The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
Chicago Chief of Police Shoots
WOuId=be AssasSin-ls At
tackled in Home.
CHIEFS SON BADLY WOUNDED
Shippy and COaChman Also Injured;
Anarchist Plot Threatens
Other Officials.

Chicago. March 4.-Chief of Police
George NJ. Shippy. his son Harry and
his driver. James Foley, were wound
ed by an anarchist. who attempted tC
assassinate the police official in the
hall of the latter's residence yester
day morning. The desperate struggle
in which Mrs. Shippy and her daush
ter joined. was terminated when the
chief drew his own revolver and kill
ed his assailant.
The anarchist was identified as
Lazerus Averbuch. twenty-three years
Old. a Russian student WhO came &c
America three months ago from Aus
tria, whittier he fed two years age
from kishinev to escape the persecu
ton of the Jews in that city.
The attack is believed to have been
the result of a widespread conspiracy
to harm officials who have been &C
tive IN s~nppressing manifestations OF
anarchy in this community.
Other Officials Threatened.
Other city off Gals are said to have
been threatened and a police spy has
recognized the corpse of the man who
invaded Shippy's home as that OF q
person who regularly attended an.
anarchist meeting. He asserted thai
the man was chosen by lot to do away
with not only the chief of police. bat
Mayor Busse as well. The ramifica.
tions of the plot are said to extend
to other cities and to be closely con
nected with the killing of the Rev.
Leo Heinrichs, a Roman Cathol.c
priest. who was shot down at the al
tar of his church in Denver.
Chief Stabbed in Arm.
Harry Shippy is the most severely
hurt of those injured in yesterdays
affray. At a late hour he was said
to have a very good chance of re.
covery. 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 po-
lice were sent into the Italian and
Ghetto districts OF the city. Places
known as headquarters Of secret so.
cieties suspected Of anarchistic ten,
denotes were raided and before mid.
night a score or more of arrests had
been made. States Attorney Healv
announced that the grand jury will
be given an opportunity to investigate
anarchistic organizations in an at.
tempt to fasten responsibility for the
attack upon its instigators. It was
also reported that Mayor BuSse in,
tends to issue an order forbidding all
street meetings.
Hands Chief a Letter.
That the attempt to kill Chief Shin
by resulted in failure was due large,
ly to the policeman's quickness in an.
ticipating the purpose Of his visitors
presence is apparent. When the man
rang the d%oorbell the chief himself
answered the call.
AS | opened the door" said Mr.
Shippy later, describing the attack
1.-The man raised his hat. and I allow,
handed me an envelope. | glanced at
it and the thought struck me that the
man was up to some wrong. He look.
ed like an anarchist. | grabbed his
arms and called to my wife. who was
in another room. When she ran into
the hallway | said: Mother, see If
this man has a revolver She felt one
of his pockets and said that he had.
II tried to hold him with one hand
and drew 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.
Put Six Bullets in Red.
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 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 l had secured my own re-
volver and both Foley and l opened
fire. At my flrst shot, which struck
him in the head, he fell. fred three
more, n 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. The police are firm in the be.
lief that the attack on their chief was
due to an anarchistic plot.
Both the chief and Mrs. Shippy as.
sert that the formers life was saved
by the bravery of their son.