The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-05
KILLED ANARCHIST
Chicago Police Chief Shot Italian
to Escape Assassination.
SON FATALLY WOUNDED
Anarchist Invaded officiaIs Home.
Shot His Son, the coschmsn and
Stabbed Chief shipPy Before He
Was Shot Dead.

Stabbed Chief shIppy Before He
Was Shot Dead.
Chicago. March 3.-Chief OF Police
George NJ. Shippy. his son Harry and
his driver, James Foley. were wound
ed by an anarchist who attempted to
assassinate the police Official In the
hall OF the latter's residence. 81 Lin
coin court The desperate struggle. in
which Mrs. Shippy and her daughter.
Georgietta- Joined, was terminated
when the chief drew his own revolver
and killed his assailant. Attempts to
Identify the dead man have thus far
resulted in failure.
The attack is believed TO have been
the result of a conspiracy to harm Of
fcials who have been active in sup
pressing manifestations OF anarchy in
this community. Other city officials
are said TO have been threatened. and
police spy who recognized the corpse
OF the man who invaded Shippy's
home as that Of a person who regu-
larly attended anarchistic meetings
asserted that the man was chosen by
lot to do away with not only the chief
OF police. but Mayor Busse as well
The ramiicaions OF the plot are said
TO extend to other cities and TO be
closely connected with the killing OF
Rev. Leo Heinrlchs. a Roman Catholic
priest. who was shot down al the al
tar of his church In Denver.
Harry Shippy is the most severely
hurt OF those injured in the ARRAY. He
was shot through the breast twice and
was probably fatally wounded. His
father was stabbed In the arm. while
Foley received a bullet in the wrist.
Mrs. Shippy was kicked by the des-
perado. but her hurts are slight.
Following the attack. squads OF po-
lice were sent into the Italian and
Ghetto quarters OF the city. Places
known as headquarters OF secret so
cieties suspected OF anarchistic tend
encies were raided and a score or
more OF arrests were made.
"As opened the door" said Chief
Shippy. later. "the man raised his hat.
and allowed him to step into the
hallway. He handed me an envelope.
I glanced at II, and then the thought
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some wrong. He looked like an anar-
chist. grabbed his arms and called
to my wife. who was In another
room. When she ran into the hall
way. said: Mother. see II this man
has a revolver She felt In one OF his
pockets and said that he had.
Il tried TO hold him with one hand
and draw my revolver with the other,
but he jerked away and fell against
the door caught him again. and
while We were struggling. my son. who
was upstairs. started to my aid. He
was only few steps from the bottom
OF the stairs when the man freed one
hand. drew his revolver and fired two
shots at Harry. Then Foley. who had
been summoned by my daughter. step
ped into the hallway and the man shot
him. The anarchist kicked my wife TO
one side. and by this time I had got
my own revolver, and both Foley and
I opened fire. At my first shot which
struck him in the head. he fell. But
fred three more, one into his head
and two into his body. Two of Foley's
shots also struck the assassin"
Foley and Harry Shippy we're taken
TO a hospital.
The man who was slain by Chief of
Police Shippy was Identified as Laza.
rus Averbuch. aged twenty-five years.
who for three weeks had lived at 21S
Washburn avenue. on the West Side.
His Identification was established
through a sister, who was taken by
the police TO the undertaking rooms.
He was a Russian student.