Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-04
Hunting Down Companions Of
Lazerus Averbuch.
PROBLEM OF HIS BURIAL
Radicals Would Give Him an Anar.
chist Funeral.
FURTHER ARRESTS TODAY
Many Anonymous Letters Received
Purporting to Give Headquarters
of the Terrorists.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
CHICAGO. March 4.-Continuing their
efforts to learn just what inspired the
attempt upon Chief Shippy's life. the
police have reached the conclusion that
denunciation of the police and appeals
to direct action" by lecturers con-
nccted with the Edelstadt group were
responsible.
The Edelstadt group. of which DR.. c.
B. Williamson and DR. Il. Miriam YAM
polsky are the recognized heads. be-
came particularly aggressive following
the fiasco of the attempted unemployed
demonstration" For suppressing the
parade Chief Shippy was denounced by
Williamson and other speakers at prac.
tically every meeting of the group.
Averbuch listened to the inflamnatory
speeches with close attention.
At meeting of the group few weeks
ago the members distributed hundreds or
mcendiary circulars. in which ffeSioen'
Roosevelt was termed Our Crazy Presi-
dent and Mayor Busse and Chief Snip
by Brutal Oppressors of the WORKING
man." The circulars closed with an ap.
peal to direct action and the gencrai
strike.
1nfammatory Speech.
The following are alleged extracts from
a speech made by Williamson In Yiddlsh
at the meeting:
Blood is the mother of liberty. Chief
Shippy has denied US the rightSto parade
and demonstrate. He is tyrant. just as
much so as the Russian police Let w.
show him that we are not afraid OF ms
club. Shippy is miserable police omclai'
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tempt in Russia"
The disposition OF the body OF aver
buch is presenting puzzling problem u
the authorities.
to society there is no wish TO oeny nm
the ordinary privileges of the burial rites.
provided they can be performed with the
utmost privacy. No friends nave caiea
to view the remains. however. ana unless
his sister informs the undertaken TO-DAY
that she is financially able to bury the
body it probably will be inferred in the
potter's field. -,
The police when they arrested the girl
found in her possession tribe over $i''
which is believed to be all she had.
Anarchist Funeral
Anarchists in the ghetto district LAST
night decided to ask the authorities Tor
the body, the purpose being to give Aver
buch an anarchist funeral. Olga aver
buch. sister of the dead man. will be
asked to make formal demand for the
body. It will then be taken to a West
Side lodgeroom and services held In ac-
cordance with the anarchist belief.
met in the homes OF members and dis
cussed the possibility OF obtaining the
body of Averbuch. The plan to act
through the sister of the dead man was
suggested at a meeting held at Maxwell
and Canal streets.
and William Stadweiser. thirty-four years
of age, alleged anarchists, were arrested
today in connection with the attempted
assassination Of Chief Of Police George Nd.
Shippy. -
Rosie Stern. for whom the police have
been searching since last night in connec-
ton with the attempted assassination Of
Chief of Police Shippy. was taken to
Assistant Chief Schuettler's ONCE to-
day.
Anonymous letters purporting to give
information of anarchists headquarters
have been received by the police in con-
siderable numbers. AS a result several
places in the city outside of the ghetto
district have been placed under surveil-
lance. One Of these Is on Bowen ave-
nue.. on the south side of the city. and
In a neighborhood that has never before
been suspected as being . breeding place
building. which is declared to be the meet
ing place of a young mems society, were
issued by Inspector Nicholas Hunt OF the
Hyde Park police district. This latter
official also announced that he has sent
out detectives to find friend OF William
Abramovitz, the University of Chicago
student who was taken into custody yes
terday.