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Show HENE! SHOT DOWN IN COURT ROOM Dramatic Climax in San Francisct ' Graft Cases When Attorney is Attacked by Ex-Convict. District-Attorney Heney Had Exposed His Assailant in the Court Room and the Shooting Followed Wounded Man May Recover. Snn Kranclbco. The San Francisco bribery-graft cases had a dramatic ell-3iax ell-3iax on Friday, tho i:itli, when Asilst-tint Asilst-tint District Attorney Frnncls J. Honey, who lins been lu charge of the prosecution during its tortuoua course or two years, was shot nnd ferlously wounded In the crowded court mom by Morris Unas, an o-p.invlct. o-p.invlct. The shooting occurred during dur-ing a brief recess lu tho third trial r.f Abraham Huof on tho cbnrgo ot bribery, which is now In lis eleventh week. Mr. Honey Is now resting easily In Iho Lane lrospltal, and tho physlelnns Hay that his wound Is not fatal. Haas Is In the clly prison. Tho would-be (ii'iissln Is a" saloonkeeper, who was drawn upon the Jury panel in the second sec-ond trial of Ituef and who, after having hav-ing been temporarily passed by both Fides, was exposed In a dramatic, manner by Mr. Honey as an ox-con-vlct and discharged from tho Jury. Unas declared after the shooting thnt Honey had ruined his llfo by this exposure, ex-posure, and that ho had determined lo kill him for thnt reason. The shooting camo without warning. warn-ing. Haas having walked to within a few foot or the attorney, during a re-"oss re-"oss of the court, and deliberately l hot the man bo had threatened to 1:111. thu ball striking Jus't below tho icniplo. Hans was overpowered by oillcers and newspaper men, after a brief but desperate struggle. |