Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-03
Supposed Anarchists Caught in
Dragnet Following Incident
In Chiefs Home.
ASSAlLANT is IDENTIFIED.
Lazarus Avcrbucb, Who Has Been In
Attendance ut Gatherings, is Youth
Who Fired On Shippys Son.

Chicago, March 3.---Isadore Maron, 20
years old. Russian Jew, known as
the "Curly-hared Boy" companion of
Lazarus Averbuoh, the anarchist who
was shot and killed yesterday in his
attempt to assasinate Chief OF Police
shippy, was arrested today near Aver
huch's home by Detectives o'Connell
and O'Brien of the chiefs office.
Maron is the young man who is
known by the police to have attended
an anarchist meeting at Workman's
hall with Averhuch last Sunday night
and who Is declared by the police to
have been the slain assassin's most in
innate companion. Maron and Aver
buch We're together throughout the
meeting and are said TO have left the
hall together after the meeting.
After his arrest Maron was closely
questioned. For time he refused to
admit his Identity but finally acknowl-
edged that he had known Averbuch
for some time and that they had at
tended an anarchist meeting together.
Considerable anarchistic literature was
found in his possession when he was
searched at the station.
FOUR OTHERS ARRESTED.
According to Detectives O'Brien and
O'Connell, Maron went TO the homes Of
number of persons living in the inn
mediate vicinity of Averbuchs home
early today and made inquiries as to
Averbuch. Maron, the police say can
not read English and speaks the lam
guage badly.
In addition to Maron three other per-
sons are being held by the police in
connection with the attempted assas-
sination of Chief Shippy.
Their names are: Olga Averhuch, %
years old. n sister Of Chief Shippys
assailant; Tosotis Ilorimoros bar
tender in the employ of Mrs. Adams,
and Edward Berman, 40 years old,
cobler.
INTERCEPTED MESSAGE.
Berman, with William d. Siegel, a
business partner, was arrested early
today after the police had intercepted
using the telephone when the wires
became crossed and he heard some one
say to Berman:
For Gods sake, get out of town.
They're on"
sicgel was released later after being
severely questioned. The police say
that they have received Information
that Berinans shop was the congre-
gazing place for a crowd of men who
visited 1t nightly. Olga AVerbuch,
the sister of the dead assassin. Is be-
ing held at the woman's quarters at the
Harrison street police station. She
slept but little during the night, cry
ing most of the time.
GIRL KEEPS SECRET.
Detectives worked all night in a
futile attempt to get some trace of
Averbuch's other relatlves--mother,
sister and brother-who are said to be
IN Chicago. Miss Averbuch admit
ted that they We're here but refused to
say where they could be found.
According to attendants at Augusta
ma hospital. wher Harry Shippy was
taken yesterday after having been shot
by Averbuch. the young man passed
a good night. His condition had inn
proved slightly during the night and
he was resting quite comfortably He
slept two hours during the early morn
ing.
Joseph Freedman, Jew, IS years old,
was arrested on a Van Buren, street
car at State street this morning be-
cause he remarked to n fellow pas
senger:
II sec they tried to Kill the chief.
They ought to kill him and lot more
like him."