The morning Astorian., November 14, 1908, Image 1

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guest crisis
this afternoon regarding I . regency
lor the empire.
TAFT AT BROOKLYN.
Emperor Dead anil Dow
' ager Dying at Pekin.
REGENT IS APPOINTED
Emperor Was Removed to Death
Chamber In' Afternoon and 1
Dowager Now Dying. , ,
OFFICIAL OFFICES VACANT
Th Dowager Emprtat Swoons at
Meeting of Ortnd Council When
Declaration of Regency It Wide
She i Slow Recovering.
PEKIN, Nov. 13, 10:30 P. M.-It
It reported that the Empreii Dow
ager also ii dying.
PEKIN, Nov.; IJ.-The Emperor
of China was reported dead ,at 4
o'clock this morning. It had, how
ever, been imnotsible' to secure offic
ial confirmation of this announce
ment up to 6 o'clock this evening.
Ills Majesty was transferred to the
death chamber at 2 o'clock In the
afternoon. At that hour he wai still
breathing.
Two Imperial edict were Issued
from the palace this afternoon In
quick succession. The first makes
Prince Chun Regent of the Empire,
and the second appoints his son, Pu
Wei, heir presumptive. Simultan
eously wun tne removal ot me tm
ncror from the winter1 ealace to tne
death chamber in the Forbidden
City, the members of the Grand
Council assembled in the place. The
' Dowager Empress was present at
the meeting, ana is reported to have
swooned. At 4:30 o'clock this af
ternoon a palace official of high
standing said the Emperor was still
'alive. ' ,:, . ,
All the government offices were
deserted. The palace Is crowded
with officials. This rumor that the
Empress Dowager is dying, if true,
would explain the two edicts issued
HOT SPRINGS, Nov. 13,-Presl-dent-elect
Taft left here tonight for
Brooklyn where tomorrow afternoon
he will deliver the principal address
at the unveiling of a monument to
the prison ship martyrs. On his re
turn he will stop over Sunday to vis
it 'President Roosevelt. '' '
ENTERTAIN HOPES FOR
HUME'S RECOVERY
CONDITION IS NOW CRITICAL
BUT FRIENDS LOOK FOR
FAVORABLE TURN
, f
Famous Graft Prosecutor Shot Just Below
Temple By Nofrisi Haas, Saloon
Keeper and Ex-Convict.
FAIR CHANGE FOR HIS RECOVERY
Would-Be Assassin, Who in a Previous Case Had
- Been Exposed byfHeney, Creeps Behind Vic
tim and Fires at Close Ranjge.
TRAGEDY OCCURS DURING COURT RECESS
KIDNEY TROUBLE THE CAUSE
Coquilla Fish King Has Another
Serious Attack t Hit Wedderburn
Home-Mrs, Hum and Nephew
Art With Him,
MARSI1FIELD, Or., Not. 13.-R.
D. Hume, who is critically ill at his
home at We41erburn, Curry county,
is reported today to be 'very low.
Ills schooner, the Osprey, was in
port here and in response to i tele
phone message, It left for Wedder
burn this morning, with Dr. B. Min-
I l
mis. whose services at Air. riuraes
bedside were desired.
Mr. Hume has a number of times
been operated on for kidney trouble
and occasionally is very ill. So, while
his condition Is now cirtical, his
friends have not entirely given up
hopes of his recovery from this at
tack." Mrs. Home and" one nephew
are with Kr. Hume at his home.
Haas Declares Heney Had Ruined His Lite and That He Had De
termined to Kill Him For This Reason. The Bullet Has
Been Located in Right Ear, and Did Not Pehe- '
Irate Brain. Haas Was Apprehended, f
PLAY WONDERFUL CAME.
PULLMAN Wash., Nov. 13-The
University of Idaho and the Wash
inaton State College played a won-
(Special io the Morning Astorian) "
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13. Francis J. Heney, the famous graft prosecutor, was shot in the aide of his!
head just below the temple and it very terioualy injured by Morris Haas, a saloonkeeper, and ex-convict,
who, while a venireman in the previous cast hat been exposed by Heney. Heney is conscious. The bullet after
striking the cheek ranged downward and tha surgeons are now hunting for it in the roof of his mouth.
Tha court had taken a recess and was about to resume. Heney was seated at the table, talking with
Mr, Gallagher', when Haas sneaked up from behind and placing the revolver close to Heney't face fired, evi
dently to shoot through the temple. Heney fell over on his face and slid to tha floor. , Haas was seized by by
standers and thrown into the jury-bax where he was held until officers arrested him. - i ,
Haas stated that Heney had ruined his business and he is now even with Ht.iey. Haas said he does not
cart what becomes of him. The first reports were that Heney waa fatally shot, so close was the wound to
the temple, but a closer examination revealed the error of the first Impression, Heney " will probably live.
The bullet has been located In the right ear. It did not penetrate the brain.
Judge Lawler has ordered Ruef taken into custody.
The shooting occurred during a
brief recess in the third trial of Abra
ham Rucf on a charge of bribery
which is now in the 11th week.
Heney is now in Lane hospital and
derful 4 to 4 game here today for 'the physicans say the wound is not
which speed and fierceness of play
has never been equalled in the his
tory of the Northwest. A crowd of
4000 saw the game. '
' DRISCOLL WINS. '
NEW YORK. Nov. 13.-John
Driscoll of Cardiff, Wales, the ac
knowledged featherweight " champion
of England, defeated' Matty Baldwin
of Boston in a six-round bout tonight-
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PRINCE AT MINE
DISASTER SPEAKS
.i.s-5 t,p. (j t f -
The Miners Felt That Catastrophe Was Due to the
5 , Managers.-.-Ask Prince tqiReport.
HA MM, West phlia; Nov. 13.
Durlng a visit of Prince Eitel Fred
erlck at the scene of the terrible
mine disaster yesterday,' a crowd of
1500 angry miners made.' a hostile
demonstration. The miners greeted
the Prince with shouts indicating
their belief that the disaster was due
to the fault of the mine "manage
ment. The 'district governor tried to
pacify them In rn speech but they
hooted him down. Later the Prince
received a reputation of miners who
asked him to report to. Emperor
William that they wanted a law for
the projection of miners. The Prince
promised that he would inform his
father of their desire. The leader of
the. Crowd . subsequently made
Speech1 to1 them requesting that they
disperse quietly and this was donn.
fatal. Haas is in the city prison. The
would-be assassin Is a Jew and sa
loonkeeper who was drawn upon the
jury panel in the second trial of
Ruef and after having been tempo
rarily passed by both sides was ex
posed in dramatic manner by Heney
as an ex-convict and he was dis
charged from the jury. f
Haas declared after' the shooting
that Heney had ruined his life and
that he had determined to kill him
for that reason. - ' i r
Heney had finished an examination
at; noon of James L. Gallagher, the
prosecution's , most important wit
ness and a confessed "Go-between
of Ruef and the former board of su
pervisors! , Heney and Ach, : chief
counsel for Ruef, had subjected Gal
lagher to a severe cross-examination
for two hours in the afternoon, when
Judge Lawler declared a brief re
cess at 4:05 o'clock. The jury filed
out and Heney and Ach and Dozicr,
at the request of the judge, went in
to his chamber to confer with him
on some proposed instructions to the
jury. At the conclusion of the con
ference Ach, Dozler, Ruef and
Judge Lawler went out of the court
room to the street in front of the
building which is located on Fulton
street, near Van Ness avenue. Heney,
Instead of going out to enjoy a brief
airing, stepped for a moment into an
ante-room and then came back to his
counsel table. While many of the
persons, who crowded the courtroom
had gone out on the sidewalk, there
was still a large crowd in the room.
Heney was leaning over his table
cbnversing with A. L. McCabe, chief
clerk in the district attorney's office.
Directly In front of him was Galla
gher, a witness, arid a representative
of the Associated Press who had
just walked to Heney's table and
was standing at ; his elbow ' waiting
for an opportunity to speak to him
when a small man, 1 neatly " attired,
and having a decided Jewish cast f Jf
countenance, t approached Heney
from behind' in quick stepsi but with
deliberation. Suddenly his right hand
shbt 'out ' and before the ; newspaper
man, '"''MSeCabe ''or John ' Foley,
Heney's special bodyguard, sitting
about eight feet away, could make a
move, there was a flash and a-loud
report rane throunh the room. For
a moment everybody seemed stunned
arid paralysed. The would-be assas-
sin, whose revolver was within a foot
and a half of Heney's head when he
pulled the trigger, stepped back, his
arms by his side, one hand still
clutching the smoking pistol " as ' if
hesitating what to do. ! For a frac
tion of a second an Impressive si
lence followed the report while the
smoke of the shot lazily floated
away. Half of the spectators evi
dently fearing further shooting made
a frantic rush for the doors; Before
the assassin could rajse the pistol
again, Foley and E. J. Wiskotchill,
special policemen, were upon . him
and had thrown him to the floor and
wrested the weapon from his grasp.
He struggled but was dragged to the
jury box and thrown upon his back
and held there, just as the jury, at
tracted by the shot, came bursting
through its private entrance. 'y.
As the man who fired the shot
stepped back from the assistant dis
trict attorney with the smoking
weapon in his hand, he kept his eyes
on Hchey to see how effective his
aim had been. Heney arose from his ;
chair, put his hands to his head,
blood streaming through his fingers,
and reddening 'the table in front i
him, leaned ovef for a moment and
was Caught as he began to fall.' He
was laid on the floor, two detectives
holding his head out of the pool of
blood which flowed from the wound
which appeared to be just below the
right temple. H was conscious and
when the Associated Press repre
sentative: dropped down t-his side
and spoke to him;- 'his - first words
werer "Send fo my wife."
Dr. H. A. Hljjcks who was in the
courtroom at the time rushed-to
Heney's side' and made a hasty ex
amination and pronounced him fatal
ly wounded. Heney was perfectly
composed, his peculiar smile, for
which he is known, was still hover
ing over his lips. Evidently he also
believed he was fatally wounded.
Turning his eyes to John O'Gara, his
assistant, he (Heney) said:
"I want to make i a dying state
ment. I believe I am going to die.
I was sitting at the table when I felt
what I thought was a blow. . I-do
not know who shot me. I was doing
nothing to anyone." ' t )
Ruef and his two attorneys who
were out on the sidewalk, were
startled by the report and started
for the court room, but were forced
back down the steps by- the trowd
rushing frantically out
"What has
Ruef to the Associated Press repri
tentative as the latter ran to the
nearest telephone.
"Heney has been shot," was the
reply- -; ;,' .;
"My God, who did. that?" he asked.
Ruefs automobile stood in front
of the building and he immediately
ordered his chauffeur to get the near
est physician. The car returned a
few moments later with Dr. Tuchler.
Medical assistance was . somewhat
slow in arriving and Dr. Tuchler was
the first physician on the scene.
Heney, in the meantime, was lying
TWO
on his side in the court room with a
piece cf rug under his head. It was
some time before the ambulance ar
rived which conveyed Heney to the
Central Emergency Hospital only
four blocks away, whence he was
removed about 7 o'clock to' the
lirte Hospital. The report of the
attempted assassination spread rap
idly throughout the city like wild
fire and caused intense excitement
and, indignation. . '' ...
An immense crowd ' gathered
around Carpenters' Hall to which
Judge Lawlor had removed his court
this week because of lack of room
the - temporary - eriminai . court
building. Several hundred persons
followed the ambulance to the Emer
gency Hospital and downtown thou
sands gathered around the bulletin
boards. Within a few minutes after
the shooting Chief of Police Biggy.
Detective Burns, Rudolph Spreckels,
capitalist who financed the gra?t
prosectuion; Captains of Police Glea-
son, Duke and Wright and a large
force of police were on the scene.
There were no hostile , demonstra
tion by the big crowd in front of the
building but some threatening mur
murs began to be heard. Ruef was
surrounded by a large number of
people and quietly slipped away, go
ing with Dr. Tuchler to the latter's
office for a little while. This led to
a report that the former political
boss had disappeared and Detective
Burns censured some of his men for
having allowed him to get away and
Chief of Police Biggy immediately
sent men to hunt for hira. Ruef,
however, appeared in front of . the
'building little later and sent in word
that an officer at the door would not
let hira in. He was at once taken
into the court room. In the mean
time several acts-of the tragedy be
ing played in different parts of the
court room. While Heney was on
the floor, newspapermen approached
the would-be assassin, who up to
that time had not yet been identified
and asked him for his name. At first
he refused to give it Then he said
I am Morris Haas. Heney ruined
me. l don t care wnat oecomes oi
me now", " .
In another corner of the building
Ach and Dozier, Ruefs counsel, were
in the chambers of Judge Lawlor.
"My God,"- exclaimed. Ach, "I wish
I had never taken a criminal case in
my life. I will" never take another
when I get out of this one. . This is
ETCALF LEAVES
ll
TIE CillEI
' ' .ij'nii i.
Illness Forces Secretary
of Havy to Rest.
HAS SERIOUS MALADY
For Over a Year f,Ietca!f Has
Been Suffering, Kc.v Gives
Up Hops cf (recovery.
PRAISE FROr.l Hit fulZlZltll
Roosevelt in Answering Secretary's
Letter of Resignation Thanks Hira
For His Efficient Service and Hit
Hearty Support. . . .,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13-Secrs-
tary of the Navy Victor H. Metcalf,
resigned from the cabinet today. For
more than a year he has suffered
with a serious illness., Friends have
expected continually that he would
be able to regain his health, but the
illness has been, constantly recurriqg
until he became convinced that the
only course to pursue would be Jo
severe connection , with ' all active
work. Answering Metcalfs letter of
resignation, President! Roosevelt in
accepting it, says he does so with
great reluctance. He thanks Metcalf
for, his efficient service and says no
president could wish for more total
and hearty support than Metcalf had
given him.
a dastardly outrage. I cannot ex
press myself in strong enough terms.
Mr. Heney did not denounce this
man Haas, if he is the one who did
the shooting.! In pursuance to , his
duty he disclosed the fact,, during
another trial of Ruef, that Haas was
an ex-convict and as such dismissed
him from the jury box., , I sincerely
hope Heney will recover.".. t . . ..
. Dozier also regretted that he was
engaged in a criminal case after hav
ing several times made resolutions
that he would not again take one.
"It is. getting to be a pretty state
of civilization when man engaged
in a, performance of; his duty is shot
down .in the- open, court -room,". -he
said., "It was a. dastardly act, an outr
rageous deed." J
,. (Continued on page 6) :
DOCTOR PRONOUNCES
:;: MAYL:OTIS SANE
Woman Who Plotted to Murder Mother For In
. .-. - , surance is Hot Demented.
CHICAGO, Nov.' 13. -May
Otis, arrested last night on the
charge of plotting to do away with
her mother through ' an agency of
hired thugs, was pronounced sane
happened r shouted tonight by Dr. Baldwin, city physi-
cian. Baldwin, at the request of the
police, spent an hour with the wom
an testing her on various questions.
When the test was over he declared
the woman's mind seemed normal,
although she is on the verge of a
nervous collapse.