckels. the prominent
capitalist. who financed the prosecu-
tions: Captains of Police Gleason. Duke
and Wright and a large force of police
were on the scene.
Some Threats Heard.
There was no hostile demonstration
in the big crowd in front of the build
ing. but some threatening murfuurs be-
gan to be heard. Ruef was surround
ed by a large number of people and
quietly slipped away. going with Dr.
Tuchler to the latter's office for "A little
while. This led to a report that the for
mer political boss had disappeared. and
Special Agent Burns censured some of
his men for allowing him to get away
and the police Immediately sent men
TO hunt for him. Ruef. however ap-
peared in front of the building a little