Bullets Fly in Court: Noted Prosecutor Targets of Ex-Con’s Gun

In a shocking turn of events, a former convict and juror in the 1907 graft trial, now a convicted felon himself, opened fire on Los Angeles’ Chief Assistant District Attorney, Henry G. Heney, in a crowded Los Angeles courtroom on November 14, 1908. The gunman’s bullet struck Heney near his left ear, but the prosecutor’s life was not in danger according to initial reports. Witnesses described the intense excitement that followed the attempted murder as thousands of people gathered around bulletin boards outside the courthouse.