The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-03
ATTEMPT MADE
UPON LIFE Of
CHIEF SHIPPY
Anarchist Who invaded Home
of Chicago Police OFF,
CiaI Killed.
SON OF SIMPLY AND
HIS DRIVER INJURED
ATTACK BELIEVED TO BE THE
RESULT OF WIDESPREAD
CONSPIRACY.

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Chicago. March Chief of Police
George NJ Shippy. his son. Harry, and
his driver. James Foley. were wounded
BY an anarchist who attempted to as
sassinate the police officer in the hall
of the latter's residence shortly after 9
O'Clock this morning. A desperate
struggle, in which Mrs. Shippy and her
daughter, Georgetta, Joined was ter
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revolver and killed his assailant. At
tempts TO identify the dead man have
thus far resulted in failure.
Widespread Conspiracy.
Fhe attack is believed TO have been
lke result of a widespread conspiracy
y harm officials who have been active
in supPressing manifestations of an
archy in this community. Four city
officials are said to have been threat
ened, and a police spy who recognized
the corpse of the man who invaded Mr..
Shippy's home as that of a person who
regularly attended anarchists meet
ings. asserted that the man was chosen
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 have extended to other cities
and to be closely connected with the
killing of the Rev. Leo Heinrichs. a
Roman Catholic priest. who was shot
down at the altar of his church in Den
yer.
Son Fatally Hurt.
Harry Shippy is the most severely
hurt of those injured in today's ARRAY.
He was shot through the breast twice.
His father was stabbed in the arm, and
Foley received a bullet in the wrist.
Iii hx- Il
perado. 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 sOcie-
ties suspected of anarchistic tendencies
were raided. and before midnight
score or more of arrests had been
made. A coroner's inquest over the
body of the anarchist was also started,
and States Attorney Healy announced
that the March grand jury of Cook
county which was convened today,
VIII be given an opportunity to inves-
tigate anarchistic organizations in an
attempt to fasten responsibility for the
ATTACK upon its instigators. 1t was
also reported that Mayor Busse intends
TO issue an order forbidding all street
meeylngs, the allegation being made
that such gatherings. whether of "a po-
litieal or religious nature, are often
made the occasion for vicious attacks
upon the social order.
Suspected Something Wrong.
That the attempt to kill Chief Ship
by resulted in failure was due largely
To the policeman's quickness in antici-
pating the purpose of his visitors pres
ence The man had twice called at the
house and asked for the chief-frst
yesterday. when he was told that Mr..
Shippy was at work. and again early
this morning. when a servant informed
him that the chief could not be seen
before o'clock. When he rang the
door bell at the latter hour the chief
himself answered the call
'As l opened the door," said Mr..
Shfppy later, describing the attack,
''tne 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 anarchist. l grabbed
his arms and called to my wife. who
was in another room. When she ran
into the hallway, / said: Mother, see
IL this man has a revolver.
"She felt one OF his back pockets and
said that he had. I tried to hold him
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