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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14
MRS. HAAS ADMITS
RE WAS NERVOUS
Says Prisoner Remarked He
Could Not Tell Whether He
Would Be Home
Wife Faints on Learning of the
Shooting and Then Praises
Him as Husband

The news of the tragedy had not
reached the Haas home when a Call
reporter arrived there half an hour aft
er the shot had been fired. The family,
consisting of four children and the
mother, was gathered in the Kitchen
the children were playful-the mother
somewhat disturbed over the nervous
ness of her husband when he left the
mouse in the afternoon. The Haases
live in fiat at 184S McAllister street
a striking contrast was presented
murderous father in a crowded court
room telling his awful story to fran
tic detectives; his wife and babies wait
ing his return. The happiness in the
home was complete until the horrible
news was given out.
Mr.. Haas has shot" announced the
reporter.
The mere mention explained the sit
nation to the woman. She grew pallid,
staggered and fell in a dead faint The
tensity of the situation did not ap-
peal to the little tots until the mother,
regarding her sensibilities. wept
aloud. The little ones gathered around
her, comforted her, but in her hysterical
condition she realized nothing.
She half sobbed and half laughed and
cared little for additional details until
she fully awoke to the situation She
inquired for more details, and as gently
as possible the graver facts were laid
before her. She maintained stoical
composure and turned comforter to her
children. They were crying aloud.
Little Edgar. the eldest of the children.
inquired how soon papa would be home
VIII they sentence him tonight?'
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was not crazy. We have been very poor
since he went out of business; but be-
ing a good businessman. he provided
well for all of us. He drank a little at
times. but my husband was not the man
to shoot anybody; he always loved his
children
did Mr.. Haas ever talk to any one
concerned in the graft cases-for in
stance. Mr. Ruef. Henry Ach. or any OF
those indicted by the grand jury?" she
was asked.
SEEMED TO BE TROUBLED
Il do not know about that" was her
reply. For several weeks he has been
very secretive about his business At
this present moment | do not know for
whom he worked. He has many
friends. but the men who used to call
here to see him have not been at the
house for weeks. My husband seemed
to be troubled. but probably because of
business worries.
Thursday he spent very little of
his time at home. AS upon, other days
during the last few weeks. he arose
very late in the morning and attended
to a few home duties. He has not
been talkative. but upon several occa-
sions mentioned to me and to the chill
dren that times were pretty dull He
has sometimes talked about the state
ment that he was once in iail. but
never appeared to brood over it,"
Little Edgar, who assumed charge of
affairs at this juncture protested
against the asking of questions con-
nected with the prison episode.
Don't do that he begged the re-
norter. Mamma will break down again.
She hates to hear about the prison.
Papa told her that he was never in
prison. Please don't ask her about
that
While the children grouped about
their mother again. and in their child
like way tried to comfort her. the door
bell rang. Four representatives of the
district attorneys Office entered the
house Their appearance served to
make the woman more hysterical and
for half an hour she was in frenzy.
She reiterated to the officials that
which she had related to the Call rep
resentative, adding to her previous in
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Citizens Issue Call for a
Mass Meeting
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1, COLUMN 1

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following. present at the meeting were named 70
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14
TRY THIS FOR COLDS
Prescription for Home-Made Remedy
VIII Save Much Money and
Suffering

Mix half ounce of Concentrated pine
compound with two ounces of glycerine
and a half pint of good whiskey; shake
it well each time and use in doses of
a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful every
four hours.
These ingredients can be obtained
from any good druggist who will pre-
pare the mixture. or it can be mixed
at home.
This is said to be the quickest cough
and cold cure known to science, and at
effect which benefits the whole system.
The Concentrated pine is special pine
product refined for medical use and
comes only in half ounce bottles, each
enclosed in a tin screw top case, which
is air-tight, to retain all the original
strength of the fluid. but be sure it is
labeled Concentrated"
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terview the statement that her hus-
band often carried a revolver. She did
not know whether it was in the house
or not. She besought the officials to
search for it, and in that search was
found two boxes, each half filed with
cartridges. They correspond to the
size and make of those cartridges
found in Haas revolver when he was
taken into custody. In all. about 20
cartridges were missing. and the boxes
were taken by the representative of
the district attorneys office.
NOT WELL ACQUAINTED
The Haas family has made it's home
at 1S4S McAllister street for two years.
They previously lived in Folsom street.
Neighbors in the vicinity of the Meal
lister street house knew very little
about Haas. Mrs. Anna Drew, who
lives In the fat adjoining Meal
lister street-and who later consented
to remain with the hysterical wife and
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end of the page containing the story Of
the murder is an editorial on the Blake
case which viii afford an interesting
/ study of the motives of the CaIkins
Journal in attacking Heney"
James d. Phelan, former mavor of
san francisco, said: "Heney represents
the prosecution of an atrocious crime
A blow struck at him is like blow
struck at the law itself All criminals
and sympathizers with crime must be
neld responsible. Certain newspapers
daily and weekly, have poisoned the
fountains of information. This assassin
received his encouragement from the
criminal press. A crusade ought to he
started against these weeklies and cor
rupt dailies."
President Sweeney of the labor coun-
ell; I can't trust myself to speak of
TINS damnable crime. This outrage on
justice deserves the condemnation of
all"
Leo Nicholson, secretary of the ty-
biographical union: 'This is terrible.
Ihere ought TO be vigilance commit
tee to take charge of affairs"
George w. Bell, secretary of the state
federation Of labor: This is bad state
Of affairs We should do something.
TO remedy the conditions that result in
such acts"
VIII J. French, editor of the Labor
Clarion: This is a most depIorabIe
state of affairs"
Richard Cornelius: Il think the time
has come when there should be a vigi-
lance committee to deal with criminals
IN this city. l am ready to join such
a committee"
BAR ASSOCIATIONS RESOLUTION
The San Francisco bar association
Joined with the popular sentiment of
the city last night in adopting a reso-
luton in the matter of the attempted
assassination of Assistant District At
torney Heney. The association was
called together to consider the terrible
crime, and at the meeting strong ad-
dresses were made by prominent law
yers of the city. deploring the outrage
in Judge Lawlor's court. At the con-
clusion of the meeting the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted
by the association:
Resolved that this association
deeply regrets the unfortunate and
most despicable attack upon, and
attempted assassination of San
Francisco's able and fearless as
sistant district attorney, Francis J.
Heney Esq. while in the perform
ance of his duty.
And be it further resolved. that
lnlS ASSOCIATION hereby tenders to
said Francis j. Heney Esq. and to
his family. its sympathy in this
hour Of trial and sorrow. and its
hope that there may be no fatal
results.
Attest-GEORGE J. MARTIN. Sec.
John S. Tobin said:
They should have shot the murderer
in the building without giving him a
chance for his life The thing was
dastardly and the public will share nv
opinion"
IROQUOIS RESOLUTION
The following resolution was adonted
at a meeting Of the Iroquois club last
night:
Resolved. that the Iroquois club
expresses its utter abhorrence and
condemnation of the dastardly at
tempt on the life Of Francis 7.
Heney while in the performance Of
his high public duty.
That it expresses its highest re-
gard for the great heart. the fear
less honesty and the indomitable
courage of' Mr.. Heney.
That it pledges itself to help re-
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14
EDITOR rs SENTENCED

SHANGHAI. Nov. 1S.-The criminal
libel suit brought against O.Shea.
editor of the China Gazette, by Judge
Lebeus K. Willy of the United States
extraterritorial court, was decided to-
day in favor. of the plaintiff. O'Shea
was sentenced to two months imDris-
onment The trial began four days ago
before the British court of Shanghai.
The proceedings were taken by the
British authorities at the request of
Judge Willy.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14
SEVEN ARE SENTENCED
IN LAND FRAUD CASE
Judge WOlvertOn Passes Judg-
ment in the Los Angeles
Conspiracy

PORTLAND. Ore. Nov 13.-The last
chapter in the Los Angeles eonspir-
acy' case. whereby certain citizens OF
the state of California entered into a
defraud the United States Of the title
to 10000 acres of timber lands, was
closed today when Judge WOlvertOn
pronounced the following sentences:
William s smith. tine OF So 600 and impris-
onment in the NlultnOmah county jail for period
Of two years.
DIR. A. II. Hedderly. $1,000 hne and six months
In the MuItnOmah county Jail.
Richard ID. Hynes. fine Of $1,000 and 80 days
I'm the AlultnOmah county jail
William I. Kerr. fine OF 50. 600.
Frank A stewart fine OF 81 900.
John R. Miller. fine OF 81 900.
Ames g Johnson. fine Of $500.
Trains leave Third and Townsend for
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asked tender faced Lena, the IA year
old daughter. and she piled the reporter
with more questions.
WIFE MAKES INQUIRIES
BY this time the mother, grown
anxious, turned inquisitor and left the
children to sob and wall
Between sobbing. Mrs. Haas piled
questions, but refused to discuss her
husbands home affairs.
He was such a good husband, such
a good provider Why has he done
this awful thing? viii they hang him
tonight?'
Her constant thought seemed to be
for her husbands welfare, and after
her fears had been allayed, the children
quieted and the house darkened, save
for a lonely light in the kitchen, she
announced her willingness to relate all
that she knew of her husbands home
Iife-his business life, so the woman
declared, he kept to himself. All that
she knew about him was that he was
an excellent businessman.
MY husband left home this afternoon
at 3 o'clock she began. He said that
he would be home for supper, and just
before he left he seemed to be nervous,
and shouted back to me that he might
be home, he could not tell"
Whether he had taken a revolver with
him she did not know, but she had dis
cerned a tremor in his voice as he
promised to return, but as to the reason
for that noticeable waver she could not
explain. She ventured to say, after she
had learned all of the facts that he
probably was nervous because of the
task he had before him. Yet the woman
was disinclined to believe that he had
planned the rash act before leaving the
house.
BEMOANS THE AFFAIR
.Oh. why did he do this? Did he not
think of his children?" murmured Mrs
Haas as she glanced with fearful eyes
at the children surrounding her. NV
God. how terrible that Morris, the last
man in the world whom I believed
capable of such a deed, should have
done this awful thing"
Then she unfolded the story of how
Haas, after returning from the court
room where he had been excused from
the jury several weeks ago told to his
children the story of his life. This
story was given to the children chapter
by chapter each night when the father
returned to his home.
1T was after he had been called a
convict that my husband began the
story of his life to the children. He
had decided upon this course after If
had been given to the world that he had
been in prison. He denied that he had
ever been in prison. and Edgar my old
est son, said that he would tell all the
neighbor's children that papa had never
been in jail.
Mr.. Haas told of his first trip to this
country and of his life in the old coun
try.
He has never talked of Mr.. Henev.
or about this graft business, and he
store the city and its administra-
ton of justice to sound condition
and to unite with all good citizens
to end absolutely and speedily the
defying and denying of justice in
our courts to the unprofessionaI
tactics of the high hired defenders
of the criminal element.
THOMAS T.. HAYDEN, President
w. ii. WILLIAMS JR., Secretary
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14
FORMER MAYOR KILLS LIBERAL

CIENFUEGOS, Nov 1S.-Gonzalo
Barcia Vieta. a conservative. former
mayor of CienfegOs. tonight shot and
killed Edwardo Prieto. a liberal. Vieta
alleges that Prieto insulted and at
tackled him. 1t is not known whether
or not the quarrel had its origin in
politics
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14
AVFTL ASSASSINATION

u =. y Il D. A-N ISL y AGAON
.It is an awful assassination,v said
Mayor Taylor. when first speaking of
tne attempted murder Of Francis ].
Ieney. and when the report was that
Dee was mortaliy wounded.
'-No one can tel at this time" he
continued. who or what is back Of
this horrible deed. Time may clear
the cloud Of mystery that surrounds
the shooting at this time.
"The shooting Of Mr. Heney has up
set me and 7 do noc feel composed
enough to talk II would be chari-
table 10 supposed that this man Haas
IS crazy and that the shooting was
prompted by diseased mind. It would
pain me deeply If the shooting should
result fatally"
Later when cheering news came from
Mr.. Heney's bedside the mayor dis
cussed calmly the incidents Of the deed.
NY prognosis is favorable" said
Mayor Taylor last night as he rose
from his desk phone after talking with
DR. Giannini at Mr. Heney's bedside.
Mr.. Heney has recovered from the
shock and his loss of blood His rugged
strength and fighting spirit viii aid in
pulling him through. Modern surgery
almost removes the danger from blood
poisoning. the chief fear which now
ronfr0nts us. and am rejOiced to state
that Mr.. Heney viii probably recover
..The history Of great assassinations
shows the difficulty Of protecting pub
lie man when another has determined
10 take his life and is willing to yield
7ln his own Mr.. Heney's assassin failed
Of his purpose only because tremOr
distorted his aim.
AT the same time il would be well
81 our courts were to be rearranged.
placing the judge, jury, witnesses.
prisoner. court officials and attorneys
within the railing and apart from the
crowd ia the courtroom.
.The shot fired at Mr.. Heney missed
vital part Of the brain, by the
slightest Of margins. If the court
room were arranged differently It would
be impossible for a man like this as
sassin to step right up to the side Of
bis intended victim
..The Judge and the jury, I under
stand. were out Of the room when the
shot was fred. no. the hearing of the
shot bv the jurymen does not make this
r,fsfriaI The death Of Mr.. Heney
itself would not stop the trial. Only
The death Of the trial judge would
make necessary a new trial All the
counsel in q case might be killed and
the trial would proceed
Charles Cobb. Heney's law partner,
said NO doubt tomorrow morning the
Examiner and the Chronicle and all the
weeknes will contend that this man
Haas was irresponsible il could be
said with equal truth that any man
committing crime is irresponsible. It
is a startling condition that is pre-
scented in the Globes account OF the at
tempted assassination. On the back
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14
BAGGAGE

take IL you phone the order to THE PACIFIC
TRANSFER CO., 36 Ellis st. near Market. Phone
Kearny 3o5
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-30

ment a perfectly proper bill to pro-
hibit betting ON race tracks. That af-
fects about one thousand cheap gam
blers who crowd the hotels at Wash
ington when the Bennings races be-
gin. Nobody cares about them, except
that many people would be glad to see
them eliminated from public view.
But the congress which is willing to
attack these bookmakers, is not will
ing to defend the publishers of all the
newspapers of the United States
against the extortions of the paper
trust, backed by the paper tariff. 1t
has not found time to take up such a
trivial matter as the antitrust law
which labor asks should be amended.
1t cannot under any consideration
think of the need for new legislation
upon the crying evil of the purchase
OF elections by corporations that, after
winning, demand special privileges in
return for their special contributions.
/ This congress, or at least the house,
is very virtuous when it comes to at
lacking and demolishing the cheap,
vulgar and almost criminal business
of a lot of race track gamblers. But
what has it done, what will it do for
the nation?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-30
A Great Congress:

The republican majority in the house
and senate, and in every committee of
the house and senate, has thus far
during the Goth congress enacted no
accomplished nothing of
public import
The first man on the floor of the
house to make this clear was Mr. Sui
ger of New York, VINO the other day
pointed out the fact that the republi-
cans, though in complete control, were
refusing to introduce bills or to accept
the responsibility of enacting them
into laws. Thus far the most import
ant measure that has passed the house
was the bill prohibiting betting on
horse races within the District of Co
lumbia That measure was aimed at
the Behring'S track. It's purpose is
good and its enactment into law might
well be applauded, but that went
through the house as a high power
bullet goes through canvas, target.
While in the meantime the pending
bills for the relief of newspapers from
| the tariff on wood pulp lag in commit
tees. The bill known as the employ
ers' liability bill, intend for the re-
lief of the workingmen of the nation,
still rests in a pigeon hole; the bill
demanding publicity of campaign con-
tributions is sequestered, and meas
ure offered by Mr.. Clayton urging a
definite restriction or possibly defini-
ton Of the power of United States
courts to issue injunctions against la
Dor organizations, is also slowly dying,
and will probably not ever be heard
on the floor of the house.
The present congress has found time
to hasten from committee to enact
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-30
In the Field of Literature
Success Magazine for April.-In the

Success Magazine for April.-In the
April number of Success Magazine,
Gustavus Myers attempts to answer
the question, who'll be the next
PRESIDENT" James l.. Ford discusses
the difficulties of the young girl who
comes to New York. Samuel Merwin
shows how the opium crime in China
has reacted on England. There is an
article on Municipal Bonds" by
Charles Lee Scovil, and one on Con
crete Houses" by H. B. Baker The
short stories are, "The Battle That
Had No Name by John Fleming Will
son; 1.-THE Cooley Homestead" by
Robert Mackay; THE Red Cactus,
by Chauncey Thomas; 'Lilacs and
Lilies" by Mary Fenoilosa. There
are number of short poems and in
teresting home departments. A new
feature is the department, Point and
Pleasantly" contributors to which
are paid at the rate of 10 cents a
word
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-30
License and Prohibition Sim
liar in End but Diverse
in Method.
GBY THE PRESS COMMITTEE OF THE

fBY THE PRESS COMMITTEE OF THE
ANTI LEAGUEJ
The consideration of the end in
view in the diverse theories as to the
proper way to meet the admitted evils
of intemperance in the use-or rather
the abuse-of intoxicating beverages,
should serve to mitigate the virulence
of the discussion and the animosities
aroused on both sides.
The advocates of license and open
but strictly regulated sale, devotee of
the idea that prohibition is the only
way. all alike have the same end in
view, which is the bringing about of
conditions that will be best for the
social organization.
The only difference is in methods
The prohibitionist enters the field
with an axe. His remedy is as radi
cal as that of physician who would
cure a headache by chopping off the
head of his patient. He trusts in the
power of law, the 'compulsion of which
is external.
The advocate of sale open and
above board by means of license un
der strict conditions. seeks to mini
mize the evils of intemperance as
| much as possible by putting the
drinker as we'll as the seller, in q
measure, on his honor.
In this manner the men who have
character are reached, the other sori
have no more pride of reputation thar
they would have respect for prohibit
ing laws. and are the supporters O.
| the blind tigers and bootleggers, wht
flourish under the system advocated
| by prohibitionists. For these the reg
ulations of the license laws, If en-
forced, are at least as effective a,
those under prohibition.
| But even these disreputables are al
fected by that strange perversity o
human. nature that strives most TO
the things that are forbidden. The,
do not want drink so badly when the,
can get 1t easily under the open ba
system, as they do under prohibition
or its counterpart, local option. whel
| they have to sneak up back alleys t
get it. Therefore arises the parade
4 that mems appetites cannot be co,
/ trolled by Legislation, and the NOR
difficult one makes 1t for the drinker