Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-13
CHICAGO PLOT is
BEING UNEARTHED

Chicago, March 4.-That Lazarus
Averbuch in attempting to assassinate
Chief OF Police Shippy carried out a
commission entrusted to him by a
group of Chicago anarchists is declared
by Assistant Chief of Police Schuett-
Ter to have been proved without a
doubt.
The discovery was made just as the
police were about to accept the theory
that the young anarchist acted upon
his own impulse and that the attempt
was not the result of a conspiracy.
The group of anarchists also plotted.
according to information in the hands
of th~authorities, to assasslinate Mayor
Busse and Captain II. D.. O'Brien OF
the detective bureau. The principals
I'm the plot have not yet been discov-
cred, but it was said hat Averbuch
was picked to execute the order of
death at a meeting Of anarchists which
he attended last Thursday night.
1t was on that night upon his re-
turn to the home of his sister. Olga
Averbuch. 218 Washburn ave. that the
young Russian contemplated suicide,
as described by the sister TO the police.
Averbuch, instead Of going to night
school, as his sister declared he did,
is said TO have been in nightly COM
m~uuication with a band C radical rev.
~olutionists, and IL ''-as at a meeting
of these men hat A~verbauch was
chosen to remove the police head.
At his place of employment at Eigh-
gren's commission house, in South Wa
ter street, in conversation with his fell
low employees he is said to have made
numerous inquiries regarding the chief
of police. He is said to nave talked
Violently concerning the order which
prohibited the parade of the "unem-
ployed'' last January.
Where does the chief live?" Aver
buch is reported to have asked OF his
associates. I'D like to find out what
kind Of a home he has got"
Later on one of the men Informed
Averbuch that he had looked up the
address and gave it to the young Rus
sian written on a scrap Of paper. At
the time A~verbuch's interest i'm the DO
lice official failed TO arouse suspicion.
but being recalled after the attempt
on the life OF the chief was the clew
which led to the Identification of the
wouldbe slayer.
I'VE have several important clews,"
said the assistant chief. which we be-
lieve will lead to the arrest OF the con-
spirators. Olga Averbuch persistently
refuses 10 give us any information. We
are seeking h young woman. Rosa
Stern. among others who lived with
Averbuch and his sister"
The movement against anarchy by
the authorities began with a confer
ence at the home OF Chief Shippy. In
which Mayor Busse and Assistant Chief
ef Police Schuettler toe part. II re-
quilted In a meeting being arranged at
which the mayor, police officials and
States ttorney Healy will try to work
out a plan of cooperation. District At
torney Sims also met a number Of city
officials in the mayors office and The
question OF federal assistance I'm the
roofing out OF anarchy was taken up.
II was conceded on all sides tina the
efforts OF various branches of author
ity should be directed toward the SUD-
preston OF the propaganda OF anarchy
and of meetings where incendiary
~harangues are made. Mr.. Sims after
tie conference declined to discuss the
measures contemplated. but said that
any steps that may be undertaken by
the federal authorities will depend upon
the procedure OF the city and state Of
fcials.