The Irish standard., 1908-03-07
SUPERINTENDENT sH,PPY, OF
CHICAGO FORCE, STABBED
IN BLOODY BATTLE.
LATTER SUCCEEDS IN
KILLING ASSAlLAN1
oon Probably Fatally Wounded and
Driver Gets Bullet in Hand-At.
tack Believed to Have Been Insti.
gated by Anarchists.

gated by Anarchists.
Chicago, March S.-Chief Of Police
George M. Shippy was stabbed in
the right side, his son, Harry, 19 years
old. was probably fatally shot in the
left lung. and his driver, James Foley,
was wounded in the right wrist by
desperate assassin who attempted to
kill the head of the police department
in the front hallway of his home, 81
Lincoln court, Monday morning.
The assassin was himself killed by
the chief, who fred bullet into his
right temple The assassin is de-
clared to have been an anarchist, and
may have been the leader of plot
aimed at others besides the. chief.
Wife Has Marrow Escape.
Mrs. Shippy and the chiefs daugh-
ter, Georgia. % years old. were eye
witnesses of the tragedy. The chiefs
wife narrowly escaped being killed
herself in an effort to prevent the
assassin from drawing his revolver.
Harry Shippy was rushed to
the Augustana hospital, where his con-
dition was said to be precarious. He
was operated on Immediately, but ply
sicians despaired of saving his life,
rs he was just recovering from an
attack of the grippe.
The supposed anarchist called at the
chiefs residence an hour before the
shooting and was denied admittance
by domestic, Theresa Tauber. He
also called at the chiefs home Sunday
morning, but Shippy was not home.
Work Of Anarchist Plot Theory.
Mayor Busse admitted after the
shooting that he had elected a man
from his Office early in the day who
had acted in queer manner and per-
sistently demanded to see him, and
Assistant Chief Schuettler started to
work on the theory that the. attempt
murder may have been carefully con-
cocted plot on the part of anarchists.
Thrusts Envelope Into Hand.
Chief Shippy had called for his
buggy and his driver, Foley, was seat
ed in the rig, when the man, who
looked like Sicilian or Jew, rang
the doorbell. The chief himself an
swered the summons and confronted
the man. The stranger thrust an en-
velope into Shippy's hand and said:
Here is note bring you"
The chief, whose suspicious had
been aroused, grasped both Of the
mans hands, and, calling to his wife,
told her to search him. AS Mrs.
Shippy ran forward the man wriggled
away, but her hand closed over a re.
volver In his overcoat pocket.
Mrs. shIppy Warns; Chief Shoots.
"He's got one!" she screamed
look out, George, for your life!"
Shippy. who had drawn his revol.
YER. pointed 1t at the man, who
knocked Mrs. Shippy aside and drew
his weapon. He raised it to fire at her
in his rage and the chief shot him in
the arm as the woman lodged behind
some tapestry.
Foley had heard the shots and came
running up the steps. as did Georgia
the daughter, who had Just left the
house. The two jumped into the
group of struggling fighters, while
Harry Shippy, the chiefs son, came
running downstairs, from his bedroom
with revolver.
In the meantime the assassin had
drawn knife seven inches long and
brand new, with which he lunged al
the chief. shippy lodged back, but
received the full force of the blow in
his right side, directly beneath the
armpit An artery was severed anG
the blood which gushed forward blind
cd Foley, who was about to shoot the
assassin. The anarchist turned and
fred at the driver, shattering his right
wrist.
Boy Falls; Assassin Killed.
The enraged assailant turned ant
fired at Harry Shippy, who was half
way down the landing The bulle
struck the youth above the heart ant
pierced his lung. Chief Shtppy ant
Foley. enraged as they saw the bo!
fall down the stairs, fred seven shot,
into the would-be assassin, who fel
dead at their feet.
He got me, father" gasped thu
youth, as his father ran to his side
"but l attracted his attention anc
probably saved your life" Harry thel
swooned. Mrs. Shippy, keeping he
presence Of mind, Immediately notified
the police of the North Halsted stree
station. Lieut.. Danner and wago1
load of officers, besides number o
neighboring physicians, hurried t.
the residence, and the wounded mel
we're taken to the Augustana hospital
Chief Tells Of Attack.
"The man called Sunday and ono
before today" said Chief Shippy
as he sat at his sons bedsid
in the hospital. II believe he wa