Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-04
ChicagO's Chief Of Police Strug-
giles With Anarchist.
HAD INVADED HIS HOME.
Chief shIppy's Son and Hls Driver
Also Wounded--Man is Identified ~
Russian Student, Named Lasarus
Averbaugh.

Chicago, March 3.-Chief of Police
George M. Shippy. his son. Harry. and
his driver, James Foley. we're wound
Cd by an anarchist who attempted to
assassinate the police official in the
hall of the latter's residence, 81 Lin
coin court, shortly after 8 o'clock In
the morning The desperate strug-
gle. in which Mrs. Shippy and her
laughter. Georgiotta, Joined. was ter
minated when the chief drew his own
revolver and killed his assailart.
Sister Identifies Man.
The assassin's name is Lazarus
Averbaugh, Russian student His
identity was not established until
some time after the affair happened,
and it was learned from his sister.
Olga, with whom he had lived for
three weeks at the home of Mrs. Har-
~ Pine, 21s Washburne avenue, In
the western portion of the city. Av-
erbaugh had been IN America only
three months, having come direct from
Austria. whittier he fed from kishi-
new, two years ago, to escape the per-
oecution of the Jews In that city.
Through information received from
the sister and from a fellow employee
in a produce commission house, where
Averbaugh had recently been en-
ployed, the police were able to trace
Averbaugh's movements and learn the
views he held.
Foley and Harry Shippy wore taken
20 hospital.
The body Of the anarchist was re-
moved to morgue.
II was learned that Chief Shippy's
interference. several weeks ago, with
q parade OF unemployed men, headed
by DR." Ben L. Reitman. coupled
with the mora recent announcement
that Emma Goldman would not be
allowed to speak in public in Chicago
led Averbaugh to attempt to remove
knC POiiCC nCuI III ibuooi&H tCllOIibb
fashion.
The man had twice called at the
house and asked for the chief the day
before. He WIS told that Mr.. Ship
py was at wcrk. On his third call
. servant informed him that the CHIEF
could not be seen before 9 o'clock
When he rang the doorbeil at the lat
ter hour, the chief himself answered
Re call.
~ "As opened the door," said CHIEF
Shippy. "the man raised his hat, and
] allowed him to step into the hall
way. He handed me an envelope.
glanced at II, and then the thought
struck me that the man was up To
come wrong. He looked like an anar
chist. I grabbed his arms and called
70 my wife, who was in another room
When she ran into the hallway, said
Mother. see II this man has a re
volver'. She felt in one Of his pockets
and said that he had.
ct treid 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, anc
while we were struggling, my son, who
was upstairs. started to my aid. HI
was only few steps from the bot
tom Of the stairs, when the man freet
one hand, drew his revolver and fired
two shots at Harry. Then Foley, whs
had been summoned by my daughter
stepped into the hallway. and the mar
shot him. The anarchist kicked my
wife to one side, and by this time
had got my own revolver, and boil
Foley and opened fire. At my frs
shot, which struck him In the bead
he fell. But fred three more shots
one into his head and two into hi
body Two Of Foley's shots alst
struck the assassin"