Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-19
Heney is Likely to
Recover Say His
Physicians
Citizens Organized
for Law and
Order

Haas who attempted to assassinate
Francis ]. Heney, committed suicide
last night by shooting himself through
the forehead with a pistol he had CON
cealed about his person. Haas went
to bed at 8 o'clock and covered his
face with a blanket. At $40 a shot
was heard from his cell and when
the guards entered they found him
dead on the floor, with the revolver
in his hand. The weapon had been
concealed in his shoe. After he shot
Heney Friday, Haas was searched,
and again at the Jail. but at neither
time were his shoes examined. Haas
went to bed last night with his shoes
on.
His wife called on him yesterday
but two officers we're present during
the interview and they say she could
not possibly have slipped the weapon
to him.
Was Weapon Passed to Him.
District Attorney LangdOn, Detec-
uce Burns and Rudolph Spreckels on
arrival at the jail. after being mott
fed of the suicide OF Haas, searched
his clothing and in one of his pockets,
iound a cartridge of Al calibre
The weapon Haas used in the at
tempt to kill Heney was a 80, and the
cartridge found in his pocket could
not have been used in that.
Burns expressed the opinion that
the pistol had been passed to Haas
since he was taken into custody.
Haas wife called at the jail to see
him and two stories are told as to
where the interview took place. One
story is that Haas talked to his vie
through the call door and the other
that they were allowed to go into an
other room. A rigid investigation
will be made by the authorities.
Heney Will Recover.
San Francisco Nov. 15.-Aitcnding
physicians give assurances of the final
recovery of Assistant District Attorney
Francis J. Heney, who was shot by
Morris Haas.
Heney and his family were receipt
ents OF many messages of sympathy
anu cheer during the entire day. Mes,
sageS came from all sections of the
United States and some from Europe
One telegram that brought a smile
from the pain-drawn face of the prose
cutor was a me ssage from President
Roosevelt to Mrs Heney.
Citizens Are in Earnest.
At a massmeeting here last night,
attended by several thousand citizens,
resolutions were adopted declaring IN.
wavering allegiance to law; that if
the criminal law is so framed as to
permit the escape of civic malefactors
it shall be amended; that if the lax
administration of the law is due to
misinterpretation by judges men will
properly constituting the law. The
resolutions call upon supervisors to
provide adequate funds for the detec-
ton, prosecution and conviction of
criminals, and full prote ction of of
fcers in discharge of their duties
They also demand the truth from the
public press, and declare an intention
to see that the people are informed
of the facts that "they may judge of
those who, by lying and misrepresen-
tation, are perverting public opinion
The resolutions assert the utmost
confidence in the law abiding charac-
ter of the people, express gratitude
for the services of the district attor-
ney in the restoration Of reputable
and responsible government and stand
firmly in an endorsement of that of
fee, and pledge the necessary support |
to rid the city of bood.ers and graft |
ers.
In concluding the resolution, this /
message is sent to Heney:
I'VE send word to our wounded /
champion, that his labors are appre /
ciated and that his suffering for our
sake is not in vain
Haas Served Two Years.
Morris Haas, the man who shot |
Heney. is a native of Wurtemberg. |
Germany. and has resided here since
1876. He is AZ years old and for
nearly ten years, or ever since his re-
lease from the penitentiary, where he
served a two-year sentence for embez- |
element of his employers funds. he |
has been engaged in the retail liquor
business.
Prior to his committal to San QUEEN
tin prison in 1888 Haas was given en-
ployment as a travelling salesman by
Schlesinger & Green, wholesale cigar
dealers of this city. On his first trip
he was given accounts aggregating