The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-06
ANARCHIST KILLED.
Had Stabbed Chief Shippy and Shot
His Son-Stanger Enters Home
of Chief Shippy in Chicago
and Attempts to Assas-
sinate Him.

or Chicago, his SOL Harry and his
driver, James Foley, were wounded
by an Anarchist who attempted to
assassinatc the police official in the
hall Of the l%atter's residence, 81 Lin
coin Court, shortly after 9 O'Clock
Monday morning. The desperate
struggle, in which Mrs. Shippy and
her daughter, Gcorgictta, joined was
terminated when the chief drew his
W 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 q conspiracy to harm Of
ficials who have been active in sup
pressing manifestations Of anarchy i'm
thai community. Other city officials
arc said to have been threatened and
n police spy, who recognized the
corpse Of the man who invaded Ship
py's home rs that Of II person who
regularly attended anarchists meet
ings, asserted that lire man was cnos-
en- by lot to do away with not only
the chief Of police. but Mayor Bussc
rs well. The ramifications OF The plot
are said TO extend to other cities, and
to be closely connected with the kill
ing Of the Rev. Leo Heiarichs, a Ro-
man Catholic priest, who was sho.
down at The altar Of his church in
Denver.
Harry Shippy was shot through the
breast twice and wa probably fatal
ly wounded. His father was stabbed
in the arm, while Foley received a
bullet in tho wrist. Mrs. Shippy was
kicked by the desperate, but her in
jurics arc slight.
Following the attack squads of po-
lice were sent into the Italian and
Ghetto quarters of the city. Places
known rs headquarters Of secret So
cietios suspected of anarchistic len
denotes were railcI and a score or
more arrests were made.
That the attempt to kill Chief
Shirpy resulted in failure was due
largely to the p~oliceman's quickncss
in anticipating the purpose Of his
VISITORS presence. The man had
twice called at the house and asked
for the chief, and was told that Mr..
Shippy a at work, and called again
Monday morning, when Il servant in
formed him that the chief coull not
be seen before Q o'clock. When he
rang tire door bell rs The latter hour
the chief himself answered the call.
Gas I opened the door, said
Chief Shippy, later, "the man raised
mis- hat and [ allowed him to step into
the hallway. Tie handed me al en-
velopc. I glanced at it and then the
thought struck inc that the man was
.,lp to some wrong. He looked like an
anarchist. T grabbed his arms and
called to my wife, who was in an
other room. When she ran into the
hallway | said: "Mlothcr. Sc. if This
man has a ]rcvolver.' She felt in one
Of his pockets and said that he had.
CT tried to hold him with one hand
and draw my revolver with the 9TH
CT but he jcrkcd away AID fell against
the door. [ caught him again and
while VIC were STRUGGLING my son., who
was upstairs. started to my aid. He
was only a few steps from the bot
tom Of the stairs when the man freed
one hand, drew his revolver and fir
cd two shots at Harry. Then Foley.
who had been summoned by my
daughter, stepped into The hall and
the man siot him. The man kicked
my wife to one side, and by this time
L had got my own revolver, and both
Foley and | opened fire. At my first
shot, which struck him in the head,
The fell, but I fired three more. ono
into his head and two into his body.
Two Of Folcy's shots struck the
nssasSin.'
Foley and Harry Shippy were TAX
en- to a hospital.
The body Of tlre anarchist was re-
moved to a morguc. A search of the
corpse failed to reveal any marks by
which it might be identified.
In Il pocket Of the mans coat. how
ever. the police discovered a small
box Of lozengcs, the package bearing
Il label inscribed: "Trowbridgc Con-
~fectioncry Company, Mcadcvillc,
Pa.' The lozengcs were sent TO II
chemist for analysis, the police being
of the opinion that they might con-
tain posion with which it was the
mans intention to commit suicide if