The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-03
Attempt to Kill Police Chief Re-
suits in Hot Pursuit of
Anarchists.
NAB "CURLY-HAIRED BOYS"
WAS AVERBUCHS CHUM
Cobbler Caught When Crossed
Phone Wires Let Sergeant
Overhear Warning Message.

CHICAGO, March 3.-The first arrest
in connection with the attempted as
sassination of Chief of Police Shippy
by Lazarus Averbuch, whom the chief
shot to death at his home, was made
early today, when Edward Berman,
cobbler, was apprehended.
The sergeant at the station was using
the telephone when his line became
crossed with one over which some one
from Berman's shop was talking.
For Gods sake, get out of town;
they are on" the sergeant heard
mans voice say. Then Berman and
his partner, William d. Siegel, were
taken The police learned from neigh
bors. so they say, that Bermans shop
has been used as a congregating place
nightly by men of socialistic tenden-
cies.
When Berman was asked whether he
knew Shippy's assailant he replied, Il
don't know; 1 might"
Get Averbuch's Chum.
! Isadore Maron. known as t1fT-t'curly-
haired boy" companion of Averbuch
was arrested today near Averbuch's
home.
Maron is known by the police to
have attended an anarchists meeting
with Averbuch last Sunday night, and
is declared by the police to have been
the slain assassin's most intimate com
panion. Maron and Averbuch were
said to have left the hall together.
After his arrest Maron finally ac-
l1nowledged that he had known Aver
buch for some time and that they had
attended anarchistic meetings together.
Considerable anarchistic literature was
found in his possession.
Joseph Freedman was arrested this
morning because he remarked to fell
low passenger: "I see they tried to kill
1 the chief. They ought to kill him and
lot more like him."
! Expect Victims Recovery.
Attendants at Augustana Hospital
said today Chief Shippy's son, who was
| wounded by Averbuch, was sleeping,
and that his ultimate recovery was ex-
pected.
In addition to Maron and Berman,
Olga Averbuch, a sister of Chief Ship
py's assailant Mrs. Mary Adams,
owner of a saloon, and Tonoitis Korim-
/ ioros, q bartender in Mrs. Adams's en-
ploy, are being held.
Three weeks ago the detectives told
Chief of Police Shippy that the reds
had marked u Chicago man for assas-
sination They did not know who It
was. and from that time all their ef-
forts we're concentrated on the discov-
erv of the identity of the intended vic
tim. once or twice the chief received
through the mail scrawl informing
him that he was marked for assassina-
tion if he did not desist from his re-
pressive measures against "the friends
of the people"
Mayor Goes Armed.
Following the attack upon Chief
Shippy. the high authorities in the city
and local branches of the State gov
ernment yesterday made preparations
to protect themselves from repetition
of the assassination attempt.
Mayor Busse, Judge George Kersten
of the Criminal Court. and Assistant
States Attorney Short all purchased re-
volvers during the day, and prepared
to resist any personal violence on the
part of some person whose enmity they
might incur by the performance of
their duties.
olga Averbuch, sister of the dead
anarchist, was questioned by the police
today regarding her brothers habits
and companions. When asked if she
thought that Averbuch might have been
insane, she replied hesitatingly; He
was very peculiar. / don't know why
he did what they say he did. l only
know that he was good boy and a
good brother
A conference of city officials was
called at Chief Shippy's home today.
when means for dealing with manifes-
tations of anarchy were discussed with
the view of ridding the city Of such
activities.