Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-03
FAMX Y IN
BATTLE WITH
ASSASSIN
YOUTHS HEROIC ACT SAVES
FATHERS LIFE
HEAD OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT
KILLS AssAILANT
Following Attack on shippy, Meeting
Places and Libraries of Secret
Societies Are
Raided
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 2.--Chief of Police
George M. Shippy, his son Harry and
his driver, James Foley were wounded
by man who attempted to assassinate
the police officer in the hall of the lat
ter's residence shortly after 9 o'clock
this morning.
A desperate struggle, in which Mrs.
Shippy and her daughter Georgetta
joined, was terminated when the chief
drew his own revolver and killed his
assailant.
The wouId-be assassin of Chief of
Police Shippy was identified tonight as
man named Lazarus Averbuch, who
for the past three weeks has lived at
21S Washington avenue, on the west
side. His identification was established
through a sister of the man. who was
taken by the police to the undertaking
rooms.
Russian Student
Averbuch was 20 years old and occu-
| pied rooms at the above address with
his sister Olga. He was a Russian
student. He came to America three
| months ago from Austria, to which
country he fled two years ago, follow
| ing the massacre of Jews in Kishineff,
|
His plan to kill Chief Shippy is be-
| lieved to have been formed as direct
result of the latter's interference with
| Larade of unemployed men through
the citys streets several weeks ago.
| Averbuch had been recently en-
ployed by a produce commission firm
here.
| The attack is believed by the police
| to have been the result of a widespread
| conspiracy to harm officials who have
been active in suppressng manifesto
tions of anarchy in this community.
Four city officials are said to have
been threatened and police spy says
| he recognized the corpse of the man
| who invaded Shippy's home as that of
a person who regularly attended am
archistic meetings. He asserted the
man was chosen by lot to do away
with not only the chief of police but
| Mayor Busse as well.
Son May Die
Harry Shippy is the most severely
! hurt of those injured in today's affray.
He was shot through the breast twice,
: but may recover.
t Chief Shippy was stabbed in the arm,
r and Foley received a bullet III the
e wrist.
r Mrs. Shippy was kicked by the des-
j perado, but her hurts are slight.
|. Following the attack squads of police
t were sent into the Italian and Gnetto
districts of the city. Places known as
headquarters OF secret soclelies sus-
pected of anarchists tendencies were
raided and before midnight score or
more arrests had been made.
A coroner's inquest over the body of
the assailant was also started and
States Attorney Healy announced that
y the March grand jury of Cook county
: which was convened today, will be
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archistic organizations in an attempt
to fasten responsibility for the attack
X It was also reported that Mayor
Busse intends to issue an order for
bidding all street meetings, the allega-
ton being made that such gatherings,
whether of a political or religious ma
:. ture. are often made the occasion of
vicious attacks upon the social order.
That the attempt to kill Chief Ship
nv resulted in failure was due largely
to the policelnan's quickness in an
ticipating the purpose of the visitors
presence The man had twice called
at the house and asked for the chief
first yesterday. when he was told that
a Mr.. Shippy was at work. and again
;, early this morning, when servant
informed him that the chief could not
Il be seen before o'clock.
g shippy Tells of Battle
y When he rang the door bell at
: o'clock this morning the chief answered
the call.
4 GAS / opened the door," said Mr..
= shiny later. in describing the at
. tack, "the man raised his hat and l
i allowed him to step into the hallway.
a He handed me an envelope. l glanced
q at II and then the thought struck me
: that the man was up to some wrong:
= He looked like an anarchist. / grabbed
. his arm and called to my wife, who was
. in another room.
It "When she ran into the hallway I
II said: Mother, see if this man has q
- revolver She felt one of his back
= pockets and said that he had. | tried
=, to hold him with one hand and oraw
nv revolver with the other. but he
jerked away and fell against the door.
# / caught him again. and while we were
n struggling my son, who was upstairs,
;, started to my aid. He was only a few
l. steps from the bottom of the stairs
j. when the man freed one hand, drew his
e revolver and fired two shots at Harry.
h Then Foley. who had been summoned
" by my daughter, stepped into the hall
way and the man shot him.
+ "The fellow kicked my wife to one
If side and by this time I had secured
,e NV own revolver and both Foley and
W opened fire. At my first shot, which
;e struck him in the head, he fell. But
p fired three more. one in his head and
ie two in his body Two of Foley's shots
n also struck the assassin"
I'd Policemen from all sections of the
CITY were at once put to work on the
case. Ambulances and surgeons were
summoned and Foley and Harry Ship
py were taken to a hospital.
at The body. of the chiefs assallant was
err removed to a morgue. A search of the
Nv corpse la,led to reveal any marks by
n which it mhyht be identified. In pock-
te et o. the mans coat. however, the
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