The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-03
Shippy, Of Chicago, Shoots
Assassin Who Tries to Muir.
der Whole Family.
DESPERATE STRUGGLE
In HOME OF OFFICER
Stranger, Who Was Suspected as
Soon as He Entered Door,
Wounds Officer, His Son
and Driver-One of
Band OF Con-
spirators.

- HIcAGo. March :.-cn,eY ~
i 4 Police George NJ. Shippy. his
son Harry and his driver James
I ~ Foley. We're wounded by an
4 anarchist, who attempted to
:. ossassinate the police official in the
hail of the latter's residence. 81 Lin
coin Court, shortly after 0 o'clock this
morning. The desperate struggle, In
! which Mrs. Shippy and her daughter,
+, Georgiotta, Joined, was terminated
when the chief drew his own revolver
and killed his assailant
The man was identified tonight as
Lazarus Averbuch. who for three weeks
had lived at 21s Washburn Avenue. on
the West Side. His Identification was
established through sister, who was
taken by the police to the undertaking
rooms. Averbuch was twenty-five
, years old He had occupied rooms
with his sister. Olga. He was a Rus
, sian student. He came to America
three months ago from Austria, to
which country he fled two years pre-
viously, following the massacre of
Jews in Kishinev. Russia. were his
; home had been. His plans to kill
Chief Shippy are believed to have been
formed as direct result of the chiefs
interference with a parade of upen1-
ployed men through the citys streets
!. several weeks ago Averbuch had been
employed recently by a produce COM
mission firm.
Had Eye on others.
The attempt seems to have been the
result of conspiracy to harm Off
cials who have been active In suppress
l ing manifestations of anarchy IN this
community. Other city officials are
said to have been threatened and
police spy. who recognized the corpse
! OF the man who invaded Shippy's home
! as that OF a person who regularly at
tended anarchists meetings asserted
that the man was chosen by lot to do
. away with not only the chief of police.
but Mayor Busse as we'll. The ramifi-
= = cations OF the plot are said to extend to
: other cities and to be closely connect
: ed with the killing of the Rev. Leo
9 Heinrichs, Roman Catholic priest, who
! was shot down at the altar of his
church in Denver.
! Bullet Through His Body.
Harry Shippy was the most severely
hurt OF those injured in to-day's at
fray Although the bullet from the
assassin's revolver passed completely
through his body just above the heart.
1t was said tonight that his chances
for recovery were favorable. His
father was stabbed in the arm, while
Foley received a bullet In the wrist.
, Mrs, Shippy was kicked by the
desperate, but her hurts are slight.
. Following the attack squads of po-
, lice were sent into the Italian and
/, Ghetto quarters OF the city. Places
. known as headquarters OF secret socie-
ties were raided and score or more
Of arrests were made.
. Though the attempt to kill Mr.. Ship
py resulted In failure, it was due
largely to the rolceman's auickness
} In anticipating the purpose of his visi-
!, tors presence. The man had twice
,, chief yesterday, when he was told that
Mr.. Shippy was at work. and called
again this morning, when a servant
informed him that the chief could not
be seen tefore . o'clock. When he
rang the doorbell at the latter hour,
the chief himself answered the call.
Had Desperate Struggle.
Gas I opened the door," said Chief
Shippy later. THE man raised his hat.
and I allowed him to step into the
/ hallway. He handed me an envelope
II glanced at II, and then the thought
struck me that the man was up to
some wrong He looked like an an
archst. grabbed his arms and called
: to my wife. who was in another room.
When she ran into the hallway I said.
Mother, see If this man has a re-
, and said that ne had. I tried to hold
! him with one hand and draw my re-
volver with the other, but he jerked
away and fell against the door I
caught him again, and while we We're
struggling my SON. who was upstairs.
Istarted to my aid. He was only q few
/, steps from the bottom of the stairs
I, 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 I had got my
: revolver and both Foley and opened
t fire. At my frs. shot, which struck
him in the head. he fell. But fired
three moro into his head and two in
his body. Two of Foley's shots also
! struck .he assassin"
Foley ard Harry Shlppy were taken
to a hospital,
Prepared for Suicide.
i In pocket of the mans coat,
the police discovered small box
of lozenges, the package bearing
a label inscribed, "Trowbridge Con-
fectionery Company, Meadville. Pa"
i The lozenges were sent to a chemist
for analysts, the police being OF the
opinion that they might contain
poison. 1t Is thought that 1t was
the intention OF the anarchist to COM
NIT suicide IL arrested. The police
are firm in the belief that the attack
was due to an anarchtstic plot. Theories
that the man may have had per-
sonal grievance against the official
because OF an arrest or sone similar
affair were given up when detectives
OF the department failed to recognize
the corpse as that of any known crImi-
nal. Two members OF the force as
serted that they had seen the man at
a meeting Of anarchists about ten days
ago.