The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-14
STORY OF THE CRIME.
~sioonist Fires While Heney Sat IN
Court.

San Francisco, Cal, Nov. III
Francis J. Heney, special prosecutor
of the accused grafters of San Francis
co. was shot and seriously injured late
Friday afternoon by Morris Haas,
Jewish saloonkeaper and eX-convict,
while seated in court during the thlrd
trial of Abraham Ruef for bribery. Mr.
Heney is expected to recover. AT u
O'Clock last evening he was conscious
and said:
Il will live to prosecute him.
Heneyl has been the leading official
in the prosecution of municlpal cor
ruption in this city. In the second
Ruef trial Haas had been passed as a
Juror when one day in court Heney
dramatically produced photograph OF
him taken at San Quentin penltentla-
ry. taken in convicts garb and crop
ned head and with his number across
his breast Haas collapsed in court,
admitted he had been a convict, and
was Immediately discharged from the
Jury. He says Heney's uncoverinS
of his past had ruined his business.
Brain Not Hurt by Bullet.
The physicians in attendance on
Heney expressed the opinion that he
would live. They had ascertained
that the bullet, which had entered the
right cheek, had lodged under the left
ear and had not entered his brain as
at first feared.
Mr.. Heney was taken from the
Emergency hospital to the Lane hos
pital, where he is receiving the care
of skilled surgeons. The shooting oc
Cured at 4:22 O'Clock in the after
noon. Judge Lawlor had few mo
ments before declared a five minute!
recess of court and the jury had lef
the room.
Former Supervisor Gallagher was il
the witness chair, and Heney, seate'
at table few feet away, was talk
ing with him. Haas came in, walke'
behind Heney, and without word
when only four feet away, fired re
yolver. hitting Heney in the righ
temple.
People Too Stunned for Violence.
AS soon as Heney was shot Judg
Iawlor ordered the doors of the court
to leave. The trial has been carrie
on in Carpenters hall, 130 Fulto
street. The room is small and wa
crowded with spectators. There wa
no violence attempted toward Haa
the people in the courtroom and tn
Judge apparently being stunned by tn
enormity of the deed.
Heney lay on the dirty floor of th
courtroom His head was proped Il
who was the first physician to reac
his side, examined the wounded ma
DIR. Franck, after a hurried examin
tion. gave it as his opinion that Hene
could not recover. as the bullet seen
ed to have penetrated the brain.
The wounded man then was r
moved in an ambulance and Haa
heavily guarded by police, was take
away to Jail.
AssaiIant Full of Liquor.
After the crowd in the court roo
recovered from their first amazemer
they clamored to get at Haas, but Il
Officers had jammed him into a &C
ner of the jury box and no one was ;
lowed to get near him. Haas was Il
der the influence of liquor and talk
wildly.
"Heney ruined my business by G
posing my prison record he said.
wouldn't consider myself fit to live
] hadn't killed him. l did it for t
benefit of humanity. There a
thousands who wanted me to do 1t.
would not have brought my four ch
dren into the world to bear such
brand If ] had known that the fl
that / was an ex-convfct would
come known"
Then, after moment, he said:
81 have everything to live for.
have a wife and children. But
couldn't help shooting this man ey
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