The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-03-04
ASSASSIN SHOT DEAD.
While Attempting to Kill Chica-
COS Police Chief.
Father Stabbed In the Arm and Po-
lice Driver Received Bullet In the
Wrist-Attack Believed to Have
Been Result Of Conspiracy Which
Included Killing of Mayor Busse.

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Chicago, March 3.-Chief of Police
George M. Shippy, his son Harry and
his driver James Foley were wounded
by an anarchist who attempted to as
sassinate the police official in the lat
ter's residence, 1922 Lincoln Court.
The desperate struggle, in which Mrs.
Shippy and her daughter Georgiota
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 conspiracy to harm Off
cials who have been active in sup
pressing manifestations of anarchy in
this community. Other city officials
are said to have been threatened and
a police spy who recognized the
corpse of the man who invaded Ship
py's home as that of a person who
regularly attended anarchists meet
ings, asserted that the man was chos-
en- by lot to do away with not only the
chief of police but Mayor Busse as
well.
The ramifications of the plot are
said to extend to other cities and to
be closely connected with the recent
killing of Rev. Leo Heinrichs, Ro-
man Catholic priest who was shot
down at the altar of his church in
Denver
Harry Shppy Fatally Wounded.
Harry Shippy is the most severely
hurt of those injured in the ARRAY.
He was shot through the breast 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 ten
denotes were raded and a score or
more of arrests were made.
That the attempt to kill Chief
Shippy resulted in failure was due
largely to the polceman's quickness
in anticipating the purpose of his Wis
itor's presence The man had twice
called at the house and asked for the
chief Sunday when he was told that
Mr.. Shippy was at work, and called
again Monday morning, when a SER
want informed him that the chief could
not be seen before 9 o'clock. When
he rang the doorbell at the latter hour
the chief himself answered the call.
"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.
| glanced at it and then the thought
struck me that the man was up to
some wrong. He looked like an an
archist. | grabbed his arms and call
ed to my wife, who was in another
room. When she ran into the hall
way, I said: Mother, see If this man
has a revolver She felt in one of the
pockets and said that he had. I 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
fred two shots at Harry. Then Foley,
who had been summoned by my
daughter, stepped 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 | opened fire. At
my first shot. which struck him In the
head. he fell. But fred three more,
one into his head anA two in his body.
Two of Foley's shots also struck the
assassin"
Foley and Harry Shippy were taken
to a hospital.
The body of the anarchist was re-
moved to a morgue A search OF the
corpse failed to reveal any marks by
which It might be identified.
Attack Result of a Conspiracy.
The police are firm in the belief
that the attack on their chief was due
to an anarchistic plot Theories that
the man may have had a personal
grievance against the official because
of an arrest or some similar affair
were given up when detectives Of the
department failed to recognize the
corpse as that of any known criminal.
Two members of the force asserted |
that they had seen the man at meet
ing of anarchists about ten days ago.
The testimony of the police spy con-
firmed this view of the case.
Boy Saved Fathers Life.
Both the chief and Mrs. Shippy as
sert that the formers life was saved |
by the appearance of their son. The |
young man, who is IS years old, is
student at a military academy in Cul- |
yer, Ind He was at home because
of illness, and fastened to his fathers |
aid when he heard the struggle in the
hall.
81 might have been shot and killed |
If the boy had not come to my assist
ance.' said the chief. Mother was
too terrified to do anything. She was