Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-03

ge NJ. shippy his son Harry and his
r. James Foley. were wounded by an
Mchist who attempted to assassinate
or police official in the hall OF the latter e
.esldence. 81 Lincoln Court. shortly after
9 o'clock this morning. The desperate
struggle In which Mrs. Shlppy and her
daughter Georgietta Joined, was terml-
mated when the chief drew his own re-
volver 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 widespread conspiracy to harm
officials who have been active in sup
pressing manifestations of anarchists 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 shippys home as that of a
person who regularly attended anarchists
meetings, asserted that the man was
chosen by lot to do away with not only the
chief OF police. but Mayor Busse as we'll
The ramifications OF the plot are said to
extend to other cities and. to be closely
connected with the killing of Rev. Leo
Heinrichs, a Roman Catholic priest who
was sho tdown at the altar Of his church
YOUNG shippy May Die.
Harry shippy Is the most severely hurt
OF those injured In today's affray. 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 desperado but her hurts are
slight
Following the attack squads OF police
were sent into the Italian and Ghetto dis
tricts OF the city. Places known as head
eGarters of secret societies suspected of
anarchistic tendencies were raided and be-
fore midnight a score or more of arrests
had been made. A coroners inquest over
the body of the anarchist was also started
and States Attorney Healy announced that
the March grand jury OF Cook county,
which 'wns convened today. will be given
an opportunity to investigate anarchistic
organizations In an attempt TO fasten re-
Eponsihility for rfhe s,attaek upon its in
stigators. II was aisd reported that Mayor
Busse intends 70 issue an order forbidding
all street meetings, the allegation being
made that such gatherings whether of q
political or religious nature. are often made
the occasion for vicious attacks upon the
social order.
Chief Describes Attack.
That the attempt to Kill Chief Shippy re
suited in failure was due largely to the po-
liceman's quickness in anticipating the pur-
pose OF his visitors presence. The man had
twice called at the house and asked for the
chief-first, yesterday when ne was told
that Mr.. shippy was at work and, again
early this morning, when a servant in
formed him that the chief could not be seen
before Q o'clock. When he rang the door
bell at the latter hour. the chief himsel
answered the call.
'.As opened the door" said Mr. shippy
later. describing the attack, the man
raised his hat and l allowed him to step
into the hallway. He handed me an enve-
iope. l glanced a. 1t and then the thought
struck me that the man was up TO some
wrong. He looked like an anarchist.
grabbed hts arms and called to my wife,
who was In another room. whe.i she ran
into the hallway. I said: Mother see Il
this man has a revolver
'She felt one Of his back pockets and
said that he had.
II 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 strug-
Cling, my son. who was upstairs. started
to my aid He was only a few steps from
the bottom OF the stairs when the man
freed one hand. drew his revolver and fired
two shots AZ Harry, Then Foley. who had
sen summoned by my daughter. stepp q
into the halfway and the man shot him. The
anarchist kicked my wife 60 one side and
by this time ! had secured my own reyolv-
er, and both Foley and l opened fire Al
my first shot, which struck him in the
head he feil. But fired three more. ons
In his head and two In his body. Two OF
Foley's shots also struck the assassin"
Policemen from all sections Of the city
were at once put to work on the case. Am
= bulances ana physicians were summoned
and Foley and Harry shippy were taken 70
a hospital
Bedy Not Identified.
The body OF the anarchist was rennovs d
TO q morsue. A search OF the corpse failed
% reveal any marks by which Il might bs
identified. In q pocket OF the mans coat
however. the polio ediscovered a small box
Of io9enges, the package bearing a labsl
inscribed ''rrowbridge Confectionery COM
Z pany. Mesdville. Pa" The Iozenges weTs
sent to chemist for analysis the police
being of the opinion that they might con-
tain poison Il is thought that Il was the
intention OF the anarchist to commit suicide
had he been arrested
Ths police are firm in the belief that the
attack on the chief was due TO an anarch.
istic plot. Theories that the man may have
had personal grievance against the Off
cial because Of an arrest or some similar
matter were given up when detectives OF
the department failed TO recognize the
corpse as thar OF a known criminal Two
members OF the force asserted that they
had seen the man Al a meeting OF anareh-
ists III q hall on the north side OF the city
about tan days ago. The testimony OF the
police spy confirmed this view Of the case
BOy Saves Fathers Life.
Both the chief and Mrs shippy assert
that the formsrs life was saved by the
brewery Of her son. Hhs young man. who
is u years old. Is a student az Culver
MiHtary academy, Culver. Ind He was a,
home because of illness and hastoned &C
his fathers Aid when hs heard the strug.