Morris Haas
Morris Haas died by suicide in a San Francisco jail on the night of November 14, 1908, shooting himself through the head, according to the Associated Press. The account gives conflicting explanations of how he came to have the pistol: one says he hid it in his shoe, another says a friend passed it to him after he was jailed. The article also notes that precautions had been taken to protect people held in the county jail, and it reports that the same day Assistant District Attorney Francis J. Heney was wounded in a courtroom.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Associated Press reported that Haas shot himself through the head, and accounts differ on whether he hid the pistol in his shoe or a friend passed it to him after he was jailed.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).